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Court Rules in Favor of Veterans Exposed to Radiation
In a nationwide class decision released on December 17, 2020, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reexamine how it evaluates disability claims of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation in a 1966 nuclear cleanup operation at Palomares, Spain.
Housing Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief on Behalf of Consumers
The Mortgage Foreclosure track of the Housing Clinic filed an amicus brief arguing that courts should be able to give ill-gotten profits back to the Federal Trade Commission for distribution to consumers.
CJAC Wins Speedy Release of Medically Vulnerable Individuals from Federal Prison in Danbury
A federal court ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to release 17 medically vulnerable individuals currently incarcerated at FCI Danbury, the sole federal prison in Connecticut. The plaintiffs are represented by the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic (CJAC) at Yale Law School.
Following WIRAC Win, Government Publishes Notice of DACA Restoration
Following a December 4, 2020 federal court decision in the Batalla Vidal v. Wolf lawsuit, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its website with a notice confirming that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been restored in full to its pre-2017 form.
Federal Court Orders DACA Program Restored in WIRAC Case
A federal court ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to its 2012 original form, another win in a series of victories for the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Federal Judge Allows MFIA Lawsuit Challenging Texas Drone Law to Proceed
A federal judge in Texas denied the state's request to dismiss a case brought by the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School and Public Justice defending the newsgathering rights of photojournalists.
SFALP Students Win in Ninth Circuit, Blocking “Public Charge” Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration’s so-called “public charge” rule. Students from the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) at Yale Law School and the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office first filed the case in September 2019.