In a new Student Spotlight, Nina Vanoverbeke LLM ’26 recounts her journey to international law, her advice for future LLM students, and some of her favorite classes: ow.ly/mWTt50YGve9

Welcome to Major Questions The best way to show respect for the Supreme Court is to demand its reform.

Keep up with the latest Supreme Court news and analysis. Subscribe to @jessewegman.bsky.social’s biweekly newsletter, Major Questions, which explains the stakes of key cases and decisions and explores innovative ideas for reforming the Court.

NYU Law Professors Daniel Hemel, Melissa Murray, Deborah Archer, and Maggie Blackhawk are among the top 100 legal scholars of 2025: ow.ly/qe8l50Ytv94

In a new Student Spotlight, Chengyu Zhang LLM ’26 discusses her LLM journey, plus her favorite way to spend a day in NYC: ow.ly/wpjx50YrtSE

NYU Law Winter Weather Alert Monday, February 23

Due to the winter storm, on Monday, February 23, the University and the Law School will be pivoting to remote work and remote instruction where possible. Please review the NYU Law website for more details: www.law.nyu.edu/severe-weath...

Wishing you a lucky New Year! 🍊🧧🧨🐴

"The surge of interest in antitrust over the last decade or so, and a chorus of calls to use antitrust enforcement in new or expanded ways, have brought antitrust policy into contact with a broader set of contexts and practices." Daniel Francis JSD ’20 Associate Professor of Law

Should only entities seeking to maximize profit be subject to antitrust enforcement? No, argues Prof. Daniel Francis in a new paper calling for looking past the profit paradigm. ow.ly/A9xM50Y4UC6

"What's Next?" at the NYU Law Democracy Project A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

Today @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project launches the "What's Next?" series—taking the next step after “100 Days” w/ reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum🚀

Read more by Bauer, Issacharoff @rickpildes.bsky.social - democracyproject.org/posts/what-s...

First classes of 2026 ✅ We're thrilled to have you back in the Square!

In a new Five Years Out, Joy Kim ’20 discusses her journey from NYU Law’s Furman Center to serving as associate council for @nycplanning.bsky.social ow.ly/Ns9p50XVFzA

We spoke with Hannah Howard ’20 about how lessons learned at NYU Law led to prosecuting domestic violence cases at the Brooklyn DA's office: www.law.nyu.edu/news/five-ye...

Reading List: NYU Law Faculty Books of 2025 If you want a sense of the breadth of scholarship undertaken at NYU Law, take a look at books published by faculty members during the past year.

Looking for last minute gifts for the legal nerds on your holiday list? You can’t go wrong with any one of these books by NYU Law faculty including @jeannefromer.bsky.social:

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Four recent and upcoming NYU Law grads have been named as Skadden Fellows. Congrats to Vedan Anthony-North ’21, Joelle Besch ’26, Danielle Miles-Langaigne ’26, and Eve Zelickson ’26 for receiving one of the nation’s most prestigious public interest law fellowships! ow.ly/zsEH50XKsAG

You got this Good luck on your finals!

Good luck on final exams this week! ⚖️

In a new Student Spotlight, Adela Zhou ’27 discusses her path to law school, running a fashion label, and how she spends time outside of class: ow.ly/aZBs50XALSf

Faculty Honors Joseph H.H. Weiler, Joseph Straus Professor of Law was awarded the 2025 Barry Prize for Dinstinguished Intellectual Achievement from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Congratulations to Professor Joseph H.H. Weiler for receiving the 2025 Barry Prize from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. The Prize honors scholars of extraordinary achievement and dedication to excellence in the arts, sciences and learned professions.

David Garland examines the US penal state in a new book, ‘Law and Order Leviathan’ In a book talk on October 7, David Garland, Arthur T.

Prof. David Garland recently sat down with Profs. Vincent Southerland and Emma Kaufman to discuss the US penal state, the subject of his new book, ‘Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment’: www.law.nyu.edu/news/ideas/d...

Not so long ago in a galaxy far, far away (Sydney, Australia), NYU Law's space law moot court team won the 2025 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court world finals! Hear from Elyse Cox ’27, Jacqueline Stark LLM ’25, and Denis McGrath ’27 about their win 🚀

Enjoying fall vibes in Van Hall courtyard. 🍁

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

🟣 Idea #47 — New by Richard L. Revesz @nyulaw.bsky.social — “The Future of Norms” 💡

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

👉 Read the full piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-fu...

Today’s lecture by Prof. James Forman Jr. of Yale Law School is "Changing the Law by Changing the Lawyers: Can Pipeline Programs Survive the Current Moment?"

Today NYU Law celebrates the 30th anniversary of the annual Derrick Bell Lecture, a tradition honoring the legacy, scholarship, and activism of the late NYU Law professor and prominent legal scholar and civil rights activist Derrick Bell.

Shelby Hobohm ’27 talks about what it’s like pursuing PhD in nuclear engineering as a “side quest” while in law school, and how student clubs and doing improv keep her balanced: ow.ly/SFMU50XjUmV

Faculty Honors Peggy Cooper Davis, John S. R. Shad Professor of Lawyering and Ethics Emerita was awarded the 2026 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award from the AALS.

Congratulations to Professor Peggy Cooper Davis for receiving the 2026 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors women in legal education who have paved distinguished careers and provided opportunities to others in the legal community.

Faculty Honors Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law was awarded the 2025 Arabella Babb Mansfield Award by the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Congratulations to Prof. Melissa Murray for receiving the 2025 Arabella Babb Mansfield Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers. The award is the organization’s highest honor, named for the first woman admitted to the bar in the United States. Read more about the award: ow.ly/LYwZ50Xiv2y

Professor Erika Wilson talks about the new clinic she brought to NYU Law.

Welcome back students! Master of Science in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy NYU Law | NYU Tandon

Welcome to the Square, NYU Masters of Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy Class of 2026!

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

This fall, NYU Law launched @democracyproject.bsky.social, a forum to discuss and debate urgent questions for democracies around the world encompassing divergent points of view. We spoke with founders Bob Bauer, Samuel Issacharoff, and Richard Pildes about the launch and their hopes for the project.

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

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.