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Friday, July 06, 2018
News
WIRAC Files Emergency Lawsuit to Reunify Asylum-Seeking Families
Students from WIRAC filed emergency lawsuits on behalf of two asylum-seeking children, forcibly taken from their parents in Texas and shipped 2,000 miles to Connecticut by immigration officials.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Monday, July 02, 2018
In The Press
What Justice Kennedy's Legacy Could Mean for the Future of the Supreme Court—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar '84
TIME
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
In The Press
The Muslim Ban Expands the Cruel Policy of Family Separation— A Commentary by Rachel Brown '20 and Georgia Travers '19
The Washington Post
Rachel Brown '20 and Georgia Travers '19 are students at Yale Law School and co-authors of the report “Window Dressing the Muslim Ban: Reports of Waivers and Mass Denials From Yemeni-American Families Stuck in Limbo.”
Monday, July 16, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
In The Press
Cities In Distress: What Chicago's Bankruptcy May Look Like—A Commentary by Adam Levitin and David Schleicher
Law 360
Adam J. Levitin is the Agnes N. Williams Research Professor and Professor of Law at Georgetown University and David Schleicher is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
In The Press
Federal judge delays decision on reuniting children with parents in immigration case
CT Mirror
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in a story about a hearing on whether to reunite two children being held in Connecticut with their parents after being separated at the U.S. border. The children are being represented by the Connecticut Legal Services and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
In The Press
Supreme Court Justices Should Be Elected—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 9, 2018
In The Press
What Is Federalism in Healthcare For?—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00 & Nicole Huberfeld
Stanford Law Review
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, Yale Law School; Nicole Huberfeld is Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law.
Monday, July 9, 2018
In The Press
Immigrant Children In Connecticut Sue After Being Separated From Parents
WNPR
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic’s case on behalf of two children, taken from their parents at the U.S.- Mexico border and sent to a Connecticut facility, suing the federal government is discussed.
Monday, July 9, 2018
In The Press
A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Times
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
I just walked onto this campus and had this feeling that it’s such an intellectually interesting, creative place.”
Janine Balekdjian
Class of 2017