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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Rule of Law Clinic Students Advocate for Voting Rights in CT Legislature
Yale Law School students in the Rule of Law Clinic filed written testimony on February 22, 2019 with the Connecticut General Assembly, urging the legislature to expand voting rights for formerly incarcerated people.
National Security Officials Issue Declaration Disputing National Emergency
Working with the Rule of Law Clinic, a bipartisan group of national security officials filed a declaration challenging the President's proclamation of a national emergency at the southern border.
SFALP Clinic Helps Secure $3.65M Settlement in Hertz Consumer Protection Case
Yale Law clinic students scored a major victory this week when the San Francisco City Attorney announced a $3.65 million settlement with Hertz Corporation.
Rule of Law Clinic and NAACP Win Prison Gerrymandering Victory
The Yale Law School Rule of Law Clinic, representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the NAACP Connecticut State Conference and individual NAACP members, won a key ruling on February 19, 2019 that allows a federal lawsuit challenging Connecticut’s discriminatory practice known as “prison gerrymandering” to proceed.
Martinez ’19 and Lee ’19 Win at ABA First Amendment & Media Law Moot Court Competition
Catherine Martinez ’19 and Diana Lee ’19 participated in the Eleventh Annual First Amendment and Media Law Moot Court Competition, held by the ABA Forum on Communications Law in Miami, Florida.
Major Step Forward in Class Action for Veterans Exposed to Radiation
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic won a 6-3 ruling in a class action lawsuit affecting thousands of veterans impacted by a 1966 clean-up operation in Palomares, Spain.
ROLC, NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward
The Rule of Law Clinic and NAACP won a major court ruling that allows them to proceed with a federal lawsuit challenging the government’s inadequate preparations for the 2020 Census.
Hannah Schoen ’19 Argues DACA Case at the Second Circuit
Hannah Schoen ’19 of the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Batalla-Vidal v. Trump on January 25, 2019.
MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit Against Coast Guard and DHS to Challenge Secret Arrests
Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed a lawsuit against the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security to establish the public’s First Amendment right of access to basic information about people arrested and detained by the government.
A Welcome Expansion
With its new building, the Law School adds a beautiful living and learning environment