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NYLS’s faculty members produce influential and timely scholarship that advances legal education and breaks new ground. Read about some of their selected works.

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Selected works from Fall 2024 are below:

Appointments, Awards, and Recognition

  • Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing Heidi K. Brown received a LWI Distinguished Service Award for her service as 2024 Sponsorship Chair at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference.
  • Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell was named a “2024 Power Player in Education” by Politics NY.
  • Professors from Practice Shahrokh Falati ’08 and Michael Pastor were appointed the new Co-Directors of NYLS’s Innovation Center for Law and Technology.
  • Associate Professor Molly Guptill Manning was invited to curate a new exhibit based on her book The Best-Read Army in the World, which is on display at Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory in California through March 2025.
  • Associate Professor Justin Murray was invited to become a Contributing Editor for CrimProf Blog, a leading online resource for new scholarship, current events, and academic conversations in the fields of criminal law and procedure.
  • Assistant Dean for Coaching and Advising for Graduating Students Swati Parikh was named to City & State New York’s 2024 “The Responsible 100 Alumni” list.
  • Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor Rebecca Roiphe was named a Segal Center for Academic Pluralism Research Fellow at Heterodox Academy, an organization that advances open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement across higher education.
  • Professor Ross Sandler was appointed the inaugural Samuel Seabury Professor of Law at NYLS.
  • Dean for Advocacy and Co-Curricular Programs Lynn Boepple Su has been appointed to serve on the board of the Mindfulness in Law Society (MILS), an international organization dedicated to enhancing wellbeing in the legal profession. She was also appointed to a three-year term on the executive committee for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education and appointed to the advisory board for the Resilience and Engagement Project at University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
  • Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law Ruti G. Teitel has been appointed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel as a Distinguished Fellow in recognition of her work on Transitional Justice and Human Rights.
  • Assistant Professor Claire R. Thomas ’11 was named a co-topic editor in the peer-edited journal Frontiers in Human Dynamics, Dynamics of Migration and (Im)mobility, published through Frontiers.
  • Associate Professor Britney Wilson is the incoming Secretary for the AALS Section on Disability Law for 2025–2026.

Books and Chapters

  • Emeritus Professor Lloyd Bonfield co-authored European Union Competition Law in a Nutshell (West Academic Publishing 2024).
  • Professor Doni Gewirtzman authored a book chapter on United States v. Rahimi in the forthcoming SCOTUS 2024: Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court (Palgrave-MacMillan 2025).
  • Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin and Distinguished Adjunct Professor Heather E. Cucolo ’03 co-authored the 38th supplement to Mental Disability Law: Civil and Criminal (Lexis Publishing).
  • Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law Ruti G. Teitel co-authored “Transitional Justice and Cognitive–Behavioural Studies,” a chapter in the forthcoming International Law: The Cognitive Turn (Oxford University Press).

Law Reviews, Journals, and Articles

  • John Marshall Harlan II Professor Penelope Andrews authored “Gender apartheid: oppression of women should be made a crime against humanity – feminist academic explains why” in The Conversation.
  • Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing Heidi K. Brown authored “Breaking Bad Briefs: A Snapshot of Lawyers, Litigants, and Experts’ Use (and Misuse) of GenAI in Court Filings,” which she presented at a program at the Practicing Law Institute.
  • Emeritus Professor Richard Chused authored “Art ©aches” in the New York University Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law.
  • Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell authored “Baselining Historical and Cultural Context for Law Students: ABA Standard 303(c) and New York Law School’s ‘Community Days: Law in Context’ Programme” in The Law Teacher.
  • Emeritus Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law Arthur S. Leonard authored “Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect” and more in Gay City News. He also authored “Florida Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Healthcare Ruled Unconstitutional” and more in LGBT Law Notes.
  • Emeritus Martin Professor of Law Jethro K. Lieberman authored “Colonizing the Locker Room” and “Scary Words, Loud Insults, Crazy Thoughts” in Taking Offense.
  • Executive Editor for the Center for New York City and State Law Ben Max authored “Is Brad Lander the Progressive to Beat Eric Adams?” in Intelligencer and “What Mayor Adams is doing well on” in NY Daily News.
  • Associate Professor Justin Murray authored "Prosecutorial Reform and the Myth of Individualized Enforcement," forthcoming in the Washington University Law Review.
  • Professor from Practice Michael Pastor co-authored “Navigating AI in Legal Practice: A Road Map for In-House Counsel” in the New York Law Journal.
  • Emeritus Professor Michael Perlin co-authored “‘Their Futures, So Full of Dread’: How Barefoot’s Contamination of the Death Penalty Trial Process Continues” in the Richmond Public Interest Law Review.
  • Assistant Professor Samantha Pownall ’11 authored “Centering Students' Rights in Our Democracy: A Case Study from Maryland's Eastern Shore” in Family Law Quarterly.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Asim Rehman authored “Rulings From NYC's Administrative Law Court to Be Published in the Law Journal” in the New York Law Journal.
  • Professor Andrew Scherer authored “Stop the Violence: A Taxonomy of Measures to Abolish Evictions” in the Fordham Urban Law Journal.
  • Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law Ruti G. Teitel co-authored “Humanity Law Redux and Its Rule of Law” in the London Review of International Law.
  • Associate Professor Britney Wilson authored "The Disability History of Brown v. Board of Education," forthcoming in the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice.

News and Media

  • Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law Lenni B. Benson was featured in the Bridge of Spies episode of the Law on Film podcast, and was quoted in in Bloomberg Law, The New York Times, and Fox5 NY.
  • Emeritus Professor Robert Blecker was quoted in "Biden urged to empty federal death row before Trump takes office” in The Washington Post.
  • Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing Heidi K. Brown was featured in “Women of Legal Tech: ‘Rejection Might Be Temporary,’ Advises Heidi K. Brown” on Law.com.
  • Dean for Evening Division Engagement and Professor Kirk D. Burkhalter ’04 was featured as a legal expert on CNN’s Breaking News, MSNBC, and Scripps News: America on the Docket segments.
  • Adjunct Professor Steven M. Cohen was featured on Voice of America (VOA) The Inside Story “USA Votes 2024” and quoted in Reuters and the New York Post.
  • Professor Anna G. Cominsky ’05 was featured in “Karen Read Trial Aftermath: Jurors Speak Out; 1 Officer On Leave & Another Re-Assigned” and “One Month Until Donna Adelson Stands Trial for the Murder of Dan Markel” on Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime.
  • Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell was quoted in “A look at the history of Charter Revision Commissions” on Spectrum News NY 1.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Heather E. Cucolo ’03 was quoted in “Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want his accusers named publicly” in The Washington Post, and in “Abercrombie, Pushing a New Image, Confronts Accusations Against Ex-C.E.O.” in The New York Times.
  • Adjunct Professor Joanne Doroshow was featured on The KPFA Evening News (Saturday) – September 28, 2024.
  • Adjunct Professor Lucas Ferrara was quoted in “Long Island City landlord accused of 421-a violations” in Crain’s New York Business.
  • Wallace Stevens Professor Kris Franklin was featured in “Defining The Discipline: Six Pillars Of Academic Success Programming In Law Schools” on TaxProf Blog.
  • Professor Doni Gewirtzman was quoted in “How Law Professors Are Pivoting Post-Loper and Other Key Rulings” in Bloomberg Law.
  • Emeritus Professor Arthur S. Leonard was featured in the “August/September Law Notes 2024: in Sickness and in Health”; “October Law Notes 2024: Conduct, Speech, and Care”; “Skrmetti Oral Argument Rapid Response”; and “November Law Notes 2024: Brexit, babies, and drag brunches” episodes of the LGBT Bar NY podcast.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Stephen Louis was quoted in “Mayor Adams indictment: What happens if he chooses to resign – or is removed from office?” and “Queens judge rules law used to close down illegal pot shops is unconstitutional” in amNew York.
  • Adjunct Professor Dan Lust is quoted in “Jake Paul’s curious comments after beating Mike Tyson create lawsuit possibilities — sports lawyer reveals why” and “Mike Tyson sued for $1.6 million over allegedly breaking promotional deal to fight Jake Paul” in the New York Post.
  • Professor Richard D. Marsico was featured in “Marsico: ‘The Intersection of Special Education and Family Law: Thoughts for Family Law Attorneys in Divorce and Custody Cases’” on the Law Professor Blogs Network.
  • Executive Editor for the Center for New York City and State Law Ben Max was featured in “New York Law School director on election battleground states,” “Inside City Hall,” and “Mayor Adams Indicted on Federal Fraud, Bribery, Solicitation Charges” on Spectrum News NY 1, and featured in “NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on corruption charges” on WNYC’s The Capitol Pressroom.
  • Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor Rebecca Roiphe was featured as a legal analyst for CBS, Fox5’s 5 o’Clock News, and MSNBC in segments discussing breaking legal developments in federal and local government.
  • Professor Andrew Scherer was quoted in “How hidden fees keep renters trapped” on Vox; “It's Really Happening: The City Council Is Going to Stop Tenants From Paying Broker Fees” in Hell Gate; and “He Won’t Leave His Home. The Landlord Is Renovating Around Him.” in The New York Times.
  • Emerita John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Nadine Strossen was featured in “UATX says it fights college censorship culture with a focus on free speech” on CBS 60 Minutes, and was quoted in The New York Times, CNBC, The Tennessean, and Newsweek.
  • Distinguished Adjunct Professor Jeffrey M. Wice was featured in “New York AG tasked with protecting minority voting rights” on WNYC’s The Capitol Pressroom, and quoted in several articles spanning the New York Post, the New York Law Journal, ABC News 10, Columbia News Service, Yahoo News, and on National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) news.

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