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
MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit Against CIA
Acting for two investigative journalists, the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic has sued the Central Intelligence Agency for silencing the top FBI interrogator of Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah. The lawsuit alleges a CIA effort to mislead the American public about the effectiveness of torture.
Clinic Students Testify to Protect Access to New Haven Reproductive Health Care
On November 28, 2018, three Law School students from the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project (RRJP) clinic testified at a hearing about the dangers to reproductive health care access posed by a proposal by Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH).
New Haven Register
State wants details of Yale clinic deal
Federal Court Approves Nationwide Class Action For Veterans with PTSD
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic secured
Court Orders Disclosure of Information About Veterans Exposed to Radiation
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic secured an order with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims granting limited discovery in a case involving Veterans exposed to radiation.
Yale Daily News
Law students launch service group
Doctoral Scholarship Conference to be held November 9–10
The Eighth Annual Doctoral Scholarship Conference will be held at Yale Law School on November 9 and 10, 2018.
Supreme Court Turns Away Lead Paint Companies in Major Win for SFALP
In a decisive victory for Yale Law clinic students and the San Francisco City Attorney, the Supreme Court has rejected lead paint makers’ challenge to a historic judgment against them that held them liable for poisoning thousands of Americans.