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Dean Lester shares preliminary information about the Law School's return to campus in Fall 2021. 

The Columbia Law School Anti-Racism Steering Committee provides an update on its work during the Spring 2021 semester. 

Blinken will deliver the keynote address to the graduating Class of 2021 during the April 29 online graduation ceremony. 

The new grantmaking and fellowship programs are part of the Law School’s ongoing commitment to anti-racism in the Columbia community and beyond.

Jin Hee Lee ’00 is the senior deputy director of litigation and director of strategic initiatives for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) in New York City.

Columbia Law staff members gathered to recognize individuals who have reached 10- and 25-year milestones of service along with those who have received the STAR Award over the past year.

Chanler Langham ’04 is a Houston-based trial lawyer handling complex commercial litigation. He is a partner at the litigation boutique firm Susman Godfrey.

Since 1964, Columbia Law School’s most prestigious award, the Medal for Excellence, has been presented at the annual Winter Luncheon to alumni and past or present faculty members who exemplify the qualities of character, intellect, and social and professional responsibility that the Law School seeks to instill in its students.​

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. 

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