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A Q&A with Professor Eskridge on Landmark SCOTUS Decision on LGBTQ Rights
Leading expert on sexuality, gender and the law, Professor William Eskridge, Jr. ’78 reflects on the Supreme Court's monumental decision in Bostock v. Clayton County and outlined what comes next for the LGBTQ movement.
Professors Meares and Tyler Join Coalition to Release Urgent Report on Police Reform
Professors Tracey Meares and Tom Tyler joined a coalition of scholars to release a reporting listing out urgently-needed reforms to address enduring problems in American policing
YLS Community Shares Expertise on COVID-19
Members of the Yale Law School community are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering expertise in their respective fields from health care to national security to the economy.
Q&A with the Justice Collaboratory on Police Reform and Procedural Justice
Members of the Justice Collaboratory provide constructive steps forward in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Liman Center Presses for Health and Safety in Prisons During Pandemic
Experts affiliated with the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law are aiding lawyers seeking to protect the health and safety of prisoners and staff by preventing the spread of COVID-19 in prisons.
Legal Scholars Sign Statement Advocating for Protections Against Cyber Operations Targeting Health Care Sector
Several members of the Yale Law faculty have signed an Oxford statement Advocating for protections against cyber operations targeting the health care sector.
Students Tackle Industrial Agriculture Exploitation in New CAFE Law & Policy Lab
This Spring, the Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale launched the inaugural Climate, Animal, Food and Environment (CAFE) Law and Policy Lab to provide hands-on training to students on building durable interventions in policy, legislation and litigation.
WATCH: Professor John Fabian Witt on the Legal History of Contagious Disease in the U.S.
Professor John Fabian Witt ’99 has produced a series of short Zoom lectures on the legal history of epidemics and infectious diseases in the U.S.
WATCH: Professor Driver Delivers Lecture at the U.S. Supreme Court
Professor Justin Driver delivered a lecture at the U.S. Supreme Court that recently aired on C-Span.
Professor Rodríguez: What Is the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Order?
Professor Cristina Rodríguez '00 talked to the Yale School of Management about the consequences of the federal government's executive order on immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic.