Centers News

07/25/2019
Universities around the world recognized the accomplishments of NYU Law faculty members with the degree of Doctor of…
06/21/2019
In April, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland engaged in conversation with Joseph Straus Professor of Law …
06/05/2019
Venture Fund Summer Grant recipients
A technology platform giving a boost to job seekers from marginalized communities. Environmentally sustainable…
05/29/2019
Bob Bernstein Headshot
Robert L. Bernstein, renowned publishing executive, human rights champion, and supporter of NYU Law’s Robert L.…
05/29/2019
Portrait of Tony Welters
On May 9, Anthony Welters ’77, chair emeritus of NYU Law’s Board of Trustees, was the guest of honor for a ceremony…
05/21/2019
Artwork of Presidential seal and American Flag U-turn symbol
This news story was originally posted in May 2019 and highlights an article that has now been published.…
05/09/2019
Jason Schultz
On April 17 and 18, legal academics, data scientists, community organizers, and other experts convened to examine how…
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…
04/29/2019
Andrew Weissmann Dean Trevor Morrison announced that Andrew Weissmann will return to NYU Law on May 1…
04/23/2019
Richard Epstein
NYU Law’s Classical Liberal Institute (CLI) and the NYU Federalist Society co-hosted a conference, “Reflections on the…
04/18/2019
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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…
04/04/2019
Vicki Been
On April 4 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Vicki Been ’83, NYU Law’s Boxer Family Professor of Law…
04/03/2019
Nathan L Hecht speaking at lectern
Current threats to judicial independence were the subject of the Institute of Judicial Administration‘s 25th annual…
03/26/2019
Lauren Rivera
How big a role do merit and hard work play for applicants hoping to get in the door at elite law firms, banks, and…
03/20/2019
Illustration of arches with microphones on top
Constitution Pipeline, Mountain Valley Pipeline, Sabal Trail pipeline—Robert Seber, a partner at Vinson & Elkins…
03/19/2019
Anthony Enriquez
On February 27, the Law Alumni Association (LAA) and the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) co-hosted the Public Service…
02/25/2019
Philip Alston
Philip Alston On an ordinary Thursday in January, Philip Alston, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law,…