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In her message to the Law School community, Dean Lester reflects on her nine years as dean and shares her plans for the upcoming year and her hopes for the future.

Hear from 1Ls about what inspired them to study law, why they chose Columbia Law School, and how they hope to spend the next three years.

A multigenerational gathering of scholars and acolytes discussed the longtime Columbia Law professor’s outsized influence in legal theory and philosophy.

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

The criminal justice policy expert says strengthening civic organizations and municipal services is a better way to reduce crime than sending in the cops.

Now in its fifth year, the accelerated six-month degree program has educated scores of accomplished lawyers from around the world.

The first woman to be appointed an appellate-level judge in Nebraska is now the longest-serving member of the state’s current Supreme Court.

Colleagues toasted the Harold R. Medina Professor Emerita of Law as “a giant in the field” of family law and juvenile justice.

The rights of artists and writers are at the heart of the center’s deep offerings on copyright, intellectual property, and trademark law for students, policymakers, and creators.

The plaque, unveiled on October 9, memorializes the Indigenous history of Columbia’s campus and the Law School’s ongoing commitment to justice.