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
Navy to Reconsider Discharges in Vets Clinic Class Action
The Navy has agreed to review the discharges of thousands of veterans affected by behavioral or mental health conditions. The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents the plaintiffs in a nationwide class action lawsuit.
Policing Clinic Works with Partners Nationwide to Put Theory into Practice
The Policing, Law, and Policy Clinic provides students with an opportunity to work on real-world policy projects related to policing and public safety.
Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 Receives MacArthur Fellowship
Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, a poet, lawyer, and advocate for the rights and humanity of people who are or have been incarcerated, was awarded a 2021 MacArthur fellowship, informally known as a “genius” grant.
Clinic Helps Deported Veteran Petition for Naturalization
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School represents a U.S. Army veteran who has filed a petition for military naturalization after being deported to Mexico in 2016.
Lowenstein Clinic and Human Rights Watch Issue Report on LGBT Youth in South Korea
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School and Human Rights Watch have issued a report on the experience of LGBT young people in South Korea.
Veterans Clinic Sues Air Force in Proposed Nationwide Class Action
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School represents plaintiffs in a new federal class action filed on behalf of thousands of Air Force veterans who were separated less than Honorably from the military.
Three from Yale Law School Chosen for FASPE Ethics Fellowship
Three current and former students from Yale Law School are among the 16 law students and graduates chosen for the 2021 Law program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).
Road to Redemption
Clyde Meikle dedicated himself while incarcerated to self-improvement, rehabilitation, and service. With the help of Law School students in the Peter Gruber Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic, Meikle was resentenced to 28 years in January 2021 and was released from prison in May.