Faculty News
03/01/2017
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"Medical Innovation and the Law," a symposium sponsored by the Classical Liberal Institute and the NYU Journal of…
03/01/2017
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The February 22 NYU School of Law Forum, "Business, Law, and Government in China: Reflections from Experience,"…
02/24/2017
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A person living in the US in the past half-century might reasonably believe war can be counterproductive to modern…
02/23/2017
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The day Donald Trump was sworn in as president, a federal court issued a ruling in a case likely to shape voting in the…
02/21/2017
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In a conversation on February 8 at the London School of Economics and Political Science, NYU Law faculty members Mervyn…
02/21/2017
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Cynthia Estlund’s newest book, A New Deal for China’s Workers?, published in January, focuses on the rapidly…
02/14/2017
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The February 8 NYU Law Forum focused on the challenges faced by the international human rights system from both…
02/13/2017
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Vicki Been ’83, Boxer Family Professor of Law, has returned to NYU Law from a three-year leave during which she…
02/08/2017
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Michael Levine, distinguished research scholar and senior lecturer, passed away last week. He had a long, varied, and…
02/06/2017
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“Assume a can opener” is the punch line of a joke about an economist proposing how to open a can of tuna fish while…
02/06/2017
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One day after President Trump signed an executive order cutting off funding for locations known as "sanctuary cities,"…
01/31/2017
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NYU School of Law has announced two new arrivals this spring, both of whom join the Law School from the Obama…
01/31/2017
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In January, anticipating a topic that would be top-of-mind for students returning from winter break, several NYU Law…
01/30/2017
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How NYU Law is helping to address the injustices of the bail system.
Unable to pay a $1,000 bail, New York City…
01/26/2017
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Three members of the NYU Law community have been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), adding to a lengthy list…
01/12/2017
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Professor of Law and Public Policy Lily Batchelder was recently recognized by Tax Notes and Forbes on their respective…
12/22/2016
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In 2016, faculty members at NYU Law published books that they wrote and edited on a range of current issues and…
12/16/2016
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Race, religion, nationality, and sexuality—these categories can weigh heavily on experience. But, while they exist and…
12/05/2016
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The issue of income inequality was hard to ignore during the US presidential campaign, as a democratic socialist…