Archives for: July 2011
Monroe Freedman Says There Is “Nothing Wrong” With Prepping a Senate Witness
July 29th, 2011Lawyers Say Harkin Staff Handling of Senate Witness Was OKBy Jason Clayworth Des Moines Register July 29, 2011 Excerpt: Monroe Freedman, a professor at Hofstra Law School in New York, said attorneys who work with someone who is about to testify often… more »
Miriam Albert and Jennifer Gundlach Present at Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer 2011 Conference
July 29th, 2011Professors Miriam Albert and Jennifer Gundlach presented at the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer 2011 Conference at New York Law School on June 2, 2011. Their presentation was entitled "Bridging the Gap: Integrating Ethical Skills Exercise… more »
Miriam Albert Presents at SEALS Offering A Fresh Look at the “Old Chestnuts” of Contract Law
July 29th, 2011Professor Miriam Albert presented at the SEALS on July 25, 2011. She spoke on a panel entitled "Contracts: A Fresh Look at Classic Doctrines and Cases.” Professor Albert offered a new lens to view traditional contracts teaching, by integrating ethical i… more »
Andrew Schepard Writes Column on Juveniles and ‘Miranda’ Warnings
July 29th, 2011Juveniles and 'Miranda' WarningsBy Andrew SchepardNew York law JournalJuly 29, 2011Excerpt:In J.D.B. v. North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court held that police must take a suspect's age into account in evaluating whether to give Miranda warnings before q… more »
Eric M. Freedman Predicts “Economic Catastrophe” If States Are Allowed to Issue Their Own Currencies
July 26th, 2011Taking Liberties: Legislator Proposes Alternative Currency in Response to the Diminished DollarBy Douglas KennedyFox NewsJuly 14, 2011Excerpt:The Constitution flatly prohibits states from issuing their own currency,” says Eric Freedman, “whether in the f… more »
Barbara Barron and Lawrence Kessler Conduct Skills Training Course in Russia
July 26th, 2011Professors Barbara Barron and Lawrence Kessler conducted an innovative skills training course for lawyers from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Leningrad District in Russia, from 4 July - 7 July 2011. The course, sponsored by Hofstra Law School and ABA CEELI… more »
Linda Galler’s Book Reviewed
July 26th, 2011Professor Linda Galler’s book, Regulation of Federal Tax Practice, co-authored with Professor Michael Lang of Chapman University School of Law, was reviewed in the July 4, 2011 edition of Tax Notes. The author of the review, Professor Michael Hatfield o… more »
Linda Galler Speaks on Foreign Bank Account Reporting
July 26th, 2011Professor Linda Galler was a featured speaker at “FBAR Amnesty II: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” on June 16, 2011. Her remarks addressed the Internal Revenue Service’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative for U.S. persons who are delinquent or de… more »
Daniel J. H. Greenwood Blogs About the Debt Ceiling for Dissent Magazine
July 26th, 2011What To Do About the Debt CeilingBy Daneil J.H. GreenwoodDissent MagazineJuly 25, 2011EXCERPT: The debt ceiling is a strange concept. We have one set of statutes that commits the government to a set of spending and taxation rules. And then we have anothe… more »
Andrew Schepard and J. Herbie DiFonzo Present at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
July 26th, 2011Andrew Schepard and J. Herbie DiFonzo, joined by law aluma Alexis Collentine (Class of 2006 and an attorney with the Legal Aid Society) and 3L Hilary Casper presented “Family Law Education Reform and the Family Law Judiciary” at the Annual Conference of… more »
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