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Longtime Columbia Law School faculty member and renowned environmental activist dies at 74.

The Australian lawyer wanted a career in academia. As a student in Columbia Law’s J.S.D. program, he produced original scholarship on elder abuse and inheritance disputes that paved the way to a tenured position at the University of Sydney Law School.

Dozens of new faculty—representing both entry-level and mid-career scholars—who are experts in a wide array of disciplines have joined the Law School.

Alumni returned to campus to celebrate, reminisce, and engage with current issues in law. 

The prolific scholar joins the faculty as a professor of law to research and teach about the role of corporations in the world.

The family and poverty law expert returns to her alma mater as a professor of law.  

Dean Gillian Lester sent a message to the Columbia Law community following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to ban the use of affirmative action in college admissions.

The principles, approved by the ALI in May, are designed to provide guidance to public employees and elected officials, giving them the tools to develop or improve ethics rules. 

Illegal child labor and exploitation in the United States are leading to a crisis in protecting children on the job, say two of Columbia Law’s faculty experts on labor law and immigrants’ rights. 

Law School faculty and legal experts offer insights into the high court’s recent decisions.