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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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Con Law, Visualized: When Roderick Hills teaches, text is just a starting point—next comes shape, color, and motion
05/08/2017
Rules of the Road: Mark Geistfeld outlines a liability scheme for driverless cars
04/04/2017
Moving Targets: Ryan Goodman examines how the laws of targeting apply to the modern battlefield
03/28/2017
Unwarranted: In new book, Barry Friedman urges public participation in determining policing policies
03/06/2017
A Fighting Chance for Democracy: John Ferejohn investigates the intertwined histories of armed conflict and the expansion of democratic rights
02/24/2017
Unconventional Wisdom: Lily Batchelder's latest scholarship points to behavioral considerations that may upend thinking on business tax reform
02/06/2017
Trump and the Constitution: An inauguration-week discussion among NYU Law experts
01/31/2017
Collage of portraits in the shape of a human head
Mistaken Identities: Anthony Appiah examines how we define ourselves, and each other, in the BBC’s Reith Lecture Series
12/16/2016
The Problem with Income Inequality: Dan Shaviro and others at NYU Law examine extreme wealth concentration
12/05/2016
Redefining Ownership: As technology infiltrates practically everything we buy, Jason Schultz assesses personal property rights in the digital age
11/06/2016
Can Cheerleader Uniforms Be Copyrighted?: Three NYU Law IP professors file briefs in a Supreme Court case closely watched by the fashion industry
10/27/2016
The Law and Democracy Slate: Politics and elections are always top of mind for a group of NYU Law scholars
10/04/2016
Keeping Corporate Crime—and Corporate Cops—in Check: The rule of law should run in both directions, says Jennifer Arlen
09/26/2016
Questioning the Numbers: Sally Merry challenges the shorthand truth of global indicators
08/29/2016
Is There an International Rule of Law? José Alvarez examines the question in a new book
08/26/2016
Global Engagement: Mapping Summer 2016
08/26/2016
The End of Alchemy: Mervyn King considers the future of banking and the global economy
06/01/2016
Immigration Impossible: Motivated by the experiences of clinic clients, Nancy Morawetz exposes misconceptions about our nation’s immigration system
05/13/2016
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Putting Politics Back Into Political Theory: In his latest book, Jeremy Waldron argues for the importance of focusing on real-world institutions
05/06/2016
How to Tax the Rich: Plenty of people call for increasing taxes on the wealthy. David Kamin looks at how to do it effectively
04/14/2016