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P•LAW is now accepting applications for its visiting Crane Fellowship in Law and Public Policy for the academic year 2027-28. For more details and to apply: plaw.law.princeton.edu/faculty/cran...

On Tuesday, P•LAW's Preview of the 2026-2027 Supreme Court Term welcomed distinguished journalists and experts to review the consequential rulings from the last term, and look ahead at the important cases coming in the next term. @debpearlstein.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @npr.org @nytimes.com

Marc Elias, one of America’s most prominent election lawyers, joins P•LAW director Deborah Pearlstein on Oct. 8 for a conversation about threats to free and fair elections. Register here: plaw.law.princeton.edu/events/2026/... @marcelias.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

PLUS & Whig-Clio student leaders joined Prof. Lynda Dodd at the Third Circuit and National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Many thanks to Judges Chung, Restrepo & Shwartz, and to Julie Silverbrook & Jenna Winterle Kehres. Special thanks to Noah Barkan ’28! @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW

The Nation highlights the Princeton Policy Advocacy Clinic, led by P•LAW affiliated scholar Udi Ofer, where students work with the UN on key human-rights issues in the United States. @uofer.bsky.social @princeton.edu @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Thank you to Professor Aziz Huq for his talk “Legality, and What Follows It?” at this afternoon’s Frontiers of Law lunch event. #PLAW #lawatprinceton

Prof. Lynda Dodd and the P·Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) were pleased to welcome Loriann Segula, Assistant Director of Admissions at Yale Law School, for lunch and an advising session. @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

On Sept. 29, P•LAW's Preview of the 2026-27 Supreme Court Term will gather distinguished journalists and experts to weigh in on what’s to come for the Court this year. Register here: plaw.law.princeton.edu/events/2026/...

After spending this past year @princetonspia working towards his MPA —and staffing one of our Problem-Solving Workshops—Christian Flores just finished a summer fellowship with the Senate Banking Committee. Best of luck to Christian as he begins 1L @harvardlaw! #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

P•LAW's faculty and staff were thrilled to meet with law-interested students at SPIA’s Centers and Programs Fair this week! If you’re a Princeton student and didn’t get a chance to sign up for our email list, please get in touch. #PLAW #LawatPrinceton @ldodd.bsky.social

P•LAW is thrilled to welcome our 2026-27 Crane Law Faculty Fellow: Professor Kathleen Claussen, Georgetown Law professor and leading expert in international economic law and procedure. plaw.law.princeton.edu/people/kathl... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Warmest congratulations to the Class of 2026 PLUS students graduating today! Your intellectual curiosity, rigorous scholarship, & commitment to public service have been so inspiring to see. Best wishes for the next chapter of your journeys—we are cheering you on always! 🐯⚖️ @ldodd.bsky.social

Last week, our students and faculty gathered at the Gratitude Gala, an opportunity for students in the Class of 2026 to invite a faculty member who has supported them during their time at Princeton. We’re grateful for the chance to celebrate these relationships! #PLAW @ldodd.bsky.social

Thank you to our Crane Fellow, Prof. Kate Shaw, for joining our PLUS students and Prof. Dodd for lunch this week to discuss her podcast Strict Scrutiny, the Supreme Court, and her current research. @ldodd.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Thank you to P*LAW’s Final Frontiers of Law speaker of the spring semester, Prof. Sabeel Rahman, who spoke about the future of reconstruction in the administration. #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Last week, our 2026 Princeton Undergraduate Liman Fellows – Natalia Murillo, Vivian Clayton, Fikir Beyene, and Noah Barkan – and their faculty advisor, Prof. Lynda Dodd, attended the Liman Colloquium at Yale Law School. @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Thank you so much to our Crane Fellow, Prof. Catherine Powell, for joining Prof. Lynda Dodd and PLUS students for lunch today to discuss her career and current work on tech policy. @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

As the Supreme Court considers American companies’ liability for aiding Chinese gov’t repression, P•LAW affiliated scholar Martin Flaherty weighs in with an amicus brief on the history of the Alien Tort Statute: tinyurl.com/mrx4c89m #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Hugely looking forward to moderating this webinar tomorrow at 6pm with former SDNY Judge Shira Scheindlin, Society for the Rule of Law Exec Director @greggnunziata.bsky.social, and head of Law Firm Partners United Neel Chatterjee. Registration open to all, details below.

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 12:00PM-1:30PM - Baker Hall 405 Prof. Catherine Powell (Fordham University School of Law) will talk about: "AI and Constitutional Democracy at 250" Zoom available for ISP fellows

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m., P•LAW will host a free webinar on the Principles for the Independence of the Legal Profession - more info at the link! www.aals.org/events/webin... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

"The movement for criminal justice reform has not disappeared. It has adapted—and it now lives, principally, in the states,” writes P•LAW affiliated scholar Udi Ofer (@uofer.bsky.social) for Just Security. www.justsecurity.org/131987/crimi... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

A proposed rule from the Trump admin aiming to block independent ethics investigations of DOJ lawyers “would severely limit the courts’ ability to offer any kind of independent check on the executive branch,” argues Deborah Pearlstein in today’s NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/o...

In a new post, P•LAW affiliated scholar Mihir Kshirsagar looks at how Judge Boasberg's recent opinion in the FTC v. Meta antitrust action has fundamentally reshaped the First Amendment calculus for social media. www.promarket.org/2026/01/22/h... #PLAW #Lawatprinceton

We’re looking forward to welcoming former FTC Chair Lina Khan to Princeton for this year’s Donald S. Bernstein ‘75 lecture on February 18. #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

A big congratulations to current P•LAW Crane Fellow Catherine Powell on winning the 2026 Clyde Ferguson Award from the Association of American Law Schools for excellence in public service, teaching, and scholarship! #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

P•LAW Crane Fellow crossover on the Strict Scrutiny podcast: 2025-26 fellow Kate Shaw and 2024-25 fellow Rebecca Ingber drop an emergency pod answering your questions on the legality of the Venezuela attack. www.youtube.com/watch?si=-g5... @kateshaw.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social #PLAW

Facing unprecedented pressure from the executive branch, where do major law firms—and the legal profession as a whole—go from here? P•LAW's @debpearlstein.bsky.social will discuss #executivepower and the independence of the legal profession at the AALS meeting this Friday. am.aals.org

Apply at the link 🔗: plaw.law.princeton.edu/students/lim...

Crane Fellow Kate Shaw sat down with PBS' Michel Martin to review this year's major SCOTUS cases. Watch at the link:   @kateshaw.bsky.social www.pbs.org/video/are-we... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

A P•LAW Crane Fellow crossover on the Strict Scrutiny podcast: 2025-26 fellow Kate Shaw and 2024-25 fellow Rebecca Ingber discussed the Trump administration's attacks on "narcoterrorists" -- listen at the link: crooked.com/podcast/we-n... @kateshaw.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social

Right now, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that threatens to redefine -- and vastly increase -- executive power. Read P•LAW Crane Fellow Kate Shaw's opinion piece in The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...

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Huge thanks to Yale Law School Associate Dean of Admissions Miriam Ingber for joining Prof. Lynda Dodd and our P·Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) today for an advising session on preparing for law school and pursuing meaningful careers in law. @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Read the full piece here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...

Thank you Professor @kmtani.bsky.social! #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

@ldodd.bsky.social #ScholarSpotlight #PLAW #LawatPrinceton

Our P*Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) were delighted to welcome Harvard Law Admissions Dean Kristi Jobson to Princeton yesterday! ⚖️📚 @ldodd.bsky.social

Watch the full event recording at the link 🔗: www.youtube.com/live/rEe4psd... @debpearlstein.bsky.social

Interested in public interest law? ⚖️ Join us tomorrow for an information session on the Liman Undergraduate Fellowship Program. Hear from Princeton’s 2025 Liman Fellows about their summer experiences and learn more about the 2026 application process. plaw.law.princeton.edu/students/lim...

Interested in learning about #freespeech on campus? This evening's event, a conversation between @princeton.edu President Christopher Eisgruber and P•LAW director @debpearlstein.bsky.social, is full, but you can still attend virtually: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEe4...

Looking forward to the Oct. 20 conversation between @princeton.edu President Christopher Eisgruber and P•LAW director @debpearlstein.bsky.social about Pres. Eisgruber's new book, Terms of Respect, addressing free speech on college campuses. www.towntopics.com/2025/10/08/p...

P•LAW is now accepting applications for visiting law fellows for the academic year 2026-27. This full-time visiting program is open to legal scholars engaged in research and writing on contemporary issues in law and public policy. @debpearlstein.bsky.social plaw.law.princeton.edu/faculty/cran...

P•LAW director Deborah Pearlstein appeared this morning on CNN's The Situation Room for the start of the Supreme Court term, discussing what's coming down the line for the justices. next.frame.io/share/3f09e0...