Faculty News

06/10/2021
Robert Katzmann
Judge Robert A. Katzmann, professor of practice, passed away on June 9, 2021. “Judge Katzmann made a profound…
06/01/2021
On May 17, members of The American Law Institute (ALI) voted to approve Tentative Draft No. 2 of Principles of the Law…
05/24/2021
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On May 24, Dean Trevor Morrison announced that four new faculty members will take up positions at the Law School this…
05/05/2021
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In the 2020 US presidential election and its aftermath, misleading or untrue statements by lawyers—in court or in…
05/04/2021
Protest signs
Even many progressive scholars tend to be pessimistic these days regarding the efficacy of human rights law and…
04/29/2021
José Alvarez Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law José E. Alvarez has been…
04/21/2021
Professor of Clinical Law Deborah Archer and Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law Melissa Murray, co-…
04/21/2021
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On March 22, the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network (BWLN) hosted a book talk in honor of the late US Supreme Court…
04/20/2021
Washington Square Park with DC monument and Capitol building in background
In spring 2021, President Joe Biden selected a broad range of NYU alumni, faculty, and scholars to fill positions in…
04/19/2021
Relax, Revisit, Reunite, Rekindle, Reconnect, Reunion.
On April 23-25, Reunion 2021 brought NYU Law alumni together in a virtual celebration that welcomed members of 13…
04/12/2021
Anne Milgram
On April 12, President Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in…
04/09/2021
On April 9 President Joe Biden issued an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of…
03/30/2021
The student editors of the New York University Annual Survey of American Law dedicated the 78th volume of the journal…
03/29/2021
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In two books published a dozen years apart, AnBryce Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus Richard Revesz has established…
03/25/2021
Barbed wire at Corrections facility
In her 2020 Harvard Law Review article, “The Prisoner Trade,” Assistant Professor of Law Emma Kaufman asks readers…
03/11/2021
Lily Batchelder
Lily Batchelder President Biden has nominated Robert C. Kopple Family Professor of Taxation Lily Batchelder…
03/01/2021
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From the start of their academic careers at NYU Law, students are given the opportunity to put their legal…
02/23/2021
On February 8, on the eve of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in the US Senate, Dean Trevor…
02/19/2021
Richard Stewart
University Professor Richard Stewart’s current and former colleagues and students gathered virtually on January 12 for…
02/19/2021
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As Congressional gridlock has made it more difficult for US presidents to enact policy agendas through legislation, the…