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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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Washington Post
"Barr isn’t just humoring Trump. He’s weaponizing law enforcement."
11/12/2020
Washington Post
Co-authors: Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann
The New Yorker
"William Barr's 'Radical Break' from Precedent, and the Future of the Justice Department"
11/12/2020
New Yorker
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
New York Times
"Harvard Victory Pushes Admissions Case Toward a More Conservative Supreme Court"
11/12/2020
New York Times
Expert: Melissa Murray
New York Times
"Justice Dept. official overseeing election fraud investigations takes aim at Barr in email stepping down"
11/12/2020
New York Times
Expert: Bob Bauer
Politico
"Could Trump Really Hold On? Why Experts Aren’t Worried"
11/12/2020
Politico
Expert: Michael Waldman '87, Brennan Center for Justice
MSNBC
"Robert Gibbs says Trump’s ‘legal avenues are dwindling"
11/11/2020
MSNBC (video)
Expert: Melissa Murray
CNBC News
"What the EU’s investigation of Amazon means for U.S. antitrust probes"
11/11/2020
CNBC
Expert: Eleanor Fox '61
Guardian
"Can Trump actually stage a coup and stay in office for a second term?"
11/11/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Richard Pildes
Bloomberg News
"Target Is Reopening Its Looted Store With Black Shoppers in Mind"
11/11/2020
Bloomberg
Expert: Anthony Thompson, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
"Voter fraud used to be rampant. Now it's an anomaly"
11/11/2020
National Geographic
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
Politico
"‘It’s all noise’: The reality behind Trump’s legal fight"
11/10/2020
Politico
Expert: Richard Pildes
Fast Company
"What environmental rule rollbacks will Trump try to sneak through before the end?"
11/10/2020
Fast Company
Expert: David Hayes, State Energy and Environmental Impact Center
Reuters
"Biden says nothing will stop transition as Trump vows new legal action"
11/10/2020
Reuters
Expert: Bob Bauer
Fortune Logo
"For Biden’s DOJ, a question looms: should Trump be prosecuted?"
11/09/2020
Fortune
Expert: Andrew Weissmann
Bloomberg News
"Nobel Laureate Romer Says Time to Go Big on Borrow and Build"
11/09/2020
Bloomberg (video)
Expert: Paul Romer
Bloomberg News
"‘Repugnant’ Conduct Allows Bannon Lawyer to Quit, Rules Say"
11/09/2020
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
Washington Post
"Barr clears Justice Dept. to investigate alleged voting irregularities as Trump makes unfounded fraud claims"
11/09/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Bob Bauer
Reuters
"Rolling back Trump's rollbacks: Biden seen reversing climate deregulation"
11/08/2020
Reuters
Expert: Institute for Policy Integrity
"Litigate On"
11/08/2020
Election Law Blog
Author: Samuel Issacharoff
"What Biden’s Win Means for the Future of Criminal Justice"
11/08/2020
The Marshall Project
Expert: Rachel Barkow
New York Times
"Steve Bannon Loses Lawyer After Suggesting Beheading of Fauci"
11/06/2020
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
CNBC News
"Bush 2000 recount lawyer says Trump election suits are ‘entirely without merit’"
11/06/2020
CNBC
Expert: Samuel Issacharoff
CNN
"Trump's brazen attack on our democracy"
11/06/2020
CNN
Author: Anne Milgram '96
Reuters
"Trump lawsuits unlikely to impact outcome of U.S. election, experts say"
11/05/2020
Reuters
Expert: Bob Bauer
New York Times
"Trump Can Try, but the Courts Won’t Decide the Election"
11/05/2020
New York Times
Author: Richard Pildes
Bloomberg News
"Trump’s Vote Count Lawsuits Fail in Court but Rouse His Base"
11/05/2020
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
Time
"Justice Department Okays Use of Armed Agents at Polling Stations During Vote-Counting"
11/05/2020
Time
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
CNN
"The Trump campaign filed a series of lawsuits in key battleground states. Here's what we know."
11/05/2020
CNN
Expert: Richard Pildes
New York Times
"Chinese Journalists Sought Freedom in the U.S. Now They’re in Limbo."
11/05/2020
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Politico
"Why the Supreme Court probably won’t help Trump’s reelection fate"
11/04/2020
Politico
Expert: Richard Pildes
Bloomberg News
"Trump Launches Legal Onslaught Over Battleground-State Votes"
11/04/2020
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
ABC News logo
"Election Day could breed fresh legal challenges if contests are close"
11/03/2020
ABC News
Expert: Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice
CNN
"GOP appeals judge's ruling in Nevada's Clark County on early votes"
11/03/2020
CNN
Expert: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"Pennsylvania could be a center of chaos this election. It didn’t have to be this way."
11/02/2020
Washington Post
Author: Richard Pildes
Mother Jones
"We Asked Finance Experts to Explain Trump’s Odd Business Methods in Scotland. They Were Mystified."
11/02/2020
Mother Jones
Expert: Daniel Shaviro
The Atlantic
"How Trump Could Attempt a Coup"
11/02/2020
The Atlantic
Expert: Richard Pildes
Associated Press
"Networks line up election law experts for vote coverage"
11/01/2020
Associated Press
Expert: Richard Pildes
Law 360
"Prosecutors Lend Their Clout In 2 Civil Rights Cases"
11/01/2020
Law360
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
CNN
"Our biggest Election Day concern"
11/01/2020
CNN
Co-author: Richard Pildes
The New Yorker
"Why Trump Can't Afford to Lose"
11/01/2020
New Yorker
Expert: Anne Milgram '96
Just Security
"Legislating Racial Equity Impact Studies in Transportation and Infrastructure Policy"
10/30/2020
Just Security
Author: Deborah Archer
Wall Street Journal
"Early and Mail-In Voting for 2020 Election Expands Dramatically Despite Legal Fights"
10/30/2020
Wall Street Journal
Author: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"What counts as voter intimidation?"
10/30/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Myrna Pérez, Brennan Center for Justice
New York Times
"How a Century of Real-Estate Tax Breaks Enriched Donald Trump"
10/30/2020
New York Times
Expert: Daniel Shaviro
Reuters
"Biden legal adviser preps for end game as election nears"
10/30/2020
Reuters
Expert: Samuel Issacharoff
Vox
"If Biden wins, here’s how he could undo Trump’s deregulation agenda"
10/30/2020
Vox
Expert: Bethany Davis Noll, Institute for Policy Integrity
Bloomberg News
"Navigating Potential Election Night Chaos"
10/30/2020
Bloomberg Law
Author: Richard Pildes
"Why there’s so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election"
10/30/2020
The Conversation
Author: Richard Pildes
NBC News
"Emails show how Pompeos mixed personal, official business"
10/29/2020
NBC News
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
Gothamist
"New York Is In A Financial Tailspin, Millions Are Suffering. Why Shouldn’t Billionaires Pay More Taxes?"
10/29/2020
Gothamist
Expert: Daniel Shaviro