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Center for Policy & Research

Publishes Report, “The Guantanamo Diet: Actual Facts About Detainee Weight Changes.”

Seton Hall University School of Law’s Center for Policy & Research has issued a report, “The Guantanamo Diet: Actual Facts About Detainee Weight Changes,” which refutes Senator Jim Inhofe’s recent claims about an obesity epidemic as “the biggest problem” in Guantanamo and finds wild fluctuations in individual detainee weights. Read more.

Dispute Resolution Team

National Semi-Finalists in ABA Representation in Mediation Competition

After dominating the Regional Finals, Seton Hall Law’s Dispute Resolution Team, led by Nima Ashtyani ’12 and Nick Stratton ‘12, were named National Semi-Finalists at the American Bar Association’s Representation in Mediation Competition. This is the second year in a row Seton Hall Law has made it to the Final Four. Read more.

Professor Paula Franzese

Publishes “A Short Happy Guide to Property Law”

Seton Hall Law’s own Professor Paula Franzese provides a concise summary of property law through her renowned teaching techniques in her newly released book, “A Short & Happy Guide to Property Law.” Read More.

U.S Commerce Department Appointment

Stephen Tang named to Innovation Advisory Board

Stephen Tang, a member of the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology Advisory Board, was appointed to the Innovation Advisory Board, a 15-member board that will guide a study of U.S. economic competitiveness and innovation to help inform national policies at the heart of U.S. job creation and global competitiveness. Mr. Tang is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, University City Science Center. Read more.

NJ Division on Civil Rights & Seton Hall Law

Present Fair Housing/Fair Lending Enforcement Issues in the Twenty First Century

In recognition of Fair Housing Month, on Tuesday, April 26th, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and Seton Hall Law will present Fair Housing/Fair Lending Enforcement Issues in the Twenty First Century, a panel discussion for housing practitioners, advocates, providers, and students. The event is free and open to the public and CLE credits are available. Read more.

International Law

Courses to run this Fall

In addition to its renowned study abroad programs, Seton Hall Law offers a wide array of International and Transnational law courses. Because 21st Century business and law practice is global, students benefit from cultivating a legal worldview which understands the implications which transcend borders. Read more.

Summer Study Abroad

Registration is open through May 1

This unique program will offer students the opportunity to study international and comparative law in Amman, Jordan - a venerated city located in the heart of the Arab World. The program will be held from July 6 through August 6. Registration is open through May 1. Read more and apply today.

Summer Study Abroad

Registration is open through May 1

The Seton Hall Law Leuven-Geneva Program in Health, Intellectual Property and International Law introduces students to the laws, policies and institutions of the European Union, and also explores issues in intellectual property, pharmaceutical development and global public health. The course will take place from June 20 to July 22. Registration will run through May 1. Read more and apply today.

Celebrating Diversity

Third Annual Leadership Dinner, April 14

The New Jersey Legal Education Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP) and the Seton Hall Law Diversity Council hosts, Diversity in the Legal Profession, Diversity in Leadership III on Thursday, April 14. The Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, is among the honorees. Read more about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

Reflections on New Orleans

Tom Wester '12 describes the Winter Intersession class that explored the aftermath of the BP oil spill

During Winter Break, Professor Marc Poirier brought a dozen students to New Orleans to gain a first-hand understanding of the intersection of law and the environment. Tom Wester (pictured) writes, "Unless you are standing on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico talking to a fisherman who is afraid that his catch will not sell, or an oil rig worker who has been unemployed since the spill...you cannot truly comprehend the impact of the spill." Read more.

Book Signing Event

Monday, April 11, 5:00 p.m.

The Peter Rodino Law Library presents a panel discussion exploring the emerging issues of national security as detailed in a new book by Professor Jonathan Hafetz, Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America's New Global Detention System. Professor Hafetz will join a panel discussion moderated by Professor Baher Azmy. Read more about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

Center for Social Justice

Report Cited by Assemblywoman as “Inspiration” for New Legislation to Protect Workers

Citing the Seton Hall Law Report, All Work and No Pay: Day Laborers, Wage Theft, and Workplace Justice in New Jersey, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, D-Union, has sponsored legislation to protect workers. Read more.

Conference on Egypt

Friday, April 8

The Seton Hall Law Program for the Study of Law in the Middle East hosts, "Egypt: Past, Present and Future: A Conference on the Impact and Implications of the Egyptian Revolution in the Middle East and Beyond. Learn more about the conference and make your reservation.

Professors from Practice

David F. Broderick and Stephen M. Vajtay, Jr

For more than a decade and half, each year Adjunct Professors David Broderick and Stephen Vajtay have welcomed the spring season by co-teaching Business Planning. Partners at McCarter & English, LLP by day and Adjunct Professor’s by night, the duo is full of practical knowledge and experience that has made them perennial favorites among Seton Hall Law students. Read more.

International Law Forum

Protection of Religious Minorities in the Middle East

Professor Elizabeth Defeis (pictured) hosts Jorge Flores Callejas,
UN Ambassador and Deputy Representative, Permanent Mission of Honduras; and Francis Dubois,
Former UN Representative in Iraq, Algeria and Tunisia, who will discuss the current condition of religious minorities in the midst of political turmoil throughout the Middle East. The event will take place on Monday, April 4, 6 to 8 p.m. with a reception preceding the discussion. Read about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

Center for Policy and Research

Research Fellows meet with House Armed Services Committee

On March 23, Professor Mark Denbeaux and Research Fellows from the Center for Policy & Research shared their findings from the Guantánamo Report series wtih staff members of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. Read more.

Faith, Law and Culture

Guest speaker Nicholas WolterStorff from Yale University

This speaker series brings distinguished academicians and theologians to Seton Hall Law as part of an ongoing conversation about religion, theology and public life. Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University, is author of the just-published, Thomas Reid and the Story of Epistemology, and will speak on Thursday, March 31 at 4:30 p.m. Read about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

Public Lecture

Managing Medical Bills on the Brink of Bankruptcy,

The Seton Hall Law Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy presents, Managing Medical Bills on the Brink of Bankruptcy, on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:00 p.m. Visiting Professor Melissa B. Jacoby, George R. Ward Professor of Law University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will review new research on how financially distressed patients deal with out-of-pocket medical bills and the implications for their health care providers. Read about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

Center for Social Justice

Clinical Programs Now Accepting Enrollment for 2011-12

Through the Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice clinics, students assume primary responsibility for cases, working in state and federal trial and appellate courts ranging from family law to housing to education policy reform and international human rights. The clinics are open for enrollment through March 24. Learn more about the Center Social Justice clinics.

Investor Advocacy Project

Students and professor team up to provide free legal representation to small investors in securities disputes

This new program, which combines a mission to increase access to justice with a skills-based educational approach, benefits low and moderate-income investors who have a dispute with an investment professional. Using negotiation, mediation and arbitration, students will take on real cases under the guidance of a law professor with expertise in conflict management. Read more.

Seton Hall Law a “Top 50 ‘Go-To’ Law School"

National Law Journal ranks law schools based on first-year associates hired by large law firms

Based on hiring of students to top law firms (NLJ 250), The National Law Journal named Seton Hall Law as one of its “Top 50 ‘Go-To’ Law Schools.” Read more.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

VITA Offers Free Tax Prep for the Community

Once again this year IRS Certified Seton Hall Law volunteers offer free tax return preparation—in both English and Spanish—here on campus through its VITA program. Read more to find out about dates and times and eligibility.

Latest GTMO Report, “Rumsfeld Knew”

Featured in The Washington Post

The most recent report by The Center for Policy & Research, “Rumsfeld Knew: DoD's 'Worst of the Worst' and Recidivism Claims Refuted by Recently Declassified Memo,” was featured in The Washington Post. Read more.

GTMO Report Issued: Rumsfeld Knew

Center for Policy & Research Issues New Report

Center for Policy & Research Report Reveals that Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Knowingly Misrepresented “Worst of the Worst” at Guantanamo; Confessing to Joint Chiefs of Staff that Guantanamo is Filled with “Low Level” Detainees in Recently Declassified Memo Discovered by Seton Hall Law. Read more.

Government Day

More than 25 federal, state and local agencies on hand for an information open house

Whether you want to pursue a specific career opportunity, gather information or build your professional network, join us at Seton Hall Law's third annual Government Day on Tuesday, March 1 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., sponsored by the Office of Career Services. Sign up today! Read more.

International Law

Special Guest Lecturer on February 22

Michael Mattler Minority Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, will present, Reflections on the State of Multilateralism: Tensions, Responses, and the Future on Tuesday, February 22 at 5:00 p.m. A reception will follow the lecture. Read about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

A Dispatch from GTMO: Day Four

Kelli Stout '11 is observing military tribunals

Kelli Stout ’11, a Fellow in the Center for Policy and Research, is visiting Guantánamo Bay Military Base with observer status, as a representative of Seton Hall Law, to observe military commissions, the tribunals established to try detainees for war crimes. In this fourth and final dispatch, the sentencing hearings continue for GTMO detainee, Noor Uthman Mohamed, who has already pled guilty to providing material support to terrorism and conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism. Read more.

Students' Cell Phone Drive a Success

163 phones collected to support survivors of domestic violence

Seton Hall Law School’s student organizations joined forces to host the Law School’s first cell phone drive, to benefit Verizon Wireless HopeLine, which supports survivors of domestic violence. Read more.

A Dispatch from GTMO: Day Two

Seton Hall Law student observes a hearing at GTMO

Kelli Stout ’11, a Fellow in the Center for Policy and Research, is visiting Guantánamo Bay Military Base with observer status, as a representative of Seton Hall Law, to observe military commissions, the tribunals established to try detainees for war crimes. In this second dispatch, Kelli describes the hearing at which GTMO detainee, Noor Uthman Mohamed, pleads guilty. Read more.

The Last Resort Exoneration Project

Launched and Featured!

The Last Resort Exoneration Project at Seton Hall Law celebrated its official launch and was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal, Star Ledger, The Record, Asbury Park Press, The Innocence Project Blog, on News 12 (Spanish), Fios TV News, WCBS Radio, and in newspapers everywhere from the Stamford Connecticut Advocate to Charleston West Virginia’s Daily Mail and the Beaumont Advocate of Texas. Read More.

A Dispatch from GTMO: Day One

Kelli Stout '11 observes military tribunals and reports back

Kelli Stout ’11, a Fellow in the Center for Policy and Research, is visiting Guantánamo Bay Military Base with observer status, as a representative of Seton Hall Law, to observe military commissions, the tribunals established to try detainees for war crimes. This is the first of her dispatches. Read more.

Loving the Law

An Annual Valentine's Day Tradition

Each February 14 Professor Paula Franzese (pictured) hosts an annual celebration of the study and practice of law. The entire class shares its love of the law through poetry, music and guest visits from distinguished alumni. Janelle Nicole Winters '13, a student in Professor Franzese's Section A class, has penned her own "Loving the Law" tribute. Read her tribute here.

Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy

Releases White Paper

The Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy has issued a White Paper, “The Limits of Disclosure as a Response to Financial Conflicts of Interest. Read more.

A Path to the Law

Introducing college students to the opportunities of a legal career

On Saturday, February 12, college students from all over New Jersey will converge at Seton Hall Law to explore a legal career. Through lectures, mock classes and workshops, students will get a feel for the law school experience. This event is sponsored by the Law School Admissions Council and co-hosted by Seton Hall Law, Rutgers Law-Newark and Rutgers Law-Camden. Learn about the program and register here.

2011 International Programs

Join us at the Information Session

Seton Hall Law welcomes applications for its 2011 Summer Study Abroad programs. Join us on Thursday, February 10 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Gibbons Small Moot Court Room, to learn more about how our students combine the study of law with incredible international adventures. Read more.

The Last Resort Exoneration Project

Focusing on the problems of the convicted innocent in New Jersey

The Record lauds Professor Michael Risinger and Adjunct Professor Lesley Risinger (pictured) for the founding of the Last Resort Exoneration Project, which offers pro bono investigative and legal services to the convicted innocent of New Jersey. Read the article.

CSJ Report

On Day Laborer Wage Theft Featured in the New York Times and…

...The Huffington Post, Forbes, BusinessWeek, CNBC, MSNBC, Star Ledger, The Record, Asbury Park Press, Daily Record, Home News & Tribune, El Diario, Nowy Dziennik (Polish), Univision TV & Radio. Read more.

CSJ Issues Report

Shows Immigrant Day Laborers Subject to Widespread Wage Theft and Abuse Across New Jersey

Seton Hall Law School’s Center for Social Justice has issued a report, All Work and No Pay: Day Laborers, Wage Theft, and Workplace Justice in New Jersey, which reveals 48% of Immigrant Day Laborers in New Jersey were not paid; 94% were not paid overtime when due; 43% never given safety equipment; 26% seriously injured at work; and 26% assaulted by their employer. Read more.

Winter Intersession

Courses held everywhere from Newark to Zanzibar

This winter Seton Hall Law students have their pick of a broad, varied curriculum: from International Law to practical advocacy skills to environmental law issues in the Gulf of Mexico, Winter Intersession is happening at home and around the world. Read more.

Seton Hall Law Rising

Capital campaign on track to exceed $25 million goal by close in June 2011

Seton Hall Law Rising, the school's fundraising campaign, bolsters academic programs, endowed faculty chairs and student scholarships, as well as facility renovations and technology upgrades. "We are closing in on our goal," reports Dean Patrick E. Hobbs (pictured). Read the press release.

Monitoring developments in health reform law and policy

Is the individual mandate constitutional?

Health Reform Watch explores the December 13 ruling from the Federal District Court in Virginia, that declares it is unconstitutional for the Affordable Care Act to require all U.S. citizens to purchase health insurance. Mark Hall, Professor of Law and Public Health at Wake Forest Law, lends his perspective. Read more.

Guantánamo Report Issued

U.S. Military routinely administered controversial drugs to detainees

The Seton Hall Law Center for Policy and Research findings suggest detainees were unnecessarily dosed with a medication known to induce hallucinations, paranoia and psychosis. Read more.

Winter Intersession: New Orleans

New course explores legal aspects of the British Petroleum oil spill

The BP oil spill has changed the ecology and the economy of key parts of the southern United States. This two-credit course will bring you to New Orleans from January 8 to January 16 for a first-hand exploration of the environmental impact and legal implications of the causes of the spill and the clean-up efforts. Apply today!

Interscholastic Competitions

The 2010-11 season is underway with victories to report

The Seton Hall Law competition season kicked off this past month for the Dispute Resolution, Moot Court and Mock Trial teams with impressive wins already on the charts. This vital portion of the Seton Hall Law Skills Curriculum gives students an opportunity to put their learning into practice and sharpen their advocacy skills while competing against other law schools. Read more.

Office of Career Services

A fall season filled with events and offerings to help students seek employment in a challenging market

This fall, the Office of Career Services offers practical and informational events and programs, including small and medium-sized law firm job-search workshops, a career networking reception, an alternative careers panel, weekly public interest programs and more. Read more.

Pro Bono Service Program

Students volunteer to provide the underprivileged with legal help through the Pro Bono Service Program at the Center for Social Justice.

More than 100 Seton Hall Law students donate their time to assist the less fortunate in areas such as criminal justice, mental health, community development, and tax preparation through the law school’s Pro Bono Service Program, directed by Professor Philip Ross (pictured). These programs enable students to build both their skills and their professional networks. Read more.

Panel Discussion: Local Patent Rules

Sharing best practices to address patent litigation

Chief Judge Garrett Brown and Magistrate Tonianne Bongiovanni of the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey, share their experiences addressing patent litigation in one of the most active patent venues nationwide. New Jersey and New York CLE credits available. Monday, November 15, 6-8 p.m. Register now for this event.

Summer Work

Jordan Cohen '11

Jordan Cohen's summer internship in the Office for Civil Rights’ Health Information Privacy, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., capitalized on his long-abiding interest in health law, specifically, in health information technology. Read more.

Partnership with Bergen County Prosecutor, Cybersecurity Project

Featured in New Jersey Law Journal and The Record

The Cybersecurity Project of the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technolgy was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal and The Record. The first offering of the Initiative, a class on Cybersecurity taught by Gibbons Institute Director David Opderbeck, was opened to students and prosecutors as well as agents of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security. Over 20 prosecutors and agents enrolled. Read more.

International Human Rights

Dr. Kevin Bales to Discuss Modern-day Slavery, March 2

Dr. Kevin Bales, President and Co-founder of the NGO, Free the Slaves, and one of the world's leading anti-slavery activists, asks the question, Is This the End of Slavery?, on Wednesday March 2 at 4 p.m. A reception will follow the lecture. Learn more about this and other Seton Hall Law events.

Summer Work

Sebastian Sanchez '12, utilized legal and advocacy skills at Make the Road New York

Sebastian Sanchez ’12 advocated for workers' rights and participated in community action, focusing on New York City’s Latino Community in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. Learn more.

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

ASLME Student Health Law Conference: Taking the Health Law Career Path

This nationwide conference, sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association and hosted by Seton Hall Law on October 22, exposes law students to the myriad career paths for attorneys in health and life sciences. Students can explore employment opportunities in health law, receive career advice and network with attorneys. Learn more about the conference.

The Chamonix-Geneva Program

Winter Intersession Program on International Human Rights Law

Seton Hall Law's newest course offers lectures regarding the foundation of human rights law and global norms, as well as briefings at international organizations based in Geneva. Students can combine their study with weekend trips to beautiful alpine ski slopes, making this an unforgettable winter break. Applications are accepted through October 15. Learn more about the program and apply today.

Summer Work

Shari Genser '11 works with prosecutors to enforce Megan’s Law, New Jersey’s sex offender registration statute.

As a summer intern for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Shari Genser had an opportunity to respond, on behalf of the State, to motions from registered sex offenders requesting permission to terminate their obligation to register. Read more.

Study Abroad: Zanzibar

Applications now accepted for this Winter Intersession program

The only ABA-accredited program in Zanzibar, Tanzania, this two-week Intersession course focuses on the dual problems of modern-day slavery and human trafficking, and includes an optional week-long Safari. Learn more and apply today.

CSJ Suit Against N.J.

For Unconstitutional Denial of Immigrant Medicaid Rights

Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Star Ledger, Asbury Park Press, The Record, The Daily Record, The Courier Post, Home News & Tribune, The Jersey Journal, MSNBC, PolitickerNJ, Newsday, Immigration Prof Blog and other media throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Read More.

The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

Guest Speaker at Third National People of Color Conference

Reverend Jesse Jackson addressed the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. The conference, held September 9-12, hosted by Seton Hall Law, brought together more than 400 scholars, academicians, and practitioners to discuss the many of facets of diversity as it affects legal theory and practice. Read more.

CSJ Files Suit Against the State of New Jersey

For Constitutional Violations in Denying Immigrant Parents Access to State-Funded Medicaid

Seton Hall’s Center for Social Justice and Gibbons, P.C., filed a class action suit against New Jersey for violating permanent residents' equal protection rights under the United States and New Jersey Constitutions. CSJ’s Professors Baher Azmy and Jenny-Brooke Condon, Clinical Teaching Fellow Rachel Lopez, and students Lynn Lee ’11 and Danielle Alvarez ‘11 are on the case. Read more.

Mayor Cory A. Booker

Keynote Speaker at People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference

Seton Hall Law hosts the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship conference, "Our Country, Our World in a 'Post-Racial' Era," September 9-12. The conference will bring together more than 400 students, legal practitioners and academicians across the nation to explore the issues of diversity within the legal profession. Learn more about the program.

Conference Keynote Speakers

Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy

Kathleen Martinez, who was born without vision, believes disability should be no obstacle to achieving success: "Good jobs for people with disabilities serves as the gateway out of the poverty trap, allowing us to contribute to the economy and strengthen our nation." She will serve as a Keynote Speaker at the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, hosted by Seton Hall Law. Learn more.

Orientation 2010

First-year students join the Seton Hall Law community

Seton Hall Law welcomes the Classes of 2013 and 2014 with plenary sessions, workshops and a Friday night social at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. See the photos on Flickr.

Center for Social Justice Report on Day Laborer Wage Theft & Abuse

Featured in the New York Times, NJ Law Journal, The Record, Star Ledger, WOR Fox TV News, Univision TV News, NJN 12 News, WPLJ Radio, Comunidade News, Immigration Law Prof Blog...

CSJ’s recent report, “Ironbound Underground: Wage Theft & Workplace Violations Among Day Laborers in Newark’s East Ward,” showed widespread abuse and received extensive media attention. Learn more.

CSJ Scholars

Named for 2010-11 academic year

The Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice (CSJ) announced its Scholars for the 2010-11 academic year: Kimberly Krone '12 for the CSJ International Human Rights/Rule of Law Initiative, and Sebastián Sánchez '12 for the CSJ Urban Revitalization Initiative. Read more.

CSJ Issues Report

Shows Immigrant Day Laborers Subjected to Workplace Abuse

The Center for Social Justice has issued a report, “Ironbound Underground: Wage Theft & Workplace Violations in Newark’s East Ward,” which reveals that 96% of local immigrant day laborers have been victims of wage theft, 27% were assaulted by an employer, 80% are regularly not given safety equipment, and 20% were hurt on the job. Read more.

Professor Gaia Bernstein

Over-Parenting and the Law

Professor Gaia Bernstein and co-author Zvi Triger have released their newest paper, “Over-Parenting.” In it, the authors warn against use of the law to enforce Intensive Parenting. Although research has shown that Intensive Parenting has important advantages, a rising body of research has shown that Intensive Parenting can seriously undermine one of the most important roles of parents, namely, nurturing a sense of independence and separation from the parent. Read More.

Verizon Public Interest Summer Fellows - 2009

Empowering Victims of Domestic Violence

This summer, six Seton Hall University School of Law students are able to apply their passion for public interest while gaining expertise in representing victims of domestic violence through the Verizon Public Interest Fellowship Program. Learn more.

Gibbons Institute Hosts Webinar

Understanding the Supreme Court's Bilski Decision

A panel of experts, Erik Lillquist, Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Law; Robert E. Rudnick, Director, Intellectual Property, Gibbons P.C. and David W. Opderbeck, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology reviewed, analyzed and discussed the implications of the June 28, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision on Bilski v. Kappos. Read more and listen to the Bilski Webinar discussion.

Community Health Law Project

New grant assists elderly and disabled

The Community Health Law Project (CHLP) has received a grant to help the elderly and the disabled lower their health care costs. Seton Hall Law Paula Franzese (pictured, center), who chairs the CHLP Board, said “This grant will allow us to get seniors and the disabled the help they need and are entitled to. The benefits can literally add up to hundreds of dollars per month.” Read more.

Summer Insitute for Pre-Legal Studies

Five-week program helps disadvantaged college students build legal skills

The program, hosted by Seton Hall Law School and led by Professor Brenda Saunders-Hampden (pictured), seeks to increase the number of disadvantaged students who apply and gain admission to law schools. The Institute celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Read more.

Congratulations to the Class of 2010

See photos of the Awards Ceremony, Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement on Flickr as graduates celebrated with family and friends. View photos on Flickr.

Congratulations to the Class of 2010

Governor Chris Christie delivered the Commencement address

See photos of the Awards Ceremony, Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement on Flickr as graduates celebrated with family and friends. View photos on Flickr.

Cap and Gown Party

Kicked Off the Festivities

Professor Denis McLaughlin and Student Bar Association Vice President Amanda van Hoose (pictured) celebrated at the traditional Cap and Gown party for the Seton Hall Law Class of 2010. See the pictures on Flickr!

2010 Commencement

This week celebrates the graduation of the Class of 2010

This week's events include numerous receptions and an awards presentation ceremony. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie '87 will deliver the Commencement address on Friday May 28.

Professor Frank Pasquale

Schering-Plough Professor in Health Regulation & Enforcement

Seton Hall University School of Law announces the appointment of Frank Pasquale as the Schering-Plough Professor in health care regulation and enforcement. Professor Pasquale joined the Seton Hall Law Faculty in 2004 and is the Associate Director of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy. Read more.

CSJ Wins

Personal Jurisdiction Case Before the New Jersey Appellate Division, Featured in the National Law Journal

Center for Social Justice Clinical Teaching Fellow Leena Khandwala along with Professor Linda Fisher and clinic students Brienne Henderson ’10 and Matt Ingles ’10 won an important decision regarding personal jurisdiction and malpractice liability on behalf of a New Jersey couple. Read more.

Dispute Resolution Society

National Runner-Up Accolade at ABA Representation in Mediation Competition

Nima Ashtyani ’12 (left) and Christopher A. DeAngelo ’11 (right), pictured here with Dispute Resolution Society President Pantea Ilbeigi ’10 (center), earned a National Runner-Up title in the ABA Representation in Mediation Competition, held in San Francisco last week.

Pasta Night

Professor Paula Franzese (pictured, left) shares family recipe with students and their friends to fund public interest programs

On April 23, students from Section M shared a great time and Professor Paula Franzese’s famous penne á la vodka. The students brought friends and family to share the meal they paid $2,000 to enjoy.

Kari Panaccione ‘11

International Law Scholar selected to intern with the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Kari Panaccione came to Seton Hall Law to advocate for justice and human rights while seeing the world and, this summer, she will be doing just that.

The Human Rights Responsibilities of Pharmaceutical Companies

Visiting Scholar Paul Hunt will provide lectures on international human rights law and health law.

On Thursday April 15 at 6 pm, Paul Hunt, Visiting Scholar from the University of Essex School of Law in England, will lecture students and faculty on international human rights law and health law. He will argue that pharmaceutical companies have certain human rights responsibilities, including the duty to take reasonable steps to enhance access to medicines. Read more about this and other events.

Samuel J. Heyman Public Service Lecture & Reception

Program to award government service fellowships on April 12 at 4 p.m. in the auditorium

The late Samuel J. Heyman, a successful businessman with a remarkable public service background, founded a fellowship program in his name to enable students and alumni to fulfill their aspirations in government roles. Michelle DePass, Assistant Administrator of International Affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency, is the keynote speaker at this year’s event. Read more & RSVP here.

Take Back The Night

Wednesday, April 7th from 6-8pm

On Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 6-8pm, Seton Hall Law, in conjunction with Rutgers Law School- Newark , will hold its 3rd annual Take Back the Night event to raise awareness and speak out against violence and abuse. Gigi M. Scoles, Special Deputy Attorney General and Acting Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County, will be the keynote speaker. Read more.

Urban Education Law & Policy Initiative

Urban Students with Autism: Newark, New Jersey

The Urban Education Law & Policy Initiative (UELPI) will convene a panel to address the challenges of providing appropriate services to children with autism in urban settings on Monday, April 5, 2010 at 4pm. Read more.

Health Care Reform is Here

Follow the progression on HealthReformWatch.com

As health reform comes to fruition, Seton Hall Law faculty researchers and students, as well as our law professors and their renowned colleagues have monitored and written about the developments of this landmark legislation for more than a year on HealthReformWatch.com. Posts from this Seton Hall Law blog have been cited by Ezra Klein, Kaiser Health News, The Health Care Blog, BusinessWeek, The New England Journal of Medicine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism.

Government Day, March 22

An opportunity to explore careers in local, state and federal government

This premier event, sponsored by the Office of Career Services, brings together a well-represented mix of local, state and federal agencies, and Seton Hall Law students and alumni, for an evening of informative and insightful conversations Read more about this and other events.

Zanzibar Study Abroad

Return from African Nation Known for Historic Slave Trade

Ashley Turner ’10 shares her experience in the Zanzibar program. Zanzibar, known for its stunning natural beauty and rich history, provides a unique setting for students to learn about modern day slavery and human trafficking.

Sandra Day O'Connor Medal of Honor

Awarded to Judge Taghrid Hikmet

Judge Taghrid Hikmet, the first woman judge in Jordan and the first Arab, Muslim judge of the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda, will receive the Sandra Day O’Connor Medal of Honor for her human rights advocacy. Read more.

Distinguished Guest Practitioner

Attorney Samuel Maizel will address financial difficulties faced by the nation’s hospitals

Samuel Maizel, a noted expert on bankruptcy matters and financial restructuring within the healthcare industry, will give a public lecture at Seton Hall Law on Thursday, March 25 at 6 pm. The lecture, Hospitals in Crisis: Debt Restructuring Options & Issues for Financial Survival, will address legal issues arising from hospital debts in both out-of-court workouts and bankruptcy proceedings, as well as various roles for attorneys in those proceedings. Register for the event here.

Dispute Resolution Society

Hosting ABA-sponsored Competition this Weekend

This student organization hosts the Eleventh Annual Representation in Mediation Competition at Seton Hall Law, sponsored by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, March 13 and 14. In this competition, law students role play as attorneys and clients in a mediation setting. The regional champion will represent the New York-New Jersey region at the national competition in San Francisco in April. Learn about other events

Andrea J. Catania

Event Honors Beloved Late Faculty Member

Professor Catania was remembered by Seton Hall Law faculty, family and friends for her unwavering friendship and her loyalty and dedication to Seton Hall Law.

Online Golf Auction!

Bid on great golf packages to support Public Interest Fellowships

Bid on golf packages at such beautiful clubs as Trump National Golf Club, Essex Fells Country Club, Bayonne Golf Club and Plainfield Country Club. All proceeds benefit Seton Hall Law students working in public interest positions. Preview the auction here.

Public Interest Auction

Annual event raises nearly $20,000 for students pursuing careers in public interest

Evan Haggerty ’12, contributor to the new Seton Hall Law student newspaper, The Cross Examiner, reports on our most successful-ever fundraiser for students pursuing careers inpublic interest. The four-day event included a silent auction (pictured), a live auction, and the crowd-pleasing Pie in the Face. Read the story and link to the Flickr photos.

Before Spring Break

Join us for a tour of Chelsea’s huge collection of art galleries

Our guide will preview over 200 exhibits and select the seven most fascinating for us to explore, encompassing the theme of Diversity. We'll see the very newest in painting, sculpture, electronic media and photography by artists from all over the world. At each stop, our guide will discuss the artwork and lead our group in lively discussion. Space is limited to the first 40 people who RSVP. Learn more.

Diversity Banquet

Student Organizations Join Together for a Celebration on February 24

The banquet is sponsored by the Asia-Pacific American Law Students Association, the Black Law Students Association, the Latin-American Law Students Association and the Muslim Law Students Association. Learn more.

Public Interest Auction

Weeklong event will raise money for the Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program and the Public Interest Loan Repayment and Assistance Program

Festivities start on Monday with a silent auction and culminate in Thursday’s live auction, a Mardi Gras-themed party and the annual Pie-in-the-Face event. Dean Patrick E. Hobbs and Professor Paula Franzese (pictured) will host the live auction on Thursday to benefit students pursuing careers in public interest. Read more.

Students Attend New Jersey Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Following the Hearing, Justices and Clerks Share Their Experiences

When the New Jersey Supreme Court held court in Newark for the first time in modern history, Seton Hall Law students were invited to watch attorneys present oral arguments.

Bergen County Prosecutor

Announces Internship Chair for New Jersey Law Students

The Office of the Bergen County Prosecutor has announced the creation of a Legal Internship Chair for promising law students. Students chosen for the Prosecutor’s Chair will work in the Office of the Bergen County Prosecutor. Read more.

Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium

New Jersey Devils CEO Lou Lamoriello will serve as keynote speaker for this day-long series of incisive panel discussions.

The Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium will host its annual conference exploring such topics as the NFL’s Rooney Rule, the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy proceedings, and financial and estate planning for athletes and entertainers. 5 CLE credits will be awarded for full day attendance. Click here to register.

Public Interest Wednesdays

The Office of Career Services guides students to a path of service with this weekly series of seminars and workshops. Learn more.

Education Law Career Panel

Students Interested in Pursuing Legal Career in Education are Encouraged to Attend

The Urban Education Law and Policy Initiative will host a career panel on January 25 so students can learn about opportunities in the field of education law. Former Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice Professor Chinh Le (pictured) is among the panelists. Read more.

Guantánamo Reports

Shedding Light on Detainee Deaths at Guantánamo Bay

Harper’s exposé says Seton Hall Law Center for Policy and Research reports prompted a GTMO whistleblower to come forward about the June 2006 detainee “suicides” in Camp Delta. Pictured here, members of the Center team. Read more.

Seton Hall Law Pirate Pride Week

Join in a series of exciting events, from January 19-22, sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Pirate Pride Week kicked off on Tuesday January 19 with a student organizations fair. Events also include the 1L “Brain Bowl” and a pre-game pep rally at Newark's Brick City, followed by the Seton Hall Pirates and the Louisville Cardinals facing off at the Prudential Center on Thursday. Pirate Week wraps up with Winterfest at Willie McBride’s in Hoboken on Friday.

Legislative Journal Symposium

Panel will address 2005 bankruptcy amendments

On February 4, the Legislative Journal will host, “The 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments: Where Are We Now?” at Seton Hall Law with incisive panel discussions. Practicing attorneys can earn six New York CLE credits for attending.

Winter Intersession 2010

Engaging in real-world debates taking place on a gobal scale

Let the international debate begin: Professor Kristen Boon leads a weeklong course on Transnational Law. Read more.

Center for Social Justice Wins

Asylum for Tortured Political Refugee

Jessica Jansyn (‘10) and Jennifer Mui (’10) under the supervision of Professor Bryan Lonegan won asylum for a tortured political prisoner from Cameroon. Learn more.

Where law, technology, and human error collide

Seton Hall Law students blog on e-discovery 

Professor Fernando Pinguelo’s e-discovery class uses e-Lessons Learned, a predominantly student-generated blog, to hone their skills in legal analysis amidst our rapidly changing technological environment. E-Lessons Learned Editor-in-Chief Frank Gonnello ‘12 calls it “Law Review 2.0.” The ABA Journal magazine calls it one of the top 100 law blogs in the nation. Read More

Entertainment & Sports Law Society

Breaking Into Sports and Entertainment Law

"You shouldn’t be in this particular kind of law unless you can’t imagine doing anything else.” Ronald Bienstock (pictured), founder/partner of entertainment law firm Bienstock & Michael, P.C., and bassist for the band, The Suits, was among the industry leaders who spoke at this unique career panel discussion. Read more.

Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy Issues White Paper

Calling for major reforms in the financing and oversight of clinical research

In a white paper entitled, “Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Trial Recruitment & Enrollment: A Call for Increased Oversight,” the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy has called for major substantive reforms in the financing and oversight of clinical research. Read more

Certificate in Health & Hospital Law

Seton Hall Law introduces a new online program

Seton Hall Law now offers a 16-week Certificate program for healthcare professionals and administrators who need a working knowledge of law and regulation, but who don't have time to commute to classes or commit to a degree program. Read more

The Seton Hall Law Skills Curriculum

Putting legal knowledge
into legal practice

At Seton Hall Law, students learn more than just how to think like a lawyer, they learn how to become one— from one. Federal Judge Dennis Michael Cavanaugh teaches Skills Curriculum courses such as Persuasion & Advocacy and Advanced Civil Practice here at Seton Hall Law. Read more about the Skills Curriculum.

SETON HALL LAW REVIEW

"Securities Regulation and the Global Economic Crisis: What Does the Future Hold?”

The Seton Hall Law Review held its annual Symposium featuring a host of renowned corporate and securities law professors, regulators and practitioners. The panelists, brought in from all around the country, discussed and debated the ramifications of securities regulation within the context of the global economic crisis. Read more.

The Guantanamo Lawyers

Inside a Prison Outside the Law

Seton Hall Law Faculty and students edited, and contributed their stories to this groundbreaking book. Join us for the book signing event on Monday November 9 from 4 to 6pm.

Careers in Tax Law

At Seton Hall Law

The Seton Hall Law Tax Society hosted a Careers in Tax Law Panel which featured speakers from a wide range of Tax Law practice who spoke about rewarding opportunities in the field. Read more.

Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy Event

This lunchtime symposium spotlights the heightened role of corporate compliance in a distressed economy. Mark Anderson, Medicaid Inspector General in New Jersey, is keynote speaker and Dean Kathleen Boozang, Director of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, is among the distinguished panelists. Read more

International Law Weekend

October 22-24

Verizon Public Interest Fellowship Program

Introducing a New Social Justice Partnership

Verizon and Seton Hall Law announce a new program to provide free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence in Newark and in six New Jersey counties. The program includes fellowships and summer internships for Seton Hall Law graduates and students. Read more.

Seton Hall Law hosts

the Seventh Annual Works in Progress Intellectual Property (WIPIP) Conference

The conference will provide intellectual property scholars with a forum to present their work in progress and receive early feedback from their colleagues.

Religious Legal Theory: State of the Field

Registration is open for this unique two-day symposium hosted by Seton Hall Law

The conference, now in progress, hosts leading scholars to assess the “state of the field” of religious legal theory, consolidating the advances and charting new directions for religious perspectives on law and public policy. Read more.

ASLME Conference, October 16, 2009

Seton Hall Law hosts the Annual Conference of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

The ASLME conference introduces law students to the diversity of opportunities for attorneys in health and life sciences. The conference provides an introductory session on health law, panels on a variety of employment opportunities in health law, and a networking reception with the conference speakers, all health law experts. Read more.

Seton Hall Law hosts

the Fourth Annual Labor & Employment Law Colloquium

Featuring Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris, two panels on the ALI's proposed Restatement of Employment Law, and 60 scholars from around the country speaking on a variety of topics involving law and the workplace.

HEALTH REFORM WATCH

Seton Hall Law’s Health Care Reform Blog

Although still relatively new, posts from the blog have been included by Kaiser Health News , The Health Care Blog, NPR’s Planet Money Blog, Duke Univ. Med. Center News, The Las Vegas Sun, The Institute for Southern Studies, American Health Line Alerts, ABA Blawgs, Buzzflash.com, Daily Kos, BusinessWeek.com, Balkinization, Concurring Opinions, Maggie Mahar on Taking Note, economist Brad Delong’s Grasping Reality with Both Hands, The Immigration Prof Blog, and the official homepage of the Office of the Democratic Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer— as well as a host of other blogs.Read more.

Diversity Beer, Wine & Cheese Reception

With Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties

ALL INVITED! Festivities begin in the Large Moot Courtroom at 4pm on Wednesday, Sept. 16 with an International Beer & Wine Bar while Seton Hall Law announces its new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. The informational get together will then be followed by a Wine & Cheese Reception in the Atrium. Take a study break, enjoy some time with your classmates, and find out about some fun and exciting things that are happening at the law school! More>>

2009 Orientation

Seton Hall Law welcomes the Class of 2012 & 2013

Events included a visit from Newark’s Mayor, Cory Booker, and a cocktail reception at Calcada, the outdoor restaurant at the NJ Performing Arts Center, just up the street.

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2009 Orientation

Seton Hall Law welcomes the Class of 2012 & 2013

“Human transformation takes place most effectively within a community. Here at Seton Hall we offer to you a place for the mind, the heart and the spirit.” - Monsignor Robert Sheeran, President

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Study Abroad: Zanzibar

Winter Intercession program focuses on modern day slavery and human trafficking

The Zanzibar, Tanzania program is the only one of its kind offered by an American law school. Students convene on this beautiful, mysterious island to meet and talk with prominent judges and lawyers working in the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda, located nearby in Arusha, Tanzania, and with non-government organization representatives and United Nations personnel who dedicate themselves to fighting the dual scourges of slavery and human trafficking. The program runs from December 21, 2009 through January 3, 2010, followed by an optional safari. Learn more

Urban Education Law and Policy Initiative

Highlighting the Challenges of an Urban Educational System and Advancing Solutions

A debate sponsored by the Urban Education Law and Policy Initiative examined the issues and societal implications of racial isolation and how it affects the quality of education.

The Guantanamo Reports

Seton Hall Law’s Center for Policy & Research Uncovers the Facts About Guantanamo

Poring through literally over 100,000 pages of the government’s own data, Seton Hall Law students over the last several years have painstakingly uncovered the facts about those held at Guantanamo Bay and the conditions under which they were detained.

Congratulations to the Class of 2009!

Seton Hall Law holds its Commencement

Jonathan P. Meinen was selected by his classmates to deliver an address to the graduates. See Commencement and Champagne Reception photos on Flickr as graduates celebrated with their friends and family.

Congratulations to the Class of 2009!

Seton Hall Law holds its Commencement

See Commencement and Champagne Reception photos on Flickr as graduates celebrated with their friends and family.

Congratulations to the Class of 2009!

Seton Hall Law holds its Commencement

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey State Supreme Court delivers the Commencement address to the Class of 2009. See Commencement and Champagne Reception photos on Flickr as graduates celebrated with their friends and family.

Congratulations to the Class of 2009!

Seton Hall Law holds its Commencement

See Commencement and Champagne Reception photos on Flickr as graduates celebrated with their friends and family.

Center for Social Justice Prevails in Federal Court

Professor Baher Azmy

Center for Policy & Research

NYU Partners with Seton Hall Law to Create Guantanamo Archive

New York University’s Tamiment Library and Seton Hall University’s Center for Policy and Research are pleased to announce a new project to document, preserve, and make accessible the legal records and the human stories of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. MORE<<

Bankruptcy Law

Professor Stephen Lubben

In the best of times, a fundamental understanding of bankruptcy law is important. In today’s economy, it’s critical. Bankruptcy law is an integral part of Seton Hall Law’s corporate and transactional law academic pathway.