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Panel Discusses Marijuana Legalization
On November 2, 2017, the Solomon Center on Health Law and Policy and the Center for the Study of Corporate Law co-sponsored a panel titled “Marijuana Legalization: Impetus and Implications” to discuss the impact of state-level cannabis legalization and the challenges of building and regulating the businesses seeking to capitalize on the growing market.
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Culminating Event on Mental Health Features Authors Saks and Solomon
On October 23, 2017, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy co-hosted a Dean’s Lecture featuring authors and scholars Elyn Saks ’86 and Andrew Solomon JE ’85.
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Solomon Center Hosts Discussion on Future of Health Care Reform
The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy co-hosted a panel entitled “Congressional Gridlock and the Future of Health Care Reform.”
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Award-Winning Authors Saks and Solomon to Give Lecture on Mental Health
On October 23, 2017, Yale Law School and the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy will host a Dean’s Lecture on mental health with acclaimed authors Elyn Saks ’86 and Andrew Solomon JE ’85 speaking about their award-winning books.
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Solomon Center Hosts Discussion on CRISPR Technologies
On September 19, 2017, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, Yale Health Law Policy Society, and Editing Nature hosted a discussion on the legal and ethical issues implicated by CRISPR technologies.
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Nancy-Ann DeParle Speaks at Solomon Center Event
For its fall kick-off event on September 14th, the Solomon Center welcomed speaker Nancy-Ann DeParle to discuss the future of health care reform under President Trump.
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Solomon Center Submits Comments to HHS
A team of physician and attorney partners affiliated with the Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy at Yale Law School recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Collaboration on Law and Brain Injury Thrives at YLS
For the past three years, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School has been engaged in a groundbreaking collaboration on brain injury and legal rights with the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury (CASBI)
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Solomon Center Welcomes New and Returning Staff, Affiliates, and Faculty
The 2017-2018 academic year brings major growth to the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, welcoming new and returning key staff, affiliates, and faculty.
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Professor Gluck Backs Bill to Create Congressional Clerkship
A new bill was introduced to Congress on December 5, 2016 that would establish the first ever congressional analogue to the federal judicial clerkship.