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Q&A: Liman Fellow Sam Davis ’20 on Tackling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Sam Davis ’20, a Liman Fellow at the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, discusses his work.
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MFIA Alum Spotlight: Meenakshi Krishnan ’18
Former MFIA student Meenakshi Krishnan ’18 talks about her experience at the clinic and her career since graduating.
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Report Finds Ongoing Challenges for Asian Americans in Law
A followup report to a 2017 study compares data on law school enrollment, career advancement, and political participation with that from five years earlier.
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Margaret H. Marshall ’76: “Do What You Can Today”
Margaret H. Marshall ’76 has always been an advocate for justice at heart. But she never thought she would be a lawyer.
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“The Years That We’ve Lost”
At 16, Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 was sentenced to nine years in prison. That’s where he discovered he was a poet.
![Dean Heather K. Gerken and Hillary Rodham Clinton](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/clinton_hkg_2.jpg?itok=z2ib_KYt)
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ’73 Headlines Transformational Leadership Week
The Tsai Leadership Program hosted Transformational Leadership Week, a series of major events at the Law School that brought experts from both the public and private sectors to talk to students about their work as leaders.
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Alumni Tackle Health Law Issues Facing Society Today
Three Law School alumni working in health law discuss their efforts, their greatest challenges, and their hopes for the future.
![Gene and Carol Ludwig and Dean Gerken cut the ribbon to dedicate Ludwig Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/Headshots/ludwig_hall_ribbon_cutting.jpg?itok=BOtlO4E2)
Ludwig Hall Dedication Kicks Off Alumni Weekend
Nearly one year after the launch of The Tsai Leadership program, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered on a sunny afternoon in the Courtyard during Alumni Weekend 2022 to celebrate the dedication of Carol & Gene Ludwig Hall, the program’s newly renovated home.
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Graduates Welcomed Back for Alumni Weekend 2022
After a three-year hiatus, more than 1,000 Yale Law School alumni and guests gathered in New Haven on October 21–23 for engaging panel discussions and joyous class reunion events during Alumni Weekend 2022.