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NYLS Racial Justice Project Celebrates Key Win in Case Seeking Judicial Inquiry into Eric Garner’s Death

A major ruling today in Carr v. de Blasio paves the way for a judicial inquiry into the 2014 death of Eric Garner.

In the News: Professor Alvin Bragg

On August 10, Professor Alvin Bragg, Co-Director of NYLS’s Racial Justice Project, delivered oral arguments on behalf of the family of Eric Garner. The hearing—held virtually—drew widespread media coverage.

Watch Live: NYLS Racial Justice Project Argues for Judicial Inquiry into Eric Garner’s Death

Professor Alvin Bragg will appear in court on behalf of the family of Eric Garner and police accountability advocates.

Alex Dimitrief Joins NYLS as Senior Fellow and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law

NYLS Welcomes Alex Dimitrief as a Senior Fellow and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law

Professor Dimitrief, a global business leader and former General Counsel of GE, will teach Corporations and advise NYLS’s Center for Business and Financial Law.

Professor Kirk Burkhalter ’04 Is a Leading Voice on Police Education

Professor Burkhalter has brought his experience as a retired NYPD Detective and expertise as a criminal law scholar to the national conversation on American policing.

New York Law School Announces New Faculty Appointments

Dean Anthony W. Crowell and Associate Dean William P. LaPiana announced new faculty appointments, effective July 1, 2020.

Announcing New Family Law Offerings: Diane Abbey Law Institute for Children and Families

New York Law School Expands Its Nationally Recognized Family Law Program With New Journal and Juvenile Rights Clinic

This fall, NYLS is adding a new journal and juvenile rights clinic to its robust Family Law offerings.

Congratulations to Professor Claire Thomas '11

Claire R. Thomas ’11 Wins Fulbright Award to Research Solutions for Asylum Seekers in Mexico

She will research long-term solutions for asylum seekers in Mexico.

Professor Kim Hawkins named the inaugural Stephen Ellmann Dean of Clinical and Experiential Learning

Professor Kim Hawkins Appointed the Inaugural Stephen J. Ellmann Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning

Professor Kim Hawkins has been appointed the inaugural Stephen J. Ellmann Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning at NYLS, effective July 1, 2020.

Stories of Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy in the Digital Environment

Amid the major changes caused by COVID-19, members of the NYLS community are finding innovative ways to do meaningful work.

From the Archives: New York Law School in the Literary Space

The pursuit of law has a tendency to spark innovation and inspire an appreciation for the written word, so it comes as no surprise that, over the course of New York Law School’s 135-year history, many alumni have engaged in creative industries and projects. Here we honor a few who have made their mark in the literary world as well as law.

NYLS Appoints Catharine Du Bois as Director of the Legal Practice Program

New York Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of Catharine Du Bois as Director of the Legal Practice Program.

Looking Back at 135 Years of New York Law School

For 135 years, NYLS has been an integral part of the life of its city, training the lawyers whose commitment to the rule of law is essential to a place that, in many ways, contains the entire world within itself. The Law School has done that successfully by never standing still and never deciding that what is cannot be improved. And that will not change.

Alumni Spotlight: E. Drew Britcher ’84

NYLS connected with E. Drew Britcher ’84, President of the Alumni Association, member of the Board of Trustees, and one of New Jersey’s leading medical malpractice attorneys.

Professor Ann F. Thomas Answers the NYLS 10

In this NYLS 10 Retrospective, Professor Thomas reflects on 10 questions about her career, her interests, and the past, present, and future of law and New York Law School.