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Yale Law School Celebrates Diverse Alumni Networks
More than 200 Yale Law School alumni, students, and admitted students attended diversity receptions in New York City and Washington, DC in July. Student affinity groups represented included the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Latinx Law Students Association (LLSA), OutLaws (LGBTQ Organization), the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), Middle Eastern and North African Law Students Association (MENALSA), Native American Law Students Association (NALSA), and the South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA). In March 2015, then-Dean Robert C. Post ’77 convened a...
Green Bank Established by Professor Daniel Esty ’86 Receives Harvard Prize
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, a leading research center at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, has named the Connecticut Green Bank the winner of the 2017 Innovations in American Government Award.
Christopher Wray ’92 Confirmed as FBI Director
Christopher Wray ’92 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the next Director of the FBI on August 1, 2017.
Martin Sabelli ’90 Installed as Secretary of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar
San Francisco, California-based lawyer Martin A. Sabelli ’90 was sworn in as Secretary of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at the Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, on July 29.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Additional Brief Before SCOTUS in Travel Ban Case
On July 18, 2017, Yale Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic filed its sixth brief — and second at the U.S. Supreme Court — regarding the legality of the Administration’s travel ban.
A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law
Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing minority group in the legal profession for the past three decades, but they have made only limited progress in reaching the top ranks of the profession, according to a new report released today by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Yale Law School.
Hon. Margaret Marshall ’76 Elected to American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society has announced the election of new members at the Society's 2017 Spring Meeting.
Alexander ’13 & Reddy ’16 Receive Echoing Green Fellowship Awards
With the help of this award, which comes with seed funding, Amanda Alexander ’13 will be able to launch the Detroit Justice Center (DJC), an innovative community law practice that will work to transform the criminal justice system and build equitable cities. Swapna Reddy ’16 will continue the work of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), which is eliminating the wrongful deportation of refugees by bringing rapid, remote legal aid to individuals who cannot be served by traditional means.
H. Martin ’08 Named Interim President of Morehouse College
On June 26, 2017, the Morehouse College Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Harold Martin Jr. ’08 as Interim President of Morehouse College.
"Rebellion in Newark" by Junius Williams ’68 in New Jersey Monthly
Junius Williams ’68 recalls his firsthand experience with the 1968 Newark Rebellion in the July 2017 issue of New Jersey Monthly. It can be read here.