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01/05/2012
Judge Robert Carter, leader in the legal battle against racial segregation, dies at 94
On January 3, Judge Robert Carter, a leader in the legal battle against racial segregation, passed away at the age of…
12/29/2011
The New York Times calls Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez "A Judge Who Reshaped the Corporate Landscape"
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12/23/2011
The Green Bag honors Richard Pildes for exemplary legal writing
The Green Bag, a quarterly journal of legal scholarship, has recognized Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of…
12/22/2011
NYU School of Law and University of Chile School of Law to become global partners
 A December conference on the use of cost-benefit analysis to set domestic environmental policy in developing and…
12/19/2011
Ronald Dworkin delivers the Einstein Lectures on "Religion Without God" at the University of Bern, Switzerland
Ronald Dworkin, Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, gave this year's Einstein Lectures at the University of Bern,…
12/19/2011
Jeremy Waldron publishes ?How Law Protects Dignity,? based on his 2011 Sir David Williams Lecture at the University of Cambridge
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12/16/2011
Invited by the court, CACL executive director Anthony Barkow argues before the Second Circuit
Anthony Barkow, executive director of NYU Law’s Center on the Administration of Criminal Law (CACL) argued before…
12/16/2011
Institute of Judicial Administration event brings Russian delegation to NYU Law
On December 13, a delegation of Russian judges, journalists, and NGO representatives took part in a daylong Dwight D.…
12/13/2011
Governor Cuomo appoints Mitra Hormozi '95 to the new Joint Commission on Public Ethics
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12/13/2011
Alexa Rosenbloom '10 and Peter Barker-Huelster '12 selected as 2012 Skadden Fellows
Alexa Rosenbloom '10 and Peter Barker-Huelster '12 are both recipients of 2012 Skadden Fellowships. Established in 1988…
12/09/2011
Theodor Meron's new book celebrated at Law School event
NYU Law faculty and international law experts gathered in the Faculty Library on December 6 to celebrate the release of…
12/08/2011
German Supreme Court cites paper by Franco Ferrari in conflict of laws ruling
The Supreme Court of Germany cited a paper by Professor Franco Ferrari in a decision determining which country’s…
12/08/2011
John P. Steines Jr. (LL.M. '78) named new author of renowned corporate tax treatise
Professor John P. Steines Jr. (LL.M. ’78) has been named the new author of Federal Income Taxation of…
12/08/2011
Professor Adrian Vermeule of Harvard Law School reviews Richard Pildes' article, "Is the Supreme Court a `Majoritarian' Institution?"
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12/06/2011
A law school gathering celebrates Richard Epstein's latest book
A November 30 gathering in the faculty library of Vanderbilt hall marked the publication of Laurence A. Tisch Professor…
12/05/2011
Milbank Tweed Forum tackles nuclear safety and climate change (VIDEO)
Richard Stewart, University Professor and John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, moderated the November 30 Milbank Tweed…
12/01/2011
Seyla Benhabib analyzes clash between democratic sovereignty and international law in Straus Lecture (VIDEO)
In the Straus Public Lecture on November 28, Seyla Benhabib, currently a fellow at the Straus Institute for the…
11/30/2011
Linda Silberman testifies on international judgment recognition and enforcement before House subcommittee
Linda Silberman, Martin Lipton Professor of Law, testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on…
11/30/2011
NYU Law students play key role in filing claims against the U.N. on behalf of cholera victims in Haiti
Three current and former NYU Law students are members of a team seeking redress for victims of a cholera outbreak in…
11/23/2011
At 2011 Gelatt Dialogue, law scholars examine 100 years of justice in China
On Monday, November 7, eleven accomplished scholars of Chinese law met for the 17th annual dialogue in memory of…