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YLS Clinical Students Seek to Reunite Family Following Deportation
Students from the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at the Yale Law School filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in an attempt to return a Connecticut woman back to her home following her deportation to Sicily.
Clinic Files Lawsuit for Records About Discharge of Veterans with PTSD
Vietnam Veterans of America and the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress filed suit against the Department of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to compel the release of records regarding their discharge of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
WIRAC Clinic Files Lawsuit Against Goodfellas Restaurant in New Haven
Former workers from Goodfellas Restaurant in New Haven filed a federal lawsuit against the restaurant alleging, wage theft, harassment, and racketeering offenses. The lawsuit was filed by the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Veterans Clinic, SWAN Deliver Proposed Executive Order Demanding Sex Discrimination Protections at Military Academies
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School representing the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) delivered a proposed executive order to the White House to demand that the President establish protections against gender discrimination for cadets and midshipmen at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Top First Amendment Lawyer to Head MFIA Clinic
David A. Schulz ’78, a leading First Amendment lawyer who has defended the rights of journalists and news organizations for more than 30 years, has been named Clinical Lecturer in Law and Co-Director of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School.
Veterans Clinic Files Nation-Wide Class Action, Challenging Delays in VA Benefits Processing
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of a Marine Corps veteran and thousands of other veterans seeking to compel the Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs to decide initial disability compensation appeals that have been pending more than one year.
Senator Blumenthal to Deliver Remarks On Veterans Health Care Challenges at Yale Law School Event
Senator Richard Blumethal ’73 will speak at Yale Law School on April 2 during an event about the crisis and reform efforts surrounding the Veterans Health Administration.
Yale Law Clinic Seeks Relief for Homeowners Burdened with Underwater Second Mortgages
The Mortgage Foreclosure Litigation Clinic at Yale Law School, along with the Connecticut Fair Housing Center (CFHC), has filed an Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in a case that presents the question of whether wholly underwater second mortgages can be voided in bankruptcy as unsecured liens.
Lowenstein Clinic and European Human Rights Advocacy Clinic Collaborating on Research
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre at Middlesex University in London are collaborating in research on human rights abuses in the Ukraine.
Veterans Clinic Files Suit Against DoD for Failing to Release Records
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School filed a lawsuit on February 3, 2015, with the Service Women’s Action Network, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Connecticut against the U.S. Department of Defense for violating the Freedom of Information Act.