Seton Hall University School of Law

08/31/2026

A PAC’s name isn’t always what it seems. In a controlled online experiment involving more than 650 participants, Seton Hall Law Professor Brian Sheppard and Andrew Moshirnia of Monash University found that deceptive PAC names can influence voters’ opinions — even among politically engaged partisans.

Read the original article, republished by Salon: "Don’t trust the name on the PAC."

To manipulate voter perception, political action committees are adopting names that signal the opposite political goals from what those groups intend. And research shows the strategy is working.

08/27/2026

Seton Hall Law Professor Brian Sheppard explains the legal calculations behind a confidential settlement involving a $15 million payout by a New Jersey hospital.
“Just reading the police report, you could see why they might be fearful of this going to trial,” Sheppard said. Read more: https://hubs.li/Q04vwRJX0

08/26/2026

What happens when the commissioner is responsible for disciplining an owner who, in effect, is one of his employers?

Seton Hall Law Assistant Professor Robert Boland explains the structural tension in the NFL’s response to the legal case involving San Francisco owner Jed York. “The commissioner is an employee of the owners, so while the commissioner should want to issue some sanction, there is a functional conflict,” Boland told Inc. Read more about the discipline York could ultimately face: https://hubs.li/Q04vmPXK0

Legal and sports business experts weigh in on what discipline, if any, the NFL might enact against 49ers owner Jed York.

08/25/2026

Seton Hall Law Professor Kip Cornwell weighs in with CBS News Philadelphia on the legal questions surrounding a deadly crash involving a stolen vehicle in Mays Landing, N.J.

Cornwell explains how probable cause and the conduct of those in the vehicle could factor into conspiracy-to-commit-eluding charges. Watch the CBS News Philadelphia report

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating while four people in the stolen vehicle face charges, including conspiracy to commit eluding.

08/24/2026

Professor Doron Dorfman is featured extensively in Bloomberg Law’s analysis of the challenges people with Long Covid face in seeking recognition and protection under the Americans with Act, particularly in the .

Doron’s scholarship and expertise bring important perspective to this evolving area of disability law. We’re proud to see his work highlighted alongside other leading voices in the field. Read the full article: https://hubs.li/Q04t_j9h0
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Federal courts have rarely ruled on whether long Covid qualifies as a disability afforded protections under workplace anti-bias law, even as the condition remains more prevalent in the population than is commonly understood.

08/22/2026

New Jersey Acting Secretary of Higher Education and Seton Hall Law alumna Margo Chaly ’13 welcomed the Class of 2029 with a message drawn from her experience cheering runners through 5Ks and marathons: “Run your own race and keep your eyes on the finish line.”

Her advice? Embrace the challenges ahead, trust your own journey and stay focused on where you’re headed.

Welcome to Seton Hall Law, Class of 2029!

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08/21/2026

Seton Hall Law welcomed the Class of 2029 at Orientation, marking the start of legal study for 327 new students selected from the law school’s largest applicant pool in more than a decade.

The class includes 283 full-time students and 44 weekend students from 25 states, the District of Columbia, two Canadian provinces, South Korea and countries around the world, speaking more than 40 languages in addition to English.

Dean Ronald Weich welcomed the class and reminded students that they join the legal profession from their first day—not upon graduation. “From this very first day, I want you to think of yourselves and conduct yourselves as members of this noble profession.”

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08/21/2026

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08/19/2026

What happens when regulators choose not to enforce the rules?
In a new post for Columbia Law School’s CLS Blue Sky Blog, Seton Hall Law Associate Professor Ilya Beylin examines the CFTC’s approach to rapidly expanding prediction markets, including Kalshi. He argues that regulatory inaction can shape markets just as powerfully as enforcement—and raises questions about whether some prediction-market contracts have been misclassified and fall under SEC rather than CFTC oversight.

Read Ilya Beylin’s analysis, “Prediction Markets and Regulation by Non-Enforcement”: https://hubs.li/Q04txN7R0

Kalshi and other prediction markets have been inundating the CFTC with self-certifications of binary options (i.e., prediction products or event contracts). The figure below shows total self-certi…

08/19/2026

Professor Jonathan Hafetz is featured in a new article from Italian news outlet Open examining the Trump administration’s intensified approach to the U.S.-Mexico border. The article examines the administration’s use of emergency powers, expanded immigration enforcement and the growing militarization of the border. Hafetz offers insight into the broader legal implications, noting that as narratives of emergency become entrenched, “these forms of government of the crisis will end up becoming rooted and normalized.”

Read the full article from Open. Google Translate is available for an English translation: https://hubs.li/Q04ty2YD0

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