Yale Law School Today
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
News
Dean Gerken: Why Yale Law School Is Leaving the U.S. News & World Report Rankings
A statement from Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken on U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Monday, November 28, 2022
Friday, November 18, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022
Fatima Goss Graves ’01 and Lecturer in Law Emily Bazelon ’00 held a discussion about the impact of the Dobbs decision.
Friday, November 18, 2022
At a Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information event, at which the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic received an award for its work: from left, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government President Bill Fish, Stephanie Rice ’23, Jonathan Gibson ’24, MFIA Clinical Fellow Stephen Stich ’17, Council President Dan Klau, and Marlene Arias ’24. (Photo: Gary Lewis)
Friday, November 18, 2022
Event
2022-2023 Weil, Gotshal & Manges Roundtable
9:00AM
Registration in SLB Room 122; Roundtable in SLB Room 129
Event
Legal Information & Book History Workshop - "Practicing the Law: Manuscript Account Books & Practice in Historical Communities"
12:10PM
Beinecke Library entrance
Event
26th Annual Liman Colloquium - Budgeting for Justice: Fiscal Policy & Monetary Sanctions
(All day)
Sterling Law Building
Friday, November 25, 2022
In The Press
3 Reasons Yale Law Was Right to Quit the U.S. News Rankings — A Commentary James Forman Jr. ’92
The Washington Post
James Forman Jr. is J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
In The Press
We’re Taking an Ostrich Approach to Enforcing Gun Laws — With Deadly Results — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Frederick Vars ’99
The Hill
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at the Yale School of Management.
Monday, November 21, 2022
In The Press
Legal Education Needs to be ‘Accessible to Everyone,’ says Yale Law School Dean
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken and the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program are mentioned in a piece about equity in legal education.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
In The Press
Yale Starts an Exodus From a Rank Tradition — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
In The Press
Why Another Top-Ranked Law School Joins Yale, Harvard in Withdrawing from Rankings
ABC News
Dean Heather K. Gerken speaks about the decison to withdraw from the annual law school rankings of U.S. News and World Report.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
In The Press
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Heather Gerken
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken is interviewed about educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.
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