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New York Law School faculty members are dedicated teachers who combine academic and professional achievement with a deep commitment to educational excellence.
The School has more than 50 full-time professors, each a highly accomplished scholar in his or her field, and more than 100 adjunct professors, leading practitioners drawn from New York City’s competitive legal marketplace. In addition, NYLS’s faculty emeriti remain connected to the School’s intellectual and scholarly community.
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Congratulations to NYLS alum and adjunct professor Desireé Hernández ’08, who is being honored by Immigrant ARC for her dedicated leadership as an immigration attorney and Interim Executive Director at Safe Passage Project! ... See MoreSee Less
Desireé Hernández ’08 Receives 2022 Immigrant Justice Award - NYLS News
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An experienced immigration attorney, Desireé Hernández is being honored for her leadership and work on behalf of immigrants in New York.Comment on Facebook
Laws designed to protect the public, and the legitimacy and fairness of elections, against false statements are essential to safeguarding the marketplace of opinions and ideas, says Professor Emeritus Richard Sherwin. Read more in his New York Daily News op-ed. ... See MoreSee Less
The First Amendment shouldn’t protect some big lies
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“We’re in a contest of wills. Who is going to break whose will?” That’s how David Clements, an ardent Trump supporter, put it in his multi-state effort to convince people that Donald Trump onl...Comment on Facebook
In a recent article for Gay City News, Professor Emeritus Arthur Leonard reports on a federal case affirming Washington’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. Read it here. ... See MoreSee Less
Washington law against conversion therapy survives legal challenge
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A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which included the first member of that bench appointed by President Donald Trump, unanimously ruled on September 6 that a circuit...Comment on Facebook