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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands of People Still Expecting Justice July 8, 2019 On TRIAL International and Yale Law School’s Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic submitted a General Allegation to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparations, and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence . The General Allegation — cosigned by 27 local organizations — addresses practices of the …
Professor Fiona Doherty ’99 Cited in Two U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Supervised Release July 8, 2019 On An article by Clinical Professor of Law Fiona Doherty ’99 was cited in two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on a common federal sentencing practice. Both cases — Mont v. United States and United States v. Haymond — concern supervised release in federal sentencing. Doherty’s article, “ …
Carol F. Lee '81 Receives ALI’s Distinguished Service Award July 1, 2019 On Carol F. Lee '81 received the Distinguished Service Award at the American Law Institute’s 96th Annual Meeting in May. More information can be read here . A video of the presentation may be viewed here …
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief Challenging “Remain in Mexico” Policy June 26, 2019 On The Yale Law School Rule of Law Clinic and the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a bipartisan group of 22 former immigration, national security, foreign policy, and other public officials as …
WIRAC Suit Defending DACA Heads to Supreme Court June 28, 2019 On The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the Trump administration’s request to review a legal challenge to the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), in a case brought by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC). Batalla Vidal v. McAleenan , the first lawsuit that sought to challenge the …
WIRAC Reaches Major Settlement on Behalf of Asylum-Seeking Family June 25, 2019 On The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School announced the settlement of one of the first cases in the nation to seek damages against the Department of Homeland Security for their practice of family detention. Suny Rodriguez Alvarado and her nine-year-old son sued the federal …
Leading the Charge June 27, 2019 Off A rendering of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project in New York City, part of a flood protection system planned after Hurricane Sandy. Hilary Meltzer ’92 says the city has been at the forefront of municipal climate mitigation and resiliency efforts. After five years studying and soliciting comments on how to eliminate …
Studying Criminal Justice from the Inside Out June 27, 2019 Off Students in Forman's Inside Out class at Danbury Correctional in spring 2019 Professor James Forman Jr. has taught many classes that he is passionate about throughout his time in academia. But there is one class that clearly stands out. It doesn’t take place at Yale Law School. In fact, it doesn’t even meet on a college …
Gruber Foundation Gift to Support Social Justice and Human Rights July 1, 2019 Off Patricia and Peter Gruber Yale Law School has received a gift from the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation to support the efforts of students and faculty who are working to advance social justice and human rights. As a result of the gift, the Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic will be named for business leader …
Susan Thornton Delivers Lecture in Shanghai on U.S.-China Relations June 21, 2019 Off Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Susan Thornton delivered the annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations in Shanghai on May 15, 2019. Susan Thornton , a Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center , gave the annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations in Shanghai on …