Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Two YLS Students Help Secure Funding for CT Drug Prison Treatment Program
Two Yale Law School students have worked to secure funding for drug treatment programs in Connecticut after nearly three years of advocacy.
Monday, January 13, 2020
The Power of People
A look at two examples of the valuable bonds that can develop between alumni and recent graduates and current students.
Friday, January 3, 2020
Yale Law Students Selected to Teach Undergraduate Seminars
Four students at Yale Law School have been selected to teach undergraduate seminars in the Spring 2020 semester: John Gonzalez ’20, Nikita Lalwani ’20, Josh Rubin ’20, and Becca Steinberg ’20.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Protect Veterans From Fraud
The New York Times
A report by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a New York Times editorial.
Monday, December 30, 2019
Clinic Assists Former Senators in Drafting Impeachment Trial Memorandum
Shortly after the impeachment inquiry began, the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic at Yale Law School commenced work with former U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Chuck Hagel to prepare a detailed Memorandum to current U.S. Senators in anticipation of a potential Senate impeachment trial.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Three Students, Three Alums Receive 2020 Skadden Fellowships
Six Law School alumni and current students have been awarded Skadden Public Interest Fellowship for 2020.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Yale Law Students Help Nearly 1,600 Veterans Win Class Certification for Radiation Exposure
Connecticut Law Tribune
Meghan Brooks ’19, Lily Halperin ’21, and John Super ’20 are quoted in the Connecticut Law Tribune on the victory in a class action suit challenging the Veterans Affairs’ refusal to provide disability compensation to veterans exposed to ionizing radiation.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates NAACP Census Suit
The Rule of Law Clinic secured a big win on December 19, 2019, when a federal judge reinstated a lawsuit challenging the federal government's inadequate plans for conducting the 2020 Census.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Court Certifies Class of Veterans Exposed to Radiation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims certified a class of elderly disabled veterans exposed to ionizing radiation while cleaning up a nuclear bomb disaster in Palomares, Spain, in 1966.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Court rules vets exposed to radiation from 1966 nuke disaster can sue for benefits
Air Force Times
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in an Air Force Times article about its recent success on behalf of elderly veterans denied disability benefits for illnesses they suffered as a result of their work cleaning up a 1966 nuclear bomb disaster in Spain.