News@NYU Law

07/02/2021
Maggie Blackhawk
On July 2, NYU Law announced the establishment of the NYU-Yale American Indian Sovereignty Project, whose goals include…
06/25/2021
On the day of the January 6 attack on the Capitol Building, Twitter suspended then-President Donald Trump’s account…
06/10/2021
Robert Katzmann
Judge Robert A. Katzmann, professor of practice, passed away on June 9, 2021. “Judge Katzmann made a profound impact on…
06/01/2021
On May 17, members of The American Law Institute (ALI) voted to approve Tentative Draft No. 2 of Principles of the Law…
05/26/2021
Irene Dorzback
Irene Dorzback, associate dean for career services, announced on May 26 that she plans to retire at the end of the Fall…
05/24/2021
Song Kim
At age six, Song Kim ’13 moved with her family from Korea to the United States. “We lived in an immigrant community,…
05/24/2021
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On May 24, Dean Trevor Morrison announced that four new faculty members will take up positions at the Law School this…
05/24/2021
Amanda Gonzalez Burton
Fellow, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership NetworkNorma Z. Paige Scholarship What drew you to NYU Law? I chose NYU School…
05/21/2021
Convocation 2021
On May 20, NYU Law gave the Class of 2021—more than 700 JD, LLM, MSL, and MS recipients—a celebratory send-off in a…
05/14/2021
Convocation 2021
NYU Law will honor and celebrate its 2021 graduates with a virtual Convocation ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May…
05/11/2021
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As businesses like Uber and Airbnb facilitate transactions on digital platforms, matching customers and service…
05/05/2021
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In the 2020 US presidential election and its aftermath, misleading or untrue statements by lawyers—in court or in…
05/04/2021
Protest signs
Even many progressive scholars tend to be pessimistic these days regarding the efficacy of human rights law and…
04/30/2021
Experts discussed how companies can promote corporate cultures of compliance and meet regulators’ and stakeholders’…
04/29/2021
José AlvarezHerbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law José E. Alvarez has been elected a member of the …
04/27/2021
Tess Bridgeman
When Tess Bridgeman ’10 began her job as an attorney advisor in the US Department of State’s Office of the Legal…
04/26/2021
Santana Jackson
AnBryce Scholar Student Fellow, Policing Project What has been the best surprise about your law school experience…
04/21/2021
Professor of Clinical Law Deborah Archer and Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law Melissa Murray, co-…
04/21/2021
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On March 22, the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network (BWLN) hosted a book talk in honor of the late US Supreme Court…
04/20/2021
Washington Square Park with DC monument and Capitol building in background
In spring 2021, President Joe Biden selected a broad range of NYU alumni, faculty, and scholars to fill positions in…