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Monday, April 16, 2018
News
Professor James Forman Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize
James Forman Jr. ’92 is the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner in General Nonfiction for his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
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Friday, April 20, 2018
In The Press
Yale Law Professor Wins Pulitzer For Book On Mass Incarceration
WNPR
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was interviewed on the occasion of his Pulitzer Prize award.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
In The Press
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution: A Reader’s Guide—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh, Phil Spector ’00, Matthew Blumenthal ’15, Sameer Jaywant ’18, Chris Looney ’19, Richard Medina ’18, and Nathaniel Zelinsky ’18
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law, Phil Spector ’00 is a Visiting Lecturer in Law, Matthew Blumenthal ’15 is a fellow, and Sameer Jaywant ’18, Chris Looney ’19, Richard Medina ’18, and Nathaniel Zelinksy ’18 are students at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
In The Press
ICE Lies In Wait At Elm Street Courthouse
New Haven Independent
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 is quoted in an article about detainer requests used by ICE to keep criminal suspects in lock-up so that they may be brought into federal custody.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
In The Press
Dangers of the ICO - Investing in Crypto: An interview with John Morley
Talks on Law
Professor of Law John Morley ’06 was a guest where he discussed investing in cryptocurrency.
Monday, April 16, 2018
In The Press
The Real “Red Line” Behind Trump’s April 2018 Syria Strikes—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 16, 2018
In The Press
Congress Needs to Rein In the President’s Use of Military Force—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
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Justice Clarence Thomas
U.S. Supreme Court ’74