New York University School of Law

Upcoming Events

Implications of Affordable Care Act for Multi-Employer and Single-Employer Plans
06.21.13, 8:00 AM
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

Agunah Summit 2013
06.24.13, 9:00 AM
Vanderbilt Hall

New Appellate Judges Seminar
07.18.13, 8:00 AM
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

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this week's colloquia

Press Highlights

6/19/13
"Liberals brace for Supreme Court decision on voting rights"
NBC News
Expert: Richard Pildes

6/18/13
"If I'm Not Doing Anything Wrong, Why Should I Care About Surveillance?"
Huffington Post
Author: Jeremy Carp, Brennan Center for Justice

6/18/13
"Will a SCOTUS Ruling Shift Public Opinion on Gay Marriage?"
ABC News
Expert: Barry Friedman

6/18/13
"In Defense of the NSA"
Defining Ideas
Author: Richard Epstein

6/17/13
"Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voting Law"
NPR (Audio)
Expert: Richard Pildes

6/17/13
"Former Chairman of the F.T.C. Is Set to Join Davis Polk"
New York Times
Featured: Jonathan Leibowitz '84

WELCOME

Christopher Sprigman, whose research focuses on innovation and the deployment of new technologies, joins NYU Law as a faculty member.

ACCOLADE

Emily Kidd White (LL.M. ’09, J.S.D. ’15) wins a prestigious Trudeau Scholarship to pursue her doctoral research on the role of emotions in judicial decisions.

NEW AWARD

In honor of Norman Dorsen, the American Civil Liberties Union establishes the Dorsen Presidential Prize for outstanding lifetime contributions to civil liberties.

REMEMBERED

Dwight D. Opperman, longstanding trustee and NYU Law supporter and the innovative leader behind Westlaw, has passed away at age 89.

CIVIL RIGHTS CASES

On MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show, Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, discusses the same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action cases currently being decided at the Supreme Court. (VIDEO)

News in Brief

Alternative Careers Forum showcases alumni making creative use of their law degrees

"The Art of the Brick" at Discovery Times Square showcases Lego art by Nathan Sawaya '98

NYU Law professors weigh in on key issues, from NSA surveillance to political funding in India

Maureen Barden '78 named a Soros Justice Fellow

Rachel Barkow is confirmed to the U.S. Sentencing Commission

ALI approves final three chapters of Restatement Third of Employment, with Samuel Estreicher as Chief Reporter

NYU Law’s Information Law Institute receives $1 million gift from Microsoft

David Boies (LL.M. '67) and University Professor Joseph Weiler speak at NYU Law's 2013 Convocation

Center for Constitutional Transitions publishes working paper series on constitution building in Egypt and Tunisia

The New York Law Journal interviews Sujit Choudhry about the Constitutional Transitions Clinic