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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

The NYU School of Law’s Lead the Way campaign raised over $540 million. NYU Law students want that money to be used for student financial aid. (Photo by Kevin Wu)

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

The NYU School of Law completed its Lead the Way campaign in August 2021, raising more than $540 million to increase student financial aid, add faculty and create new academic...

NYU Law Dean Trevor Morrison will be stepping down at the end of the academic year. He has held the position since 2013. (Image via nyu.edu)

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

Dean Trevor Morrison of the NYU School of Law announced Oct. 7 that he will be stepping down at the end of the 2021-22 academic year in an email to the law school community. Morrison...

The NYU School of Law and Premonition Analytics are trying to make Premonition's database more widely accessible to students. This new partnership will allow for more research about the outcome of legal cases.

Premonition Announces Partnership With NYU Law

Coco Wang, Deputy News Editor April 17, 2017
Miami-based artificial intelligence firm Premonition Analytics has agreed to a data-sharing partnership with the NYU School of Law.
File photo by Lauren Strausser

[UPDATE] Straus to leave Law School Board

Michael Domanico, Managing Editor May 1, 2014
Straus' labor practices have caused controversy among the student body.
Shawn Paik/WSN

Law students to take bar exam earlier with NYS program

February 26, 2014
New York State's Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman announced a program that will allow third-year law students to take the bar exam early if they spend their last semester doing pro bono work for unrepresented defendants.
Courtesy of NYU

Columbia law professor named next NYU School of Law dean

April 7, 2013
Trevor Morrison, who previously taught constitutional law at Columbia University, will replace Richard Revesz as the NYU School of Law dean.