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Vanderbilt University law professor Ganesh Sitaraman argued that the problems with the airline industry today can be traced back to the deregulation of the transportation sector in the 1970s…

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe BIden addressed the Columbia University Law School commencement via video. His topics included coming of age during the coronavirus pandemic.

This week, Columbia Law School Professor Nathaniel Persily looks at the history of redistricting and gerrymandering in the United States. Professor Persily discusses the origin of the term “…

In a tribute to Chief Justice John Jay on the 250th anniversary of his birth, the participants spoke about the legacy of the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789-1795). They e…

Vice President Gore delivered the commencement address at Columbia University Law School where his daughter was graduating.

Justice Ginsburg moderated a panel of state and federal judges, all graduates of Columbia Law School. They talked about the role of the trial judge and the appellate judge and how panels o…

Justice Stephen Breyer and several academics discussed the legal aspects of building a global civil society. Their discussion focused on the ability of international organizations to make an…

Panelists examined a variety of issues surrounding legal education, including the role of law professors in the judicial process, the future course of legal education and its role in shaping…

In a tribute to Chief Justice John Jay on the 250th anniversary of his birth. Jay was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789-1795). The participants examined his writings an…

In a tribute to Chief Justice John Jay on the 250th Anniversary of his birth, Professor Emeritus Robert Ferrell, Indiana University, History Department spoke about the legacy of the first Ch…

Justice Ginsburg graduated from Columbia Law School in 1959 and later served on its faculty as the first female tenured professor. This panel of Justice Ginsburg’s colleagues and former stud…

After an introduction by Dean Barbara Black, Chief Justice William Rehnquist talked about the process of confirming nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court and occasions when the independence of …

Justice Brennan said the U.S. Constitution has influenced the world’s view of constitutional law and has been the model of many similar documents worldwide. He also sharply criticized the ju…