Faculty News

03/22/2012
Katherine Strandburg's amicus brief cited in unanimous Supreme Court opinion
An amicus brief written by Professor Katherine Strandburg on behalf of 11 organizations, including the American Medical…
03/20/2012
Bryan Stevenson challenges constitutionality of life without parole for juvenile homicide before Supreme Court
On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heard one of the most widely anticipated oral arguments of its current term when…
03/20/2012
In inaugural University Professorship Lecture, Arthur R. Miller sounds alarm on access to courts
Arthur R. Miller delivered his inaugural University Professorship Lecture on March 19. In remarks titled “Are…
03/16/2012
Chief Judge Harry T. Edwards honored with A. Leon Higginbotham award at NBLSA convention
At the 44th convention of the National Black Law Student’s Association (NBLSA), Chief Judge Harry T. Edwards…
03/13/2012
NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business co-sponsors conference on law and finance
The NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business, in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for…
03/09/2012
NYU launches impact investing series at Law School
The NYU Series on Impact Investing commenced on March 1 with a group of leading practitioners in the field sharing…
03/07/2012
Annual Survey of American Law dedicated posthumously to Derrick Bell
At a February 28 ceremony, the New York University Annual Survey of American Law dedicated its 69th volume to the late…
03/05/2012
Jonathan Lippman '68 announces commercial litigation task force chaired by Judith Kaye '62 and Martin Lipton '55
In this year’s State of the Judiciary address, New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman ’68 announced the…
03/05/2012
Annual Survey of American Law symposium tackles health care reform (VIDEO)
Annual Survey of American Law symposium tackles health care reform (VIDEO)The New York University Annual Survey of…
03/02/2012
Theodor Meron appointed president of U.N.-created judicial body
Judge Theodor Meron, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law Emeritus and Judicial Fellow, has been appointed president of…
02/28/2012
Jose Alvarez speaks about U.N.'s "soft power" at international conference
José Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, delivered a lecture, “The U.N.’s…
02/22/2012
Gerald Rosenfeld joins Council on Foreign Relations
Gerald Rosenfeld, faculty co-director of the Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business, has been admitted as a…
02/21/2012
In a New York Times op-ed, Samuel Rascoff says effort by U.S. officials to promote moderate Islam is legally and strategically dubious
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02/17/2012
Kim Taylor-Thompson wins NYU-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award
Professor Kim Taylor-Thompson was one of five faculty University-wide to receive a 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty…
02/15/2012
Oren Bar-Gill organizes American Law Institute conference on consumer protection at NYU Law
On February 3, the American Law Institute (ALI) and NYU Law sponsored an invitational conference on consumer protection…
02/14/2012
NYU Law's Furman Center wins prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions (VIDEO)
On February 16, NYU Law’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy received the MacArthur Award for Creative and…
02/07/2012
Samuel Estreicher is co-counsel for amicus brief in major Supreme Court human rights case
The question of whether U.S. federal courts should allow lawsuits against corporations in connection with human rights…
02/07/2012
Corporate Crime Reporter features Jennifer Arlen's analysis of Organizational Sentencing Guidelines
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02/02/2012
Eleanor Fox discusses the European Competition Model at the European Competition Forum in Brussels
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01/30/2012
Holly Maguigan discusses domestic violence and criminal justice at Hoffinger Criminal Justice Forum
At the Hoffinger Criminal Justice Forum on January 23, Professor Holly Maguigan, who teaches the Comparative Criminal…