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Clinic Authors Amicus Brief for Judges on Protection for Immigration Detainees

Represented by Yale Law School’s Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic and Zuckerman Spaeder LLC, a bipartisan group of 135 former federal and state judges authors an amicus brief in Lopez Belloza v. Hyde, urging the 1st Circuit to apply the unknown custodian doctrine to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) practice of transferring detainees to undisclosed locations and then seeking dismissal of their habeas petitions on jurisdictional grounds.
Clinic Authors Amicus Brief for Judges on Protection for Immigration Detainees
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Just Security

How the 25th Amendment Applies Today — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh, Sonia Mittal ’13, Bruce Swartz ’79, Virginia Lo ’28, and Grady Short ’28

Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.

How the 25th Amendment Applies Today — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh, Sonia Mittal ’13, Bruce Swartz ’79, Virginia Lo ’28, and Grady Short ’28
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New Haven Independent

Mattei, Koh To Defend New Haven Against Feds’ “Sanctuary” Suit

Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discussed his work with the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic in pro bono representation of New Haven in United States v. State of Connecticut.

Mattei, Koh To Defend New Haven Against Feds’ “Sanctuary” Suit
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Clinic Files Amicus Brief Challenging Executive Order Terminating Temporary Protected Status

Represented by Yale Law School’s Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic and Kaplan & Grady LLC, a bipartisan group of 31 former senior government officials filed an amicus brief in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, urging the Supreme Court to reject the government’s effort to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and Syria.
Clinic Files Amicus Brief Challenging Executive Order Terminating Temporary Protected Status
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Clinic Represents Former U.S. National Security Officials in Amicus Brief Defending Anthropic

The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of 16 former senior U.S. national security officials.
Clinic Represents Former U.S. National Security Officials in Amicus Brief Defending Anthropic
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Rule of Law Society and 28 GOP-Appointed and Elected Officials Defend Birthright Citizenship in Amicus Brief

The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic represents a group of 28 former Republican appointed and elected officials who filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara.
Rule of Law Society and 28 GOP-Appointed and Elected Officials Defend Birthright Citizenship in Amicus Brief
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Students and Faculty Consider Lawful Peace in Ukraine after Four Years of War

Yale Law School faculty and students marked the fourth anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war this week with commentaries in Just Security and a panel discussion.
Students and Faculty Consider Lawful Peace in Ukraine after Four Years of War
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Just Security

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for Trump v. Slaughter, the FTC Removal Case: Stare Decisis, Historical Practice, and Original Intent — A Memo by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz ’79, et al.

Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Bruce Swartz ’79 is a visiting lecturer in law and the Peter Gruber Distinguished Senior Rule of Law Fellow and Supervising Attorney at the Law School. The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic focuses on maintaining U.S. rule of law and human rights commitments.

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for Trump v. Slaughter, the FTC Removal Case: Stare Decisis, Historical Practice, and Original Intent — A Memo by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz ’79, et al.
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Law360

Justices Told Presidential Firing Limits Is an ‘Originalist’ Idea

The work of Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh, Clinical Lecturer Sonia Mittal ’13, and the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic was highlighted. The clinic represents a group of Republican lawyers and former senior government officials who have filed an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court involving FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

Justices Told Presidential Firing Limits Is an ‘Originalist’ Idea
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Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court FTC Commissioner Case

A group filed an amicus brief today urging the Supreme Court to hold that the Constitution does not permit President Trump to remove without cause Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her position as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court FTC Commissioner Case