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Ideas from NYU Law

Our professors' innovative research contributes both to the advancement of their fields and to the intellectual community of the Law School. Ideas from NYU Law is a resource for concise descriptions of recent works and interviews with faculty about their scholarship.


Bryce Rudyk ideas story art of waters rising next to a cityscape
Rising seas, growing harm: In arguments at the ICJ, Bryce Rudyk represents island nations at risk from climate change
12/13/2024
Stack of books
Book Worthy: From human rights to copyright, a look at the books that NYU Law faculty members published in 2024
12/12/2024
Uber Protester Samuel Estreicher Ideas Story Art
Organizing Principles: Samuel Estreicher and Jack Samuel ’23 argue that century-old federal labor laws give gig workers the right to engage in collective action, including union campaigns, without fear of antitrust liability
05/21/2024
Wurgler Davis Catching Spills ideas story artwork
Catching Spills: Kevin Davis and Florencia Marotta-Wurgler ’01 examine the ripple effects of rigorous EU privacy laws
04/05/2024
Daniel Harawa Ideas Story photo
A Fuller Picture: Daniel Harawa argues for considering race in Fourth Amendment search-and-seizure cases
03/25/2024
Deborah Malamud Ideas Story Mosaic
Antisemitism, Jewish Identity, and the Law: Deborah Malamud’s seminar explores issues deeply rooted in history and her scholarship
03/13/2024
Michael Ohlrogge Ideas Story Art
Better Living Through Bankruptcy: Michael Ohlrogge uses empirical data to demonstrate how bankruptcy law can help address environmental harms
02/27/2024
Clayton Gillette Ideas Story Photo
Out of Fashion: Clayton Gillette looks to the history of the Garment District to assess the impact of remote work on cities
01/25/2024
Tort Law and AI Ideas Artwork
Beyond slip-and-fall: The digital age raises new issues in tort law
01/09/2024
Faculty books ideas story illustration
New Reads: NYU Law faculty books of 2023
12/14/2023
Catherine Sharkey ideas story artwork
Better Government Through AI? A Q&A with Catherine Sharkey on how artificial intelligence could improve the federal regulatory process
12/08/2023
Cox Kaufman Ideas Story Art
Discordant Doctrines: Adam Cox and Emma Kaufman chart the tensions inside the Roberts Court’s jurisprudence on administrative law
11/27/2023
Kenji Yoshino Ideas Artwork
Restrictions May Apply: A Q&A with Kenji Yoshino on how the Supreme Court has limited antidiscrimination law
11/13/2023
Christopher Jon Sprigman Ideas Art
Free Library: Daniel Francis JSD ’20 and Christopher Jon Sprigman release a no-cost antitrust law textbook online
07/17/2023
Franco Ferrari Ideas Story Art
Global Resolution: Through his prolific scholarship, Franco Ferrari is aiming to systematize approaches to international arbitration
06/14/2023
Sea during a storm
Dangerous Currents: Samuel Issacharoff’s new book charts how populist movements threaten democracies around the world
05/22/2023
Minding the Law artwork
Minding the Law: Jennifer Arlen ’86 and Lewis Kornhauser argue for using psychological insights to deter corporate crime
04/13/2023
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Emptying the Prisons: Rachel Barkow weighs whether arguments for prison abolition will bring needed change to the criminal justice system—or backfire
03/30/2023
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Write Makes Right: Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow’s ‘Say the Right Thing’ is a no-nonsense guide to having constructive diversity and inclusion conversations
02/07/2023
Ryan Bubb Emiliano Catan Surprise Parties Ideas Artwork
Surprise Parties: A huge data set gives Ryan Bubb and Emiliano Catan LLM ’10 new insight into how mutual funds vote their shares
01/25/2023