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SFALP Helps File Suit Against Ultraprocessed Food Companies

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against some of the country’s largest manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods on Dec. 2. Gila Glattstein ’26 assisted with the case as part of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project.
SFALP Helps File Suit Against Ultraprocessed Food Companies
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Just Security

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for Trump v. Slaughter, the FTC Removal Case: Stare Decisis, Historical Practice, and Original Intent — A Memo by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz ’79, et al.

Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Bruce Swartz ’79 is a visiting lecturer in law and the Peter Gruber Distinguished Senior Rule of Law Fellow and Supervising Attorney at the Law School. The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic focuses on maintaining U.S. rule of law and human rights commitments.

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for Trump v. Slaughter, the FTC Removal Case: Stare Decisis, Historical Practice, and Original Intent — A Memo by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz ’79, et al.
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Law360

Justices Told Presidential Firing Limits Is an ‘Originalist’ Idea

The work of Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh, Clinical Lecturer Sonia Mittal ’13, and the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic was highlighted. The clinic represents a group of Republican lawyers and former senior government officials who have filed an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court involving FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

Justices Told Presidential Firing Limits Is an ‘Originalist’ Idea
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court FTC Commissioner Case

A group filed an amicus brief today urging the Supreme Court to hold that the Constitution does not permit President Trump to remove without cause Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her position as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court FTC Commissioner Case
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When Veteran Students Are Valued, Law School Benefits

For Veterans Day, a look at some current Yale Law School student veterans and an update on some recent work of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
When Veteran Students Are Valued, Law School Benefits
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The New York Times

New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump

Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer and Director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic David A. Schulz ’78 discussed the Pentagon’s new press regulations. 

New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump
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The Guardian

The Trouble With U.S. Veterans Benefits Isn’t ‘Rampant’ Fraud – It’s Bureaucratic Roadblocks, Advocates Say

George W. Crawford Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Rose Carmen Goldberg ’15 examined media coverage on veteran disability benefits. The Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned.

The Trouble With U.S. Veterans Benefits Isn’t ‘Rampant’ Fraud – It’s Bureaucratic Roadblocks, Advocates Say
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Clinics File Suit Against Website that Generates Nonconsensual Nude Images

The clinics represent a New Jersey teenager in a case against a website that uses artificial intelligence to generate hyperrealistic, nonconsensual nude images of real children and adults.
Clinics File Suit Against Website that Generates Nonconsensual Nude Images
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Just Security

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for the Trump Tariff Case: Separation of Powers, Delegation, Emergencies, and Pretext — A Memo by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz ’79, et al.

Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Bruce Swartz ’79 is a visiting lecturer in law and the Peter Gruber Distinguished Senior Rule of Law Fellow and Supervising Attorney at the Law School. The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic focuses on maintaining U.S. rule of law and human rights commitments.

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for the Trump Tariff Case: Separation of Powers, Delegation, Emergencies, and Pretext — A Memo by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz ’79, et al.
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Tariffs Case

The clinic filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case on the legality of using of presidential emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Tariffs Case