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Jerome Cohen discusses the disappearance of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and the broader implications of the case for China and the world community.

Norman Dorsen discusses the highlights of his legal career, including his involvement with the Army-McCarthy hearings, his arguments before the Supreme Court, and his 50 years—and counting—at NYU School of Law.

Burt Neuborne discusses his article on the debate between Supreme Court justices Felix Frankfurter and William Brennan Jr. over Baker v. Carr, a landmark case in which the Court deemed redistricting issues justiciable.

Faculty Workshops

On Monday, December 17, AnBryce Professor of Law Deborah Malamud will discuss "The National Labor Relations Board and the White-Collar Worker in the Early New Deal."

Law School Magazine

What’s inside the 2012 issue: A cover profile of Winston Wenyan Ma (M.C.J. ’98); a look at the gains and growth under Richard Revesz’s decade as dean; an examination of the NYU Law faculty who specialize in commercial law and bankruptcy; a faculty and alumni panel debate corporate fraud, corruption, and bribery; Professor Bryan Stevenson’s outstanding year; and more.

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Newsmakers

The Green Bag honors Arthur Miller for exemplary legal writing

Arthur Miller is an honoree in the category of longform writing for his article "McIntyre in Context: A Very Personal Perspective" in the South Carolina Law Review.

The Crime Report honors Bryan Stevenson as the 2012 Criminal Justice Person of the Year

The Crime Report recognizes Bryan Stevenson for his "high-impact legal victory this year, as well as for his stubborn championship of 'equal justice' that has strengthened the work of both activists and practitioners in 2012 who are reforming the nation’s justice system."

Former Israeli Supreme Court president Dorit Beinisch and Samuel Rascoff bring national security law expertise to class

Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel Dorit Beinisch made her teaching debut this fall while on campus as a distinguished global fellow and a senior fellow at the Center on Law and Security. The class she co-taught with Associate Professor Samuel Rascoff: Judging National Security.

Joseph Weiler to be next president of European University Institute

University Professor Joseph Weiler, Joseph Straus Professor of Law, has been named the next president of the European University Institute. He will take a leave of absence from NYU Law during his five-year presidency, which begins in September 2013.

Kenji Yoshino weighs in on the same-sex marriage cases facing the Supreme Court

In an array of media appearances, Kenji Yoshino weighs in on the Supreme Court's decision to hear same-sex marriage cases challenging Proposition 8 and DOMA.

Norman Dorsen awarded honorary doctorate by University of Buenos Aires School of Law

Norman Dorsen, Frederick I. and Grace A. Stokes Professor of Law, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires School of Law on November 13 in recognition of a half-century career devoted to human rights, civil liberties, academic scholarship, government service, and leadership in numerous high-profile organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union.

Bryan Stevenson is the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice

Bryan Stevenson talks to Smithsonian Magazine about why mass incarceration defines us as a society.

Theodor Meron contemplates future of international law tribunals in lecture at NYU Law

In a talk on October 22, Judge Theodor Meron, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law Emeritus and Judicial Fellow, discussed the future of international law and his role as president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

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