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Floyd Abrams ’59 Writes New Book on First Amendment
In The Soul of the First Amendment (Yale University Press; publication date April 25, 2017), Floyd Abrams '59 examines the degree to which American law protects free speech more often, more intensely, and more controversially than is the case anywhere else in the world.
Dustin Lewis Discusses Algorithmic Decision-Making
Dustin A. Lewis, Senior Researcher at the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC) joined YLS students over lunch on Tuesday, January 17.
MFIA Clinic Convenes Panel To Discuss Conflicts of Interest In New Administration
On January 10, 2017, approximately 40 journalists and media lawyers attended a free-form discussion with legal experts on the federal conflict of interest laws and the incoming Trump Administration
Weaponizing Information Conference to Be Held January 24
The Center for Global Legal Challenges and the Information Society Project will co-host a conference on “Weaponizing Information: Propaganda to Cyber Conflict,” on January 24, 2017 at Yale Law School.
Judge Rules in Favor of MFIA Clinic in Arizona Department of Corrections Case
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic in a recent case against the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Prof. Schmitt Discusses Tallinn Manual
On Tuesday November, 15, 2016, Professor Michael Schmitt visited Yale Law School, and gave a lunchtime talk to law students.
Google’s Salgado ’89 Speaks on Data and Security
Google’s Director for Information Security and Law Enforcement Matters Richard Salgado ’89 joined YLS students over breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, November 8.
MFIA Clinic Demands Records Identifying Missouri’s Lethal Injection Drug Suppliers
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School filed a brief on October 21, 2016 defending a significant victory for government transparency scored by the clinic last year.
YLS Hosts International Humanitarian Law Workshop
An International Humanitarian Law Workshop was held at Yale Law School on Friday, September 30, 2016 and Saturday, October 1, 2016. The two-day event was sponsored by The Center for Global Legal Challenges at Yale Law School and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Professor Donohue Gives Talk on Fourth Amendment in a Digital World
Georgetown University Professor of Law Laura Donohue recently gave a talk on the “Fourth Amendment in a Digital World” at Yale Law School.