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Everlasting and Divine
Professor Tony Kronman’s new book, Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan, discusses the theology of life—from politics to art. For the past twelve years, Sterling Professor of Law Tony Kronman ’75 has been teaching in the Directed Studies Program in Yale College—a traditional ‘great books’ course for freshman. In Education’s End (2007), he described the principles of liberal education that underlie DS and other programs like it. Now Kronman has written a new book that addresses one of the central questions that he and his students in Directed Studies confront each year: Is the modern world a...
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Judges Newman and Winter Honored with 2016, 2017 Devitt Awards
The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation has announced that the 32nd annual Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award will be presented to Senior Judge Jon O. Newman ’56 of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The foundation also announced that Judge Ralph K. Winter ’60, also of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, will receive the honor in 2017.
Homer Moyer ’67 Receives 2016 Harry LeRoy Jones Award
Homer E. Moyer, Jr. '67 has been honored with the 2016 Harry LeRoy Jones Award by the Washington Foreign Law Society (WFLS).
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Justice Liu ’98 and Students Present Extensive Study on Asian American Lawyers
Yale Law School students Eric Chung ’17, Xiaonan April Hu ’17, and Christine Kwon ’17 recently joined California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu ’98 to present initial findings from their multi-year research study “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law.
John Van Lonkhuyzen ’83 Recognized by Katahdin Counsel
John W. Van Lonkhuyzen ’83 was one of 14 Verrill Dana attorneys to be recognized at the 2016 Maine Supreme Judicial Court Katahdin Council Recognition event at the Cumberland County Courthouse.
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Natan Leyva ’99 Joins Vinson & Elkins as Partner
Vinson & Elkins has has announced the addition of Natan Leyva as a partner in its global tax practice. Leyva, who will reside in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, focuses on all aspects of international tax planning.
John Rhee ’96 Appointed to the Barbara Bush Foundation Committee
John Rhee ’96 has joined the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy’s Investment Committee. Rhee is a seasoned investor with expertise in planned business development, strategic execution, and financial and operational management improvement with a number of companies at large.
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Megan Delehanty ’05 Named 2016 Massachusetts Rising Star
Boston law firm Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster announces that 13 of its attorneys are included in the 2016 edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine.
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Alumni Weekend 2016 Highlights
The 2016 Yale Law School Alumni Weekend took place on October 21-23, featuring special class reunion events and an array of panels focusing on pressing current issues from community policing and climate change to health law and national security.
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Passion for Food Law Grows at Yale Law School
With a growing interest in food law and policy at YLS, students and the administration are creating more opportunities to engage in this emerging area of law.