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The Legal Medium Symposium to Be Held February 28
On February 28, 2015, the Yale Journal of Law and Humanities will host a symposium titled The Legal Medium: New Encounters of Art and Law.
The 21st Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference Scheduled for February 20–21
The 21st annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference (RebLaw) will be held on Friday, February 20th, and Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Yale Law School.
Lending Help
In the wake of the mortgage foreclosure crisis, a Yale Law School clinic fights for the rights of homeowners trying to stay afloat amidst complex and quickly evolving legal realities.
Yale Law Student Launches Art Exhibit Linking NYC to Tehran
A Yale Law student who founded an art collective focused on connecting people around the world recently launched a new project called “Portals,” which provides a direct audio/visual link between cities like New York City and New Haven to Tehran, Iran. Amar Bakshi ’15 is founder of Shared Studios, a multidisciplinary collective that is working on three global public art projects between 2014-2015: Portals, Channels, and Phonos. All three projects are part of a campaign to set up public interventions around the world to enable individuals to see, hear, and converse with people far away from —...
Three Yale Law School Alums, One Student Receive 2015 Skadden Fellowships
Four of the 2015 Skadden Public Interest Fellowships have been awarded to Yale Law School alumni and a student.
SFALP Students Assist in Filing Tax Fraud Case in California
Students from Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) recently helped file a lawsuit against a tax-preparation company in Oakland, California.
Sonia Sotomayor Receives Yale Law Women Alumnae Achievement Award
The Yale Law Women presented its Alumnae Achievement Award to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 on October 26.
UN Investigators for Sri Lanka, Show Your Work!
Rebecca Wexler, JD candidate 2016, publishes an opinion article in Sri Lanka's main human rights journal, Groundviews, calling on UN investigators to use open tools and methods for their investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka. Last week, Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, announced that he would not grant entry visas to U.N. human rights investigators looking into allegations of mass killings. By prohibiting entry to U.N. human rights investigators, Mr. Rajapaksa has ensured that the U.N. investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka will be a remote one, and dependent on digital...
Dean Robert C. Post ’77 Welcomes the Class of 2017
Dean Robert C. Post ’77 welcomed the Class of 2017 on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. The incoming class includes a diverse group of students coming from 8 different countries, 36 different states, and 77 different undergraduate institutions.
New York City Council Expected to Approve 2 Plans Aiding Immigrants
Lindsay Nash, Liman Fellow 2010-11 and 2012-13 A long-sought initiative that would provide municipal identification cards to all New Yorkers, including those without legal immigration status, has been finalized, and will come before the City Council for a vote this week, officials said. Undocumented immigrants could use the cards as proof of residence, and to check out library books, sign leases and open bank accounts, among other benefits.