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06/15/2017
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As a Root-Tilden-Kern scholar at NYU Law, Johnathan Smith ’07 knew that he wanted to use his legal career to fight for…
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.
05/23/2017
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05/22/2017
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Chantá Parker ’06 works to improve the country’s public defense systems.
Chantá Parker ’06 defines herself as a…
05/19/2017
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The versatility of an NYU Law degree was on display recently in Greenberg Lounge, where nearly two dozen alumni…
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…
05/18/2017
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On April 28, 2017, a federal court in Wisconsin struck down a state law authorizing the detention, involuntary…
05/15/2017
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Rick Brooks will join NYU School of Law’s permanent faculty in January 2018, and he will teach Contracts at the…
05/11/2017
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Earlier this year Preet Bharara joined NYU School of Law as a distinguished scholar in residence to continue working on…
05/11/2017
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MLSA co-chairs Sidra Mahfooz '18, Razia Hamid '18, and Nealofar Panjshiri '18
Hissan Bajwa ’05, general…
05/11/2017
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New York University professors from a range of disciplines met at NYU Law to honor Professor Anna Deavere Smith, who…
05/08/2017
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Early one afternoon, William T. Comfort, III Professor of Law Roderick Hills Jr. is walking his Constitutional Law…
05/08/2017
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Roughly 100 days after Donald Trump took office as president, top national security experts gathered at NYU Law in an…
05/02/2017
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Sherrilyn Ifill '87
When the law is used properly, it has the power to create facts, asserted Sherrilyn Ifill…
04/26/2017
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NYU Law students spearhead patent law workshop for scientists, engineers, physicians, and entrepreneurs.
The…
04/26/2017
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It is traditional to take stock of a new president’s accomplishments and approach to governance as he reaches 100 days…
04/25/2017
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The 2017 Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights symposium, “Defending Dissent: Civil Society and Human Rights…
04/25/2017
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Two NYU Law alumni—Jared Kushner ’07, senior White House adviser to the president, and Bob Ferguson ’95, Washington…