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Medha Swaminathan ’22: Expanding Options for Mental Health Response in Massachusetts
Medha Swaminathan ’22 discusses her current work as a Liman Fellow working with the ACLU of Massachusetts to improve public health oversight in jails and to lessen the role of police in responding to mental health crises.
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“Facing Life” Explores Life Imprisonment and Racial Injustice in Two States
Facing Life, a symposium of the Law and Racial Justice Center co-sponsored by the Liman Canter, covered topics including life without parole, mass incarceration, and legal advocacy for incarcerated people.
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Teaching and Clerkship Next for Outgoing Liman Fellows
Three fellows end their time with the Liman Center this year. Here’s what’s next for them.
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Associate U.S. Attorney General Addresses Equal Access at Liman Colloquium
Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta discussed newly issued Department of Justice guidance that takes a critical view of the use of fines and fees in the criminal legal system.
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Human Rights Lawyer to Join Liman Center as Senior Fellow in Residence
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law will welcome Pardiss Kebriaei to Yale Law School as a Liman Senior Fellow in Residence for 2023–2024.
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New Website by Liman Center Shows Solitary Confinement’s Impact
Seeing Solitary, an online dashboard from the Liman Center, gathers resources and data for understanding the role solitary confinement plays in U.S. prisons.
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Liman Center Welcomes 2023–2024 Liman Fellows
The Liman Center announces its newest fellows, who will spend a year working in public interest law at organizations around the country.
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Panel Brings Manhattan Felony Alternative-to-Incarceration Court to Yale Law School
The audience learned about an innovative alternative sentencing program at a recent panel co-sponsored by the Liman Center.
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Evan Walker-Wells ’22 and Joe Schottenfeld ’19 Discuss Public Interest Lawyering at the NAACP
A current and a former Liman fellow — Evan Walker-Wells ’22 and Joseph Schottenfeld ’19 — discuss their work with the NAACP on voting rights and economic security.