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
The Yale Law Journal Launches New Podcast Series
The Yale Law Journal launches podcast series aimed at expanding digital engagement with the innovative scholarship appearing in the Journal.
Two Yale Law School Students Receive Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowships
Grace Kao ’15 and Kathryn Madison ’15 are among the 25 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows for 2015.
BLSA Reflects On Trip to U.S. Supreme Court
Students from the Black Law Students Association visited the U.S. Supreme Court last month. They met with Justice Clarence Thomas ’74 and Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 as well as three YLS alumni who are currently clerking at the High Court.
Soros Fellowship Awarded to Eugene Rusyn ’17
Eugene Rusyn ’17 has been named a Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellow for 2015.
38 Public Interest Fellowship Recipients for 2015-2016
Yale Law School students and graduates receive 38 Public Interest Fellowships.
Rose Goldberg ’15 and Kathryn Jones ’16 Receive Scholarship from National Native American Bar Association
The National Native American Bar Association Foundation announced the inaugural round of scholarships to law students who demonstrate a commitment to serve or contribute to the Native American community as future leaders, including two Yale Law School students.
Yale Law Women Celebrates Winners of 2015 Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards
Yale Law Women (YLW) celebrated the winners of the 2015 YLW Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards. At the lunchtime ceremony, YLW presented three awards: the Faculty Excellence Award, to Professor Abbe R. Gluck; the Staff Excellence Award, to Director of Financial Aid Jill C. Stone; and the Award for Outstanding Leadership to Ruth Swift ’15.
Yale Law School Teams Win Awards at Moot Court Competitions
Yale Law School’s moot court teams received awards and accolades at a number of recent competitions.
Yale Law Student Clarifies Record on State Expectations Ahead of King v. Burwell
On March 4th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest legal challenge the Affordable Care Act. Ahead of oral arguments, Christine Monahan '16, along with Georgetown University Research Professors Kevin Lucia and Sabrina Corlette, authored a blog post published by Health Affairs disputing claims that states opted out of running their own health insurance exchanges to deny their residents access to federal premium tax credits and thus avoid imposition of the ACA's individual and employer mandates.
From Farm to Fork to Landfill — Yale Law School Debuts Food Law and Policy Course
Yale Law School launches its first ever food law and policy class in response to strong student interest in this growing area of law.