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Law.com

50 Attorneys Tackle Bill That ‘Corrects a Lot of Bad Law’ Related to Same-Sex Parents

Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted in a Law.com story on the proposed Connecticut Parentage Act.

50 Attorneys Tackle Bill That ‘Corrects a Lot of Bad Law’ Related to Same-Sex Parents
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Supermax Prison Closure Marks Success for Lowenstein Clinic Partners

Connecticut's supermax prison closure is a success for the Lowenstein Clinic, which has supported efforts against the prison and Connecticut’s use of solitary confinement for the past decade.
Supermax Prison Closure Marks Success for Lowenstein Clinic Partners
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Professor Singh Lemar and Three Alumni Selected as James W. Cooper Fellows

Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School Anika Singh Lemar and three Law School alumni have been selected as James W. Cooper Fellows for the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
Professor Singh Lemar and Three Alumni Selected as James W. Cooper Fellows
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Parents and LGBTQ Advocates Testify in Support of the CT Parentage Act

Professor Douglas NeJaime and several law students testified before the CT Judiciary Committee in support of the Connecticut Parentage Act.
Parents and LGBTQ Advocates Testify in Support of the CT Parentage Act
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MFIA and ROLC Succeed in Procuring Overseas U.S. Troop Levels from Pentagon

Two Yale Law School clinics worked to compel the Department of Defense to release U.S. troop strength levels since 2017 in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
MFIA and ROLC Succeed in Procuring Overseas U.S. Troop Levels from Pentagon
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NYTimes.com

A Push for Zoning Reform in Connecticut

The Housing Clinic, part of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, is mentioned in a New York Times article about zoning reform efforts in Connecticut.

A Push for Zoning Reform in Connecticut
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New Haven Independent

Appeal Brings Fair Rent To Court

Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75 and Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Richard L. Tenenbaum are mentioned, and Adam Kinkley ’21 is quoted, in a New Haven Independent article on developments in a landlord-tenant dispute involving a client represented by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization.

Appeal Brings Fair Rent To Court
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Lowenstein Clinic, Harvard and NYU Human Rights Clinics Call on U.S. Government to Address Haiti Crisis

On February 13, 2021, the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School released a joint statement calling on the U.S. government to denounce actions by President Jovenel Moïse that threaten human rights in Haiti.
Lowenstein Clinic, Harvard and NYU Human Rights Clinics Call on U.S. Government to Address Haiti Crisis
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CT Law Tribune

‘What Is Going on There Is Gross’: Why Attorneys Are Tracking This Federal Lawsuit

Hope Metcalf, Clinical Lecturer in Law and executive director of the Schell Center for International Human Rights, is mentioned in a Connecticut Law Tribune article about a lawsuit brought by the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and partners against the CT Department of Correction.

‘What Is Going on There Is Gross’: Why Attorneys Are Tracking This Federal Lawsuit
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The Hartford Courant

Disability rights group alleges abuse of people with mental illness at state’s maximum-security prison in suit against Department of Correction

The Hartford Courant reports on a lawsuit brought by the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and partners against the CT Department of Correction. 

Disability rights group alleges abuse of people with mental illness at state’s maximum-security prison in suit against Department of Correction