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.
News
YLS Welcomes a Remarkable New Class to New Haven
Dean Heather K. Gerken, speaking at convocation, encouraged students to get to know one another and take advantage of Yale Law School’s vast opportunities and rich academic community.
Yale Law Students Help San Francisco Secure Landmark Opioid Ruling Against Walgreens
A federal court ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for its role in San Francisco’s opioid crisis — a win for the city and the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, which worked on the case with the City Attorney’s Office.
Deported Veteran Now a U.S. Citizen with Clinic’s Help
A deported U.S. Army veteran represented by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic has returned home and become a U.S. citizen.
Report Shows Warring Parties Fail to Provide Reparations to Civilians in Yemen
A new report by Mwatana for Human Rights and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School finds that warring parties have failed to provide reparations to civilian victims of their international-law violations in Yemen.
Medical-Legal Partnerships Advocate for Equitable Care
The Medical-Legal Partnerships program at the Law School provided free legal services to more than 350 New Haven clients in 2021 alone.
Advocates in Exile: the 2022 Bernstein Symposium
This year's Bernstein Symposium brought together three human rights advocates exiled from their homelands.
Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Emma Findlen LeBlanc ’24
Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) student fellow Emma Findlen LeBlanc ’24 discusses how her anthropological research in Canada affects her approach to animal law.
MFIA Welcomes New Student Directors
Alice Longenbach ’23, Paul Meosky ’23, and Chelsea Thomeer ’23 will serve as the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic’s student directors this fall.
Liman Center and Coalition Lessen the Harm of Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien Law
The Liman Center and partners helped to change Connecticut's "pay-to-stay" law, which will now have new limits on how the state can claim money from people who have been incarcerated.