The publications found in this collection are drawn from some of Hofstra's most exceptional student writing. Works here have been honored in both state and national writing competitions or have been identified by our faculty as noteworthy examples of the intellectual output of this institution.
Submissions from 2024
Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools by Lawyers in Criminal Advocacy, Jamie Bernstein
Leveling the Playing Field: Addressing the Crisis in Indigent Defense Through Resource Parity, Evan Itzkowitz
The Role of Leniency Offers in Correcting Wrongful Convictions, Lee Ann Masters
I Called for Help, and No One Answered: How Government Attorneys Still Lack Ethical Protection in Whistleblowing Loyalist-Adversarial Political Prosecutions, Robert Harry Saylor III
Submissions from 2023
Redefining the Lawyer's Role in Calls for a Dignified Death, Patricia Bober
Artificial Intelligence in the Criminal Justice System: The Ethical Implications of Lawyers Using AI, Taylor Brodsky
The Spear and Shield: Governmental Intervention in White-Collar Crimes and Defendants' Privileges, Harry Chen
Forensic Science; Far From "Scientific Certainty", Kathleen Dewitt
Beyond Dusky: Developing A Statutory Affirmative Defense For Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sara Murphy
Voiceless Victims: Addressing the Issues of Prosecuting Intimate Partner Violence Without Victim Cooperation, Carolyn Powers
Submissions from 2021
Anything They Say: Will Be Used Against Them, Amanda Bruchhauser
Submissions from 2020
The Ethics of Guardians ad Litem in Family Law, Taylor Imbasciani
Effects of Immigration Status on the Criminal Process, Gleb Ivanov
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: How New York's Discovery Reform Removes the Secrecy From the Grand Jury, Amber Kempermann
Appointing an Independent Prosecutor in Cases of Police Misconduct: Repairing Trust in the Criminal Justice System, Samantha Levitz
The Permissible Scope of Attorney Speech: Constitutional Challenges, The Current Standard, and the Need for Clarity, Sean Sciubba
Submissions from 2018
Creating the Perfect Human Race: How Far Will We Go for Designer Families?, Lisa Fenech
A Need Not Being Met: Providing Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Americans, Seth K. Kornfeld
Our Baby, Her Choices: The Need for Enforcement of Gestational Surrogate Contracts, Samantha Lollo
Submissions from 2017
Report: Tying Teacher Evaluation to Student Test Performance in New York State, Anthony Ciaccio, Richard DeMaio, Ashley Flynn, Sean Hanssler, Michelle Malone, Steven Mare, George Santiago, and Victoria Short
Submissions from 2016
Black and Blue Bloods: Protecting Police Officer Families from Domestic Violence, Rafaqat Cheema
Submissions from 2015
Submissions from 2013
There’s Still a Chance: Why the Clean Air Act Does Not Preempt State Common Law Despite the Fourth Circuit’s Ruling in North Carolina v. TVA, Thomas J. Alves
Adaptation to Climate Change and the Everglades Ecosystem, Frank Piccininni
How the Medicate-to- Execute Scheme Undermines Individual Liberty, Offends Societal Norms, and Violates the Constitution, Caitlin Steinke
Male Asylum Applicants Who Fear Becoming the Victims of Honor Killings: the Case for Gender Equality, Caitlin Steinke
Submissions from 2010
An Assessment of U.S. Responses to Greenwashing and Proposals to Improve Enforcement, Ashley Lorance
Submissions from 2009
That's Ok, It's Only A Rental: The Business of Renting Dogs, Rachit Anand
Submissions from 2008
The African Elephant and The United States’ Effect on The Survival of The Species, Laurel McNeill
Submissions from 2007
Economics of Electronic Waste Disposal Regulations, Heather L. Drayton
Submissions from 1995
At the Crossroads of Environmental Laws and the Bankruptcy Code: Abandonment and Trustee Personal Liability, Joseph S. Maniscalco
Submissions from 1990
Great Ironies of History: The Peculiar Historic Fable of Marbury v. Madison, Eric J. Beckerman