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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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"5 cases to watch as Supreme Court term begins"
10/04/2015
Politico
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Explore the new Interactive Constitution"
09/16/2015
Constitution Daily (Audio)
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Will Donald Trump Actually Have to Stick to the 'Loyalty Pledge'?"
09/03/2015
Vanity Fair
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Could Trump run as a ‘sore loser’ in the Carolinas?"
08/28/2015
Charlotte Observer
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Federal judges see problems with Ala. legislative map"
08/25/2015
Montgomery Advertiser
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Misguided hysteria over Evenwel v. Abbott"
07/30/2015
SCOTUSblog
Author: Richard Pildes
"National Elections: Who Makes the Rules?"
07/13/2015
Washington Times
Author: Richard Pildes
"At the Supreme Court, a Win for Direct Democracy"
06/29/2015
New York Times
Author: Richard Pildes
"In wake of court defeat, opponents of Obama’s climate rule tee up seven more attacks"
06/10/2015
Science
Expert: Richard Revesz, Institute for Policy Integrity
"The Supreme Court just took up a redistricting case. It could help Republicans."
05/27/2015
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Supreme Court to hear challenge to Texas redistricting plan"
05/26/2015
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Supreme Court Agrees to Settle Meaning of ‘One Person One Vote’"
05/26/2015
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Could machine politics be the solution to Washington’s dysfunction?"
05/03/2015
Yahoo!
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Divided Supreme Court Revives Challenge Over Alabama Redistricting"
03/25/2015
National Law Journal
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Democratic Romanticism and Its Critics"
03/11/2015
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Expert: Richard Pildes
"'Sweet Spot' Elusive in Voting Case"
11/17/2014
National Law Journal
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Justices Hear Challenge to Alabama Redistricting"
11/12/2014
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Supreme Court Case Seeks Source Of Alabama Gerrymandering"
11/12/2014
NPR (Audio)
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Can political party super-PACS reduce polarization?"
09/26/2014
Washington Post
Author: Richard Pildes
"Want to reduce polarization? Give parties more money."
07/21/2014
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Governors in Nashville at a challenging time"
07/10/2014
The Tennessean
Expert: Richard Pildes
"How the Supreme Court Changed America This Year"
07/01/2014
Politico
Experts: Barry Friedman, Richard Pildes, Michael Waldman '87
"How should the Court assess the workings of the other institutions of government?"
05/20/2014
SCOTUSblog
"Rule of law and freedom of press under attack in Turkey"
05/09/2014
Today's Zaman
"Wisconsin threw out voter ID Tuesday. It’s a fight still playing out in 12 other states."
04/29/2014
Washington Post
"Ruling’s Breadth Hints That More Campaign Finance Dominoes May Fall"
04/03/2014
New York Times
"Big money's grip stronger than ever"
04/03/2014
Politico
"Commentary: John Roberts’s quiet homage to William Rehnquist"
03/11/2014
SCOTUSblog
"How to fix our polarized politics? Strengthen political parties."
02/05/2014
Washington Post
"GOP pushes back on Obama voting report"
01/22/2014
MSNBC
"Seven of the Most Important Achievements of the Presidential Commission on Election Reform"
01/21/2014
Election Law Blog
"Obama panel: Voters shouldn’t wait longer than half an hour"
01/21/2014
MSNBC
"San Diego Somalis Want New Trial After NSA Revelations"
12/12/2013
KBPS
"Wife Poisoning Husband’s Lover Tests Weapons Law at High Court"
10/31/2013
Bloomberg Businessweek
"How the Predator Drone Changed the Character of War"
10/23/2013
Smithsonian Magazine
"Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law"
09/29/2013
New York Times
"Creating New International Law 'Justifications' for Using Military Force Against Syria"
08/28/2013
Lawfare
"Justice Ginsburg says she's not going"
08/25/2013
MSNBC (Video)
"Kosovo, Syria: When it Comes to Military Force, What’s the Proper Relationship Between Law and Political Judgment?"
08/25/2013
Lawfare
"Great Read on Counterintelligence"
08/18/2013
Lawfare
"Does Judicial Review of National-Security Policies Constrain or Enable the Government?"
08/04/2013
Lawfare
"DOJ signals state-by-state approach to voting law changes"
07/24/2013
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (Video)
"Holder Wants Texas to Clear Voting Changes With the U.S."
07/24/2013
New York Times
"Did Election Fraud Help Win the Civil War?"
07/19/2013
Election Law Blog
"State officials balk at defending laws they deem unconstitutional"
07/17/2013
Washington Post
"The Color of Law"
07/07/2013
New Yorker
"One Easy, But Powerful, Way to Amend the VRA"
06/27/2013
Election Law Blog
"SCOTUS Insists that Race-Conscious Policies Be Limited in Time"
06/25/2013
Daily Beast
"Congress not 'mature enough' to deal with Voting Rights Act decision"
06/24/2013
NBC News
"Here’s how Congress could fix the Voting Rights Act"
06/24/2013
Washington Post