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Alum and prof. Troy McKenzie appointed as next NYU Law dean
Troy McKenzie, a professor at the NYU School of Law, is set to take over as the school’s new dean on June 1.
Carmo Moniz, Deputy News Editor
• May 2, 2022
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Bitter dispute about Israel and Palestine divides NYU Law community
Some NYU School of Law students claim an open letter from the student group Law Students for Justice in Palestine used antisemitic tropes and defended the killings of Israeli civilians.
Nicole Lu, Staff Writer
• April 28, 2022
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Teach-in condemns NYU Law Policing Project
Two NYU School of Law groups hosted a teach-in to discuss the funding and research of the school’s Policing Project, which they say harms marginalized communities.
Isabella Tapia, Staff Writer
• April 25, 2022
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Law students want more say in spending of $540M fundraised by NYU Law
The NYU School of Law is beginning to allocate money from its Lead the Way capital campaign. Students want a role in the process.
Gabriel Hawthorne, Staff Writer
• October 28, 2021
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Supreme Court justice Sotomayor addresses judicial mansplaining at NYU event
During an NYU Law event, Justice Sonia Sotomayor explained why the U.S. Supreme Court changed its oral argument format.
Kashish Bhatia, Staff Writer
• October 18, 2021
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NYU Law dean Trevor Morrison to resign
Trevor Morrison, a tenured dean at NYU’s School of Law, announced that he will step down at the end of the current academic year after nine years as dean.
Kristian Burt, Contributing Writer
• October 8, 2021
![On Thursday, Oct. 7, law students rallied outside the Park Avenue headquarters of LexisNexis. NYU School of Law students joined students from more than 20 law schools across the country to demand that universities end their contracts with legal databases Westlaw and LexisNexis to pressure their owners to cut ties with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/news-lawcoalition-featuredimage-900x600.jpg)
Law students push for NYU to cut ties with legal databases over ICE links
Students from more than 20 law schools across the country, including NYU Law, have launched a week of protest calling for their administrations to cut ties with two legal databases that provide immigrants’ personal data to ICE.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor
• October 8, 2021
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NYU Law civil rights org fights Fla. housing discrimination
A group of students and faculty at NYU’s School of Law are calling for the end of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program in Tampa, Florida, which disproportionately targets people of color.
Meghana Kakubal, Contributing Writer
• October 4, 2021
![NYU Law is located at 40 Washington Square South. Linda Lacewell, an adjunct professor of the school, is one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides accused of changing a state report to conceal the number of nursing home residents who died during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City (Staff Photo by Jake Capriotti)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_2941-900x601.jpg)
NYU professor linked to Cuomo’s cover-up of nursing home deaths
An NYU Law professor who taught an “Ethics in Government” course is accused of altering the reported COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes as a member of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration.
Ruqaiyah Zarook, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2021
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Americans Mourn September Eleventh Amid and Despite the Pandemic
Visitors to the 9/11 Memorial shared how the COVID-19 pandemic has — or has not — changed the way they remember, mourn and grieve.
Trace Miller, News Editor
• September 11, 2020
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NYU School of Law Shifts to Mandatory Pass/Fail
After NYU School of Law supported the implementation of mandatory pass/fail policy, the administration put it into place, making grading for nearly all courses pass/fail.
Nick Mead, Deputy News Editor
• April 19, 2020
![Attorney and activist Mia Yamamoto speaks to an audience at Furman Hall. Yamamoto is a Japanese-American transgender woman, and she led a conversation about the 2017 U.S. ban on transgender military service members. (Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DSC_0137-900x600.jpg)
Attorney Speaks on President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
Transgender lawyer Mia Yamamoto spoke to law students at NYU about the policy and implications of the transgender military ban.
Shelly Lin, Contributing Writer
• February 12, 2020
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