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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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Gothamist
"He Spent 24 Years Behind Bars Because Queens Prosecutors Broke The Rules. Was This Their Only Wrongful Conviction?"
04/05/2021
Gothamist
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Bloomberg News
"Supreme Court Path Set for Potential First Black Female Nominee"
03/30/2021
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Boston Review
"Derek Chauvin and the Myth of the Impartial Juror"
03/16/2021
Boston Review
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"14 Steps Biden’s DOJ Can Take Now to Reform America’s Criminal Legal System"
03/15/2021
The Appeal
Co-author: Rachel Barkow
NPR
"#FreeHer Campaign Wants Clemency For 100 Women In Biden's First 100 Days"
03/14/2021
NPR
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Vox
"Biden’s secret weapon for criminal justice reform"
02/26/2021
Vox
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"In New York, Local Elections Heat Up, Amid New New Moves Against Criminalizing Sex Work"
02/11/2021
The Appeal
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Politico
"Trump left behind a clemency mess. The clock’s ticking for Biden to solve it."
02/11/2021
Politico
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"Queens Prosecutors Ignored Misconduct for Years. Can a New D.A. Change That?"
01/27/2021
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"He Was Convicted in a Police Officer’s Murder. Trump Gave Him Clemency."
01/26/2021
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"Trump’s Pardon of Bannon Could Raise Risk for 3 Co-Defendants"
01/26/2021
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Trump is expected to announce 100 pardons and commutations. Will Anthony Viola's be among the names?"
01/18/2021
Insider
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Panel icon
"What Is Presidential Pardon Power And Are There Limits To Its Use?"
12/14/2020
Texas Public Radio (audio)
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Five Thirty Eight
"Trump’s Pardons Have Been Sparse and Self-Serving — And That’s Without Even Pardoning His Kids"
12/10/2020
FiveThirtyEight
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Biden Must Fix the Broken Executive Clemency Process. This is Who He Should Select to Lead That Effort."
12/01/2020
The Appeal
Featured: Rachel Barkow
Reuters
"Biden's possible attorney general pick has moderate track record: progressive critics"
11/19/2020
Reuters
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Washington Post
"Trump abused the clemency power. Will Biden reform it?"
11/16/2020
Washington Post
Co-author: Rachel Barkow
"What Biden’s Win Means for the Future of Criminal Justice"
11/08/2020
The Marshall Project
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Is Trump trying to stack prison-sentencing agency with right-wing allies before the election?"
09/22/2020
ABA Journal
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Newsweek
"Trump and Biden Both Have Complicated Records on Criminal Justice Reform"
08/27/2020
Newsweek
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Bloomberg News
"Supreme Court Secrecy Breach Sheds Light on Internal Dynamics"
07/31/2020
Bloomberg
Experts: Rachel Barkow and Melissa Murray
New York Review of Books
"Less Punishment, More Justice"
06/25/2020
New York Review of Books
Featured: Rachel Barkow
The New Yorker
"Who Is the Floyd Family’s Lawyer?"
06/15/2020
New Yorker
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Bloomberg News
"Pandemic-Era Prison Releases a ‘Tipping Point’ for Reformers"
05/29/2020
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Some Federal Prisoners are Getting Out as COVID-19 Spreads. Others Have No Chance."
05/14/2020
The Appeal
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Law 360
"Inmates Seeking COVID-19 Release Face Uneven Legal Terrain"
04/16/2020
Law360
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Huffington Post
"Governors Are Too Cowardly To Solve The Coronavirus Outbreak In Prisons"
04/10/2020
Huffington Post
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Mother Jones
"The 'Single Most Important DA Race in the Country' Is Headed to a Runoff"
03/24/2020
Mother Jones
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"A Little-Known State Law Says Felons Must Carry a Special ID or Go to Jail"
03/12/2020
ProPublica
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"For Many Serving Harsh Sentences, the Governor Becomes a Last Hope"
03/05/2020
The Appeal
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Mother Jones
"LA’s First Black District Attorney Is Battling for Reelection. Black Activists Want Her Out."
03/02/2020
Mother Jones
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Guardian
"Roger Stone is a friend of Trump – does that mean he's above the law?"
02/21/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Washington Post
"Post-impeachment, Trump declares himself the ‘chief law enforcement officer’ of America"
02/19/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Rachel Barkow
NPR
"Trump Grants Pardons To 11 People Including Rod Blagojevich"
02/19/2020
NPR: Morning Edition (audio)
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"Matt Bevin, Ousted in Kentucky, Sets Off Furor With ‘Extreme Pardons’"
12/13/2019
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
ABC News logo
"Meet the Kim Kardashian-backed 'women warriors' who have helped save more than 40 people serving life sentences without parole"
12/12/2019
ABC News
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"Prosecutors Usually Send People to Prison. These Are Getting Them Out."
11/28/2019
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
USA Today
"Trump's advocacy for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher is latest intervention for conservative cause celebre"
11/26/2019
USA Today
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"A Life Sentence in Arkansas. And a Lifetime of Pain."
11/18/2019
The Appeal
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Slate
"The Punishment Bureaucracy Has Nothing to Do With Justice"
11/18/2019
Slate
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Slate
"The Largest Commutation in U.S. History"
11/08/2019
Slate
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"What's wrong with America's criminal justice system? 6 questions for an expert"
08/02/2019
CBS News
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"2 Brothers, Same Crime: Why One Got Out First"
07/25/2019
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Bernie Madoff Asks Trump to Reduce His 150-Year Prison Sentence"
07/24/2019
Bloomberg
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Cory Booker’s 2020 plan: Clemency for thousands of nonviolent drug offenders"
06/20/2019
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Cory Booker has a plan to reform the criminal justice system — without Congress"
06/20/2019
Vox
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"War-Crimes Pardons Seen as New Twist on Trump’s Clemency Power"
05/24/2019
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Once as Pro-Prosecution as Any Red State, New York Makes a Big Shift on Trials"
05/02/2019
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"Amy Klobuchar has a plan to reverse the war on drugs — and doesn’t need Congress to do it"
04/30/2019
Vox
Expert: Rachel Barkow
"The First Step Act Is A Major Step For Sentencing Reform"
04/28/2019
Law360
Expert: Rachel Barkow