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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Free Exercise Clinic Files Amicus Brief Defending Prisoners’ Religious Liberty
The Free Exercise Clinic at Yale Law School and Sidley Austin LLP filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of the Sikh Coalition
WIRAC Wins Monumental SCOTUS Case on DACA
The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ruling that the Administration’s efforts to end DACA violated federal law.
YLS Community Shares Expertise on COVID-19
Members of the Yale Law School community are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering expertise in their respective fields from health care to national security to the economy.
Liman Center Presses for Health and Safety in Prisons During Pandemic
Experts affiliated with the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law are aiding lawyers seeking to protect the health and safety of prisoners and staff by preventing the spread of COVID-19 in prisons.
Students Tackle Industrial Agriculture Exploitation in New CAFE Law & Policy Lab
This Spring, the Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale launched the inaugural Climate, Animal, Food and Environment (CAFE) Law and Policy Lab to provide hands-on training to students on building durable interventions in policy, legislation and litigation.
Yale Law Commencement 2020 — Coming Together While Apart
In an online celebration on Monday, May 18, 2020, 229 graduates of Yale Law School were celebrated for the indelible mark the class of 2020 has left on the School and the world.
Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic Wins TRO Against Bureau of Prisons
In a win for the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Warden of FCI Danbury, the federal prison in Connecticut.