News@NYU Law

05/09/2019
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Automated decision-making systems are designed to help eliminate human error and bias. But since they are designed by…
05/09/2019
Michael Ohlrogge
Two new faculty members, Emma Kaufman and Michael Ohlrogge, have arrived at NYU Law as Assistant Professors of Law. “I…
05/09/2019
Jason Schultz
On April 17 and 18, legal academics, data scientists, community organizers, and other experts convened to examine how…
05/08/2019
Bryan Stevenson
“Tonight, I want to talk about memory and trauma and justice and what I believe it will take to get to a different…
05/06/2019
Pablo Greiff
In this year’s Emilio Mignone Lecture, Pablo de Greiff, director of the transitional justice program at the Center for…
05/06/2019
Stephanie Abramson
Life Trustee, Director of Law and Business Experiential Courses, and Adjunct Professor Stephanie Abramson ’69 passed…
05/02/2019
Drying Pyrethrum flowers in the sun in Rwanda, Africa
Kenya’s soil and climate make it particularly hospitable to the pyrethrum flower, an environmentally friendly pesticide…
04/29/2019
Andrew WeissmannDean Trevor Morrison announced that Andrew Weissmann will return to NYU Law on May 1 as a…
04/25/2019
NYU Law is one of five law schools selected for participation in the inauguration of the Weil Legal Innovators Program…
04/24/2019
Tsedeye Gebreselassie
In late March, fast food giant McDonald’s announced that it would no longer lobby against minimum-wage increases at any…
04/23/2019
Richard Epstein
NYU Law’s Classical Liberal Institute (CLI) and the NYU Federalist Society co-hosted a conference, “Reflections on the…
04/22/2019
Rachel Barkow
Rachel Barkow, vice dean and Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, has been elected as a member of the…
04/18/2019
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Members of NYU Law’s Legal Empowerment Documentation Project spent their spring break in Louisiana volunteering their…
04/18/2019
Lu Shaun Thompson speaking at the Inaugural Kenneth Thompson Social Justice Fund Lecture
On March 27, the legacy of the late Kenneth P. Thompson ’92, Brooklyn’s first black district attorney, was honored with…
04/17/2019
NYU Law Professor Kim Taylor-Thompson
With the theme of “Reclaiming Our Image: The Power of Diversity in Leadership,” the Law Alumni of Color Association (…
04/16/2019
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In Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration, Rachel Barkow, vice dean and Segal Family Professor…
04/12/2019
BJ Pak giving the 2019 Korematsu Lecture at NYU Law
Delivering the Fred T. Korematsu Lecture, Byung Jin “BJay” Pak, US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, urged…
04/11/2019
Chuck Klein speaking after receiving an award at the 2019 Weinfeld Gala
This year’s Weinfeld Gala—an annual NYU Law tradition giving thanks to alumni who give back—was celebrated against the…
04/10/2019
Illustration of figures standing in the Vanderbilt Hall Courtyard outside the NYU School of Law
On April 12-14, NYU Law Reunion 2019 welcomed graduates of 11 classes from 1964 to 2014 and Golden Circle alumni. The…