“We propose that state supreme courts amend their rules of professional conduct to impose a uniform ‘hold open’ date for offers until Oct. 1 of students’ 2L year for 2L summer positions.” @marklemley.bsky.social & I have an op-ed in Bloomberg on early recruiting news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Congratulations to Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, Boxer Family Professor of Law, for receiving the ALACDE Medal from the Latin American and Caribbean Law & Economics Association, the leading law and economics association in Latin America.

Congratulations to Richard Revesz, AnBryce Professor of Law and dean emeritus, for receiving the 2026 Hon. Robert A. Katzmann Award for Academic Excellence.

Congratulations to @jeannefromer.bsky.social, who will receive Barnard College's Award for Distinction for alumnae. Fromer was honored both for her excellence in personifying the ideals of a liberal arts education, and for her widely influential work in intellectual property law.

Congratulations to @narosenblum.bsky.social for being selected as a 2026-2027 Moynihan Public Scholar. Rosenblum’s project will center around executive power in American democracy.

Look up tonight, NYU Law Class of 2026 💜 The Empire State Building is shining in your honor. You've worked incredibly hard to get here — tonight, the city sees you. #NYU2026 ⚖️🎓

Kahaari Shakoor Kenyatta ’26 and Aila Ansheles LLM ’26 will deliver student Convocation addresses at Convocation, May 19. Kenyatta will address the JD graduates and Ansheles will speak for the graduate classes 🎓 Learn more about this year's student speakers: ow.ly/H6sZ50YV5nx

Congratulations to our new Student Bar Association officers! 💜

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

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

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! 🍊🧧🧨🐴

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

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...

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:

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

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

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.

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. 🍁

🟣 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 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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

@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

🟣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 👉 democracyproject.org/posts/democr...

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

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

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

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

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...