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Muneer Ahmad speaks into a microphone at a conference.

Podcast: Professor Muneer Ahmad Defends Immigrant Rights and “Clinical Heresy”

In this episode of "Inside Yale Law School," Professor Muneer Ahmad discusses the remarkable achievements of the Worker and Immigrants Rights Advocacy Clinic, from grounding a plane at JFK to stop a deportation to fighting for young immigrants at the Supreme Court.
Podcast: Professor Muneer Ahmad Defends Immigrant Rights and “Clinical Heresy”
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Mizzima

End Pushbacks of Rohingya Refugees, Investigate Beatings (link is external)1

A study co-authored by the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic finding that mental harm Myanmar’s military caused for Rohingya refugees is a form of genocide is highlighted.

End Pushbacks of Rohingya Refugees, Investigate Beatings (link is external)
members of the Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic with Eddie Deleon and Thea Montañez

Two Years of Work by Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic Helps Secure Sentence Modification

The Peter Gruber Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic helped secure a sentence modification for Eriberto Deleon Jr. following more than two years of work.
Two Years of Work by Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic Helps Secure Sentence Modification
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CT Insider

Union for Frontier Communications Workers Calls Connecticut Mandate Unlawful (link is external)2

The petition filed by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) on behalf of Local 1298 of the Communication Workers of America was highlighted. Megan Handau ’25 was quoted.

Union for Frontier Communications Workers Calls Connecticut Mandate Unlawful (link is external)
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Bloomberg Law

Wave of Amicus Briefs Back Drug Price Plan at Trial Court Stage (link is external)3

Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer David Schulz ’78 was quoted about the pharmaceutical industry claims that Medicare violates compelled speech under the First Amendment.

Wave of Amicus Briefs Back Drug Price Plan at Trial Court Stage (link is external)
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New Study Co-Authored by Lowenstein Clinic Finds Mental Harm Inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya a Form of Genocide

A new study released by Fortify Rights and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic recommends ways to hold members of the Myanmar military and others criminally accountable for the Rohingya genocide and other mass atrocity crimes.
New Study Co-Authored by Lowenstein Clinic Finds Mental Harm Inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya a Form of Genocide
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The Grio

Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against VA Could Be Watershed Moment for Black Veterans (link is external)4

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic’s work in Monk v. U.S. was highlighted. Jared Hirschfield ’25 was quoted. 

Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against VA Could Be Watershed Moment for Black Veterans (link is external)
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Scoop News (New Zealand)

New Study Finds Mental Harm Inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya a Form of Genocide (link is external)5

A study co-authored by the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic about the mental harm inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya community was highlighted. Binger Clinical Professor of Human Rights James J. Silk ’89 was quoted.

New Study Finds Mental Harm Inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya a Form of Genocide (link is external)
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DYK Podcast

Yale Law School Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic: FOIA Lawsuit Against the Army West Point Athletics Association (link is external)6

Former Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Director Kelsey Eberly, Amara Banks ’25, Ayesha Durrani ’24, and Taiwo Dosunmu ’25 discuss the clinic’s lawsuit against West Point and its affiliated sports association on behalf of journalist Daniel Libit, who sought sought financial records and contracts related to West Point athletics.

Yale Law School Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic: FOIA Lawsuit Against the Army West Point Athletics Association (link is external)
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MFIA Clinic Lawsuit Succeeds in Lifting Gag Rules at Pittsburgh Jail

Employees at a Pennsylvania jail can now speak publicly about jail conditions after a settlement reached in a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
MFIA Clinic Lawsuit Succeeds in Lifting Gag Rules at Pittsburgh Jail

Links

  1. https://eng.mizzima.com/2024/04/30/9435#:~:text=The%20Government%20of%20Bangladesh%20should,Rakhine%20State%2C%20says%20Fortify%20Rights.
  2. https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/frontier-union-pura-connecticut-utility-poles-19422382.php
  3. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/wave-of-amicus-briefs-back-drug-price-plan-at-trial-court-stage
  4. https://thegrio.com/2024/04/25/racial-discrimination-lawsuit-against-va-could-be-watershed-moment-for-black-veterans/
  5. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2404/S00196/new-study-finds-mental-harm-inflicted-on-myanmars-rohingya-a-form-of-genocide.htm
  6. https://www.dykmedia.io/podcast/yale-law-school-media-freedom-and-information-access-clinic-foia-lawsuit-against-the-army-west-point-athletics-association