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Q&A: Liman Fellow Sophie Laing ’21 on Defending Student Loan Borrowers
Liman Fellow Sophie Laing ’21 works with Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland, Maine, to secure relief for borrowers struggling with student loan debt.
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Law School Alumni Tackle Voting Rights Challenges Nationwide
Four Yale Law School alumni speak about their experiences surrounding urgent voting rights issues.
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Linda Greenhouse Unpacks a Landmark Year at the Supreme Court
Veteran Supreme Court reporter and Lecturer in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL chronicles the political tumult that rocked the Supreme Court’s 2020–21 term in her new book.
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Announcing The Tsai Leadership Program at Yale Law School
Yale Law School is building upon its storied history to empower the next generation of mission-driven leaders with the launch of The Joseph C. Tsai Leadership Program at Yale Law School.
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Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership Prepares Business Leaders of the Future
Seeking to train dynamic business leaders capable of handling complex issues resulting from a rapidly changing world, Yale Law School announced the launch of the Michael S. and Alexa B. Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership.
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Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership Empowers Students to Serve Others
With a charge to equip the next generation of leaders with the skills they need to make a positive difference in the lives of others, Yale Law School announced the launch of the Carol and Gene Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership.
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Professor Roberta Romano ’80 Receives 2020 Ronald H. Coase Medal
Sterling Professor of Law and Director of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law Roberta Romano ’80 has been awarded the 2020 Ronald H. Coase Medal by the American Law and Economics Association.
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Q&A: Liman Fellow Allison Durkin ’21 on Challenging Flawed Forensic Science
Allison Durkin ’21, a 2021–22 Liman Fellow with the Legal Aid Society of New York, works in the DNA Unit of the Criminal Defense Practice.
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Vivek Maru ’01 to Deliver Gruber Lecture on Oct. 25
Vivek Maru ’01, CEO of the grassroots legal empowerment group Namati, will give a lecture titled “Stop a Land Grab, Change the System: A Pathway to Climate and Environmental Justice."
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Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 Receives MacArthur Fellowship
Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, a poet, lawyer, and advocate for the rights and humanity of people who are or have been incarcerated, was awarded a 2021 MacArthur fellowship, informally known as a “genius” grant.