How We Are Involved
About Constitutional Law
The Law School is renowned as a center for scholarship in constitutional law, and prominent scholars are well represented on the School’s faculty. Opportunities to study, research, and write on this topic are plentiful, and the Law School provides a range of opportunities—from lecture series and special events, to an exhaustive list of courses—for students to focus on various aspects of constitutional law.
Activities
A variety of the Law School’s centers and workshops, lecture series, and special events deal specifically with constitutional law issues.
Publications & Journals
The Yale Law School faculty produce some of the world’s foremost works on constitutional theory and student journals offer articles by prominent scholars, practitioners, and students on the theory and practice of constitutional law.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
News
A Q&A with Professor Cristina Rodríguez ’00 on DACA
A Q&A with Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 on the Supreme Court's DACA ruling and what comes next to ensure protections for Dreamers.Tuesday, August 04, 2020
In The Press
How the President Became Deporter in Chief
Slate
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 was interviewed in Slate about “The President and Immigration Law,” her new book co-authored with Adam Cox, a law professor at NYU School of Law.
Monday, August 03, 2020
In The Press
Changes to state parenting laws help fill gaps for same-sex couples
NBC News
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted in an NBC News story about the ways in which states are addressing the legal rights of same sex parents.
Friday, June 19, 2020
In The Press
Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Gives Hope to Those Challenging Military Transgender Ban
Reuters
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge ’78 is quoted in a Reuters article about how the recent Supreme Court LGBTQ ruling will affect those challenging the military transgender ban.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
In The Press
How the President Became Deporter in Chief
Slate
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 was interviewed in Slate about “The President and Immigration Law,” her new book co-authored with Adam Cox, a law professor at NYU School of Law.
Monday, August 3, 2020
In The Press
Changes to state parenting laws help fill gaps for same-sex couples
NBC News
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted in an NBC News story about the ways in which states are addressing the legal rights of same sex parents.
Friday, July 24, 2020
In The Press
Constitutional scholars are alarmed by Trump's planned 'surge' of federal agents to major US cities
Business insider
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodriguez ’00 is quoted in a Business Insider article about the surge of federal law enforcement into cities around the country.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
In The Press
Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?
PolitiFact
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in PolitiFact about whether the Supreme Court's DACA decision gave the President power over the ACA.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
In The Press
The Roberts Court Is Nothing Like America — A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Times
Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.
Monday, July 13, 2020
In The Press
Brazil Needs a New Constitution — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 [pdf in English]
Correio Braziliense
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Student Profile Videos
Janine Balekdjian
A student perspective on constitutional law, gender law, and the Journal of Law and Feminism at Yale Law School.
Rafael Bezerra Nunes
A student perspective on getting an LLM at Yale Law School, constitutional law, and the graduate programs community.
Being involved with the law school clinics is a unique opportunity to put in class training to use. It’s an amazing way to learn how to be a lawyer, not just to learn the law.”
Aisha Saad
Class of 2018