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.
Monday, June 07, 2021
News
MFIA Clinic Receives $200,000 Contribution from Craig Newmark Philanthropies
For the second year, the Media Freedom & Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School has received a $200,000 contribution from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to advance the clinic’s core mission.
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
In The Press
The Case For Moving Beyond Probation, And How To Do It — A Commentary by Fiona Doherty ’99
The Appeal
Fiona Doherty is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
In The Press
As Harvard Case Looms at Supreme Court, Study Tests Value of Diversity
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver co-authored a study showing that articles published in law reviews that adopted diversity policies for choosing student editors were cited more often, a finding that supports the diversity rationale for affirmative action in higher education.
Friday, May 28, 2021
In The Press
The Most Powerful Court in the U.S. Is About to Decide the Fate of the Most Vulnerable Children
TIME
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted about a lawsuit before the Supreme Court against the city of Philadelphia, which is being sued after ending a contract with a faith-based agency that will not certify same-sex couples as foster parents.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
In The Press
The Free Ride May Soon Be Over for Anti-Abortion Politicians — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
In The Press
The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760–1840
New York Journal of Books
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar’s latest book is reviewed in the New York Journal of Books.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
In The Press
“We Definitely Have Our Work Cut Out for Us.” Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Holds Its First Public Meeting.
The New York Times
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in an article in The New York Times about President Biden’s commission to evaluate Supreme Court reform.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
In The Press
Traveling (at Last)? Take Along the 10 Best Books of May.
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor named Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar’s new book one of its top 10 titles of the month.
Student Profile Videos
Janine Balekdjian
A student perspective on constitutional law, gender law, and the Journal of Law and Feminism at Yale Law School.
Steve Lindsay
A student perspective on the Federalist Society and constitutional law at Yale Law School.
One of the things that makes this job magic is the students. They’re unbelievably smart, the best lawyers you can imagine. But they care so deeply. And what always amazes me is they’re unfailingly modest about what they do.”
Heather Gerken
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law