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. Student prizes are awarded annually.

The red and gold flag of Bong County, Liberia, waves against the sky at sunrise

The flag of Bong County, Liberia.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Liberian Environmental Defenders Freed But Clinic and Advocates’ Investigation Continues

Green Advocates International and the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic welcomed the recent release of Liberians imprisoned since protests against a Turkish mining company in 2018 but vowed to continue investigating irregularities in the related arrests and convictions.

Debbie Rabinovich ’24, Sreya Pinnamaneni ’24, Manoela Saldanha ’25 standing in a classroom with below a screen showing the word "Intersections"

Debbie Rabinovich ’24, Sreya Pinnamaneni ’24, Manoela Saldanha ’25 deliver remarks at the first INTERSECTIONS conference in spring 2023. The conference investigates legal questions in the art world.

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Students Investigate Intersections of Art, Law, and Historical Memory

A group of students launched Yale Law School’s first conference on art, justice, and the law this spring.

A filing cabinet with an open drawer, revealing colorful hanging file folders

Monday, August 28, 2023

Following MFIA Suit, West Point Athletics Arm Begins Releasing Records

After a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the entity that runs West Point’s sports programs has begun releasing previously financial and contractual records about the army’s sports program that it previously withheld.

Students sitting in the Courtyard

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Yale Law School Welcomes Exceptional New Class of Students

Dean Heather K. Gerken welcomed Yale Law School’s newest students to campus on Aug. 23, speaking at convocation about the set of traditions they are inheriting that have sustained the academic community for nearly two centuries.

justice scales

Friday, August 18, 2023

MFIA Sues Allegheny County Jail over Gag Rules

The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic at Yale Law School has sued Allegheny County for preventing employees of a Pittsburgh jail from speaking to the press without permission.

students in a conference room at Baker Hall

Student reading groups can provide an intimate setting for challenging conversations.

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Leadership Program Reading Groups Confront Challenging Questions

Reading groups are an important component of The Tsai Leadership Program and have covered topics like leading in crisis, domestic extremism, identity, and failure.

The pediment of the courthouse building with the engraved words "COURT HOUSE"

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Clinics Sue Pentagon and VA Over Discriminatory Fertility Policies

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Reproductive Rights and Justice Project are challenging rules that exclude same-sex and unmarried couples, single veterans, and service members from eligibility for in vitro fertilization services.

Maggie Wang ’25 with trees and a wood fence in the background

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

LEAP Student Fellow Maggie Wang ’25 Named Emerging Scholar Fellow by Brooks Institute

LEAP Student Fellow Maggie Wang ’25 has been named an Emerging Scholar Fellow with the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy.

Yale Law School students, including fellows from the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership, meet with high-level executives during a January trip to New York City as part of The Tsai Leadership Program.

Monday, July 24, 2023

Learning to Lead

In its second year, The Tsai Leadership Program — designed to prepare students for leadership roles in any setting — launched new courses, fellowships, and immersive opportunities that offer enhanced engagement with alumni.

Monday, July 24, 2023

Blumenthal Demands End to LGBTQ Discrimination at VA

WSHU

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed a rule-making petition on behalf of several advocacy groups to request enforcement of anti-discrimination regulations. Sen. Richard Blumenthal ’73 spoke about the issue at a press conference.

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