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MFIA Clinic Secures Win in Lethal Injection Case
The Media and Freedom Information Access Clinic secured a victory in a Missouri Circuit Court on March 21, 2016 when a judge ruled that the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) was required under state law to disclose the names of the pharmacies from which it purchases the drugs used to execute inmates on death row.
LSO Client Wins in Federal Court
Arnold Giammarco, a deported Connecticut resident recently subpoenaed by the Connecticut Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing on April 4, won a victory in federal court.
Ethics Bureau Students Attend SCOTUS Hearing
Students from the Ethics Bureau at Yale attended oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, February 29, 2016 to observe a capital case in which they submitted an amicus brief late last year.
Clinical Clients Subpoenaed to Give Testimony on Impact of Deportation
On February 26, 2016, a State Marshal served a legislative subpoena on an attorney for two longtime Connecticut residents who were deported by the federal government in 2011 and 2012.
$3 Million Grant Given to Launch Health Data Initiative
The Collaboration for Research Integrity and Transparency (CRIT) at Yale University, a new initiative launching in July 2016, received a $3 million grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) to promote open access to high-quality data in health.
Clinic Lawsuit Challenges Ebola Quarantines
The Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School, Connecticut residents, and their representatives filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Monday, February 8, 2016 challenging a pattern and practice of unlawful quarantine of travelers from countries affected by Ebola.
Students Develop Tools for Tribal Land Reacquisition
In early December 2015, three Yale Law School students and one Yale Forestry student visited the Flathead Reservation in Montana—home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT).
Lowenstein Clinic Assists Brothers Stranded in Afghan Prison
On January 23, 2016, students in the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic gathered around the phone to speak with their clients, Sa’id Jamaluddin and Abdul Fatah, held at the Afghan National Detention Facility. The call was the first contact the two brothers have had with anyone outside of Afghanistan since they were captured by U.S. forces in 2009.
Ten Years of the Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic
Founded in 2006, the Law School’s Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic was one of the first of its kind among American law schools.
Defense Dept. Agrees to Disclosure of PTSD Records for Vets Clinic Clients
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School received a settlement in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut in Vietnam Veterans of America et al v. Dept. of Defense et al.