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
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Yale Law School Students Submit Comment to HHS
A group of Yale Law students submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services advocating against a proposed rule that they say would have harmful effects on both patients and providers.
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Additional Amicus Brief in Travel Ban Case
On March 30, 2018, students from the Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a bipartisan group of 52 former senior national security officials.
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Food Law Leaders Join the Farm Bill Fray
Yale Law School's Environmental Protection Clinic was involved in releasing three reports that apply a justice lens to the farm bill debate in D.C.
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Suit Over Census Preparations
The Rule of Clinic is representing plaintiffs in suing the federal government alleging the upcoming Census will cause inequalities in political representation and deficiencies in federal funding of those communities.
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Sam Marullo ’20 Champions New Bill on Opioid Medication in CT Prisons
Solomon Center student Sam Marullo ’20 has taken his interest in health care policy and advocacy to the Connecticut General Assembly.
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Students Win ABA First Amendment & Media Law Moot Court Competition
Meenakshi Krishnan ’18 and Habib Olapade ’20 won the Tenth Annual First Amendment and Media Law Moot Court Competition, held by the ABA Forum on Communication Law in Napa Valley, California.
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Yale Law School Clinics Help Launch Legal Food Hub
Building on a growing interest in food law, two Yale Law School clinics recently helped launch the Connecticut Legal Food Hub, a free legal services clearinghouse that matches income-eligible farmers, food entrepreneurs, and related nonprofits to pro bono legal help.
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CED Clinic Helps Broker Important New Haven Lease
A client of the Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development at Yale Law School was able to secure a lease extension in New Haven thanks to the work of the clinic.