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Bennett L. Gershman, a distinguished professor at �鶹ֱ��’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, authored the amNY opinion piece exploring whether accidentally causing a person’s death can legally qualify as a homicide, using a recent Greenwich Village case to unpack the nuances of criminally negligent homicide under New York law.

Faculty Director of the Environmental Law Program and Professor Katrina Fischer Kuh writes a piece in Times Union about how New York’s Green Amendment can be used to advance environmental protections when regulatory processes stall. Drawing on a recent decision involving agricultural runoff into Owasco Lake, Professor Kuh explains how constitutional environmental rights can help enforce existing laws that protect water quality and public health.

Law Professor Todd Ommen provides a legal analysis to The Croton Chronicle following a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to limit nighttime train noise at the Croton-Harmon rail yard. Professor Ommen says his team is disappointed with the ruling and plans to appeal.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at �鶹ֱ�� is pleased to announce that four new members have joined its Board of Visitors. All four members, Jerome Abelman’93, Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace ’89, Lauren Enea ’16, and Sapna Palla ’98, are distinguished �鶹ֱ�� Haub Law alumni.

A team of student advocates from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at �鶹ֱ�� reached the semifinals of the VI Moot de Derecho Ambiental Científica, a fully Spanish-language international environmental law competition hosted by the Universidad Científica del Sur in Lima, Peru. �鶹ֱ�� Haub Law was the first American law school to place as a finalist in the competition, finishing third overall in the written submissions and fifth overall in the Competition.

At the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at �鶹ֱ��, the eight-Week Group Wellness Coaching Workshop represents a sustained, skills-based approach to student wellbeing where wellness is a key component of a law students’ professional formation.

Faculty and leadership from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at �鶹ֱ�� participated in the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, held January 6–9, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana.