Yale Law School Today
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

News
YLS Welcomes a Remarkable New Class to New Haven
Dean Heather K. Gerken, speaking at convocation, encouraged students to get to know one another and take advantage of Yale Law School’s vast opportunities and rich academic community.
Friday, August 12, 2022
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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.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

New students, shown leaving Sterling Law Building, were welcomed to campus at convocation Aug. 16, the first day of new student orientation for the class of 2025 and incoming graduate students.
Friday, August 12, 2022
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Saturday, August 13, 2022
In The Press
Don’t Blast Trump for Pleading the Fifth — 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.
Friday, August 12, 2022
In The Press
Yale Law School Extends Full-Tuition, Need-Based Scholarships to 53 Students
Law.com
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken is interviewed about the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program.
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.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
In The Press
Is the Rent Too Damn High?
City Journal
Professor of Law David N. Schleicher joins a panel on the housing market in New York City.
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