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
Benjamin Perryman, JSD Student, Receives Trudeau Scholarship
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in Canada has named Benjamin Perryman ’13 LLM a Trudeau scholar.
Michael Clemente ’16 Received 2015 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing
Yale Law School student Michael Clemente ’16 received a 2015 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing for his paper titled “A Reassessment of Common Law Protections for ‘Idiots.’”
The Yale Law Journal Launches New Podcast Series
The Yale Law Journal launches podcast series aimed at expanding digital engagement with the innovative scholarship appearing in the Journal.
Two Yale Law School Students Receive Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowships
Grace Kao ’15 and Kathryn Madison ’15 are among the 25 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows for 2015.
BLSA Reflects On Trip to U.S. Supreme Court
Students from the Black Law Students Association visited the U.S. Supreme Court last month. They met with Justice Clarence Thomas ’74 and Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 as well as three YLS alumni who are currently clerking at the High Court.
Soros Fellowship Awarded to Eugene Rusyn ’17
Eugene Rusyn ’17 has been named a Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellow for 2015.
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38 Public Interest Fellowship Recipients for 2015-2016
Yale Law School students and graduates receive 38 Public Interest Fellowships.
Yale Law Women Celebrates Winners of 2015 Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards
Yale Law Women (YLW) celebrated the winners of the 2015 YLW Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards. At the lunchtime ceremony, YLW presented three awards: the Faculty Excellence Award, to Professor Abbe R. Gluck; the Staff Excellence Award, to Director of Financial Aid Jill C. Stone; and the Award for Outstanding Leadership to Ruth Swift ’15.
Rose Goldberg ’15 and Kathryn Jones ’16 Receive Scholarship from National Native American Bar Association
The National Native American Bar Association Foundation announced the inaugural round of scholarships to law students who demonstrate a commitment to serve or contribute to the Native American community as future leaders, including two Yale Law School students.
Yale Law School Teams Win Awards at Moot Court Competitions
Yale Law School’s moot court teams received awards and accolades at a number of recent competitions.