Jeff Sovern on President-Elect Trump's Pledge to Defend Consumers
"President-elect Donald J. Trump will soon face a stark choice: whether to protect consumers, the ordinary Americans he pledged to defend against a system he criticized as rigged — or to side with that system," says Professor Jeff Sovern in this New York Times DealBook opinion piece.
Professor Kate Levine Receives AALS Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility
Last week, Professor Kate Levine accepted the seventh annual Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility for her article, “Who Shouldn't Prosecute the Police,” 101 Iowa L. Rev. 1447 (2016).
Clinic Students Gain Valuable Dispute Resolution Skills and Experience
Students in the Law School’s Securities Arbitration Clinic participated in a mock mediation and arbitration recently at the New York City office of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Larry Cunningham on Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that damaging testimony Bill Cosby gave in an accuser's lawsuit can be used at Cosby's criminal sex assault trial. In USA Today, Vice Dean Larry Cunningham weighs in on the ruling's impact.
Law School Hosts Law Loughlin Society Holiday Reception and Dinner
New York City’s historic and beautiful Metropolitan Club was a fitting backdrop for the Law School’s Law Loughlin Holiday Reception and Dinner on December 1, 2016.
Ron Brown Scholars Program Opens Doors to Opportunity
This fall, the entering 1L class at St. John’s Law included 14 recipients of the full-tuition Ronald H. Brown Scholarship.
Vice Dean Larry Cunningham Teaches in Cambodia as a Fulbright Specialist
Vice Dean Larry Cunningham was in Cambodia for four weeks this fall as a participant in the Fulbright Specialist Program, which sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning, and related subjects at academic institutions abroad.
Law School Reunions 2016
Reunion 2016 was held on November 17th at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. Over 400 alumni from the Classes of 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 joined in the festivities.
St. John’s Law Celebrates Pro Bono Week 2016
During the week of October 24-29, 2016, the Law School’s Public Interest Center and its student association, the Public Interest Law Student Association (PILSA), marked National Pro Bono Week with a series of events.
Center for Law and Religion’s Tradition Project Convenes in New York
The first meeting of the Center for Law and Religion's Tradition Project, “Tradition in Law and Politics,” took place at the New York Athletic Club on October 20-22, 2016. The meeting, which was...