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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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"Authoritarian leaders thrive on crises. So why do wannabe tyrants fear the plague?"
05/15/2020
Globe and Mail
Co-author: Stephen Holmes
Law.com
"Court-Based Discovery in Aid of International Arbitration"
05/15/2020
Law.com
Author: Samuel Estreicher
"Some Federal Prisoners are Getting Out as COVID-19 Spreads. Others Have No Chance."
05/14/2020
The Appeal
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"Your Questions: Voting by Mail, Tara Reade, Congressional Travel"
05/14/2020
New York Times
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
USA Today
"Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling overturning stay-at-home order highlights widening US debate on pandemic"
05/14/2020
USA Today
Expert: Elizabeth Goitein, Brennan Center for Justice
The New Yorker
"From the Justice Department to the Intelligence Community, Donald Trump and William Barr Have Won"
05/14/2020
New Yorker
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
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"Trump’s Lawyers Argue for 'Temporary Presidential Immunity'"
05/13/2020
ProPublica
Expert: Melissa Murray
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"Pelosi unveils $3 trillion coronavirus aid package for Friday vote"
05/13/2020
PIX 11
Expert: Clayton Gillette
CNN
"Ex-homeland security adviser: Our playbook was 'ignored'"
05/12/2020
CNN (video)
Expert: Lisa Monaco
Law 360
"Supreme Court Teleconference Makes History. Is Video Next?"
05/11/2020
Law360 (video)
Expert: Melissa Murray
Bloomberg News
"Greens See Montana Ruling as Template for Oil Lease Challenges"
05/08/2020
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Jayni Foley Hein, Institute for Policy Integrity
The Atlantic
"There’s One Big Reason the U.S. Economy Can’t Reopen"
05/08/2020
The Atlantic
Expert: Paul Romer
MSNBC
"Minority communities suffering more from coronavirus pandemic"
05/07/2020
MSNBC (video)
Expert: Bryan Stevenson
Bloomberg News
"Stay-at-Home Lawsuits Are Failing, But Judges May Get Impatient"
05/07/2020
Bloomberg
Expert: Melissa Murray
Wired
"Why Meatpacking Plants Have Become Covid-19 Hot Spots"
05/07/2020
Wired
Expert: Ingrid Gould Ellen, Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy
New York Times
"‘Never Seen Anything Like This’: Experts Question Dropping of Flynn Prosecution"
05/07/2020
New York Times
Expert: Anne Milgram '96
Washington Post
"The White House’s coronavirus cure is even more magical than we could have imagined"
05/07/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Lily Batchelder
Associated Press
"US firms return virus loans as Treasury threatens penalties"
05/06/2020
Associated Press
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
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"The U.S. planned to send a death squad leader to Haiti. Then it said never mind."
05/06/2020
Miami Herald
Expert: Margaret Satterthwaite '99
New York Times
"Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic?"
05/05/2020
New York Times
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
Wall Street Journal
"Welcome Back to the Office. Your Every Move Will Be Watched."
05/05/2020
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jason Schultz
Newsweek
"UN Official Blames Years of Austerity for Poor Bearing the Biggest Burden of COVID-19"
05/04/2020
Newsweek
Expert: Philip Alston
"Agency Guidance May Not Be Enough: Keeping Workers Safe and Avoiding Employer Workplace Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
05/01/2020
Justia
Co-authors: Samuel Estreicher and Elisabeth Campbell '21
Newsweek
"Nationwide Sick-Outs Renew Discussion of Working Conditions Amid COVID-19"
05/01/2020
Newsweek
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Bloomberg News
"Rich Americans Seize Historic Chance to Pass On Wealth Tax-Free"
05/01/2020
Bloomberg
Expert: Lily Batchelder
NPR
"Crowded Prisons Are Festering 'Petri Dishes' For Coronavirus, Observers Warn"
05/01/2020
NPR
Expert: Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Brennan Center for Justice
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
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"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