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Ideas from NYU Law

Our professors' innovative research contributes both to the advancement of their fields and to the intellectual community of the Law School. Ideas from NYU Law is a resource for concise descriptions of recent works and interviews with faculty about their scholarship.


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Global Crackdown: Kevin Davis examines whether the US model for fighting transnational bribery is appropriate for the rest of the world
01/17/2020
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Missing the Target: James Jacobs argues that the gun control measures in New York’s SAFE Act aren’t working
01/13/2020
Faculty books lined up
Read all about it: NYU Law faculty books of 2019
12/19/2019
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Digital Dystopia: As governments embrace technology for social welfare systems, Philip Alston warns of potential abuses
11/27/2019
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Balance of Power
11/19/2019
Bosco Verticale
How Cities Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
11/18/2019
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Diversifying Big Law: A new book edited by Anthony Thompson looks at law firms’ lack of progress in recruiting and retaining people of color
10/14/2019
Copyright Law textbook artwork
This Information Wants to Be Free: Casebooks by NYU Law IP professors are available at no charge
09/05/2019
A series of copies of paintings of the Mona Lisa on top of one another
Artistic License: Amy Adler and Jeanne Fromer explore how creators of art are taking intellectual property protection into their own hands
07/09/2019
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Reuniting Families Faster: A study of lawyering in child welfare cases supports the model pioneered by the Family Defense Clinic.
06/27/2019
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Regulation in Transition: Bethany Davis Noll and Richard Revesz assess implications of the Trump administration’s deregulatory playbook
05/21/2019
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Making Markets Bloom: In a new book, Eleanor Fox ’61 argues for flexible, context-driven antitrust laws in sub-Saharan Africa
05/02/2019
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Laying Down the Law: Edward Rock will oversee drafting of the first ALI Restatement on corporate governance
04/05/2019
Nixon and Clinton sitting in chairs talking
A Latham & Watkins Forum assesses the role of impeachment in our constitutional process
03/29/2019
Layers of Concertina are added to existing barrier infrastructure along the U.S. - Mexico border near Nogales, AZ, February 4, 2019. Photo: Robert Bushell
Up Against a Wall: At the Latham & Watkins Forum, experts consider the current state of immigration law and policy
03/06/2019
View of the Capitol building from behind bars
In Prisoners of Politics, Rachel Barkow argues for rational criminal justice reform
02/21/2019
Women's March in Washington, DC
Why Feminism Now? Carol Gilligan and David Richards argue that feminist resistance to patriarchy is the key to saving democracy
01/15/2019
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Leading Edge: Anthony Thompson examines how improvements in legal education can prepare lawyers to be better leaders
01/08/2019
photo of 22 books by NYU Law faculty members
Speaking Volumes: Books published by NYU Law Faculty in 2018
12/20/2018
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Don’t Blame (Just) the Lawyers: Assisted by students, Arthur R. Miller assesses responsibility in the litigation “cost and delay” narrative
12/04/2018