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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SFALP Case Secures Court Victory Against Unlawful Diversion Program
After nearly two years, the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) recently won an important victory in court against the Corrective Education Company (CEC) over its diversion program to suspected shoplifters.
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Dean Gerken Welcomes Most Diverse Class in YLS History
The most diverse class in Yale Law School history arrived at the Sterling Law Building in New Haven on Monday, August 21, 2017, with 205 newly minted law students taking the first step in their legal careers.
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New GHJP Report Examines Curbing Unfair Drug Prices
The Yale Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP), in collaboration with the National Physicians Alliance and the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, released a policy white paper titled “Curbing Unfair Drug Prices: A Primer for States” this week.
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WIRAC Students Assist Woman Facing Deportation From the U.S.
A Norwalk mother of four who sought sanctuary in a New Haven church to avoid deportation was granted an emergency stay this week thanks to the swift action of the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
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U.S. Army Veteran Returns Home After YLS Clinics Secure Settlement
After battling in court for years, a deported U.S. Army veteran represented by two Yale Law School clinics was reunited with his family in Connecticut this month.
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Aisha Saad ’18 Selected as a 2017 Switzer Environmental Fellow
Aisha Saad ’18 is one of twenty environmental scholars chosen as 2017 recipients of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship, a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation.
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Additional Brief Before SCOTUS in Travel Ban Case
On July 18, 2017, Yale Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic filed its sixth brief — and second at the U.S. Supreme Court — regarding the legality of the Administration’s travel ban.
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Global Legal Challenges Center Submits Amicus Brief to SCOTUS
On June 27, 2017, Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Center for Global Legal Challenges in the Supreme Court case of Joseph Jesner, et. al., v. Arab Bank, PLC.
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MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit in Five Eyes Alliance Case
Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic and Privacy International have filed a lawsuit seeking access to the text of a 1946 intelligence-sharing agreement under the Freedom of Information Act.
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SFALP Wins Major Victory for Reproductive Justice
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) has helped secure a major victory for reproductive justice.