In the Media

News From Columbia Law
In the Media

The media looks to Columbia Law experts to provide ideas, opinions, analysis, and commentary on news of the day. Explore more below.

Find an In the Media Item

Search by Title

Search by Faculty Member Featured

Search by Publisher

Search by Area of Study

Start

End

Topic

January 21, 2026 The New York Times

Supreme Court Hearing Reveals Unease Over Threats to Fed Independence

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Kathryn Judge; SCOTUS

Featured Faculty: Kathryn Judge Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law

January 21, 2026 MarketWatch

Supreme Court Justice Warns That Firing Lisa Cook Would Lead to a Republican Fed Followed by a Democratic Fed

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Kathryn Judge; SCOTUS

Featured Faculty: Kathryn Judge Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law

January 21, 2026 ABC News

Supreme Court Sharply Critical of Trump Moves On Fed, Likely To Keep Lisa Cook on Job for Now

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Lev Menand

Featured Faculty: Lev Menand Associate Professor of Law

January 21, 2026 Forbes

Supreme Court Suggests Trump Cannot Fire Lisa Cook—at Least for Now

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Lev Menand; SCOTUS

Featured Faculty: Lev Menand Associate Professor of Law

January 20, 2026 Reuters

Supreme Court Tests Limits of Trump’s Power Over the Economy in Fight Over Fed’s Lisa Cook

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Kathryn Judge

Featured Faculty: Kathryn Judge Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law

January 20, 2026 Spectrum News

Supreme Court to Weigh Trump’s Bid to Oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Eric Talley

Featured Faculty: Eric Talley Marc and Eva Stern Professor of Law and Business

January 20, 2026 NYU Law Democracy Project

The Health Status of U.S. Democracy 2026

Areas of Study: Constitutional Law
Topics: Philip C. Bobbitt; Opinion; Homepage

Featured Faculty: Philip C. Bobbitt Herbert Wechsler Professor of Federal Jurisprudence

January 20, 2026 The New York Times

There’s Much More at Stake in the Fed Case Than Interest Rates

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy
Topics: Lev Menand; SCOTUS; Opinion; Homepage

Featured Faculty: Lev Menand Associate Professor of Law

January 20, 2026 E&E News

Trump Erased the Senate’s 1992 Vote on a Climate Treaty. Can He Do That?

Areas of Study: Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law; International and Comparative Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 20, 2026 VTDigger

Vermont Lawmakers Consider the Tricky Legality of Unmasking ICE

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Constitutional Law
Topics: Jessica Bulman-Pozen

Featured Faculty: Jessica Bulman-Pozen Betts Professor of Law