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.

Dean Gillian Lester updates the community about new faculty, a 1L faculty-student lunch series, a univerisity-wide initiative on constitutional democracy, and more.

Hear from 1Ls on why they came to Columbia Law, what they are looking forward to, and if they have passed their first real test: navigating the New York City subway.

In his last year of law school, Wang is rediscovering in-person connections, exploring the Big Apple, and preparing for a career in the courtroom.

At Columbia, Jimenez has established a lifelong network of friends and mentors and is exploring career opportunities through the In-House Counsel Externship.

The Harlem-based artist hopes to spur students and lawyers to question assumptions and reimagine solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

The Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law becomes the sixth person to receive the organization’s top honor. 

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.

Allan Van Fleet ’77 continues to build a legacy of public interest work alongside a robust private practice.

Five alumni and faculty who clerked for Ginsburg shared their recollections and tributes on the one-year anniversary of her passing.