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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to Margaret Satterthwaite ’99 for receiving the Judicial Independence Award from the International Association of Judges. The award is given to people and institutions that have dedicated themselves to promoting and protecting the independence of the judiciary.

Faculty Honors

Margaret Satterthwaite ’99, Professor of Law, was awarded the Judicial Independence Award by the International Association of Judges.

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Professor Bob Bauer for being named a Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian honoree for his critical work related to reforming the U.S. presidency and safeguarding democratic processes. ow.ly/E83E50X9a1A

Faculty Honors

Bob Bauer, Distinguished Scholar in Residence

was awarded the Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal in recognition of his efforts to study and develop proposals to safeguard democratic processes.

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Elyse Cox JD '27, Jacqueline Stark LLM '25, and Denis McGrath JD '27 for winning at this year’s Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court World Championship, held in Sydney, Australia! 🌏⚖️🎉 Their victory is North America's first since 2015 and the first ever for NYU. ow.ly/9JSr50X8wfF

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 15d

Professor Jonathan Gould joins the faculty at NYU Law this fall. His work explores unexamined connections between public law and politics, and the implications for American democracy: ow.ly/xg9t50X57TC

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 16d

Managing partners Barbara Becker ’88 of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Peter Furci ’95, LLM ’99 of Debevoise & Plimpton talk with Dean Troy McKenzie ’00 about their career journeys and what makes NYU Law special: ow.ly/BRX250X4qGu

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 17d

Professor Sarah Seo joins the faculty at NYU Law this fall. Her work shines a light on the social implications of legal history and criminal law: ow.ly/p8ua50X3O2V

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 20d

In a new ‘Student Spotlight,’ Vanessa Attah ’26 discusses her experience as a Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center fellow and shares how a seminar assignment turned into an article for Ms. Magazine: ow.ly/2XoF50X2X15

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 22d

@cmorten.bsky.social returns to NYU Law this fall. He brings with him the Science, Health, and Information Clinic, which provides legal services to researchers, patients, consumer groups, and others in the health and science space: ow.ly/gcj550X1EkL

Need to Know

Christopher Morten ’15 acknowledges that becoming a law professor wasn’t his original ambition: he first planned to become a research scientist, investigating cures for cancer or infectious diseases—“...

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NYU Law Democracy Project @democracyproject.bsky.social · 23d

🟣13 New from @mcuban.bsky.social

“Democracy Is Evolving—and It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Us”

Part of @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project: 100 Ideas in 100 Days

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Democracy Is Evolving—and It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Us

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 23d

A new book in time for #ClimateWeek – Local Greens, by NYU Law Prof. Katrina Wyman and Danielle Spiegel-Feld ’10, examines the promise and perils of turning to cities to tackle climate change: ow.ly/2Tvw50X13O6

Local Greens: Cities and Twenty-first Century Environmental Problems

Katrina M. Wyman
Danielle Spiegel-Feld

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 23d

As people around the world race to address the changing climate, NYU Law experts are using the law as a tool to shape policy: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-cli...

Illustration by Beth Goody

New Climate

On December 12, Bryce Rudyk LLM ’08, the director of NYU Law’s United Nations Diplomacy Clinic, stood at a lectern to face a panel of judges at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague...

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 24d

Professor Erika Wilson joins the faculty at NYU Law this fall. She brings with her the Critical Race Lawyering Civil Rights Clinic, which focuses on applying critical race theory to civil rights practice: ow.ly/EVNv50X0te4

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 28d

Professor Amrit Singh joins the faculty at NYU Law this fall. She brings with her the Rule of Law Lab, an innovative project studying and deploying legal tools in defense of democracy and the rule of law worldwide: ow.ly/LUz750WYTwv

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 29d

As sports law explodes beyond traditional practice areas into AI, private equity, and NIL deals, NYU alumni have been major players in the metamorphosis. Hear from them in their own words: www.law.nyu.edu/news/magazin...

Game On

In June, for the second consecutive year, the Florida Panthers clinched the National Hockey League (NHL) championship, beating the Edmonton Oilers 4 games to 2. Amid the cheers and the tears, Panthers...

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 16

Professor Oren Bar-Gill rejoins the faculty at NYU Law this fall. Bar-Gill’s pioneering research explores how bounded rationality and cognitive biases shape contractual decision-making, particularly in consumer markets: ow.ly/jbcw50WXykF

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 12

In a new Student Spotlight, Shira Silver ’27 tells us about her experience as a student fellow at the Zimroth Center and shares her love for the New York Public Library: www.law.nyu.edu/news/student...

Student Spotlight: Shira Silver ’27

Student Fellow, Peter L. Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal LawHow did you decide to pursue law?I’ve always enjoyed problem-solving. As an undergrad, I paired a major in philosophy with ...

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

NYU Law Magazine for 2025 is out! We talked to Gary Bettman ’77 about his career, how law school trained him for his role as NHL Commissioner, and the Stanley Cup. Read the full interview, plus the rest of the magazine, here: www.law.nyu.edu/magazine/2025

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

In summer, many NYU Law faculty members take their scholarship on the road. Read some dispatches from around the globe 🌏: www.law.nyu.edu/news/summer-...

In summer, NYU Law faculty share their scholarship around the globe

When summer rolls round, NYU Law faculty members often reach for their passports. And not just for R&R. Many venture to countries around the world to teach, lecture, conduct research, or participate i...

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hot off the presses and coming soon…📚

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 1

For #LaborDay this year, Prof. Samuel Estreicher reflects on the importance of an independent NLRB in maintaining the rights of American workers.

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congratulations to 2026 Prosser Award winner Cathy Sharkey, who was recognized for her cutting-edge scholarship at law’s intersection with liability insurance and regulation of health and safety risks: ow.ly/YJ5C50WNIST

Cathy Sharkey, Segal Family Professor, was awarded the 2026 Prosser Award for lifetime achievement in the field of tort law.

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Aug 26

Some first day of class candids 💜 Welcome (and welcome back) to the Square, NYU Law! ⚖️

Photo by ©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Aug 25

We were ✨totes✨excited to welcome so many of you for orientation. Good luck for the first day of classes tomorrow!

Photo by ©Creighton: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our final NYU Law summer jobs video: Rising 2L Madelyn Evans spent her summer monitoring human rights conditions of prisoners in Malawi for the Southern Africa Litigation Center ⚖️

NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Aug 21

NYU Law Summer Jobs Series, Part 4: Rising 3L Ted Oh reminisces about arguing before a judge in trial court with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender ⚖️

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