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Constitutional

The Big Picture

From groundbreaking Law of Democracy courses to intensive examinations of security in a post-9/11 world, the Constitutional Law curriculum at NYU takes on some of the most important issues of the day.

News From Washington Square
In the New York Times, Richard Pildes argues that we need a broader approach to voting rights

Sally Katzen argues that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals got it wrong in its recent ruling on recess appointments

MSNBC host Chris Hayes moderates CHRGJ panel on national security and human rights

Richard Pildes argues that if Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is invalidated, its defenders should focus on a new legislative approach

Sujit Choudhry advises Libyan experts and parliamentarians in Tripoli

Mitchell Kane co-authors amicus brief in Supreme Court foreign tax credit case


In the Press

"Constitutionality of Voting Act's Key Provision Questioned"
New York Law Journal
Expert: Debo Adegbile ’94

"Supreme Court Hears Voting Rights Act Challenge Brought By Shelby County, Alabama"
Huffington Post
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

"Will the Voting Rights Act survive the Supreme Court?"
CBS News
Expert: Richard Pildes, Myrna Pérez, Brennan Center for Justice

"Section 5 Is Still Crucial to Maintaining Americans' Right to Vote"
U.S. News & World Report
Author: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice

"Is Employment a 'Human Right'?"
Defining Ideas
Author: Richard Epstein

"Privacy vs. prosecution: DNA testing gets high court review"
CNN
Expert: Erin Murphy


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