Professor Pottenger speaking at a groundbreaking

Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 speaks at the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of Parkside Village, an affordable housing complex in Branford, Connecticut. Yale Law School’s Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development Clinic and its Housing Clinic represent the town’s housing authority, which owns the property.

Friday, January 27, 2023

“A Case Study in Perseverance”: Homes Break Ground After Years of Help from Clinics

An apartment complex is being redeveloped in Branford, Connecticut, where two Yale Law School clinics represented local partners working for affordable housing.

archway at YLS

Monday, January 9, 2023

Schell Center Fellow Spotlight: Kristine Beckerle ’15

Cover-Lowenstein Fellow Kristine Beckerle ’15 discusses her work on international humanitarian law violations and international human rights abuses during conflict.

Four students standing before a black board, one pointing and speaking

Yale Law School student Dominique James ’24, second from left, presents her team’s proposal in a class that brings together law students and faculty with their counterparts from Yale's School of Management and School of Architecture to find solutions to Connecticut's affordable housing shortage. Joining her are, from left, architecture students Calvin Liang and Zishi Li and law student Raymond Fang ’23. (Classroom photos: Ben Mattison)

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Schools Team Up to Work for Affordable, Vibrant Neighborhoods

A new course brings together Yale Law School students and faculty and their counterparts at two Yale professional schools with community partners to find real-world solutions to the state’s affordable housing crisis. A funding commitment from the state of Connecticut means their development proposals could become actual housing in New Haven.

A row of windows on an exterior brick wall of Sterling Law Building, as shown from the courtyard

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

MFIA Alum Spotlight: Meenakshi Krishnan ’18

Former MFIA student Meenakshi Krishnan ’18 talks about her experience at the clinic and her career since graduating.

The stone-clad tower and the brick facade and colonnade of the courtyard interior of Sterling Law Building

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Lowenstein Clinic and Green Advocates Challenge Illegal Detention in Liberia

Human rights organization Green Advocates International, in collaboration with the Lowenstein Clinic, is calling on U.N. officials to investigate the detention of environmental and Indigenous human rights defenders in Liberia.

Monday, November 28, 2022

A Black Vietnam Veteran is Suing the VA for Discrimination

NPR

Adam Henderson ’23 is interviewed about a new case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic in federal court.

Left to right: Visiting Clinical Professor Jason Parkin, Rebecca Harris ’24, Michelle Fraling ’23, Conley Monk Jr., Adam Henderson ’23, Mike Sullivan ’24, Beatrice Pollard ’23, Clinical Professor Mike Wishnie

Left to right: Visiting Clinical Professor Jason Parkin, Rebecca Harris ’24, Michelle Fraling ’23, Conley Monk Jr., Adam Henderson ’23, Mike Sullivan ’24, Beatrice Pollard ’23, William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93

Monday, November 28, 2022

Black Veteran Sues Over Racial Disparities in VA Benefits Administration

On Nov. 28, Conley Monk Jr., a Black veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking redress for harm caused by longstanding racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.

Monday, November 28, 2022

Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says

The Washington Post

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.

The courtyard interior facade at Sterling Law Building against a cloudy sky

Friday, November 18, 2022

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic Client Launches Artist-Led Venture Capital Fund 

With help from the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic, a New Haven-based artists collective has launched the first venture capital fund entirely founded, owned, and managed by artists.

Clinical Lecturer in Law Meghan Brooks and Josh Lefkow ’23 join Yale President Peter Salovey

Friday, November 11, 2022

Veterans Day: Providing Legal Services to Veterans

In the latest Yale Talk podcast, Clinical Lecturer in Law Meghan Brooks and Josh Lefkow ’23 join Yale President Peter Salovey to discuss their work with the Veterans Legal Services Clinicassisting veterans with legal needs related to military service and the return to civilian life.

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