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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MFIA Clinic Files Brief on How To Fight Lies about Voting, Protect Freedom of Expression
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed an amicus brief in a case in which an influential social media user attempted to trick voters into believing they could vote by text message.
Clinic Sues VA on Behalf of Transgender Veterans
With the help of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic, the Transgender American Veterans Association filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Clinic Lawsuit Prompts Defense Department to Partially Reform Discriminatory IVF Policies
In August 2023, the National Organization for Women–New York City (NOW-NYC) filed a federal lawsuit against the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) challenging IVF policies that discriminate against its members. NOW-NYC is represented in the suit by the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Reproductive Rights and Justice Project. Under those policies, the agencies cover IVF only for veterans and service members in opposite-sex marriages who can provide their own gametes (sperm and eggs) and trace their infertility to a service-connected health issue. DoD’s and...
Never Mind “The Game” — For Law Students, These Are the Real Sports Rivalries
Law students have their own Yale-Harvard football matchup — basketball, too.
Through Justice’s Papers, Students See Supreme Court Behind the Scenes
In a new course, Yale Law School students delved into the working papers of a former Supreme Court justice, gaining research skills once used mainly by scholars but now increasingly valuable for legal practitioners.
Meet the Students Leading the MFIA Clinic This Year
Four student directors — Dorrin Akbari ’24, Liza Anderson ’24, Julia Peoples ’24 and Tim Tai ’24 — bring a mix of backgrounds and motivations to the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
YLS Students Named 2023 Samvid Scholars
Four Yale Law School students been named 2023 Samvid Scholars, among 20 students nationwide selected for the scholarship from nearly 1,000 applicants.