Public Interest Law
About Public Interest Law
Yale Law School has a strong tradition of service in the public interest. In addition to the rich curricular offerings, approximately 80 percent of students take part in a clinic during their time at the Law School.
Public Interest Activities
Most YLS students perform public service in activities ranging from legal research and writing to outreach in the New Haven public schools. A number of YLS centers and projects offer fellowships and other opportunities for public service.
Public Interest Career Services
Public Interest Career Services are available through the Career Development Office, which offers specialized counseling, as well as a wide array of services, programs, events, and resources for public interest minded students and alumni in all stages of their career development.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
News
A Q&A with Professor Eskridge on Landmark SCOTUS Decision on LGBTQ Rights
Leading expert on sexuality, gender and the law, Professor William Eskridge, Jr. ’78 reflects on the Supreme Court's monumental decision in Bostock v. Clayton County and outlined what comes next for the LGBTQ movement.
Friday, June 19, 2020
In The Press
Supreme Court Rules For DREAMers, Against Trump
National Public Radio
Clinical Associate Professor Marisol Orihuela ’08, co-director of the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC), was interviewed for a NPR story about the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Dreamers. The clinic was the first in the nation to file a lawsuit challenging the termination of DACA and yesterday’s decision was a major win for their clients.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Monday, November 11, 2019
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Thursday, July 2, 2020
In The Press
COVID-19 No Excuse for Ignoring Rights of the Incarcerated: Paper
The Crime Report
The Crime Report discusses a paper authored by Athur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik about how judges have – and should continue – to impact prisoners’ rights.
Friday, June 19, 2020
In The Press
Supreme Court Rules For DREAMers, Against Trump
National Public Radio
Clinical Associate Professor Marisol Orihuela ’08, co-director of the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC), was interviewed for a NPR story about the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Dreamers. The clinic was the first in the nation to file a lawsuit challenging the termination of DACA and yesterday’s decision was a major win for their clients.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
In The Press
As COVID-19 Spreads In Prisons, Lockdowns Spark Fear Of More Solitary Confinement
National Public Radio
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in a National Public Radio report on how measures against COVID-19 within prisons are leading to an increase in solitary confinement.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
In The Press
Why Gorsuch upheld civil rights for LGBTQ Americans
Christian Science Monitor
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge ’78 is quoted in an article on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold LGBTQ workplace rights. Professor Eskridge was also quoted in the New York Times and Law360.
Monday, June 15, 2020
In The Press
Punishment by Pandemic
The New Yorker
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik and clinical lecturer Laura Fernandez ’02, both members of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law, are quoted in a New Yorker article about prisoners’ rights.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
In The Press
Defund Our Punishment Bureaucracy — A Commentary by Brian Highsmith ’17
The American Prospect
Brian Highsmith ’17 is Liman Senior Research Fellow in Residence at the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Mike Fisher
Legal Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Takoma Park, MD
Yale Law School is about as perfect as a true and serious interdisciplinary hub for the law-related social sciences and humanities as one could possibly imagine.”
Professor Taisu Zhang
Class of 2008