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The surprise star of the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries tells Columbia Law students to hold on to their humanity and “figure out what you can get done in the world we live in.”

Columbia Law welcomed the J.D. Class of 2023 and LL.M. Class of 2021 with a virtual program that included helpful advice and a pop quiz.   

Alumni share their experiences working on racial equity and the paths they took to social justice work.

Ensuring everyone can vote, and have their ballot counted, will require county-level work and an infusion of federal funds, Columbia Law voting rights experts said in a discussion hosted by the Center for Constitutional Governance.

Swapping door-knocking for digital outreach has an unexpected benefit, voting rights advocates said at a Columbia World Projects webinar held two days after Georgia’s messy primary election.

The former vice president will address the J.D. and LL.M. graduates of the Class of 2020 in May.

The event marked the 10th anniversary of the founding of the intersectional student group Empowering Women of Color.

Judge Sorokin asks those convicted to acknowledge, if not ameliorate, the harm they caused.

The Columbia Black Law Students Association honored Jamila Hall ’03 and organized a day of panel discussions.

Ivan Šimonović, who served as the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General of Human Rights and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, spoke at the Law School on November 20 at a talk hosted by the Center on Global Governance.