Faculty News
10/18/2019
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Common Cause recognizes the efforts of four lawyers and experts who have played key roles in …
10/16/2019
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Judge William T. Allen, Nusbaum Professor of Law and Business and founding director of the Pollack Center for Law…
10/16/2019
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On September 9th, the Federal Republic of Germany appointed Professor Franco Ferrari to the panel of arbitrators…
10/15/2019
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NYU Law’s September 26 Conference on the Opioid Epidemic offered sobering statistics on opioid use. More than 900…
10/14/2019
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The Willem de Kooning Foundation loans NYU Law a painting by one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.…
10/14/2019
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A Latham & Watkins Forum on September 25 previewed the upcoming US Supreme Court term with a panel that included…
10/14/2019
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Anthony Thompson
“Diversity and inclusion have become buzzwords that organizations like to advance but too…
10/08/2019
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In an age of identity politics, Professor of Philosophy and Law K. Anthony Appiah questions the truth of the labels and…
10/03/2019
![Chris Hughes speaking on a panel at the Latham & Watkins Forum bout Reigning in Big Tech](/sites/default/files/styles/80_wide/public/Latham_Watkins_Forum_2019_Hughes_Chris_001.jpg?itok=iL11iJcT)
In May, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes sparked a flurry of discussion with a New York Times op-ed calling for the…
09/10/2019
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On September 4 Lily Batchelder discussed ways to raise more tax revenue from the wealthy in her inaugural lecture for…
09/10/2019
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The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) has elected Richard Revesz, Lawrence King Professor of Law and…
09/05/2019
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Jeanne Fromer
The primary rationale for intellectual property protection is that it’s needed to incentivize…
09/04/2019
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The beginning of a new academic year at NYU Law is always exciting, and brings an opportunity for renewed focus on…
09/04/2019
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Talk of the Law School
Winning Tickets
The 2018 midterm elections saw high turnout from voters as the…
09/04/2019
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For nearly 50 years, the clinical law program has evolved and innovated to train students—and address the pressing…
09/04/2019
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In the 50 years since Stonewall, NYU Law students, faculty, and alumni have helped lead the movement for LGBTQ rights…
09/04/2019
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Emma Kaufman’s interests as a Columbia University undergraduate encompassed criminal justice, race,…
09/04/2019
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Growing up, Michael Ohlrogge planned to become a Unitarian Universalist minister. But after graduating from the…
09/04/2019
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As technology continuously evolves, experts grapple with the resulting challenges and the role the law should play in…
09/04/2019
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Speakers discussed how to make reporting sexual harassment safer in the American workplace—and in Supreme Court…