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Lowenstein Clinic Releases Report on Child Marriage in Sierra Leone
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School and Plan UK, a global charity working with children and communities to ensure children’s rights, recently published a report, “Before Their Time: Challenges to Implementing the Prohibition Against Child Marriage in Sierra Leone.”
Yale Law Clinic Scores Legal Victory in Battle Over Quality Education in Connecticut
Yale Law clinic students scored a victory in court when a state trial judge rejected a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit challenging the adequacy and equity of education provided in Connecticut's public schools.
Veterans Clinic Client Sues Army Over False “Adjustment Disorder” Diagnosis, Denial of Retirement Benefits
In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, U.S. Army National Guard veteran William Cowles is challenging the illegal denial of his application for medical retirement and asserts that the Army hastily discharged him based on an erroneous diagnosis of adjustment disorder when he should have been medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Veterans Legal Services Clinic Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Deported U.S. Veteran
Students from the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School filed a lawsuit on behalf of a recently deported U.S. Army veteran battling to return home to his family.
Veterans Clinic Settles Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Vietnam Veteran
Disabled Vietnam Veteran and Bronze Star recipient represented by YLS Veterans Clinic wins recognition of Honorable Service
Yale Law Clinic Continues Fight for Quality Education Access in Connecticut
Students from the Education Adequacy Project Clinic are advocating for the right of all schoolchildren to have access to an adequate education.
Veterans Legal Services Clinic, Sen. Richard Blumenthal ’73 call on VA to Grant Equal Rights to Same-Sex Veteran Couples
Students from the Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Senator Richard Blumenthal '73 hold a press conference to call on Veterans Affairs to grant equal rights to same-sex veterans couples.
New Report Holds U.N. Responsible for Haitian Cholera Epidemic
Yale Law School and the Yale School of Public Health release report containing the first comprehensive analysis of the cholera epidemic in Haiti. View the report
Yale Law School Clinic Represents Veterans in Petition to VA
Yale Law School's Veterans Legal Services Clinic has petitioned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create new regulations governing the adjudication of disability claims for veterans who were raped or sexually assaulted in the military.
Names of Guantanamo Detainees Released After FOIA Request Filed by Yale Law School’s MFIA Clinic
The Obama administration approves the release of records identifying Guantanamo Bay detainees following a FOIA request from the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School.