Yale Law School’s renowned and distinguished faculty members consistently engage in an extraordinary range of activities and scholarship. Read the extensive list of faculty activities and accomplishments —from lectures given to books published to honors and awards received—by browsing our academic archives on the right, reading our faculty news feed below, or viewing the Yale Law Report. Read commentaries in the popular press and other news clips on our In the Press page.
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Professor Parrillo Argues for the Constitutionality of Agency Rulemaking
Nicholas R. Parrillo ’04 gave his first lecture as the William K. Townsend Professor of Law on whether administrative regulatory power is constitutional.
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The War on Cancer at 50
A new book co-edited by Professor Abbe R. Gluck ’00 examines the politics, policy, regulation, and science of cancer.
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Professor Whitman Elected Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History
Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law James Q. Whitman ’88 has been named an Honorary Fellow of the American Society of Legal History.
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Linda Greenhouse Unpacks a Landmark Year at the Supreme Court
Veteran Supreme Court reporter and Lecturer in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL chronicles the political tumult that rocked the Supreme Court’s 2020–21 term in her new book.
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Professor Schultz Launches Civil Rights Law Project and New Seminar
A new project led by Professor Vicki Schultz and involving Yale Law students will examine the early work done by lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section (ELS) — and analyze what that work might have to say for current and future civil rights law.
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Macroeconomics Conference Examines Law in a Post-Pandemic World
In October, Yale Law School partnered with several institutions from around the globe to host the Fourth Conference on Law and Macroeconomics.
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A Comprehensive Overview of Environmental Governance
Two leading environmental law scholars — Hillhouse Professor at Yale University Daniel Esty ’86 and E. Donald Elliott ’74 — have published a new environmental law textbook.
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Professor Rose-Ackerman Argues for Public Participation in Executive Policymaking
In her new book, “Democracy and Executive Power,” Professor Susan Rose-Ackerman undertakes a comparative study of executive policymaking in four countries and argues that public participation in the rule-making process is imperative in modern democratic government.
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Professor Roberta Romano ’80 Receives 2020 Ronald H. Coase Medal
Sterling Professor of Law and Director of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law Roberta Romano ’80 has been awarded the 2020 Ronald H. Coase Medal by the American Law and Economics Association.
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ISP Panels Tackle the Facebook Files and Democracy
On Oct. 7, 2021, the Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School organized two panels with leading activists and academics, titled “The Facebook Files: What Next? Answers from Activism and Academia,” to discuss new revelations about Facebook.