Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Is the Constitution the Problem?
Democracy and Dysfunction (University of Chicago Press 2019) features a series of exchanges about our current political predicament between two prominent scholars of American constitutional law, Jack M. Balkin of Yale Law School and Sanford Levinson of the University of Texas.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Professor NeJaime Launches Coalition to Protect LGBT Parents and their Children
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime announced the creation of the Connecticut Parentage Act Coalition on May 8, 2019.
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Three Questions: Prof. Cristina Rodríguez on the Immigration Crises
Is there a crisis at the U.S. southern border? From the first moments of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has warned of immigrants streaming into the United States. His critics describe a crisis of another kind, in which asylum seekers, including children, are delayed and imprisoned at the border. Yale Insights asked Cristina Rodríguez of Yale Law School, whose research interests include immigration law and policy, to shed light on the reality behind the divisive politics.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 and ACLU of Wisconsin Challenge State’s Parole System
Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 worked with ACLU Wisconsin to file a federal class-action lawsuit to halt the state’s refusals to release parole-eligible people sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes they committed while they were children.
Monday, April 29, 2019
New Law and Political Economy Project Launched
A collaboration of law faculty across several law schools announced a new initiative, the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Portrait of Robert Post ’77 Joins Historic Law School Collection
The unveiling of the official portrait of former Dean Robert Post '77 was a celebration of the Sterling Professor of Law's career.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Project Based on Research by Dan Kahan Wins National Science Foundation Grant
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is among a team of scholars whose research initiative on engaging millennials in science media received a $2.7 million grant award from the National Science Foundation.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Tracey Meares and Emily Bazelon Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares and Senior Research Scholar in Law and Truman Capote Fellow in Law Emily Bazelon ’00 have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Multi-year Rosenkranz Originalism Conference Initiative Announced
Yale Law School announces the launch of a major new intellectual initiative, “The Rosenkranz Originalism Conference at Yale Law School.”
Monday, April 1, 2019
Bernstein Symposium to Feature Discussions of Refugee and Migrant Rights
This year’s Bernstein Human Rights Symposium — April 4-5, 2019 — will convene lawyers, scholars, activists, journalists, and artists to assess the international refugee regime.