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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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Vanity Fair
"How Trump Gutted Obama’s Pandemic-Preparedness Systems"
05/01/2020
Vanity Fair
Expert: Lisa Monaco
CNN
"The pandemic offers a chance to transform the US' cruel policies toward poor people"
04/30/2020
CNN
Co-author: Philip Alston
"Whether the Ballot You Mail Is Counted May Depend on Where You Vote"
04/30/2020
ProPublica
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
The Hill
"Trump shows his cards on environmental protections — or a lack thereof"
04/30/2020
The Hill
Author: Richard Revesz
Wall Street Journal
"Dreams Made Possible by Others"
04/30/2020
Wall Street Journal
Author: Kwame Anthony Appiah
New York Times
"National Security Surveillance on U.S. Soil Fell Amid Scrutiny of Russia Inquiry"
04/30/2020
New York Times
Expert: Elizabeth Goitein, Brennan Center for Justice
New York Times
"How Trump and His Team Covered Up the Coronavirus in Five Days"
04/28/2020
New York Times
Co-authors: Ryan Goodman and Danielle Schulkin '20
New York Times
"Businesses Seek Sweeping Shield From Pandemic Liability Before They Reopen"
04/28/2020
New York Times
Expert: Samuel Estreicher
Associated Press
"Census Delay Could Put Off New Voting Districts, Primaries"
04/26/2020
Associated Press
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
Guardian
"UK coronavirus response utterly hypocritical, says UN poverty expert"
04/26/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Philip Alston
New York Times
"Economic Freeze Cuts Remittances, a Lifeline for Migrants’ Families"
04/25/2020
New York Times
Expert: Roy Germano
Wall Street Journal
"Trump Administration Program Nearly Ended Asylum. Now, Coronavirus Has Halted It."
04/25/2020
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Muzaffar Chishti, Migration Policy Institute
Reuters
"Disinfectant makers steer consumers away from Trump's coronavirus comments"
04/24/2020
Reuters
Expert: Mark Geistfeld
New York Times
"The Tax-Break Bonanza Inside the Economic Rescue Package"
04/24/2020
New York Times
Expert: H. David Rosenbloom
The Nation
"What’s Super Popular? Voting by Mail."
04/24/2020
The Nation
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
NBC News
"Black female inmates and COVID-19: Medically compromised, vulnerable and neglected"
04/24/2020
NBC News
Expert: Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Brennan Center for Justice
"Mayor de Blasio, Release Juvenile Detainees"
04/22/2020
City Limits
Authors: Juvenile Defender Clinic students
Associated Press
"You’ve reached the Supreme Court. Press 1 for live arguments"
04/22/2020
Associated Press
Expert: Melissa Murray
Guardian
"Trump administration challenged to reveal troops levels in war zones"
04/22/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Ryan Goodman
CBS News
"Democrats push Joe Biden to release Supreme Court short list and run on future court battles"
04/21/2020
CBS News
Expert: Melissa Murray
Illustration of arches with microphones on top
"Gelber Prize winners blame 'politics of imitation' for extremism in Central Europe"
04/21/2020
CBC radio (audio)
Expert: Stephen Holmes
Guardian
"Hong Kong Police in Hong Kong arrest 15 activists amid autonomy warnings"
04/18/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
MSNBC
"Elizabeth Goitein: Trump 'doesn't quite understand' COVID-19 pandemic is not a war"
04/18/2020
MSNBC (video)
Expert: Elizabeth Goitein, Brennan Center for Justice
Reuters
"Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections"
04/17/2020
Reuters
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
Slate
"Washington State Now Has the Most Diverse Supreme Court In History"
04/17/2020
Slate
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
Law 360
"Inmates Seeking COVID-19 Release Face Uneven Legal Terrain"
04/16/2020
Law360
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Washington Post
"Joe Biden pitches himself as the ‘been there, done that’ candidate as economic and health crises dominate the presidential race"
04/16/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Lisa Monaco
The Atlantic
"The Supreme Court Should Never Go Back to Its Pre-coronavirus Ways"
04/15/2020
The Atlantic
Author: Melissa Murray
Bloomberg News
"Trump Undermines Mercury Curbs in Move That Could End Mandate"
04/15/2020
Bloomberg
Expert: Richard Revesz
Washington Post
"The Wisconsin primary had extraordinarily high voter turnout"
04/15/2020
Washington Post
Co-author: Richard Pildes
"Bringing Home the Supply Chain"
04/15/2020
Justia
Co-authors: Samuel Estreicher and Jonathan Harris
Lawfare
"We Need Better Cybercrime Data"
04/15/2020
Lawfare
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
NPR
"A Close Look At President Trump's Assertion Of 'Absolute' Authority Over States"
04/14/2020
NPR
Expert: Elizabeth Goitein, Brennan Center for Justice
Bloomberg News
"Clean Car Standards Rollback Is ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’"
04/14/2020
Bloomberg
Author: Richard Revesz
BBC News
"Loans scheme must work faster, government admits"
04/12/2020
BBC News
Expert: Mervyn King
Rolling Stone
"The President and the Plague"
04/12/2020
Rolling Stone
Expert: Lisa Monaco
NPR
"Market And Business Ties Often Determine Where COVID-19 Supplies Go"
04/11/2020
NPR
Expert: Eleanor Fox '61
Politico
"Inside America’s 2-Decade Failure to Prepare for Coronavirus"
04/11/2020
Politico
Expert: Lisa Monaco
ABC News logo
"Poverty, pollution and neglect: How the Bronx became a coronavirus 'formula for disaster'"
04/11/2020
ABC News
Expert: Furman Center on Real Estate & Urban Policy
The Hill
"Pandemic spurs court fights over mail-in voting"
04/10/2020
The Hill
Expert: Richard Pildes
Politico
"Get that money out the door"
04/10/2020
Politico
Expert: David Kamin '09
ABC News logo
"In NYC, 'stark contrast' in COVID-19 infection rates based on education and race"
04/10/2020
ABC News
Expert: Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy
Huffington Post
"Governors Are Too Cowardly To Solve The Coronavirus Outbreak In Prisons"
04/10/2020
Huffington Post
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Vanity Fair
"'Panic and Fear Already Consume Our Daily Lives': Will the Supreme Court Pass the Coronavirus Test?"
04/09/2020
Vanity Fair
Expert: Melissa Murray
Wired
"Vote by Mail Isn't Perfect. But It's Essential in a Pandemic"
04/09/2020
Wired
Expert: Lawrence Norden, Brennan Center for Justice
Business Insider
"Grocery stores in the richest and poorest parts of NYC are struggling, but for very different reasons. It's yet another sign of how differently the wealthy are weathering the pandemic."
04/09/2020
Business Insider
Expert: Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy
PBS
"Former felons in Florida still fighting for voting rights"
04/08/2020
PBS NewsHour
Expert: Myrna Pérez, Brennan Center for Justice
Bloomberg News
"Its Not the Time to Fight Over Poison Pills"
04/07/2020
Bloomberg
Co-authors: Edward Rock and Haley Sylvester, Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance
Associated Press
"Pandemic Politics: Wisconsin Voting Underway Despite Virus"
04/07/2020
Associated Press
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
New York Times
"Rulings on Wisconsin Election Raise Questions About Judicial Partisanship"
04/07/2020
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes