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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Cutler Fellows Explore Future of International Law
The fifth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program brought together 56 students to Washington, D.C. last month, including students from Yale Law School and peers from 10 other leading U.S. law schools.
Clinic Students Advocate for Education Adequacy Cost Study
Students from Yale Law School’s Education Adequacy Project (EAP) testified at a Connecticut Education Committee public hearing on March 1, 2017 to advocate for an education adequacy cost study.
New Clinics Debut at Yale Law School
This semester six new clinics launched as part of a growing experiential learning program at Yale Law School. This semester six new clinics launched as part of a growing experiential learning program at Yale Law School. The clinics provide students with hands-on experience in a number of fields, including immigration, reproductive rights, environmental law, consumer protection, domestic violence, and human rights.
Jewish Law Conference to Be Held March 5
Yale Law School will be hosting a conference on Jewish Law on Sunday, March 5.
Rule of Law Clinic Files National Security Amicus Brief and Declaration
When the Rule of Law Clinic (“ROLC”) first formed in January 2017 with the goal of countering policies that threaten the rule of law, no one knew exactly what litigation might ensue.
Environmental Law Conference to Address Changing Climate
The fifth annual New Directions in Environmental Law conference will be held on February 24–25, 2017.
Rebellious Lawyering Conference to Be Held February 17–18
The 23nd annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference (RebLaw) will be held from Friday, February 17 to Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Yale Law School. This year’s conference will feature 30 panel sessions addressing a wide range of topics, including Narrative as a Tool Against Mass Incarceration; Native Peacemaking and Restorative Justice; Building the Solidarity Economy for a Post-Capitalist Future; #HereToStay: Organizing Immigrant Communities; Queer Futures After Obergefell; Beyond Prisons: Building Non-Carceral Responses to Gender-Based Violence; Challenging Concentrated Corporate Power...
Court Extends Stay Against Deportation of Muslim Refugees
A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York extended an order protecting immigrants from deportation pursuant to the Trump Administration’s executive order banning refugees and certain immigrants from the U.S.
FedSoc Conference Honors Justice Thomas ’74
The Yale Federalist Society is hosting a conference titled “Celebrating Justice Thomas: 25 Years on the Supreme Court” on February 10–11, 2017.
Challenging the Refugee and Travel Ban
A story about how Yale Law students, faculty, and alumni mobilized to fight the presidential executive order on immigration manning certain refugees and immigrants from the U.S.