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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Rodríguez ’00 to Give Surbeck Inaugural Lecture on November 13
Professor Cristina Rodríguez's lecture will be titled “The President, Immigration Law, and the Politics of Constitutional Structure.”
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YLS Students & Faculty Oppose Proposed Surveillance of Immigrant Social Media Information
On October 18, 2017, 111 Yale Law students and faculty submitted a public comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the agency's potential overreach of its surveillance powers.
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Professor Amar Testifies Before Senate on Special Counsel Legislation
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar ’84, a leading Constitutional Law expert, testified before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 about two new bills that attempt to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by the President.
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case
The Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of 50 senior former national security officials with the Supreme Court relating to the travel ban case.
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Professors Hathaway and Shapiro Release Book on War and Conquest
Professors Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90 have written a new book titled “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
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Noah Messing ’00 Co-Authors Amicus Brief on Arpaio Pardon
Noah Messing '00 was one of the authors on a brief arguing that the pardon President Trump issued to Sheriff Joe Arpaio is unconstitutional.
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The Impact of Local Laws
David Schleicher received tenure and was appointed Professor of Law at Yale Law School on July 1, 2017. On the occasion of Schleicher’s promotion, we asked him a few questions about his research and teaching.
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Yale Law School Stands Up for Dreamers After DACA Decision
As the country reacts to President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, Yale Law School students and faculty are already working to challenge the move and ensure “dreamers” are protected throughout the country.
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Dean Gerken Files Amicus Brief in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Gill v. Whitford, a Wisconsin case that tests the constitutional boundaries of partisan gerrymandering.
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Professor Silk to Give Binger Inaugural Lecture on October 16
Professor James Silk will deliver his inaugural lecture as the first Binger Clinical Professor of Human Rights on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 127.