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.
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Clinic Students Press State Legislature for Voting Rights Laws
Students in the Legislative Advocacy Clinic recently testified before the Connecticut General Assembly in support of seven bills that would expand voting rights in the state.
MFIA Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of 17 Major Media Organizations
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief in the case Anonymous v. Anonymous on behalf of a coalition of 17 major media organizations.
Ethics Bureau Celebrates SCOTUS Win
The Ethics Bureau at Yale Law School celebrated a win at the Supreme Court on February 27, 2019 in Garza v. Idaho, for which the Clinic wrote amicus briefs at the cert stage and the merits stage.
Lowenstein Clinic Defends Victims of Human Rights Abuses in War on Terror
The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School is representing three men who have endured an extended period of arbitrary detention in Afghanistan.
Rule of Law Clinic Students Advocate for Voting Rights in CT Legislature
Yale Law School students in the Rule of Law Clinic filed written testimony on February 22, 2019 with the Connecticut General Assembly, urging the legislature to expand voting rights for formerly incarcerated people.
National Security Officials Issue Declaration Disputing National Emergency
Working with the Rule of Law Clinic, a bipartisan group of national security officials filed a declaration challenging the President's proclamation of a national emergency at the southern border.
SFALP Clinic Helps Secure $3.65M Settlement in Hertz Consumer Protection Case
Yale Law clinic students scored a major victory this week when the San Francisco City Attorney announced a $3.65 million settlement with Hertz Corporation.
Rule of Law Clinic and NAACP Win Prison Gerrymandering Victory
The Yale Law School Rule of Law Clinic, representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the NAACP Connecticut State Conference and individual NAACP members, won a key ruling on February 19, 2019 that allows a federal lawsuit challenging Connecticut’s discriminatory practice known as “prison gerrymandering” to proceed.
Martinez ’19 and Lee ’19 Win at ABA First Amendment & Media Law Moot Court Competition
Catherine Martinez ’19 and Diana Lee ’19 participated in the Eleventh Annual First Amendment and Media Law Moot Court Competition, held by the ABA Forum on Communications Law in Miami, Florida.