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Head of Reproductive Clinic Testifies Against Six-Week Abortion Bill
Priscilla Smith ’91, Clinical Lecturer in Law for Yale Law School’s Reproductive Rights and Justice Project, testified before members of Congress on Nov. 1, 2017, about a new legislative proposal that would ban abortion at six weeks.
WIRAC Receives Public Service Award
WIRAC received a public service award in recognition of its work on immigration law.
Veteran with PTSD Sues Army, Receives Honorable Discharge
A client of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic received an honorable discharge eight months after filing a lawsuit against the Army.
Conference on Government Transparency to Be Held October 27
“Access and Accountability: A Conference for Transparency Advocates” will convene at Yale Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017.
Yale Law Clinic and Communities Call for Action on Environmental Injustice
On October 23, 2017, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA36) introduced the Environmental Justice Act of 2017. The Environmental Justice Clinic at Yale Law School has been involved in the case.
MFIA Clinic Sues DHS Over Secret Service Records
On October 23, 2017, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking Secret Service records cataloguing visitors to candidate Donald Trump and campaign advisors during the 2016 election.
Ethics Bureau Testimony Helps Free Man After 23 Years
Testimony provided by the Ethics Bureau at Yale Law School led to a man charged with double murder being freed and released from custody after 23 years.
YLS Students & Faculty Oppose Proposed Surveillance of Immigrant Social Media Information
On October 18, 2017, 111 Yale Law students and faculty submitted a public comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the agency's potential overreach of its surveillance powers.
MFIA Wins Victory in Crime Lab’s Software Case
Three weeks ago, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed a motion on behalf of the news organization ProPublica in the Southern District of New York. Earlier this week, Judge Valerie Caproni issued that the source code for analyzing DNA samples would be released.
Reproductive Rights Clinic Joins Lawsuit Over Birth Control Access
The Reproductive Rights and Justice Project has joined a lawsuit defending women's equal access to coverage of contraceptives.