News@NYU Law

09/23/2020
While much of corporate America has publicly pledged support of the Black Lives Matter movement, several key strategies…
09/21/2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The NYU Law community mourns the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  “Justice Ginsburg was…
09/18/2020
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What patterns emerge when democracies weaken across the globe? Why and when does authoritarianism become an attractive…
09/16/2020
Professor Jerome A. Cohen, a leading China and East Asian law scholar, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of law,…
09/11/2020
2020 Magazine Dean Trevor Morrison photograph
Dean Trevor Morrison When I came to NYU Law seven years ago, the world did not look the same as it does…
09/11/2020
2020 Magazine Democracy Feature illustration
Populism, pandemic—and internal failings—threaten to unravel a form of government recently seen as ascendant…
09/11/2020
Clean Energy Windmill
In the shift away from carbon-based fuels toward green, more sustainable energy sources, NYU Law alumni are power…
09/11/2020
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Bryan Stevenson and Kenneth Feinberg ’70 get the Hollywood treatment with biopics ‘Just Mercy’ and ‘Worth.’ BY…
09/11/2020
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Five NYU Law alumni who reinvented their careers by taking unexpected paths An NYU Law degree doesn’t prepare…
09/11/2020
Lamar Alexander
Senior US Senator Lamar Alexander ’65 of Tennessee celebrated his 55th reunion year by reflecting on his career and the…
09/11/2020
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NYU Law charts a way forward amid the complex risks of the coronavirus pandemic. BY JADE MCCLAIN When on March 9 Dean…
09/11/2020
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NYU Law Voices Carry Thought leaders from within and outside the NYU Law community participate in Law School…
09/11/2020
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Talk of the Law School Engelberg Center Hosts Legal Madness Last November the Engelberg Center on…
09/11/2020
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The Class of 2020 Members of the Class of 2020 connect with family members who are also NYU Law graduates.…
09/11/2020
Marc Platt
In the past year, alumni from around the world gathered at regional events—from San Francisco to London—to reminisce…
09/11/2020
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While their awards ceremonies have been postponed, NYU Law recognizes these recipients.  2020 Recipients …
09/11/2020
The 2020 Judge Edward Weinfeld Award recipient was Judge Jonathan Lippman ’68, former chief judge of New York as well…
09/11/2020
Rita Hauser
The newly renovated Tishman Auditorium in Vanderbilt Hall reopened in January with a screening of the film Just…
09/11/2020
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Justin W. Batten (1991–2020) Justin W. Batten ’17 passed away on May 20, 2020, at age 29. Batten was an…
09/11/2020
2020 Magazine cover
Assistant Dean for Communications and Chief Communications Officer Rebekah Carmichael Editorial Director …