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In The Washington Times, Professor Gershman comments on the surge of vindictive prosecution claims against the Justice Department, offering his trademark candor on prosecutorial ethics and accountability.

17�Թ��� Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman writes a piece in amNewYork exploring the power of nonviolent movements and their capacity to transform societies. The piece highlights compelling research showing that when just 3.5 percent of a population participates actively, meaningful change almost always follows.

In Law.com, Haub Law Professors Emeriti Michael Mushlin and David S. Cohen co-author an op-ed, urging judges to visit correctional facilities annually to better understand the realities of incarceration. The proposal, now under public comment, reflects their ongoing leadership in advancing humane and informed criminal justice reform.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 17�Թ��� is proud to announce that ten policy motions led by 17�Թ��� Haub Law students were officially adopted at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, held October 8–16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A cohort of four 17�Թ��� Haub Law faculty members, five students, and six alumni traveled to Abu Dhabi for the 2025 World Conservation Congress where they negotiated revisions to motions, crafted new and urgent motions, presented at sessions, addressed the IUCN President, and continued their environmental advocacy.

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Harrison Bench ’27 has always been a self-starter and highly motivated to make a lasting impact. He describes his professional career, thus far, as being marked by a robust passion for identifying and promoting policy solutions to the environmental challenges we face today. It was during high school that Harrison co-founded Students for Climate Action, an environmental non-profit organization. “The goal of Students for Climate Action is to connect youth with their elected officials to lobby for common-sense climate and renewable energy policy.”

The Daily Show spotlighted the controversy over President Trump’s demand for Justice Department compensation—a move 17�Թ��� Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman called “bizarre” and a “profound ethical conflict” in The New York Times—turning the heated legal debate into a moment of sharp political satire.

17�Թ��� sponsored a workshop with Dr. Nancy Peluso, funded by the Mellon grant: “Islands, Archipelagoes, and Cultural Ecologies.” The workshop, titled, “How to Tell Stories with Maps” grappled with how to use maps to tell stories about changes in the environment over time and its relationship to human migration.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 17�Թ���, in partnership with and other dignitaries, on Wednesday honored the life and legacy of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a retired Marine and Westchester County corrections officer, with the dedication of the Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Social Justice Reading Room.