Yale Law School Today
Monday, August 08, 2022
News
Leading the Law School
Dean Heather K. Gerken reflects on her first decanal term, a vision for legal education, and plans for the future.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Friday, July 29, 2022
In The Press
Why Yale Law’s Dean Says Eliminating Tuition for Students in Need Benefits the Legal Profession
ABC News
Dean Heather K. Gerken and Rakim H. D. Brooks ’16 discuss the impact of the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program, which eliminates tuition for students with the greatest financial need.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
In The Press
Why Is U.S. Infrastructure So Costly—and What Can We Do About It?
Wall Street Journal
Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 was interviewed about why American infrastructure projects are so costly.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
In The Press
‘The Greatest Talker of His Time’
The Atlantic
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver reviews “Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment” by Brad Snyder ’99.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
In The Press
Alito’s Call to Arms to Secure Religious Liberty — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
In The Press
What Can Cities Do When Bad Gun Laws Are Hurting the Economy — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Fredrick Vars ’99
Los Angeles Times
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale’s School of Management.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
In The Press
Police Training is Expensive and It’s Still Not Enough — 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.
Monday, August 8, 2022
In The Press
The Humanitarian Paradox: When Do We Fight, Why Do We Fight?
Responsible Statecraft
Professor of Law Aslı Ü. Bâli ’99 discusses the problems with U.S. intervention and why restraint is needed to preserve America’s credibility in human rights.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
In The Press
This Arthritis Drug Deserves Its Aggressive Patent Protection — 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.
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View Environmental LawI chose to attend Yale Law School because I wanted to direct my own education. Twenty-five years later, freedom and flexibility are still the best things about this place. As a YLS student, you get to decide what you want to study. ”
James Forman Jr.
Class of 1992, J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law