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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Ethics Bureau Instrumental in SCOTUS Reversal of Capital Murder Case
After a long legal fight, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily vacated a constitutional decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court, handing former death row inmate Roger Lacaze a major victory in his quest for a new trial.
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Veterans Sickened by Plutonium Sue Pentagon for Records
Veterans Legal Services Clinic is representing clients in a lawsuit that seeks to obtain records related to U.S. airmen’s exposure to ionizing radiation.
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YLS Clinic Defends Right to an Education Before CT Supreme Court
Students and faculty from the Education Adequacy Project (EAP) appeared before the Connecticut Supreme Court to defend the clinic’s historic 2016 trial court victory in CCJEF v. Rell.
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Criminal Justice Clinic Releases Report on Parole Reform
A new report highlights opportunities for the State of Connecticut to reduce the high rate of incarceration attributable to its parole revocation process.
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MFIA Clinic Seeks to Unseal Source Code of Forensic Statistical Tool
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic filed a motion on behalf of news organization ProPublica seeking to unseal the source code of the Forensic Statistical Tool.
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SFALP Case Sues Top Fossil Fuel Producers Over Climate Change Costs
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) at Yale Law School is taking the world’s largest oil and gas companies to court.
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case
The Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of 50 senior former national security officials with the Supreme Court relating to the travel ban case.
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WIRAC Students Appear in Federal Court Over DACA Challenge
WIRAC students appeared in a federal court for a hearing on its challenge to the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Yale Law School Stands Up for Dreamers After DACA Decision
As the country reacts to President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, Yale Law School students and faculty are already working to challenge the move and ensure “dreamers” are protected throughout the country.
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WIRAC Challenges Trump Administration’s Termination of DACA
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School went to federal court to challenge the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.