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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.


A series of copies of paintings of the Mona Lisa on top of one another
Artistic License: Amy Adler and Jeanne Fromer explore how creators of art are taking intellectual property protection into their own hands
07/09/2019
Child's drawing of a house
Reuniting Families Faster: A study of lawyering in child welfare cases supports the model pioneered by the Family Defense Clinic.
06/27/2019
Artwork of Presidential seal and American Flag U-turn symbol
Regulation in Transition: Bethany Davis Noll and Richard Revesz assess implications of the Trump administration’s deregulatory playbook
05/21/2019
Drying Pyrethrum flowers in the sun in Rwanda, Africa
Making Markets Bloom: In a new book, Eleanor Fox ’61 argues for flexible, context-driven antitrust laws in sub-Saharan Africa
05/02/2019
Screens with stocks at the New York Stock Exchange
Laying Down the Law: Edward Rock will oversee drafting of the first ALI Restatement on corporate governance
04/05/2019
Nixon and Clinton sitting in chairs talking
A Latham & Watkins Forum assesses the role of impeachment in our constitutional process
03/29/2019
Layers of Concertina are added to existing barrier infrastructure along the U.S. - Mexico border near Nogales, AZ, February 4, 2019. Photo: Robert Bushell
Up Against a Wall: At the Latham & Watkins Forum, experts consider the current state of immigration law and policy
03/06/2019
View of the Capitol building from behind bars
In Prisoners of Politics, Rachel Barkow argues for rational criminal justice reform
02/21/2019
Women's March in Washington, DC
Why Feminism Now? Carol Gilligan and David Richards argue that feminist resistance to patriarchy is the key to saving democracy
01/15/2019
matches lighting on fire
Leading Edge: Anthony Thompson examines how improvements in legal education can prepare lawyers to be better leaders
01/08/2019
photo of 22 books by NYU Law faculty members
Speaking Volumes: Books published by NYU Law Faculty in 2018
12/20/2018
Courthouse with magnifying glass on top
Don’t Blame (Just) the Lawyers: Assisted by students, Arthur R. Miller assesses responsibility in the litigation “cost and delay” narrative
12/04/2018
Crumpled newspaper
A Full-Court Press for Press Freedom: Stephen Gillers ’68 makes his case for the importance of the First Amendment’s press clause
11/19/2018
Illustration of a brain with thumbs down icons
Closing Statements
09/04/2018
Two heads overlapping to create a Ven Diagram with the scales of justice in the overlapping space
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Marcel Kahan’s knack for scholarly collaboration
05/30/2018
Entrance to the EJI Museum
Narratives of Injustice: The Equal Justice Initiative, led by Bryan Stevenson, is opening the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum
04/25/2018
Boeung Kak lake in Cambodia
Property and Development: Frank Upham challenges the long-held idea that developing countries require stable legal property rights for economic growth and social change
04/19/2018
Illustration of Richard Epstein
Words never fail Richard Epstein: Some metrics on his prodigious output
04/16/2018
Puerto Rico flag
Calamity and Identity: In Puerto Rico, crises lay bare issues of subjugation and sovereignty that have been a focal point of study at NYU Law
03/19/2018
Artwork of human profiles, one with a tear.
Researching Resilience: Margaret Satterthwaite ’99 examines the effects of human rights work on the mental health of advocates
03/09/2018