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LEAP Welcomes Three New Fellows

The Law, Environment & Animals Program's new fellows will contribute to the Climate Change & Animal Agriculture Legal Initiative.
LEAP Welcomes Three New Fellows
Jessica Culpepper and Leigh Currie

LEAP Announces Fall 2026 Speaker Series

LEAP hosts two speakers this fall, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy’s Leigh Currie and FarmSTAND’s Jessica Culpepper.
LEAP Announces Fall 2026 Speaker Series
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Professor Douglas Kysar Co-Edits First Comprehensive Survey of the Implications of Climate Change for Private Law

“The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Private Law,” edited by Douglas Kysar and Ernest Lim, offers an analysis of how the private law sector should address and respond to climate change.
Professor Douglas Kysar Co-Edits First Comprehensive Survey of the Implications of Climate Change for Private Law
Emily Brookfield

Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Emily Brookfield Discusses Research on Animal Death and Religious Ritual

In this Q&A, Brookfield discusses her research report, “The Ethics and Legality of Animal Death and Religious Ritual.”
Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Emily Brookfield Discusses Research on Animal Death and Religious Ritual
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ABA Insider TIPS Podcast

TIPS Animal Law Committee Legacy Series: Daina Bray

LEAP Legal Director and former ABA House of Delegates Representative Daina Bray discusses the pioneering work of the ABA Animal Law Committee. 

TIPS Animal Law Committee Legacy Series: Daina Bray
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Through the Years, Courses Reflect Changing Approaches to Environmental Law

For 30 years, a law clinic gave students practice in environmental law and policy. Now, two new experiential courses carry on its legacy.
Through the Years, Courses Reflect Changing Approaches to Environmental Law
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Harvard Law Review

Treating Superbugs With Litigation: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Animal Agriculture As a Public Nuisance

LEAP Litigation & Program Fellow Naomi Jennings writes on how litigation could be used to protect communities from animal agriculture-associated antibiotic resistance.

Treating Superbugs With Litigation: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Animal Agriculture As a Public Nuisance
LEAP grant recipients

LEAP Announces Seven Student Grant Program Recipients for 2026

A new set of projects by students across Yale will address threats facing nonhuman animals.
LEAP Announces Seven Student Grant Program Recipients for 2026
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The Center for Environmental and Animal Protection - NYU Arts & Science

Wild Animal Welfare in Local Policies on Human-Wildlife Conflict

LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris co-authors a new report arguing that the welfare of wild animals in cities deserves a place in how municipalities approach human-wildlife conflict.

Wild Animal Welfare in Local Policies on Human-Wildlife Conflict
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Minnesota Urged to Confront Climate Impacts of Riverview Dairy Expansion

LEAP’s Climate Change & Animal Agriculture Legal Initiative joined partner organizations in urging the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to require a full Environmental Impact Statement for a major dairy facility expansion.
Minnesota Urged to Confront Climate Impacts of Riverview Dairy Expansion