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
Ethics Bureau Alumni Publish Essay on Equitable Tolling
A recently published essay written by three Yale Law graduates highlights the inequities that plague the courts' application of the federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA).
Vets Clinic Sues VA for Withholding Information on Toxic Water Disability Claims
On April 27, 2016, veterans groups The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten, and Vietnam Veterans of America filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to produce records on the Camp Lejeune Subject Matter Expert (SME) program.
Report: Terrorism Watchlist Has Fast Growth and Influence on Policing
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today released Trapped in a Black Box: Growing Terrorist Watchlisting in Everyday Policing, a report prepared by the Civil Liberties and National Security Clinic at Yale Law School.
YLS Announces 37 Public Interest Fellowship Recipients for 2016-2017
Yale Law School is proud to congratulate the 37 students and recent graduates who have been named recipients of public interest fellowships for 2016-2017.
Soros Fellowships Awarded to Eric Chung ’17 & Aisha Saad ’18
Eric Chung ’17 and Aisha Saad ’18 have been named Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellows for 2016. The fellowships are awarded to immigrants or the children of immigrants to support their graduate study at any university in the United States.
Critical Race Theory Conference to be Held April 9
Race (In)Action: The 2016 Critical Race Theory Conference will be held on Saturday, April 9, at Yale Law School.
Students Launch Pilot Program to Aid Residents Facing Foreclosure
For residents on the verge of losing their homes, facing a foreclosure proceeding in court is an experience fraught with anxiety and confusion.
Vets Clinic Highlights Need to Protect Veterans from Predatory Colleges
Senator Richard Blumenthal ’73 and the advocacy group Veterans Education Success have called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to act against the deceptive recruitment of veterans by predatory colleges citing a recent legal memorandum produced by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School.
2016 Commencement Scheduled for May 23
Yale Law School’s 2016 Commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 23, 2016.
Delegation Attends Salzburg Cutler Program
A delegation of five Yale Law School students attended the Salzburg Cutler Law Fellows Program in Washington, D.C., on February 18–20, 2016.