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Read messages to the community from Dean Gillian Lester following an incident that took place on May 11, 2023.

Students had the opportunity to hear the retired Supreme Court justice speak at a variety of events, including a fireside chat featuring his former clerks who are now on the Law School faculty.

Watch Artist-in-Residence Bayeté Ross Smith discuss how he sees his art as a framework that challenges viewers “to question their pre-existing beliefs.”

On March 27, Alex Herkert ’23 won the prize for top oralist, and Abigail K. Flanigan ’23 was recognized for best final round brief.

Students praise Funk for his enthusiasm, intellect, and compassion. He will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the Columbia Law graduating class, and speak at graduation on May 15.

To help celebrate this year’s graduates, alumni offer words of counsel and encouragement.

Metzger is one of nearly 270 members—drawn from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research, and science—elected in 2023.

The one-week courses offered in January 2023 provided 2Ls, 3Ls, and LL.M.s the opportunity to intensively explore topics such as regulating cryptocurrencies, managing creative enterprises, and lawyering in the technology and venture capital space.

The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York will address the Class of 2023 during Columbia Law’s Class Day ceremony on May 15.

A pioneering civil rights lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund who argued 10 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, Motley was the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge.