Yale Law School Today
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
News
Lowenstein Clinic and Green Advocates File Human Rights Complaint with U.N. Against Liberia
Human rights organization Green Advocates International, in collaboration with the Lowenstein Clinic, is calling on U.N. officials to investigate the detention of environmental and Indigenous human rights defenders in Liberia.
Monday, November 28, 2022
In The Press
Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says
The Washington Post
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Thursday, November 17, 2022
In The Press
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Heather Gerken
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken is interviewed about educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
In The Press
Yale Law School Abandons U.S. News Rankings, Citing Flawed Methodology
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal reports on Yale Law School’s decision to withdraw from the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022
Left to right: Visiting Clinical Professor Jason Parkin, Rebecca Harris ’24, Michelle Fraling ’23, Conley Monk Jr., Adam Henderson ’23, Mike Sullivan ’24, Beatrice Pollard ’23, William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93
Monday, November 21, 2022
Fatima Goss Graves ’01 and Lecturer in Law Emily Bazelon ’00 held a discussion about the impact of the Dobbs decision.
Friday, November 18, 2022
At a Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information event, at which the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic received an award for its work: from left, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government President Bill Fish, Stephanie Rice ’23, Jonathan Gibson ’24, MFIA Clinical Fellow Stephen Stich ’17, Council President Dan Klau, and Marlene Arias ’24. (Photo: Gary Lewis)
Friday, November 18, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik speaks at the conference honoring the 40th anniversary of her influential paper “Managerial Judges.”
Event
Dog Therapy & Holiday Cheer - Tsai Leadership Program Open House
12:00PM to 2:00PM
Ludwig Hall
Event
Legal Information & Book History Workshop - "Practicing the Law: Manuscript Account Books & Practice in Historical Communities"
12:10PM to 1:00PM
Beinecke Library entrance
Cancelled
Event
Compassion for Self & Others During Exams - Soundcloud Meditation (3/4)
9:00AM to 10:00AM
Online
Event
The Intersection of Addiction and the Criminal Legal System: Drug Screening for People on Probation and Parole
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
Monday, December 5, 2022
In The Press
Balenciaga Has Filed a Lawsuit It Won’t Win — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, December 5, 2022
In The Press
Russia Tribunal Faces Major Hurdles, Experts Say
Le Monde
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses the potential of a tribunal to hold Russia responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.
Monday, December 5, 2022
In The Press
The Chinese Dream, Denied
The New York Times
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on the expanding presence of state officials to enforce China’s “zero COVID” policy.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
In The Press
EU Proposes Special Court for Russian Crimes
BBC World Service Newshour
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is interviewed in a report about the head of the European Commission’s proposal to set up a special tribunal to try crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
In The Press
Supreme Court Should Separate Sleazy Lobbying from the Criminal Kind — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 28, 2022
In The Press
Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says
The Washington Post
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.
Monday, November 28, 2022
In The Press
A Black Vietnam Veteran is Suing the VA for Discrimination
NPR
Adam Henderson ’23 is interviewed about a new case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic in federal court.
Friday, November 25, 2022
In The Press
3 Reasons Yale Law Was Right to Quit the U.S. News Rankings — A Commentary James Forman Jr. ’92
The Washington Post
James Forman Jr. is J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
In The Press
We’re Taking an Ostrich Approach to Enforcing Gun Laws — With Deadly Results — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Frederick Vars ’99
The Hill
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at the Yale School of Management.
Monday, November 21, 2022
In The Press
Legal Education Needs to be ‘Accessible to Everyone,’ Says Yale Law School Dean
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken and the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program are mentioned in a piece about equity in legal education.