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Dean Daniel Abebe shares a message with the Columbia Law community. 

Students within the clinic partner with community groups to explore ways to leverage transactional, litigation, regulatory, and policy advocacy strategies to create systemic change.

The clinic recognizes the rights of parents and children to live together free of state intervention.

Alexandra Reeve Givens ’08 is president and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology, a nonprofit organization that shapes technology policy with a focus on human rights.

New school, new friends, new dean: Members of the J.D. Class of 2027 and the LL.M. Class of 2025 met Dean Daniel Abebe and each other at orientation activities featuring welcome speeches, information sessions, and plenty of food. 

Christopher Morten, associate clinical professor of law, and clinic students Kasey Clarke ’24 and Nancy Lu ’24, share how students in the Law School’s Science, Health, and Information Clinic have worked to improve public access to the results of clinical trials and, in the process, made the FDA more transparent and accountable.

Dean Daniel Abebe welcomes the community back to campus and reflects on the common values that are central to the Law School.

Through research, advocacy, and extensive litigation tracking, the center develops legal strategies to address the climate crisis. 

Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux ’10 is deputy director of the Voting Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, D.C. 

Dean Abebe shares his vision for the Law School, path to Morningside Heights, and enthusiasm for his new role.