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Distinguished Prof. Robson in AP on Proposed NJ Ban on Saggy Pants

June 12, 2013

In an Associated Press article, Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson commented on the constitutionality of a proposed law banning anyone on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey, from wearing pants that sag more than three inches below the hips.

Prof. Robson JURIST Column on Mandating “Sweat-Free” Garment Labels

June 11, 2013

In a guest column for JURIST, Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson discusses the feasibility of labeling garments manufactured under proper conditions as “sweat-free” in the aftermath of the factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 600 garment workers.

New Book from Nadvorney and Zalesne Earns Praise

June 5, 2013

Professors David Nadvorney and Deborah Zalesne’s new book Teaching to Every Student: Explicitly Integrating Skills and Theory into the Contracts Class was released this spring and highlights how academic skills, legal reasoning skills, and theoretical perspectives can be incorporated directly into the syllabi of first-year courses in general, and contracts courses in particular.

NYS Chief Judge Lippman Appoints Prof. Gomez-Velez to Committee on Non-Lawyers and the Justice Gap

June 3, 2013

New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman announced last week the members of a committee charged with examining the role that appropriately trained and qualified non-lawyer advocates can play in bridging New York’s justice gap.

Prof. Jonathan Moore One of Lawyers Who Delivered Summation in Historic Racial Profiling Trial

May 29, 2013

Adjunct Professor Jonathan Moore was one of the lawyers who presented summations in the historic federal civil rights trial challenging the constitutionality of the New York Police Department’s stop, question and frisk program.

Prof. Borgmann on Impact of Feticide Laws on Anti-Abortion Movement

May 29, 2013

Professor Caitlin Borgmann spoke to the New Republic about the rise in statutes criminalizing feticide and what impact, if any, this is having on the anti-abortion movement.

Prof. Bratspies on Queens Residents Continuing Battle Over Airplane Noise

May 28, 2013

The Queens Chronicle spoke to Professor Rebecca Bratspies about the continuing battle between residents of Queens and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over airplane nose resulting from new flight patterns at LaGuardia Airport.

Prof. Kassem Speaks to MSNBC, Rolling Stone on Guantanamo and Counterterrorism

May 28, 2013

Professor Ramzi Kassem was a featured guest on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show on Saturday discussing President Obama’s recent address at the National Defense University about the U.S.’s counterterrorism policy and the future of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Kassem represents some of the men held at Guantanamo.

Prof. Kassem in HuffPost on Obama’s Address on Counterterrorism and Guantanamo

May 23, 2013

In a piece for the Huffington Post, Professor Ramzi Kassem writes on “What Obama Should Not Say on Thursday” and the president’s upcoming address later today on United States counterterrorism policy, including his pledge to close the prison in Guantanamo, Cuba.

LA Times: Prof. Robson on Labeling Clothing Manufactured “Sweat-Free”

May 16, 2013

In an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson responds to a May 7 op-ed that called for consumers to support the workers who make our clothes, in the aftermath of a factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 600 garment workers.