Yale Law School Today
Thursday, December 16, 2021
News
Looking Back at a Year of Work with Impact
Throughout the year, the Yale Law School community worked to effect positive change across disciplines and around the country.
Friday, December 10, 2021
In The Press
What Would a Post-Roe America Look Like?
The New York Times
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is among the legal scholars, researchers and writers contributing thoughts on what the fall of Roe v. Wade might mean.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A student hike at East Rock Park was one of more than a dozen events for staff and students sponsored by the Joy Fund this fall.
News
Spreading Joy
Friday, December 10, 2021
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Friday, December 17, 2021
In The Press
A Democracy of Opportunity
Harvard Magazine
Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law Lincoln Caplan reviews The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy by Joseph Fishkin ’07 and William E. Forbath ’83.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
In The Press
The Supreme Court, Weaponized — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
In The Press
Both Sides Now: Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s Bifocal View of the Civil-Rights Movement
Harvard Magazine
Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law Lincoln Caplan profiles Tamiko Brown-Nagin ’97.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
In The Press
Yanking Books From School Libraries: What the Supreme Court Has Said, and Why It’s Murky
EducationWeek
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted about the legalities of banning books from school libraries.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
In The Press
McConnell, Spears, Osaka: A Look at 2021’s Notable Quotes
Associated Press
Associate Director for Collections and Special Projects and Lecturer in Legal Research Fred R. Shapiro’s annual list of notable quotes was published.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
In The Press
‘This is Weird and Murky.’ Trump SPAC Deal Values Firm at More than $10 Billion Despite Red Flags
CNN Business
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey is quoted about the valuation of former President Trump’s new media venture.
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Honorary Doctor of Laws, 2014 Commencement Address