Stories and News

Columbia Law School professors tackle environmental policy, reparations, economic insecurity, and more in recent publications. 

The Columbia Law professor’s new book, The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It, offers realistic policy solutions that prioritize the welfare of individuals to create a more just and stable society.

Students praise his pedagogy, intellect, charisma, and kindness. Huang will receive the honor, awarded annually by the graduating class, at graduation on May 20.

The free e-book, published on April 20, features contributions by 18 Columbia Law scholars and delves into the legal issues around COVID-19—including elections, privacy, prisoners’ rights, bankruptcy, the environment, force majeure in contracts, and public health law.

Columbia Law School faculty weigh in on the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on law, policy, business, and society.

Columbia Law experts explain how impeachment works, what is a high crime or misdemeanor, and what other legal and constitutional governance issues impeachment raises.

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.

Richard Briffault, Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, explains political disclosure laws, how donors get around them, and what to do about it.

Pozen’s scholarship focuses on government transparency, constitutional theory, and, sometimes, soccer.

Columbia Law faculty influence court decisions and advance legal theory when they submit “friend-of-the-court” briefs to the Supreme Court and other jurisdictions.