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New Lawsuit Seeks Records on CIA’s Response to Sexual Misconduct

The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic filed a lawsuit against the CIA for failing to produce documents concerning workplace sexual misconduct at the agency.
New Lawsuit Seeks Records on CIA’s Response to Sexual Misconduct
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Yale Daily News

Law Students, Nonprofits Advance Domestic Violence Reform Bill (link is external)1

The work of the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic was spotlighted. The story quotes Clinical Professor of Law Miriam Gohara, Visiting Lecturer in Law Anjali Pathmanathan, and students Kevin Chisolm ’25, Ivetty Estepan ’25, and Claire Sullivan ’25.

Law Students, Nonprofits Advance Domestic Violence Reform Bill (link is external)
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On Veterans Day, Yale Honors Those Called Upon by ‘Higher Ideals’ (link is external)2

Law school students and faculty were honored at Yale’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. Professor Michael J. Wishnie ’93 was recognized for his work as the founding director of the Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
On Veterans Day, Yale Honors Those Called Upon by ‘Higher Ideals’ (link is external)
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CT News Junkie

Yale Law School Students Hope to Bring New Domestic Violence Law to Connecticut (link is external)3

The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic was highlighted for its work with domestic violence survivors. Kevin Chisolm ’25, Ivetty Estepan ’25, and Claire Sullivan ’25 were quoted. 

Yale Law School Students Hope to Bring New Domestic Violence Law to Connecticut (link is external)
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The Washington Post

Gateway Pundit Settles with Georgia Election Workers in Defamation Suit (link is external)4

The work of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic in the Gateway Pundit defamation suit was featured.

Gateway Pundit Settles with Georgia Election Workers in Defamation Suit (link is external)
YLS students speaking at a 2017 press conference

Service Matters: How Yale Law School Clinics Change the World

From modest beginnings, the clinical program at the Law School has grown into one of the school’s crown jewels.
Service Matters: How Yale Law School Clinics Change the World
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Legal Dive

SCOTUS Looks To a Quieter Business Term After Bombshell Rulings (link is external)5

Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Michael Kimberly ’08 discussed the last and upcoming Supreme Court terms.

SCOTUS Looks To a Quieter Business Term After Bombshell Rulings (link is external)
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Coalition Launches Campaign to Pass Historic Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act in Connecticut

The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic has built a coalition of partners to generate support for legislation in Connecticut protecting survivors of domestice abuse.
Coalition Launches Campaign to Pass Historic Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act in Connecticut
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Sampan

How Political Banter, Local Law Enforcement Forever Changed the Lives of the Danbury 11 (link is external)6

William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael J. Wishnie ’93 spoke about his work with immigrants who are detained and deported. The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic was mentioned.

How Political Banter, Local Law Enforcement Forever Changed the Lives of the Danbury 11 (link is external)
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ABC6 (Rhode Island)

Lawsuit Filed Against Local Fall River Seafood Supplier for Alleged Child Labor (link is external)7

The lawsuit filed by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) against Raw Seafoods Inc. is highlighted.

Lawsuit Filed Against Local Fall River Seafood Supplier for Alleged Child Labor (link is external)

Links

  1. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11/14/law-students-nonprofits-advance-domestic-violence-reform-bill/
  2. https://news.yale.edu/2024/11/11/veterans-day-yale-honors-those-called-upon-higher-ideals
  3. https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2024/10/23/yale-law-school-students-hope-to-bring-new-domestic-violence-law-to-connecticut/
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/10/gateway-pundit-defamation-ruby-freeman/
  5. https://www.legaldive.com/news/2024-2025-SCOTUS-term-business-cases-michael-kimberly-mcdermott-nvidia-canin/728562/
  6. https://sampan.org/2024/immigration/how-political-banter-local-law-enforcement-forever-changed-the-lives-of-danbury-11/
  7. https://www.abc6.com/lawsuit-filed-against-local-fall-river-seafood-supplier-for-alleged-child-labor/