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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Administrative Law Roundtable Gathers Early-Career Scholars
In September, 14 early-career legal scholars and 13 senior commenters gathered for the annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable, this year hosted by the Law School.
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The First Amendment in the Information Age
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post and Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin join Yale University President Peter Salovey for a conversation about the viral spread of misinformation in the information age.
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Q&A: Professor Hathaway on Presidential War Powers and the War on Terror
Oona A. Hathaway ’97, the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, answers questions about the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, the legal basis for the war on terror.
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Professor Moyn on the Humanity of War
Professor Samuel Moyn’s book “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War” takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of war.
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Liman Center Testifies on Proposed Solitary Confinement Legislation
Liman Center Founding Director Judith Resnik presented expert testimony on solitary confinement at a hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee.
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Race and the Law Course Highlights Emerging Scholarship
A new class offered the chance for students to engage with emerging scholarship while addressing a broad range of issues related to race, racism, and inequality.
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An Interdisciplinary Look at Public Options
In their book Politics, Policy, and Public Options, Professor Anne Alstott ’87 and co-editor Ganesh Sitaraman assemble a collection of scholars from across disciplines to explore the theory of the public option.
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Supporting Children and Families Through Law
Professor Anne L. Alstott ’87 has collaborated with the Yale Child Study Center on how the law might improve the mental health of children and parents through enhanced social welfare support and preventing family disruption.
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Femi Cadmus Named Yale Law Librarian
Femi Cadmus began as the new director of the Lillian Goldman Law Library and Professor of Law at Yale Law School on July 1, 2021.
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Lawrence J. Fox to Receive ABA’s Highest Honor
Senior Research Scholar in Law Lawrence J. Fox, who taught the Ethics Bureau at Yale for many years, will receive the American Bar Association’s highest honor.