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
WIRAC Helps New York Undocumented Youth File Lawsuit Challenging DACA Memo
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic represents plaintiffs challenging the authority of a July 28, 2020 memo drastically altering the DACA program.
Welcoming the Class of 2023
Dean Heather Gerken welcomed the newest class of students to Yale Law School during convocation remarks delivered online on August 21, 2020.
Federal Court Greenlights New DACA Challenge
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) is representing plaintiffs in a case over new attempts to dismantle DACA.
SFALP Case Against Uber, Lyft Secures “Sweeping Victory”
A San Francisco superior court judge has ruled against Uber and Lyft just months after the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) at the Law School worked with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office to sue Uber and Lyft for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors.
Environmental Protection Clinic Releases Report on Racial Covenants
The Environmental Protection Clinic released a guide on understanding and addressing segregation caused by racial covenants.
Clinic Reaches Settlement Agreement in Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Case
The parties in Martinez-Brooks v. Easter have reached an agreement to ensure that the Federal Bureau of Prisons takes speedy action in reviewing medically vulnerable individuals for release from the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury, CT. The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic represented the proposed class.
WIRAC Continues Fight for DACA Recipients
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic and other plaintiffs returned to federal court to hold the Trump Administration to their obligation to fully restore DACA, as required by the Supreme Court’s decision.
SCOTUS Decision Rules on Critical Issue Advocated for By Housing Clinic
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Seila Law LLC v. CFPB addressed a critical issue argued by Yale Law School’s Housing Clinic in an amicus brief the Clinic submitted to the Court.
Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships
Fifty-one graduating YLS students and recent alumni were awarded public interest postgraduate fellowships for 2020–2021.
Knowing Your Rights
The Marshall-Brennan Project at the Law School sends law students into New Haven public high schools to teach courses in constitutional law and oral advocacy. The program stands out by going beyond a typical civics course and increasing students’ awareness of their own constitutional rights.