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Criminal Justice Clinic Releases Report on Parole Reform
A new report highlights opportunities for the State of Connecticut to reduce the high rate of incarceration attributable to its parole revocation process.
Vets Clinic Members Participate in Connecticut “Stand Down”
On Friday, September 22, 2017, students from Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic participated in the 2017 “Stand Down” held by the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs in Rocky Hill.
MFIA Clinic Seeks to Unseal Source Code of Forensic Statistical Tool
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic filed a motion on behalf of news organization ProPublica seeking to unseal the source code of the Forensic Statistical Tool.
SFALP Case Sues Top Fossil Fuel Producers Over Climate Change Costs
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) at Yale Law School is taking the world’s largest oil and gas companies to court.
The Law School Mourns Barry Schaller ’63, 1938–2017
The Honorable Barry R. Schaller, retired Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court and expert on issues of legal ethics, bioethics, and public policy, died Saturday, September 9, 2017.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case
The Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of 50 senior former national security officials with the Supreme Court relating to the travel ban case.
WIRAC Students Appear in Federal Court Over DACA Challenge
WIRAC students appeared in a federal court for a hearing on its challenge to the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
SFALP Case Reaches $400,000 Settlement with “Predatory” Immigration Consultants
Yale Law students from the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) helped secure a $400,000 settlement from fraudulent immigration consultants.
Yale Law School Stands Up for Dreamers After DACA Decision
As the country reacts to President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, Yale Law School students and faculty are already working to challenge the move and ensure “dreamers” are protected throughout the country.
WIRAC Challenges Trump Administration’s Termination of DACA
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School went to federal court to challenge the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.