The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law


Through the work of faculty, students, and Fellows, the Liman Center aims to improve the ability of individuals and groups to obtain fair treatment under the law. Since 1997, the Center has launched hundreds of public sector legal careers, undertaken innovative research to generate meaningful change, and supported communities, in the hopes of contributing to a more just legal system.

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Friday, June 2, 2023


Four people seated on a stage in an auditorium before an audience as another person on stage walks toward the podium. A screen above the seated panelists shows head-and-shoulders photos of six men on a black background

Panelists (from left) Bidish Sarma, Gaylord Salters, Miriam Gohara, and Alex Taubes in discussion on the panel “Mass Incarceration, Racial Injustice, and Opportunities for Relief.” Jennifer Taylor ’10, at podium, moderated.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023


Standing in front of a chalkboard, from left: Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Associate Justice, Washington Supreme Court; Anita Earls, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General of the United States; and Lisa Foster, former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Access to Justice Office

At the 2023 Liman Colloquium, from left: Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Associate Justice, Washington Supreme Court; Anita Earls, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General of the United States; and Lisa Foster, former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Access to Justice Office.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023


A black-and-white photo showing a row of closed doors, each with a narrow, vertical window. The words “SEEING SOLITARY: A PROJECT OF THE LIMAN CENTER AT YALE LAW SCHOOL” are overlaid in yellow

A page from Seeing Solitary, a website from the Liman Center that provides data on solitary confinement.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023


Saturday, January 7, 2023


In The Press

What Went Unsaid in the Chief Justice’s Report on the Judiciary — A Commentary by Judith Resnik and Nancy Gertner ’71

The New York Times

Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the Founding Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law. Nancy Gertner, a retired Federal District Court Judge, is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School. 

Thursday, September 15, 2022


In The Press

New Data Show How Often Alabama Uses Solitary Confinement

WBHM

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments in a news story about the use of solitary confinement in Alabama, where roughly five percent of prisoners are housed in solitary confinement for more than 15 days a year.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022


In The Press

Nearly 50,000 People Held in Solitary Confinement in U.S., Report Says

The Guardian

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law. 

Wednesday, August 24, 2022


In The Press

New Report Details Solitary Decline

The New Haven Independent

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022


In The Press

It Is Time to Repeal Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien — A Commentary by Jenny Carroll, Mila Reed Guevara ’23, and Ryanne Bamieh ’23

The Connecticut Mirror

Jenny Carroll is the Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Mila Reed Guevara and Ryanne Bamieh are members of the class of 2023 at Yale Law School.

Sunday, March 27, 2022


In The Press

Connecticut Residents, Lawmakers Testify on Criminal Justice Bills

Yale Daily News

Liman Center Director Jenny Carroll explains the harms of Connecticut’s incarceration lien and Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on a measure to limit the use of solitary confinement.