Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Justice Sotomayor ’79 Shares Insights on Life and the Law During Alumni Weekend
Returning to New Haven for her 40th reunion, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 spoke to a packed house at Woolsey Hall during Yale Law School’s Alumni Weekend on Saturday, October 19, 2019.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Professor Paul Kahn Reconceptualizes the Nature of Legal Order
Professor of Law and the Humanities Paul W. Kahn ’80 examines how two different concepts of order shape the American social imagination.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Associate Professor Kohler-Hausmann Secures Important Ruling in Class Action Lawsuit
Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 and partners won a major ruling in federal court last month for the constitutional rights of people sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed as children.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Douglas NeJaime to Present Inaugural Anne Urowsky Lecture
Douglas NeJaime, the Anne Urowsky Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will give the inaugural Anne Urowsky Lecture at 4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2019 in Room 127 of Sterling Law Building.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Professor Elliott On Imposing a Carbon ‘Tax’
A new paper by Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law E. Donald Elliott ’74 argues that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has existing authority to put a price on carbon.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Yale Law School Mourns the Passing of Francis X. Dineen ’61
Francis X. Dineen ’61 LL.B., former Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, died on September 25, 2019 at the age of 84.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Professors Koh, Resnik Sign Amicus Brief in Separation of Powers Case
Professors Harold Hongju Koh and Judith Resnik signed an amicus brief last week in federal court arguing that a congressional committee has Article III standing to enforce a subpoena against the executive branch.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Landmark Conference on the Affordable Care Act Happening Sept. 26-27
The event will bring together key players involved in the ACA's passage and implementation as well as an interdisciplinary group of scholars to assess the legislation’s successes, shortcomings, and future.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Professor Markovits on the Meritocracy Trap
Guido Calabresi Professor of Law Daniel Markovits ’00 discusses the problems with meritocracy in his new book The Meritocracy Trap.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Law, Ethics & Animals Program to Launch
A new initiative, the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) will launch during the 2019–2020 academic year dedicated to drawing attention to the questions of conscience raised by human-animal relationships and developing new strategies to address industrialized animal cruelty.