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NYU Law Legal Historians Rosenblum and Donahue Cited in Sotomayor's Trump v. Slaughter Dissent

In her dissent from the Supreme Court's decision overruling Humphrey’s Executor, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court ...
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Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors at NYU School of Law includes distinguished professionals providing guidance and expertise to support the institution's mission and goals.
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In Memoriam: Judith Kaye ’62, 1938-2016

Judith Kaye ’62, former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, passed away on January 6, 2016, at the age of 77. Kaye was a trailblazer, a brilliant jurist, a vocal advocate for reform in the ...
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Two former Solicitors General talk about myths and realities of the SG’s Office

The US Solicitor General is sometimes called the “10th justice” of the US Supreme Court—but two former solicitors general took issue with that notion during an NYU Law Forum, sponsored by Latham & ...
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Rachel Kafele ’10, OUTLaw’s Alum of the Year, advocates for LGBTQ+ immigrants

With its 2025 Alum of the Year Award, NYU Law’s OUTLaw has recognized the achievements of Rachel Kafele ’10, co-founder and director of programs and advocacy at Oasis Legal Services, a nonprofit ...
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Deep Roots

Starting from Brooklyn—and NYU Law—Hakeem Jeffries ’97 has taken his drive for public service and community into the leadership of the House of Representatives. At NYU Law’s 1997 Convocation, ...
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Alumni working in public interest describe the careers that NYU Law’s LRAP Plus program made possible

Mae Bowen ’20 is serving as a trial attorney in the environment and natural resources division of the US Department of Justice; Hannah Howard ’20 is prosecuting cases of gendered violence as an ...
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Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow offer a new roadmap for diversity, equity, and inclusion

How Equality Wins: A New Vision for an Inclusive America, the second book co-authored by Kenji Yoshino, faculty director of NYU Law’s Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and David ...
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Closing Statements

Marc Platt ’82 has been a giant in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. He has served as president of production for three film studios (Orion Pictures, TriStar Pictures, and Universal ...
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Bryan Stevenson to receive Moynihan Prize and Stockholm Prize in Criminology

Bryan Stevenson, Aronson Family Professor of Criminal Justice, has been named the recipient of both the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, which will be presented this month and the Stockholm Prize in ...
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Immigrant Rights Clinic ends activist’s 30-year struggle against deportation

In April, NYU Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, co-led by James Weldon Johnson Professor Alina Das ’05, secured a final waiver against deportation for Jean Montrevil, a Haitian-American immigrant rights ...
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Constitutional theory should be retired, Erwin Chemerinsky argues in Jorde Symposium

“I want to suggest this afternoon that it’s time to put constitutional theory as it has been done for over 60 years to rest,” constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky announced as he delivered remarks ...