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
MFIA Team Works on Medical Transparency Amidst Pandemic
The MFIA Clinic worked through the fall 2020 semester with faculty from the Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, and other public health experts and activists to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccine approval process was fully transparent and driven by science rather than political pressure.
MFIA Clinic Represents Journalist Injured by Police at Protest
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) is serving as co-counsel to a photojournalist who was blinded in one eye by police while covering a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis.
Clinic Celebrates a New Parentage Law
A Yale Law School clinic has worked for three years to successfully modernize Connecticut’s parentage laws.
More Than 50 Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships
In May, Yale Law School announced that 54 public interest postgraduate fellowships were awarded for 2021–2022 and 2021–2023.
Three Students Awarded Peggy Browning Fellowships
Yale Law School students Angie Liao ’22, Juan Fernando Luna ’23, and Sommer Omar ’22 have been awarded summer Peggy Browning Fellowships
Megan Hauptman ’21 Named Runner-Up in ACS Writing Competition
Megan Hauptman ’21 has been named as a runner-up in the Constance Baker Motley National Student Writing Competition.
Historic Connecticut Parentage Act Passes CT House
In a historic vote, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA) 141-1 with overwhelming bipartisan support.