In her article, Representing Climate Wreckers, published in the NYU Environmental Law Journal (2025), Pace | Haub Environmental Law Professor Camila Bustos examines the ethical responsibilities of attorneys representing fossil fuel companies鶹ýtermed "climate wreckers"鶹ýand argues for a reevaluation of professional conduct standards in light of the climate crisis. She contends that the legal profession must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change, suggesting that lawyers should reconsider representing clients whose activities significantly contribute to environmental degradation.
鶹ýTackling climate change demands a regime shift where lawyers who hinder the transition away from fossil fuels no longer enjoy the social license to do so,鶹ý she writes. 鶹ýThese accountability efforts build on 鶹ýmoral remainders鶹ý to create reluctance to certain types of representation and 鶹ýensure that lawyers stay within permissible limitations鶹ý in the course of their work.鶹ý
In his article, The 'Realness' Key to Compelled Passcode Production, published in the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (Vol. 115, 2025), Pace Haub Law Visiting Assistant Professor Gabriel Pell offers a novel framework for applying the Fifth Amendment鶹ýs Foregone Conclusion exception to compelled passcode entry.
In his article, The Sound of Science in Major Questions Doctrine Jurisprudence, published in Natural Resources & Environment (ABA, Spring 2025), Pace | Haub Environmental Law Professor Josh Galperin (with co-author Terra Baer) examines how the U.S. Supreme Court鶹ýs use of the major questions doctrine undermines core constitutional and statutory principles鶹ýparticularly when the Court treats congressional silence as legislative intent.
On November 6, Professor Justin Pidot of the University of Arizona delivered the annual Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Lecture on Environmental Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 鶹ý, speaking on 鶹ýEnvironmental Justice at the White House.鶹ý