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LEAP Announces Spring 2024 Speaker Series

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program has announced the program’s spring 2024 speaker series, which begins Feb. 22, 2024.
LEAP Announces Spring 2024 Speaker Series
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LEAP Invites Applications for 2024 Student Grant Program

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program is inviting applications from Yale students for its Student Grant Program.
LEAP Invites Applications for 2024 Student Grant Program
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Q&A: LEAP Student Grantee Quincy Yangh on Animal Kinship in Hmong Shamanism

Quincy Yangh M.E.M. ’24 is using his LEAP Student Grant to study the relationship between the Hmong Shaman community and animals.
Q&A: LEAP Student Grantee Quincy Yangh on Animal Kinship in Hmong Shamanism
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Hartford Courant

Hundreds of birds die each year after crashing into CT buildings

LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris discusses Yale’s Bird-Friendly Building Initiative.

Hundreds of birds die each year after crashing into CT buildings
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WTNH.com

Connecticut 'State of the Birds' flags buildings as major cause of deaths

LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris discusses Yale’s Bird-Friendly Building Initiative.

Connecticut 'State of the Birds' flags buildings as major cause of deaths
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Vox

From Court to Classroom, Jon Lovvorn Is Working to End Factory Farming

How LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jon Lovvorn helped spearhead California’s Prop 12, the landmark cage law.

From Court to Classroom, Jon Lovvorn Is Working to End Factory Farming
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Mongabay

Discriminatory U.S. Housing Policies Still Affect Bird Sightings 90 Years Later

LEAP Student Fellow Diego Ellis-Soto comments on his research about on the impact of discriminatory housing policies on bird conservation.

Discriminatory U.S. Housing Policies Still Affect Bird Sightings 90 Years Later
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The Sydney Morning Herald

Inside the New Climate Assault on the Oil Majors

Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar explains why an Oregon county’s lawsuit against oil companies signals a shift in climate change litigation.

Inside the New Climate Assault on the Oil Majors
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The New York Times

Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods

LEAP Student Fellows Diego Ellis Soto comments on his research showing that historically redlined neighborhoods were the least studied areas for bird diversity.

Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods
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LEAP Welcomes New 2023-2024 Student Fellows

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School has welcomed new and returning LEAP Student Fellows, who come to the program from many Yale graduate and professional schools.
LEAP Welcomes New 2023-2024 Student Fellows