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Monday, February 03, 2020
News
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II to Deliver Gruber Lecture on February 24
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will deliver the Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice on February 24, 2020.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
In The Press
For Many Who Cleaned Up a Nuclear Mess, a Key Ruling Comes Too Late
The New York Times
The work of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a New York Times article about the Clinic’s success on behalf of elderly veterans denied disability benefits for illnesses they suffered as a result of their work cleaning up a 1966 nuclear bomb disaster in Spain.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Event
Martha Davis, Human Rights in Small Places: A Cook’s Tour of Human Rights-Informed Local Governance
12:10PM
SLB Room 122
Event
Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
4:30PM
SLB Room 127
Event
Legal History Forum — Michael Szonyi, Harvard University
12:10PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge, Sterling Law Building
Event
Gene Baur: Changing Hearts and Minds about Food Animals - in conversation with Jonathan Lovvorn
12:10PM
SLB Room 129
Thursday, February 13, 2020
In The Press
The Trump era is a golden age of conspiracy theories – on the right and left — A Commentary by Nicolas Guilhot and Samuel Moyn
The Guardian
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University. Nicolas Guilhot is a senior fellow at the French National Center for Scientific Research.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
In The Press
For Many Who Cleaned Up a Nuclear Mess, a Key Ruling Comes Too Late
The New York Times
The work of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a New York Times article about the Clinic’s success on behalf of elderly veterans denied disability benefits for illnesses they suffered as a result of their work cleaning up a 1966 nuclear bomb disaster in Spain.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
In The Press
California communities suing Big Oil over climate change face a key hearing Wednesday
The Los Angeles Times
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar is quoted in the Los Angeles Times about a group of California communities suing fossil fuel companies for their contribution to climate change and the damages resulting from it.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
In The Press
Life under quarantine: Civil rights activists criticize ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus lockdowns
CNBC
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership Amy Kapczynski ’03 is quoted in a CNBC story about quarantines for patients suspected of having the coronavirus.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
In The Press
Lamont to propose millions for affordable housing construction
Walter E. Meyer Professor Emeritus of Property and Urban Law Robert Ellickson ’66 is quoted in the CT Mirror about efforts to provide affordable housing in Connecticut.
Monday, February 3, 2020
In The Press
Why the 2020 winning ticket includes Michael Bloomberg — A Commentary by Paul Kahn ’80
The Hill
Paul W. Kahn ’80 is the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School.
It’s incredibly important to defend the rule of law. But it’s also incredibly important that we think beyond the rule of law and how are we going to empower our local communities to ensure that that vision is what our government and our elected representatives are working towards each and every single day.”
Sameer Jaywant
Class of 2018