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Yale Law Clinic Secures Victory in Challenge to Refugee and Muslim Ban Executive Order
Late in the evening on January 28, 2017, a federal judge in Brooklyn issued a nationwide temporary stay blocking the U.S. government from deporting people pursuant to the Trump Administration’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order.
YLS Clinic Challenges Trump’s Order Banning Refugees From Entering the U.S.
In the early morning of January 28, 2017, the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School joined the nation’s leading civil rights groups in filing the first legal challenge to the Trump Administration’s executive order banning refugees and other immigrants from certain countries from entering the United States.
Replica Solitary Confinement Cell Coming to New Haven
The Liman Program and the Schell Center are part of a coalition bringing a replica solitary confinement cell to New Haven.
Judge Rules in Favor of MFIA Clinic in Arizona Department of Corrections Case
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic in a recent case against the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Students Urge CDC to Modify Proposed Quarantine Regulations
A new Health Affairs commentary written by two Yale Law students identifies dangerous shortcomings of the proposed CDC quarantine regulations.
CT Veteran Charged For "Homosexuality" in 1948 Sues U.S. Air Force
On November 18, 2016, Air Force veteran H. Edward Spires filed a federal lawsuit against the Secretary of the Air Force seeking to upgrade his discharge status from “undesirable” to honorable.
Lowenstein Clinic and ASAP Give Presentation on Family Detention
Representatives of the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic the President of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project hosted a presentation for the Yale community on November 3 to explain the human rights implications of family detention – the detention of women and their children – in the United States.
Report Documents the Criminalization of Homelessness
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School has released a new report titled “Forced into Breaking the Law”: The Criminalization of Homelessness in Connecticut.
Passion for Food Law Grows at Yale Law School
With a growing interest in food law and policy at YLS, students and the administration are creating more opportunities to engage in this emerging area of law.
Lowenstein Clinic Launches Death Penalty Report with Justice Project Pakistan
On September 26, 2016 the Lowenstein Clinic launched the report of a joint project with the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) on Pakistan’s use of the death penalty.