As Trump Turns to a National Emergency, the Media Turns to William C. Banks

The national emergency declaration would be unusual in this case, as the southern border crisis lacks the immediacy of a catastrophe such as Sept. 11, 2001. The declaration may also be unconstitutional, and it probably will be challenged in the courts. National security expert Professor Emeritus William C. Banks has been in demand by top media outlets to explain the what, when, and how of declaring a national emergency ...

Syracuse University College of Law Adds Three Faculty Members

Syracuse University College of Law has hired three faculty members with expertise in constitutional and administrative law, health and disability law, and business and transactional law. The new faculty members will begin their service with the College of Law in August 2019.

“The College of Law is proud to expand our faculty ranks with these outstanding teachers and interdisciplinary scholars,” says Dean Craig M. Boise. “They add considerable expertise in key strength areas of the College, they bring diverse experiences and viewpoints to the College, and our students will benefit tremendously from their inclusive approaches to legal education.”

Three College of Law Scholars Featured in Bialystok Legal Studies

Professors Michael Schwartz and Cora True-Frost, along with alumnus Eric Namungalu LL.M.‘18, are featured in a special disability studies issue (volume 23 issue 4) of Białostockie Studia Prawnicze (Bialystok Legal Studies). The peer-reviewed journal is published by the faculty of law of the University of Bialystok, Poland, an international partner of the College of Law.

No Evidence of Collusion? William C. Banks Discusses Senator Burr's Comments with Bloomberg Law

Syracuse University Law School Professor William Banks discusses comments made by Richard Burr, the Republican Chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee that the investigation had found no evidence of collusion ...

Distinguished Guest Lecturer Adriana Mark L’03, Deputy Circuit Librarian for the Second Circuit, Hosts NYCEx Students

Distinguished Guest Lecturer Adriana Mark L’03, Deputy Circuit Librarian for the Second Circuit, hosted NYCEx students as they learned about the historic Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, and attended oral arguments presided over by Judge Rosemary Pooler, Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.