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Professor Monica Bell ’09 Receives AALS Derrick A. Bell Jr. Award
Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology Monica C. Bell ’09 received the 2022 Derrick A. Bell Jr. Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
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Yale Law School Announces Visiting Professorship
Yale Law School announced the creation of the Michael Doyle ’62 and Bunny Winter Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law.
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Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Howard Solomon ’52
Yale Law School mourns the passing of Howard Solomon ’52, whose generous gift established the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy in 2014.
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Decades-Long Friendship Sustains Litigators
Bonded through their early work in a federal prosecutor’s office, three Yale Law alumnae reflect on their careers and how their relationships with each other help navigate changes in life and lawyering.
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Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Lani Guinier ’74
Yale Law School mourns the passing of trailblazing scholar, civil rights litigator, and law professor Lani Guinier ’74, who died on Jan. 7, 2022.
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ProPublica’s Jeremy Kutner ’12 Uses MFIA Training to Hold Power to Account
A profile of Jeremy Kutner ’12, general counsel at ProPublica and former member of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
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Colin Antaya ’19 Advocates for the Regulation of “Forever Chemicals”
Colin Antaya ’19, a 2020–21 Liman Fellow with the Conservation Law Foundation, worked to increase pesticide regulation in New England, which introduced him to “forever chemicals.”
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Four Law School Alumni Receive Award of Merit
Yale Law School presented the Award of Merit to four esteemed alumni — Stacey Abrams ’99, Lani Guinier ’74, William E. Kennard ’81, and Robert C. Post ’77 — on Nov. 17, 2021.
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Symposium Honors Professor and Civil Rights Lawyer Lani Guinier ’74
Influential scholar and voting rights litigator Lani Guinier ’74 was the focus of a recent symposium that challenged scholars, practitioners, and activists to carry on her work.
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Professor Whitman Elected Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History
Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law James Q. Whitman ’88 has been named an Honorary Fellow of the American Society of Legal History.