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YLS Center Submits Amicus Brief in Guantanamo Case
Professor Hathaway and the Center for Global Legal Challenges submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Guantanamo case.
Classes Reunited During Alumni Weekend 2017
Yale Law School alumni and families gathered in New Haven on October 20–22 for Alumni Weekend 2017.
Tomas Lopez ’10 Named Executive Director for Democracy North Carolina
Tomas Lopez ’10 will become the next executive director for Democracy North Carolina starting in January 2018.
Matthew J. Fader ’98 Appointed to Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on October 6, 2017 the appointment of Matthew J. Fader ’98 to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Meg Houlihan ’15 Joins Tonkon Torp's Litigation Department
Tonkon Torp LLP announces the hiring of Megan "Meg" Houlihan '15 as an associate in the Litigation Department of their Portland, Oregon office.
E. Tendayi Achiume ’08 Named United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism, Intolerance
UCLA Law School reports that E. Tendayi Achiume ’08 has been named by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations to be Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.
Professor Amar Testifies Before Senate on Special Counsel Legislation
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar ’84, a leading Constitutional Law expert, testified before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 about two new bills that attempt to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by the President.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case
The Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of 50 senior former national security officials with the Supreme Court relating to the travel ban case.
Yale Law School Breaks Ground on Baker Hall Expansion Project
Construction is underway on the project to renovate Baker Hall, the first expansion of Yale Law School’s physical footprint since 1931.
P. Holtzman ’87 Named to American Arbitration Association National Panels
Krokidas & Bluestein LLP Attorney and Partner Paul Holtzman ’87 has been appointed to the American Arbitration Association’s National Panel of Employment Arbitrators, as well as their National Panel of Mediator Neutrals.