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Q & A: Chris Ewell ’22 on Protecting Fisheries Observers on the High Seas

Law, Ethics and Animals Program (LEAP) Student Fellow Chris Ewell ’22 talks about the lack of protections observers onboard fishing boats in international waters face.
Q & A: Chris Ewell ’22 on Protecting Fisheries Observers on the High Seas
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Lisa Zucker Speaks on Campaigning for Equal Treatment for NY Farmworkers

Lisa Zucker, a legislative attorney for the New York Civil Liberties Union, spoke at the Climate, Animal, Food and Environmental Law and Policy Lab (CAFE Lab) on the passage of a landmark law that expanded the rights of farm workers.
Lisa Zucker Speaks on Campaigning for Equal Treatment for NY Farmworkers
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NYU

Oversight of Fishing Vessels Lacking, New Analysis Shows

Policies regulating fishing in international waters do not sufficiently protect officials who monitor illegal fishing, the prohibited dumping of equipment, or human rights abuses, according to a new analysis lead-authored by LEAP Student Fellow Chris Ewell ’22. 

Oversight of Fishing Vessels Lacking, New Analysis Shows
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The Los Angeles Times

California communities suing Big Oil over climate change face a key hearing Wednesday

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.

California communities suing Big Oil over climate change face a key hearing Wednesday
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Ted Hamilton Speaks on Civil Disobedience and the Climate Necessity Defense

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School hosted Ted Hamilton, cofounder of Climate Defense Project, to discuss the “climate necessity defense.”
Ted Hamilton Speaks on Civil Disobedience and the Climate Necessity Defense
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Climate Liability News

Big Oil: Dismissal of Kids Climate Case Should Doom All Climate Cases

Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar is quoted in Climate Liability News about the recent dismissal of the landmark youth climate case, Juliana v. United States.

Big Oil: Dismissal of Kids Climate Case Should Doom All Climate Cases
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Yale Daily News

Windows of opportunity — A Commentary by Viveca Morris

Viveca Morris, Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program at the Law School, writes in the Yale Daily News about how retrofitting windows can help address the nation’s bird crisis.

Windows of opportunity — A Commentary by Viveca Morris
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Journalist Charles Siebert on Humanity’s Wonder for, and Wounding of, Animals

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School began the spring 2020 semester by hosting award-winning author, poet and journalist Charles Siebert on Tuesday, January 14, for a talk entitled, “What on Earth Are They Saying?”
Journalist Charles Siebert on Humanity’s Wonder for, and Wounding of, Animals
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Law, Ethics & Animals Program Announces 2020–21 Fellowship Opportunity

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School invites applications for a full-time post-graduate or post-baccalaureate Fellow for the 2020-21 academic year.
Law, Ethics & Animals Program Announces 2020–21 Fellowship Opportunity
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Yale Daily News

Journalist discusses humans, animals

The Yale Daily News reports on an event with journalist Charles Siebert, cosponsored by the Law, Ethics & Animals Program.

Journalist discusses humans, animals