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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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Nunziata on FBI Deputy Director selection, Semel on new Glossip trial, Murphy on ‘Legally Blonde’ teaching techniques, and much more
03/05/2025
WGN
Expert: Erin Murphy
CNN
FBI used restricted DNA data to identify the Idaho murder suspect
03/01/2025
CNN
Expert: Erin Murphy
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To Identify Suspect in Idaho Killings, F.B.I. Used Restricted Consumer DNA Data
02/25/2025
New York Times
Quoted: Erin Murphy
New York Times
"In Adams Indictment, Legal Experts See Strengths, Potential Pitfalls"
09/29/2024
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
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"Opinion: Using AI in the Courtroom Is Problematic"
04/30/2024
Newsweek
Author: Erin Murphy
"Exploring ALI's History and Influence"
03/05/2024
American Law Institute's "Reasonably Speaking" podcast
Featured: Erin Murphy
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"What People Misunderstand About Rape"
08/22/2023
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
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"Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried."
05/15/2023
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
CNN
"Want your unemployment benefits? You may have to submit to facial recognition first"
07/23/2021
CNN
Expert: Erin Murphy
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"States work to pass laws that restrict DNA testing in criminal investigations"
07/16/2021
ABC News
Expert: Erin Murphy
Washington Post
"Maryland can be a model for regulating law enforcement use of genetic databases"
06/18/2021
Washington Post
Co-author: Erin Murphy
Washington Post
"Seven questions about New York’s investigations of Trump"
05/19/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Erin Murphy
New York Times
"One Question for Manhattan D.A. Candidates: Will You Prosecute Trump?"
02/23/2021
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
Washington Post
"As Biden zeroes in on attorney general pick, some worry one contender is too moderate on criminal justice issues"
12/24/2020
Washington Post
Expert: Erin Murphy
NBC News
"'A national disgrace': Holes in DNA databases leave crimes unsolved for decades"
08/16/2020
NBC News
Expert: Erin Murphy
CBS News
"Private equity wants to own your DNA"
08/07/2020
CBS News
Expert: Erin Murphy
New York Times
"A DNA Mix-Up Involving a Washing Machine Kept a Man in Jail for 3 Years"
06/26/2020
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
USA Today
"FBI could hold the key to a notorious Texas cold case. But the info isn't being released."
02/16/2020
USA Today
Expert: Erin Murphy
National Law Review
"Why We Are Losing Our DNA Privacy Rights and What Legislators Can Do to Save Them"
01/30/2020
National Law Review
Expert: Erin Murphy
Washington Examiner
"'Personal and operational risks': Pentagon warns military members against using DNA kits"
12/23/2019
Washington Examiner
Expert: Erin Murphy
Los Angeles Times
"DNA genealogical databases are a gold mine for police, but with few rules and little transparency"
11/24/2019
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
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"DNA holds promise in finding fugitive Lester Eubanks but FBI rules, privacy questions loom"
11/20/2019
ABC News
Expert: Erin Murphy
Guardian
"When governments have access to DNA databases, you’re right to be scared"
11/09/2019
The Guardian
Expert: Erin Murphy
NBC News
"Her sister was murdered in 1980. New DNA methods could crack the case, but NY won't allow it."
11/09/2019
NBC News
Expert: Erin Murphy
NPR
"Privacy And DNA Tests"
11/09/2019
NPR
Expert: Erin Murphy
PBS
"A father took an at-home DNA test. His son was then falsely accused of murder"
11/07/2019
PBS NewsHour
Expert: Erin Murphy
PBS
"Genetic genealogy can help solve cold cases. It can also accuse the wrong person."
11/07/2019
PBS NewsHour
Expert: Erin Murphy
New York Times
"‘Game-Changer’ Warrant Let Detective Search Genetic Database"
11/05/2019
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
Washington Post
"A Louisiana DA will let you out of your community service obligation — if you donate to his nonprofit"
11/01/2019
Washington Post
Expert: Erin Murphy
New York Times
"U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants"
10/02/2019
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Why the N.Y.P.D.’s DNA Database Has Some People Worried"
08/16/2019
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
"N.Y.P.D. Detectives Gave a Boy, 12, a Soda. He Landed in a DNA Database."
08/15/2019
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Police Departments Adopt Automated DNA Testing"
06/18/2019
Regulatory Review
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Lawyers in a Murder Trial Clash Over a DNA Forensics Method"
06/17/2019
Wired
Expert: Erin Murphy
"The Docket: DNA Evidence, Policing, and the Constitution"
06/14/2019
WNYC (audio)
Expert: Erin Murphy
"A murder trial in Snohomish County will change genetic privacy forever"
06/13/2019
KUOW
Expert: Erin Murphy
"DNA is cracking mysteries and cold cases. But is genome sleuthing the ‘unregulated wild west?’"
05/14/2019
USA Today
Expert: Erin Murphy
"A DNA Company Wants You to Help Catch Criminals"
03/29/2019
The Atlantic
Expert: Erin Murphy
"The Myth of Fingerprints"
03/19/2019
Smithsonian Magazine
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Police Are Increasingly Taking Advantage of Home DNA Tests. There Aren’t Any Regulations to Stop It."
03/12/2019
Mother Jones
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Guilty"
03/05/2019
Slate
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Should Cops Use Family Tree Forensics? Maryland Isn't So Sure"
02/06/2019
Wired
Expert: Erin Murphy
"FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With F.B.I."
02/04/2019
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’"
01/21/2019
New York Times
Expert: Erin Murphy
"The Future of Crime-Fighting is Family Tree Forensics"
12/26/2018
Wired
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Easy DNA Identifications With Genealogy Databases Raise Privacy Concerns"
10/11/2018
NPR
Expert: Erin Murphy
"How to Identify Almost Anyone in a Consumer Gene Database"
10/11/2018
Scientific American
Expert: Erin Murphy
"Police are using DNA testing to track down a fetus's mother"
05/10/2018
The Verge
Expert: Erin Murphy
"How a Genealogy Website Led to the Alleged Golden State Killer"
04/27/2018
The Atlantic
Expert: Erin Murphy
"The Genomic Revolution Reaches the City Crime Lab"
09/25/2017
The Atlantic
Expert: Erin Murphy