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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ������ý hosted its 30th Annual Law Leadership Dinner at the Westchester Country Club on Thursday, March 28, 2025, celebrating alumni and friends of the Law School whose achievements and support advance the mission of legal education and enrich the broader legal community.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ������ý’s Black Law Students Association Mock Trial Advocacy Team finished strong in the prestigious 57th Annual Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. After months of dedicated preparation, the team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for the Competition, ultimately placing fourth in the nation based on preliminary scores, which propelled them to the competition's quarterfinals where the team finished in the top eight among over twenty competing schools.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Josh Galperin speaks to the Wall Street Journal, calling the recent $660 million verdict against Greenpeace “unprecedented.” He warns the ruling could chill environmental activism and public protest.

John Bandler, a cybersecurity expert and adjunct professor at ������ý, shared insights on cybersecurity laws and concerns about group chats.

Political Science Professor Laura Tamman offers insight to Newsday on Andrew Cuomo’s influence in the NYC mayoral race—even as he stays off the trail.

Haub Law Professor and Director of the Immigration Justice Clinic Amelia Wilson tells The Chronicle of Higher Education that nonimmigrant visas remain vulnerable to abrupt revocation, noting agencies have wide discretion and need little justification.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman weighs in on major national legal debates.

"[The Federal Highway Administration] can't flout the authorization by Congress," Bennett Gershman, a law professor at ������ý, told FOX 5 NY. "Congress has to repeal this law, or they have to work out a plan to implement the law the way they want to, but this is something that Congress has given to the city, the power to do this."

In USA Today, Dyson Professor Melvin Williams weighs in on the growing legal weight of emojis, cautioning that their meanings—especially in sensitive contexts—should not be underestimated.

Haub Law Professor Emeritus Michael B. Mushlin gives a powerful call for human rights and prison reform in an article for Bloomberg Law. Following NYC's prison hunger strike, he challenges New York to honor its commitment to end solitary confinement. “The strike serves as a pivotal moment to examine the role of solitary confinement and reconsider the foundational principles and goals of New York’s prison system,” says Professor Mushlin.