News@NYU Law

05/08/2025
Deborah Archer Ideas Artwork
Much of civil rights law has been aimed at giving Black Americans access to spaces and institutions from which they…
05/06/2025
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The politicization of the US Justice Department was the focus of a March 5 NYU Law Forum featuring former DOJ attorneys…
05/06/2025
NYU Law Deans Cup Player With Basketball
On April 24, a basketball team from NYU Law took on Columbia Law players before an enthusiastic crowd at the Paulson…
05/05/2025
Sarah Seo
Sarah Seo, a legal historian of 20th century US criminal justice, will join the NYU Law faculty this summer, Dean Troy…
05/02/2025
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In a spirit of fellowship, celebration, resilience and unity, NYU Law’s Alumni of Color Association (LACA) held its…
04/30/2025
Eric Holder
At a ceremony at NYU Law on April 9, former US Attorney General Eric Holder accepted the dedication of the 82nd volume…
04/25/2025
Joshua Orange ’25
Norman Ostrow Scholarship Dean’s Merit Scholarship Joshua Orange ’25 You’ve done some political and…
04/25/2025
Brenda Mendez ’25 and Yuxin Feng LLM ’25
Brenda Maritza Mendez ’25 and Yuxin Feng LLM ’25 will take the stage at Madison Square Garden on May 20 to deliver the…
04/24/2025
Rachel Barkow
The sobering statistics are familiar by now. While the United States contains less than 5 percent of the global…
04/24/2025
Airi Hammalov
In 1997, Estonian-born Airi Hammalov LLM ’01 visited New York for the very first time. It was love at first sight.…
04/23/2025
Two figures embracing under arch in sunlit Guarini Courtyard
During the weekend of April 25–27, NYU Law welcomed alumni from around the world back to campus for Reunion 2025,…
04/23/2025
Dean Emeritus Richard Revesz
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, Dean Emeritus…
04/18/2025
Kathryn Chenault '80
Against the violet-lit backdrop of the Temple of Dendur, NYU Law alumni, faculty, and others from the Law School…
04/15/2025
Amid ongoing debate over the impact of social media in the United States, an NYU Law Forum  convened technology…
04/14/2025
Maia Cole
Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Maia Cole What do you enjoy the most about your…
04/11/2025
Patience Adegboyega ’25
Dean’s Award Recipient Student Fellow, Community Equity Initiative Patience Adegboyega ’25 How did you…
04/11/2025
Christopher Morten
Christopher Morten ’15 will return to NYU Law and join the faculty, beginning July 1, 2025. Currently associate…
04/11/2025
In Remy (Jeremy Venook ’26) and Tort Ellini (Charlie Driver ’26)
In performances April 3–5, NYU Law’s annual Law Revue presented Rata12(b)(2)ie, a satirical story of a New York City…
04/10/2025
NYU Law Review volume 1 title page
This month, New York University Law Review launches its 100th volume, just over a century after the first issue debuted…
04/02/2025
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Founder and Executive Director, Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition Abdul Dosunmu What are the aims…