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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Learning to Lead
In its second year, The Tsai Leadership Program — designed to prepare students for leadership roles in any setting — launched new courses, fellowships, and immersive opportunities that offer enhanced engagement with alumni.
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Veterans and LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Petition for Antidiscrimination Rules for VA Health Care
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed the petition on behalf of Minority Veterans of America and 13 veteran and LGBTQ+ rights groups.
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The Ups and Downs of Advocacy
Students in Law School clinics are trained to pursue their clients’ goals on multiple fronts. When one path narrows or disappears, they continue along another.
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Unanimous SCOTUS Opinion Cites Free Exercise Clinic Brief
An amicus brief by the Free Exercise Clinic was cited in a unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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MFIA Wins Disclosure of Connecticut School Choice Lottery Algorithm
The state of Connecticut must disclose how magnet school placements are made after a win by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
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Two Students Receive Stevens Fellowships for Public Interest Law
Oscar De Los Santos ’25 and Nina Vaswani ’24 have been selected for the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program.
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In the News, Courts, and Classrooms, Attention Turns to Federal Indian Law
Yale Law School has expanded its offerings in federal Indian law, an increasingly topical area of study and practice in which student interest is growing.
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DocProject Provides Legal Support for Film on Human Cost of Insulin Crisis
Students in DocProject provided legal review for Pay or Die, a new documentary about America’s insulin affordability crisis.