The Conversation: Drawdown of U.S. Military Forces in Iraq
Long Island Press
August 5, 2010

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I think what is most interesting about the current Iraq withdrawal plan is the strong political consensus in favor of it from both Republicans and Democrats. The withdrawal plan is largely the product of the Bush Administration, and the Obama Administration is sticking to it (and even claiming credit for it). As a result, Iraq is simply no longer the political issue it used to be, for either side. In this way, the change of administrations has been a very good thing for American Iraq policy, because it has forced both pro- and anti-war politicians to reach a political consensus on what I think is a sensible policy result. We aren’t staying forever, but we aren’t going to abandon the Iraqis like we abandoned the South Vietnamese.

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Professor Ron Colombo’s article, “Effectuating Disclosure Under the Williams Act”, made SSRN’s top-ten list for articles on U.S. Securities Law.

Death Penalty Is Challenged Before a Trial in 3 Killings
By WILLIAM GLABERSON
New York Times
July 27, 2010

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“They are planting a seed for the future,” said Eric M. Freedman, a law professor at Hofstra University who was a defense lawyer in another Connecticut death penalty case.

Professor Freedman said the new challenge to the Connecticut capital punishment law was textbook defense strategy in death penalty cases.

Lawyers familiar with capital punishment say that there are often few real mysteries about the crime in death penalty trials. Instead, defense lawyers work to humanize people charged with heinous acts. And if that fails, they plan appeals stretching out over years trying to undermine capital punishment itself.

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Professor Frank Gulino's Comment, Legal Duty to the Unborn Plaintiff: Is There A Limit?, has been quoted and cited in an article by Dr. Ronen Perry, who is a member of the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa and was a Global Research Fellow at New York University School of Law in 2007-2008. The cite of the article is: Ronen Perry, Correlativity, 28 Law and Philosophy 537 (No. 6 Nov. 2009), available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1611475 (posted May 22, 2010).

NMI labor law complicates federalization
By Junhan B. Todeno
Marianas Variety
July 23, 2010

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THE requirements imposed by CNMI labor law are complicating the implementation of the federalization law, according to law professor Rose C. Villazor of Hofstra University School of Law in New York.

“It’s not labor law but it’s really an immigration regulation,” she said, referring to the local statute.

Speaking before 50 guest workers, businessmen and advocates outside the multi-purpose center on Wednesday night, Villazor mentioned the preemption doctrine that applies to state or local laws regarding noncitizen workers.

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