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YLS Faculty and Students File Amicus Briefs in Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe
Yale Law School faculty and students worked to submit two amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases of Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe.
New Law School Workshop Explores Impact of COVID Across All Aspects of Law and Policy
The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy has convened a weekly interdisciplinary workshop with leading experts from law, policy, economics, health, and governance to address issues related to all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court Ruling Reflects Contributions from Liman Center Fellows
A conversation last spring among former fellows of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School was one of the seeds of a lawsuit that puts coronavirus relief money into the hands of people in prison.
Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 on Nudging People to Appear in Court
In a new article in Science, Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 responds to recent research on how behavioral nudges can decrease “failure to appear” rates in court.
In search of justice: Reimagining race, public safety at a watershed moment
A look at the work and collaboration of Professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton and Professor of African American Studies and Psychology at Yale Phillip Atiba Goff. Both are members of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.
David Schleicher and Samuel Moyn Start New Legal Theory Podcast
Law School professors Samuel Moyn and David Schleicher have collaborated to create “Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast.”
Yale Experts Explain Environmental Justice
Environmental justice scholar Professor Gerald Torres talks about the link between social justice and environmental health, and how we cannot move forward without addressing both.
COVID and the Global Order
A new virtual discussion series cosponsored by the Center for Global Legal Challenges at Yale Law School and Yale’s Jackson Institute will explore the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the global order.
Students Create Supreme Court Reform Website
A new website created by several Yale Law students provides a way to learn about the history of the Supreme Court and includes detailed reform options.
Q&A with Professor Samuel Moyn on Supreme Court Reform
Professor Moyn argues the goal of Supreme Court reform shouldn’t be to make the Court less ideological, but to make it less powerful. He discusses what inspired his interest on this topic and what types of reforms he thinks should be considered in this highly polarized moment.