Story Archive

Publications written and edited by members of the Law School’s faculty in 2020-2021 explore ownership and authorship, constitutional controversy, foreign policy, urban planning, and more.

In Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom, the Columbia Law professor argues that the government sometimes subverts the Constitution by using its largess to buy the cooperation—even the constitutional rights—of individuals, businesses, and the states.

In the sixth and final episode of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, Professor Olatunde Johnson and environmental and community lawyer Ruth Santiago ’83 J.D., ’10 LL.M. discuss the nexus of civil rights and climate change.

In episode four of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, hosted by Michael B. Gerrard,  Michael Burger ’03 of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Peter Lehner ’84 of Earthjustice discuss litigation as a tool when legislative and political remedies are insufficient.

In episode three of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, two negotiators of the Paris Agreement, Sue Biniaz ’83 and Laurence Tubiana, discuss the United States’ potential as a leader of international cooperation with Professor Michael B. Gerrard. 

In episode two of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, hosted by Michael B. Gerrard, former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ’94 and Professor Jessica Bulman-Pozen discuss how states take action on climate change with or without federal leadership.

In the first episode of Columbia Law School’s new limited-series podcast—hosted by Professor Michael B. Gerrard—former EPA administrator Catherine McCabe ’77 and Professor Jedediah S. Purdy discuss the Biden administration’s plan to restart U.S. efforts to combat climate change. 

Can lawyers save the planet? Professor Michael B. Gerrard and leading experts go beyond the headlines and political ping-ponging to discuss combating the climate crisis using one of the most important and effective tools at our disposal: the law.

Can lawyers save the planet? Host Michael B. Gerrard introduces the new limited-series podcast from Columbia Law.

In his new book, Lakefront, Merrill traces how lawsuits, court rulings, and political machinations from the 1850s to the present have resulted in an urban coastline that’s the pride of Chicago and the envy of other cities.