The Center on Law and Security holds counterterrorism conference at La Pietra
The NYU School of Law's Center on Law and Security assembled leading counterterrorism officials and policymakers from Europe and the United States at the University's La Pietra campus in Florence, Italy in order to engage in a dialogue regarding developments in the global war on terror.
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Rodriguez weighs in on the guest worker program and other immigration issues
Even while the Senate was debating an immigration bill, the Mexican foreign minister and immigration experts from around the nation met in New York City for, "Rethinking Global Migration: New Realities, New Opportunities, New Challenges," a one-day conference cohosted by Immigration Studies at NYU. Among the participants was Professor Cristina Rodriguez, who specializes in immigration law, language law and language rights.
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Issacharoff and Pildes testify about Voting Rights Act
Professors Samuel Issacharoff and Richard Pildes were invited by Senator Arlen Specter to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on renewing the temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Issacharoff testified on May 9 and PIldes will testify on May 16. Both constitutional scholars have written extensively about Section 5 of the VRA, which requires certain states to receive preclearance before making any changes to their voting laws. May 15, 2006.
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The Law School announces new faculty appointments
Labor law specialist Cynthia Estlund, Constitutional law scholar Roderick M. Hills, trusts and estates expert Robert Sitkoff, and political and legal philosopher Jeremy Waldron, are four of the seven new faculty appointments announced by the Law School.
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Civil Rights Activist Morris Dees lectures on Justice
Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, delivered "With Justice for All."  Dees was introduced by Burt Neuborne. March 7, 2006
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Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivers Brennan Lecture
The Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration and the Brennan Center for Justice co-sponsored the 12th Annual Justice William Brennan Jr. Lecture on State Courts and Social Justice. Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard of the Supreme Court of Indiana lectured on, "The New Role of State Supreme Courts as Engines of Court Reform."  February 28, 2006
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South African Justice Albie Sachs to speak January 9
The NYU School of Law is pleased to host "Transformation in a Time of Democratic Fever" featuring Justice Albie Sachs on Monday, January 9, at Vanderbilt Hall. World-recognized for his role in the creation of South Africa's new constitution, Justice Sachs was appointed to the by President Nelson Mandela in 1994. The discussion is part of the national speaker series, "Community Conversations: Exploring Issues of Civic Responsibility" presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation.  Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. December 20, 2005
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The Patriot Act and the European Arrest Warrant: How the U.S. and EU combat terrorism
The Hauser Global Law School sponsored a Transatlantic Dialogue between representatives of the FBI and a security agency of the EC. November 23, 2005
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The Center for Community Problem Solving announces a unique study on Mexican immigrants
In an ambitious effort to learn more about the health challenges facing New York City’s Mexican immigrants, the Center for Community Problem Solving at NYU School of Law recently completed the Health of Mexican Immigrants in New York City Pilot Study. Researchers collected extensive data about the health and welfare status of the rapidly growing Mexican immigrant community in the five boroughs. November 23, 2005
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Rather than leveling the playing field, the SEC's anti-fraud provisions have "leveled the basement," charges a corporate attorney
The Securities Exchange Commission Historical Society and the New York University Center for Law and Business convened "Enforcement Remedies," a panel discussion of the SEC’s remedies in enforcement proceedings. Participants included Ralph C. Ferrara, managing office partner with LeBoef Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP; Theodore A. Levine, of counsel with Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz; William R. McLucas, partner with Wilmer Cutler Hale & Dorr; Mary L. Schapiro vice chairman and president of Regulatory Policy & Oversight at the NASD and Linda C. Thomsen, director of the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 20, 2005
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The Center on Law and Security looks at the current face of Al Qaeda
During a recent open forum, Peter Bergen, adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University; Yosri Fouda, London Bureau Chief for Al Jazeera; Salameh Nematt, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Hayat; and David Ensor, CNN’s national security correspondent took turns addressing three key issues: What do we mean by Al Qaeda now? What role does the global media play in worldwide terrorism? And what do we do about it?
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Author Peter Irons discusses War Powers at the Law School
On September 22, 2005, the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program welcomed Silver Gavel Award-winning author Peter Irons to the Law School for a special discussion of his latest book, War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitutions, and opened the door to future debates on this controversial topic.
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A candid Q&A with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Prior to headlining the first Transatlantic Dialogue of the year, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer graciously participated in a frank question and answer session with Law School students and faculty with only one topic being off-limits: the future confirmation of then-nominee John Roberts, and who might succeed Sandra Day O’Connor when she eventually retires from the Court.
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The 2005 Melvyn and Barbara Weiss Public Interest Forum
E. Joshua Rosenkranz delivered his lecture, Military Recruiting vs. Academic Conscience: Designing a Supreme Court Case at the inaugural lecture in the Public Interest Law Center’s newly-renamed Leaders in Public Interest Series.
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The Law School holds 9-11 memorial fountain dedication
The Law School suffered a tremendous loss when Daniel R. Brandhorst (LL.M. ‘93), Mark Brisman ‘92, Carol Keyes Demitz ‘77, John Perry ‘89, Christopher Quackenbush ‘82 and Clarin Siegel Schwartz (LL.M. ‘78) were killed at the World Trade Center in 2001.  Four years later, on a similarly picturesque morning in Lower Manhattan, members of the NYU family congregated to dedicate a memorial fountain in memory of these six unique individuals.
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Professors discuss and debate the Supreme Court confirmation process
On September 8, 2005, the Law School hosted a discussion entitled “Roberts, Rehnquist and the Judicial Confirmation Process,” which gave panelists Richard Epstein, visiting professor from the University of Chicago Law School, and professors Burt Neuborne, Barry Friedman and Cristina Rodríguez an informal opportunity to debate and answer questions about the upcoming confirmation proceedings.
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The Inaugural Friedrich A. von Hayek Lecture in Law
The NYU Journal of Law & Liberty, a student-born publication “devoted to the development and analysis of classical liberal thought,” held its first Friedrich A. von Hayek Lecture in Law on September 7, 2005, and featured the energetic and engaging Professor Richard Epstein as its inaugural speaker.
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