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The New York Times

Dad’s in Prison. Mom Was on Parole. He’s Running for D.A.

Liman Fellow Chesa Boudin ’11 reflects on experience with family incarceration as he runs for San Francisco District Attorney.

Dad’s in Prison. Mom Was on Parole. He’s Running for D.A.
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Liman Center Colloquium Focuses on Economic Injustice in Courts

The Liman Center Colloquium held its 22nd annual Colloquium in March and has published a free e-book of readings on the economics of court services.
Liman Center Colloquium Focuses on Economic Injustice in Courts
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WSHU

Criminal Justice Reform

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was on a panel discussing criminal justice reform from both a state and a national perspective.

Criminal Justice Reform
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Yahoo News

Dying Activist Tells Congress GoFundMe Isn’t a “Substitute” for Health Care

Former Liman Fellow Ady Barkan ’10 testifies to Congress about his terminal illness, healthcare costs, and the need for medicare-for-all.

Dying Activist Tells Congress GoFundMe Isn’t a “Substitute” for Health Care
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Hartford Courant

Courts need safeguards against unreliable jailhouse witness testimony — A Commentary by Laura Fernandez ’02

Laura Fernandez ’02 is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar in Law, and Senior Liman Fellow in Residence at Yale Law School. 

Courts need safeguards against unreliable jailhouse witness testimony — A Commentary by Laura Fernandez ’02
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Professor Resnik Speaks to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Women in Prison

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was among the experts who spoke at a public briefing at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on February 22, 2019.
Professor Resnik Speaks to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Women in Prison
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Yale Daily News

Three Yalies win Rhodes Scholarships

Riley Tillitt spent his 2018 Liman Summer Fellowship at the Legal Action Center in New York, working on drug policy and direct services for individuals with criminal histories.

Three Yalies win Rhodes Scholarships
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NJTV

Report re-energizes push to end solitary confinement in state

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was interviewed by NJTV about the recent survey by the Arthur Liman Center and the Association of State Correctional Administrators on solitary confinement.

Report re-energizes push to end solitary confinement in state
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The Washington Post

Solitary confinement is an affront to human decency

Findings contained in a recent survey by the Arthur Liman Center and the Association of State Correctional Administrators are cited in The Washington Post.

Solitary confinement is an affront to human decency
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The Guardian

More than 4,000 mentally ill inmates held in solitary in US — report

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in a Guardian article about a new report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the Association of State Correctional Administrators on the number of mentally ill prisoners being held in solitary confinement. Sonia Sotomayor ’79 is also quoted. A similar article appeared in Fortune.com.

More than 4,000 mentally ill inmates held in solitary in US — report