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Recent News from Our Faculty
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Professor Kahn Publishes New Book Examining a Virus’s Effect on Democracy
Professor Paul W. Kahn ’80 and coeditor Miguel Poiares Maduro have published a new book using COVID-19 as a case study to examine the most important challenges to democratic governance today.
Briefs by Faculty and Students Mentioned During SCOTUS Arguments
Two amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Yale Law School faculty and students were mentioned by Supreme Court justices at arguments on December 1, 2020.
Transforming Legal Education While Navigating the Pandemic
Adapting to the changing landscape of COVID-19, Yale Law School modified its campus, leveraged technology, and redesigned its pedagogy in order to implement hybrid learning.
Owen Fiss Awarded Prize in Jurisprudence
Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Owen Fiss received the 2020 Henry M. Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence from the American Philosophical Society.
Yale Law School Mourns the Death of Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Drew S. Days III
Drew Saunders Days III ’66 LL.B, the Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law at Yale Law School, died on Nov. 15, 2020 at the age of 79.
Professor Driver Receives The Steven S. Goldberg Award
Yale Law School Professor Justin Driver has recently been awarded The Steven S. Goldberg Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Education Law for his book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind.
The Case for Climate Change
A new book coedited by Professor Douglas Kysar and Jolene Lim is the first academic examination of climate change litigation in the Asia Pacific region.
Professor Witt Publishes New Book on American Contagions
In his new book, Professor John Fabian Witt ’99 explores the ways in which American law has shaped and responded to the experience of contagion throughout history.
New Book by Professor Ayres Seeks a New Way Forward on Gun Control to Save Lives
A new book by William K. Townsend Professor of Law Ian Ayres ’86 and coauthor Frederick E. Vars ’99 looks for a new way forward on gun control.
Yale committee to propose new fossil fuel investment principles
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 will chair a committee to guide Yale University as it evaluates its investment policies in relation to companies producing fossil fuels.