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The longtime Columbia Law professor and one of the nation’s foremost experts on the U.S. Constitution and federal courts dies at 90.

Dean Abebe shares with the Law School community the news of Professor Henry P. Monaghan's death on January 1, 2025.

The elder statesman of corporate governance, who practiced law for more than 70 years at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, dies at age 97.

The entrepreneur, Columbia Law School benefactor, and Dean’s Council member dies at 94.

Longtime Columbia Law School faculty member and renowned environmental activist dies at 74.

The prominent scholar of philosophy and the law and longtime Columbia University Professor dies at 86.

The Medal for Excellence winner and member of the Dean’s Council dies at 91.

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

The retired New York State Supreme Court justice was the first woman to serve as president of the Columbia Law School Association.

Former colleagues, clerks, students, and fellow alumni paid tribute to the life and career of the longtime Columbia Law professor who served as a U.S. District judge in the Eastern District of New York for 53 years.