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Though it has taken years of legal wrangling, the Department of Environmental Conservation, Hudson Riverkeeper and the Atlantic Richfield Co. reached an agreement on the removal of PCB-contaminated soil from the site of an factory along the Hudson River. Students enrolled in Pace Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic represented Riverkeeper in this significant case that details the [...]

As part of their launch of a Westchester-based website, Newsday included an article about Pace Law School’s Environmental Litigation Clinic and its client Hudson Riverkeeper. Highlighting that Pace was the first law school in the country to provide a specialty in environmental law, the article quotes Pace Law professors Dan Estrin and Bobby Kennedy, Jr. “These students rise to [...]

When “The New York Times” ran a two-part piece on the handling of charges of sexual abuse within Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, the reporter called upon Pace Law professor Bennett Gershman for comment. The articles explore whether Brooklyn district attorney Charles J. Hynes capitulates to the rabbis when addressing these sensitive cases. Prof. Gershman, a former Manhattan prosecutor, [...]

Pace Law Professor Merril Sobie took time to honor members of the legal profession at the 2012 Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare.  Speaking of this year’s recipients, Judge Judith S. Claire and Tamara Steckler, Prof. Sobie said: “Judge Judith Claire and Tamara Steckler have done outstanding work to [...]

Appearing on the radio program “Crime and Justice,” Prof. Bennett Gershman shared his perspectives on several of the high profile cases currently unfolding in the country’s courtrooms both local and national. Summarizing the John Edwards trial, Prof. Gershman referred to it as “a sad case that raises the question of what is a campaign contribution.” [...]

In an article for Reuters, Prof. Jill Gross commented on the $9.1 million in fines and restitution paid by four brokerage houses as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Part of an effort to address what many consider to be controversial and complex investments, Prof. Gross questioned whether the amount of the fine is sufficient considering the case [...]

Jackson Morris, Senior Policy Advisor for the Pace Energy and Climate Center, appreared this morning on the Capitol Pressroom radio program. During the hour long broadcast (which can be heard at this link) Morris pressed for passage of NYS’s Solar Jobs Act, a bi-partisan initiative that would help New York State catch up with neighboring [...]

California’s Salton Sea presents an ecological dilemma. Created by a massive flood in 1905, the Salton Sea is evaporating faster than it had in previous years. California’s Supreme Court recently approved a water diversion plan that will reroute water that usually replenishes the sea for use as drinking water for residents of San Diego County. An article in “The Christian Science [...]

The arrest of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin has had people talking for weeks. While no one disputes that Zimmerman pulled the trigger, the point on which people disagree, of course, is whether he is guilty of a crime. In a case that we can expect will continue to draw national attention, Prof. Bennett [...]

“Newsday” recently explored whether the Suffolk County ethics case falls within the New York State guidelines for a grand jury. Commenting on the 56-page report issued by the special grand jury, Pace Law professor Bennet Gershman is quoted as saying such action is only taken in matters of “grave importance.” The complete article can be read [...]