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These exceptional scholars, teachers, and clinicians will build on the Law School’s continued excellence in both fundamental and emerging areas of the law. 

Preeminent legal philosopher and longtime member of the Columbia Law School faculty dies at 83.

Publications written and edited by members of the Law School’s faculty in 2020-2021 explore ownership and authorship, constitutional controversy, foreign policy, urban planning, and more.

In his new book, Lakefront, Merrill traces how lawsuits, court rulings, and political machinations from the 1850s to the present have resulted in an urban coastline that’s the pride of Chicago and the envy of other cities.

Students laud Glass for her captivating lectures and praise her as a teacher who inspires, encourages, and values their active participation in classes. Glass will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the graduating class, and speak at graduation on April 29.

In his new book, Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives, Professor Heller explores the laws and norms that govern everything from disputes with neighbors to climate change mitigation. 

Students can explore areas such as racial justice and constitutional law, work with leading scholars in international law, and even learn how to establish a legal practice.

Her book on the history of policing and cars illuminates the legal decisions that have led to ‘driving while Black.’

Professor Vincent Blasi gathered leading First Amendment scholars at Columbia Law School for an illuminating symposium on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s famous dissent on free speech.

The law and economics scholar says that asking the right questions produces the most illuminating answers.