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
Court Extends Stay Against Deportation of Muslim Refugees
A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York extended an order protecting immigrants from deportation pursuant to the Trump Administration’s executive order banning refugees and certain immigrants from the U.S.
FedSoc Conference Honors Justice Thomas ’74
The Yale Federalist Society is hosting a conference titled “Celebrating Justice Thomas: 25 Years on the Supreme Court” on February 10–11, 2017.
Challenging the Refugee and Travel Ban
A story about how Yale Law students, faculty, and alumni mobilized to fight the presidential executive order on immigration manning certain refugees and immigrants from the U.S.
SFALP Clinic Contributes to Lawsuit on Sanctuary Cities
Students in Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) were instrumental in filing the first lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order on “sanctuary jurisdictions.
Veterans Groups Denounce Friday’s Executive Order
Veterans’ groups across the country, like the Veterans Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School are speaking out against President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
In a Time of Refugees
Yale Law School students advocate for asylum seekers and international refugees, creating innovative ways to provide life-changing legal services.
Yale Law Clinic Secures Victory in Challenge to Refugee and Muslim Ban Executive Order
Late in the evening on January 28, 2017, a federal judge in Brooklyn issued a nationwide temporary stay blocking the U.S. government from deporting people pursuant to the Trump Administration’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order.
YLS Clinic Challenges Trump’s Order Banning Refugees From Entering the U.S.
In the early morning of January 28, 2017, the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School joined the nation’s leading civil rights groups in filing the first legal challenge to the Trump Administration’s executive order banning refugees and other immigrants from certain countries from entering the United States.
Coalition of Students Unite Against ACA Repeal
A group of medical students recently organized a campaign advocating against a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, creating a petition signed by more than 4600 medical students from 150 medical schools across the country.
Students Urge CDC to Modify Proposed Quarantine Regulations
A new Health Affairs commentary written by two Yale Law students identifies dangerous shortcomings of the proposed CDC quarantine regulations.