Phil Hardy, a third year student at Hofstra Law, has been chosen to participate in the prestigious Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship Program sponsored by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). For his internship, Phil will work as a summer associate in the corporate legal department at PepsiCo. Only 9 students were selected for the internship this year.

Now in its fifth year, the program’s goal is to increase the representation of lawyers and students from a diverse range of backgrounds in corporate legal departments, and to provide the students with an opportunity to experience in-house legal practice.

Professor J. Herbie DiFonzo discusses the conflict between states and the federal government over medical marijuana. DiFonzo recently co-authored a piece with Ruth C. Stern for the Quinnipiac Law Review titled The End of the Red Queen's Race: Medical Marijuana in the New Century.

Watch the video at Youtube.com/HofstraLawSchool.

On May 3, 2010, Professor Ron Colombo was interviewed by Ed Ingles of 88.7 FM WRHU Radio regarding the future of financial regulatory reform.

On April 29, 2010, Professor Ronald J. Colombo appeared on the Brad and Britt in the Morning (FM Talk 101.1 WZTK, South Carolina) to discuss the Goldman Sachs fraud case.

Professor Colombo also appeared on The John Williams Show (830 AM WCCO Radio [CBS Minneapolis]) on April 27, 2010, to discuss the Goldman Sachs fraud case.

On April 28, 2010, Professor Janet L. Dolgin discussed bioethics on News 4 New York. Her interview was part of a featured segment focusing on Long Island parents that used embryonic testing to ensure their future child would be a donor match for their oldest child, who suffered from a rare blood disorder.

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"Some of the possible uses of this technology seem disturbing, indeed awful to me," said Hofstra Law school medical ethics expert, Dr. Janet Dolgin.

Ethics experts like Dolgin fear future parents could use the genetic technology, not to cure disease but rather to create "super kids," with specific physical traits or even certain talents like athletic or musical prowess. Others raise questions about the disposal of fertilized embryos that don't fit a specific genetic need.

To read the full article and watch the video visit nbcnewyork.com.