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Policing Project examines Minneapolis’s alternatives to traditional first response

Since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020, municipalities around the country have been reexamining the efficacy of their policing strategies. Late last year, the Minneapolis City ...
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Refunds and Direct Deposit

If the receipt of your student loan(s) and/or other financial aid results in a credit balance on your Bursar account, a refund check (in your name) will automatically be mailed to your local address ...
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Meet the New Full-time Faculty

Consumer Mindset: From contracts to AI, Oren Bar-Gill returns to New York University School of Law to explore how cognitive biases affect economic decision-making. All Three Branches: Jonathan Gould ...
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Annual Survey salutes Martin Guggenheim ’71 for pioneering work in family defense

On March 2, Martin Guggenheim ’71, Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Clinical Law Emeritus, accepted the dedication of the 83rd volume of the New York University Annual Survey of American Law during a ...
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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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NYU Law adds five new trustees to its Board

This past Fall, NYU Law welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees. Each brings a broad range of experience and expertise in addition to their dedication to NYU Law. James Berman ’94 James R.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...