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Burt Neuborne discusses constitutional law, from religious freedom to the Second Amendment, in a series of ten lectures as part of the 2012 John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture Series at Cooper Union.

Jerome Cohen discusses the disappearance of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and the broader implications of the case for China and the world community.

Norman Dorsen discusses the highlights of his legal career, including his involvement with the Army-McCarthy hearings, his arguments before the Supreme Court, and his 50 years—and counting—at NYU School of Law.

Faculty Workshops

On Monday, May 6, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law Catherine Sharkey will discuss "Agency Oversight: Judicial Review as Backstop to Executive Oversight."

Law School Magazine

What’s inside the 2012 issue: A cover profile of Winston Wenyan Ma (M.C.J. ’98); a look at the gains and growth under Richard Revesz’s decade as dean; an examination of the NYU Law faculty who specialize in commercial law and bankruptcy; a faculty and alumni panel debate corporate fraud, corruption, and bribery; Professor Bryan Stevenson’s outstanding year; and more.

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Newsmakers

In Memoriam: Norman Sinrich ’52 (LL.M. ’53)

Norman Sinrich ’52 (LL.M. ’53) passed away on Monday after a brief illness. A long time member and supporter of the NYU Law community, Sinrich first studied at the Law School as a JD, then LL.M. student, and later returned to his alma mater as a faculty member.

Jeremy Waldron successfully argues against drone warfare in Oxford Union debate (VIDEO)

The Oxford Union Society, the famous debating society founded in 1823 with a membership drawn largely from the University of Oxford, held a debate on the motion “This House Believes Drone Warfare is Ethical and Effective” on April 25. University Professor Jeremy Waldron was one of three participants arguing against the proposition, while three opponents argued for it. The anti-drone side for which Waldron argued carried the motion overwhelmingly, 154-86.

Albie Sachs, former South African judge, talks about his role in Kenyan judiciary reform (VIDEO)

Albie Sachs, a former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa who was active in the anti-apartheid movement before ascending to the bench, gave a lecture on the reform of the Kenyan judiciary on April 16 during his two-week visit to NYU Law as a Distinguished Global Fellow. A Q&A with Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, and Sujit Choudhry, Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law, followed the lecture, which was sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Transitions and the African Law Association.

David Boies (LL.M. ’67) to deliver Commencement and J.D. Convocation addresses; Joseph Weiler to address LL.M./J.S.D. Convocation

David Boies (LL.M. ’67), founder and chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner and one of the highest-profile litigators in the nation, will deliver the address at New York University’s 181st Commencement Exercises on May 22 at Yankee Stadium, where NYU will award him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, and will also address graduates and guests at NYU Law’s J.D. Convocation Ceremony on May 24 at the Beacon Theatre. Prominent international law scholar and University Professor Joseph Weiler, Joseph Straus Professor of Law and European Union Jean Monnet Chaired Professor, will address the audience at the Law School’s LL.M. and J.S.D. Convocation Ceremony on May 24, also at the Beacon Theatre.

Article by Oren Bar-Gill and Ryan Bubb makes Corporate Practice Commentator's annual top 10 list

The Corporate Practice Commentator's annual "Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles" list for this year includes “Credit Card Pricing: The CARD Act and Beyond” by Professor Oren Bar-Gill and Professor Ryan Bubb. The poll tabulates the top selections by teachers of corporate and securities law from a pool of more than 550 articles published in 2012.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit cites article by Dean Richard Revesz and Jonathan Nash '92

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, citing Richard Revesz’s work with co-author Jonathan Nash '92 on "grandfathering" power plants, recently reversed a district court order and sided with the EPA in its case against DTE Energy Corp.

Martin Guggenheim ’71 joins amicus brief in Supreme Court adoption case

Martin Guggenheim ’71, Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Clinical Law, joined an amicus brief, along with other attorneys serving as counsel for child welfare organizations, in the case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, which the U.S. Supreme Court heard earlier this month.

Supreme Court cites Immigrant Rights Clinic’s work in major opinion on immigration law

On April 23, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 7-2 opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, that a non-citizen should not be automatically deported for “the social sharing of a small amount of marijuana.” The opinion cited not only an article by Professor Alina Das ’05 published in the NYU Law Review, but also an amicus brief written by Das and Immigrant Rights Clinic students Pierce Suen ’13 and Jordan Wells ’13 on behalf of more than 80 immigration law professors.

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