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During his 2L year, Hawley served as president of two student organizations: OutLaws and the Health Law Association. He plans to launch his career as a litigator focusing on health care and employment law.

A legal lion, the legendary long-serving federal judge, venerated Columbia Law School professor, and active alumnus, dies at age 99. 

A partner at Kirkland & Ellis and IP lawyer with name-brand clients, Simmons was recently awarded the Judge Deborah A. Batts Award for Queer Visibility by the Columbia OutLaws and Queer and Trans People of Color student groups at their annual gala.

In episode two of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, hosted by Michael B. Gerrard, former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ’94 and Professor Jessica Bulman-Pozen discuss how states take action on climate change with or without federal leadership.

The Supreme Court’s review of restrictive Arizona voting laws could have profound implications for voters of color, says the executive director of Advancement Project

In the first episode of Columbia Law School’s new limited-series podcast—hosted by Professor Michael B. Gerrard—former EPA administrator Catherine McCabe ’77 and Professor Jedediah S. Purdy discuss the Biden administration’s plan to restart U.S. efforts to combat climate change. 

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, students in Columbia Law School clinics have been gaining real-world experience as advocates, educators, litigators, mediators, and researchers.

Can lawyers save the planet? Professor Michael B. Gerrard and leading experts go beyond the headlines and political ping-ponging to discuss combating the climate crisis using one of the most important and effective tools at our disposal: the law.

Can lawyers save the planet? Host Michael B. Gerrard introduces the new limited-series podcast from Columbia Law.

Livingston, the chief judge of the U.S.Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, receives the Learned Hand Award for Excellence in Federal Jurisprudence.