How We Are Involved
About the Program
Yale Law School offers a rich academic experience studying criminal law through many different lenses. In addition to a variety of courses, students can collaborate with faculty on empirical research, work on reform efforts, and gain hands-on experience through work with clinics and student organizations.
Faculty
Course Offerings
Yale Law Report Feature
Centers & Programs
Two vibrant centers at the Law School create a myriad of ways for students to get involved in criminal justice reform work that is having a profound impact across the country.
Justice Collaboratory
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law
Experiential Learning
Several clinics and student organizations play an important role in introducing students to the state and federal criminal justice systems and affording the students an opportunity to represent individual clients and pursue systemic reforms.
Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic
Juvenile Justice Clinic
Temporary Restraining Order Project
Prosecution Externship
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
News
Yale Law Faculty Reflect on First Step Act
Faculty reflect on Congress passing criminal justice reforms through The First Step Act.
Thursday, May 02, 2019
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
In The Press
Criminal Justice Reform
WSHU
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was on a panel discussing criminal justice reform from both a state and a national perspective.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
In The Press
Courts need safeguards against unreliable jailhouse witness testimony — A Commentary by Laura Fernandez ’02
Hartford Courant
Laura Fernandez ’02 is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar in Law, and Senior Liman Fellow in Residence at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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Monday, February 26, 2018
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
In The Press
Sexual Assaults in the Military Spiked Last Year, Pentagon Says, Amid Renewed Debate over How to Handle Cases
The Washington Post
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about the rising number of sexual assaults in the military.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
In The Press
Do Soldiers Face ‘Double Jeopardy’ in Military Courts?
The Marshall Project
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about how constitutional protection against double jeopardy, being charged twice for the same crime, doesn’t apply to those who serve in the military.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
In The Press
Criminal Justice Reform
WSHU
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was on a panel discussing criminal justice reform from both a state and a national perspective.
Friday, April 26, 2019
In The Press
Beyond Guilt: Reducing Mass Incarceration by Reducing Excessively Long Sentences
Cincinnati Enquirer
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 is quoted in an article about an Ohio law firm that is tackling mass incarceration by addressing the issue of prisoners who are serving excessively long sentences.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
In The Press
Courts need safeguards against unreliable jailhouse witness testimony — A Commentary by Laura Fernandez ’02
Hartford Courant
Laura Fernandez ’02 is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar in Law, and Senior Liman Fellow in Residence at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 15, 2019
In The Press
‘Brick by Brick.’ Ending Mass Incarceration Will Take Concrete Steps at the Local Level
News Tribune
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. is interviewed about ending mass incarceration in advance of his talk on the subject.
Alumni Profiles
Emma Alpert
Current Senior Staff Attorney and 2009-2010 YLS Public Interest Fellow, Brooklyn Defender Services Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY
You have an obligation to serve, by virtue of the privilege, opportunity, and talent that you have. You have an obligation to serve, in your way, at some point in time, in your career.”
Gina Raimondo ’98
Governor of Rhode Island, 2015 Commencement Address