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Alumni Honor Forces Behind Clinical and Leadership Programs
Dean Heather K. Gerken presented six individuals with the Award of Merit during Alumni Weekend 2023.
Following MFIA Suit, West Point Athletics Arm Begins Releasing Records
After a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the entity that runs West Point’s sports programs has begun releasing previously financial and contractual records about the army’s sports program that it previously withheld.
MFIA Sues Allegheny County Jail over Gag Rules
The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic at Yale Law School has sued Allegheny County for preventing employees of a Pittsburgh jail from speaking to the press without permission.
Clinics Sue Pentagon and VA Over Discriminatory Fertility Policies
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Reproductive Rights and Justice Project are challenging rules that exclude same-sex and unmarried couples, single veterans, and service members from eligibility for in vitro fertilization services.
Veterans and LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Petition for Antidiscrimination Rules for VA Health Care
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed the petition on behalf of Minority Veterans of America and 13 veteran and LGBTQ+ rights groups.
The Ups and Downs of Advocacy
Students in Law School clinics are trained to pursue their clients’ goals on multiple fronts. When one path narrows or disappears, they continue along another.
Unanimous SCOTUS Opinion Cites Free Exercise Clinic Brief
An amicus brief by the Free Exercise Clinic was cited in a unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.
MFIA Wins Disclosure of Connecticut School Choice Lottery Algorithm
The state of Connecticut must disclose how magnet school placements are made after a win by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
Clinics Celebrate the Expansion of Parole Eligibility for Young People
Students in two Law School clinics advocated for a bill in the Connecticut General Assembly that expands parole eligibility for incarcerated people who committed crimes before they were 21 years old. Collaborative efforts between the clinics and outside organizations resulted in the passage of the bill on June 6.