This page highlights notable accomplishments and activities of current students –  including clinic cases, honors, awards, student events, media mentions, books published, fellowships received, and community service.  If you are a current student, we encourage you to submit story ideas and photos for inclusion on this page. If you have recently published an op-ed, were cited or quoted in the media, or published a paper, please tell us about it here.

The (Re)Defining National Security reading group meets in the Sol Goldman Courtyard of Sterling Law Building.

The (Re)Defining National Security reading group meets in the Sol Goldman Courtyard.

Monday, October 18, 2021

Student-Led Group Takes a Broad View of National Security

Inspired by a faculty member’s article, students formed a reading group to examine national security from new perspectives.

Naval hats

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Navy to Reconsider Discharges in Vets Clinic Class Action

The Navy has agreed to review the discharges of thousands of veterans affected by behavioral or mental health conditions. The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents the plaintiffs in a nationwide class action lawsuit.

policing clinic in session

The Policing, Law, and Policy Clinic seeks to translate leading theory and empirical evidence on policing reform into actionable policies aimed at transforming policing and public safety.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Policing Clinic Works with Partners Nationwide to Put Theory into Practice

The Policing, Law, and Policy Clinic provides students with an opportunity to work on real-world policy projects related to policing and public safety.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Fight Against China’s Bribe Machine — A Commentary by Kal Raustiala and Nick Barile ’23

Foreign Affairs

Kal Raustiala is Promise Institute Professor of Comparative and International Law at UCLA Law School. Nick Barile is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2023.

Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, is Director of Freedom Reads, which aims to give incarcerated people access to the power of literature. Credit John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 Receives MacArthur Fellowship

Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, a poet, lawyer, and advocate for the rights and humanity of people who are or have been incarcerated, was awarded a 2021 MacArthur fellowship, informally known as a “genius” grant.

detail of a U.S. flag on an army uniform

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Clinic Helps Deported Veteran Petition for Naturalization

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School represents a U.S. Army veteran who has filed a petition for military naturalization after being deported to Mexico in 2016.

A.J. Hudson

A.J. Hudson ’23 has received a Switzer Environmental Fellowship.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

A.J. Hudson ’23 Awarded Switzer Environmental Fellowship

A.J. Hudson ’23 has received a Switzer Environmental Fellowship, which awards emerging environmental leaders studying at universities in New England and California with funding and support for their graduate studies and career development. Hudson graduated from the Yale School of the Environment in 2019.

high school student

A lesbian high school student who attends a religious school and doesn’t feel safe confiding in unsympathetic teachers stands alone outdoors. A new report from The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School and Human Rights Watch explores the experience of young LGBT people in South Korea. © 2018 Gowun Lee

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Lowenstein Clinic and Human Rights Watch Issue Report on LGBT Youth in South Korea

The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School and Human Rights Watch have issued a report on the experience of LGBT young people in South Korea.

Air Force uniform

Monday, September 13, 2021

Veterans Clinic Sues Air Force in Proposed Nationwide Class Action

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School represents plaintiffs in a new federal class action filed on behalf of thousands of Air Force veterans who were separated less than Honorably from the military.

YLS front entrance

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Three from Yale Law School Chosen for FASPE Ethics Fellowship

Three current and former students from Yale Law School are among the 16 law students and graduates chosen for the 2021 Law program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).

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