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CED Clinic Advocates for Worker Cooperatives
Students at Yale Law School’s Community and Economic Development Clinic worked with the EDC to research, draft, and advocate for a bill that would allow nonprofits to become members of worker cooperatives.
Rule of Law Clinic Releases “Reader’s Guide” for the 25th Amendment
The ROLC clinic report identifies a series of immediate congressional actions that would strengthen the constitutional process and avoid Executive Branch chaos if Section 4 of the 25th Amendment is triggered.
Yale Law Students Receive 2018 Soros Fellowships
Four Yale Law students have received the 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a graduate school fellowship for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States.
2018 Commencement Scheduled on May 21
Yale Law School’s 2018 Commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 21. The University commencement ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Old Campus. Students and faculty assemble at 9:40 a.m. on cross campus and proceed to the ceremony. During the ceremony, the deans of the various schools present their candidates to the president. The president, in turn, confers the degrees. Student marshals from each school accept symbolic diplomas from the president on behalf of their colleagues. Honorary degrees are also conferred at the University commencement. The ceremony lasts approximately 1...
Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic Files Brief in Voting Rights Case
On April 4, 2018, students from the Yale Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Common Cause and the Voting Rights Institute.
2018-2019 Liman Fellows Announced
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law announced the selection of ten Fellows for 2018-2019.
Dwayne Betts ’16 Receives 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry
Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, who is a PhD in Law candidate at Yale Law School, has been named a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow in poetry.
San Francisco Files Student-Generated Civil Rights Case
A lawsuit filed by the San Francisco City Attorney's Office was sparked by an idea from Yale Law student and SFALP member Alisa Tiwari ’20.
Yale Federalist Society Receives Award for Chapter of the Year
Yale Law School’s chapter of the Federalist Society (FedSoc) received the organization’s James Madison Award for Chapter of the Year.