Faculty News
09/25/2017
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When the US Supreme Court convened for business last fall, it was down a justice and had few high-profile cases on its…
09/20/2017
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In August, following an open display of racial hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Dean Trevor Morrison…
09/05/2017
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Robert Jackson Jr., a professor of law and director of the Program on Corporate Law and Policy at Columbia Law School,…
09/01/2017
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A Sampling of Recent Faculty Books
Kwame Anthony Appiah
As If: Idealization and Ideals, Harvard …
09/01/2017
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The beginning of a school year always brings with it fresh energy. This year, many of us at NYU Law return to campus…
09/01/2017
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The battle over immigration is about law and policy—and people.
BY MICHAEL OREY
GRAPHIC ADAPTATIONS BY ELEANOR DAVIS…
09/01/2017
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The women of NYU Law have been making history since 1892. Facing modern challenges for women in the legal profession,…
09/01/2017
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When the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution placed a camera on Martha’s Vineyard’s South Beach, it was to…
09/01/2017
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NYU Law embraces training to advise socially minded businesses in the emerging field of law and social…
09/01/2017
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Through 56 years and seven deans, Norman Dorsen, who passed away in July, played a peerless role in the upward…
09/01/2017
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George Zeitlin LLM ’61 passed away on January 19 at age 86. Zeitlin’s colleagues and students remember him…
08/28/2017
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Summer is a time when many NYU Law professors fan out from Washington Square to engage with the global academic…
08/09/2017
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The International Society of Public Law (ICON·S) held its annual conference in July at the University of Copenhagen in…
08/01/2017
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The 2016–17 NYU Law Forum brought together journalists, academics, politicians, and business professionals to address a…
07/18/2017
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Richard Revesz, dean emeritus and Lawrence King Professor of Law, was named one of the New York Law Journal's 2017…
07/03/2017
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Norman Dorsen, Frederick I. and Grace A. Stokes Professor of Law, passed away on July 1, 2017, at home with his family…
06/06/2017
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On May 24, NYU Law launched the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship, a new research center that will work…
05/24/2017
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Professor Troy McKenzie '00 has been elected to the American Law Institute Council.
05/18/2017
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At NYU Law, the Brennan Center for Justice, founded in honor of a Supreme Court legend, uses a multipronged approach to…