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Tax lawyers must be “gatekeepers” of the tax system, says Megan Brackney LLM ’09 in Manning Tax Salon

The United States tax system operates primarily through voluntary compliance—so how can responsible tax attorneys optimize a ...
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International Access to Justice Forum 2025

September 26-27, 2025 | New York City Fordham University School of Law and New York University School of Law The 2025 International Access to Justice Forum is hosting 35+ panels of scholars, ...
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Rosalie Silberman Abella, retired Canadian justice, contrasts American and Canadian constitutional rights in Madison Lecture

Rosalie Silberman Abella, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, offered a wide-ranging exploration of the differences between American and Canadian constitutional jurisprudence when she ...
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Deep Roots

Starting from Brooklyn—and NYU Law—Hakeem Jeffries ’97 has taken his drive for public service and community into the leadership of the House of Representatives. At NYU Law’s 1997 Convocation, ...
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Policing Project examines Minneapolis’s alternatives to traditional first response

Since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020, municipalities around the country have been reexamining the efficacy of their policing strategies. Late last year, the Minneapolis City ...
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Immigrant Rights Clinic ends activist’s 30-year struggle against deportation

In April, NYU Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, co-led by James Weldon Johnson Professor Alina Das ’05, secured a final waiver against deportation for Jean Montrevil, a Haitian-American immigrant rights ...
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Closing Statements

Marc Platt ’82 has been a giant in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. He has served as president of production for three film studios (Orion Pictures, TriStar Pictures, and Universal ...
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NYU Law adds five new trustees to its Board

This past Fall, NYU Law welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees. Each brings a broad range of experience and expertise in addition to their dedication to NYU Law. James Berman ’94 James R.
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Rachel Kafele ’10, OUTLaw’s Alum of the Year, advocates for LGBTQ+ immigrants

With its 2025 Alum of the Year Award, NYU Law’s OUTLaw has recognized the achievements of Rachel Kafele ’10, co-founder and director of programs and advocacy at Oasis Legal Services, a nonprofit ...
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Clinic Application Forms

The application form should be saved to your local computer, filled out and then submitted via the Clinic Application and Matching System (CAMS). The form is in Word format. If you have trouble saving ...
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Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium

The Colloquium offers students the opportunity to pursue tax policy and theory, along with related issues of public economics, at an advanced level. The primary focus of the Colloquium will be papers ...
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Lottery and Room Selection Dates

A non-transferable/non-refundable $1,000 law housing deposit is required for new students to be eligible for academic year housing. Please remember you must also ...