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Jennifer Taylor ’10 Looks Back on Time at Liman Center
Jennifer Taylor ’10, Director of the Liman Center since 2022, discusses her work there and what’s next.
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Schell Center Announces 2024-25 Postgraduate Fellows in Human Rights
Five Yale Law students and recent graduates will receive fellowships in human rights law for the upcoming academic year.
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39 Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships
Yale Law School announced that 39 public interest postgraduate fellowships were awarded for 2024–2025 and 2024–2026.
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Alumni Share Insights in Bicentennial Video Series
In honor of the Law School’s bicentennial celebrations, a new video interview series explores some of our distinguished alumni’s stories, and the many ways they continue to give back to the institution they once called home.
Celebrating the Class of 2024 — Forging Ahead with Strength and Kindness
Commencement ceremonies for the Yale Law School Class of 2024 were held on May 20 in New Haven.
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Rebecca Wexler ’16, Scholar of Secrecy and Evidence, Tells How MFIA Clinic Shaped Her Career
Rebecca Wexler ’16 credits the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic for making it possible for her to become both a legal scholar and a practicing lawyer.
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Liman Colloquium Examines Incarceration’s “Toxic” Effects on Public Health
Prisons are a health hazard for people behind bars, prison workers, and entire communities, experts said at this year’s Liman Public Interest Colloquium.
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Corey Guilmette ’16 Works to Mitigate Criminal Convictions at Civil Survival
Former Liman Fellow Corey Guilmette '16 discusses his work at a legal nonprofit led by and for formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Kathy Hunt Muse ’09 Tackles Gun Violence in Illinois
Kathy Hunt Muse ’09, who started her public interest career as a Liman Fellow, discusses her work with the Office of the Illinois Attorney General.
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Yale Law School Mourns the Death of Trailblazing Professor Ellen Ash Peters ’54
Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters ’54, the pioneering lawyer, professor, and jurist, died on April 17 at the age of 94.