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Tuesday, March 21, 2023


In The Press

The Unraveling of the U.S. News College Rankings

The Wall Street Journal

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken is featured in a story about the aftermath of Yale Law School pulling out of the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023


Five students Yale Law School’s 2023 Jessup International Law Moot Court CompFive students — Ali Hakim ’24, Thomas Poston ’24, Alaa Hachem ’24, Justin Cole ’23 and Matei Alexianu ’23 — smile and stand shoulder to shoulder before a gray marble-patterned wall.

Yale Law School’s 2023 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team, from left: Ali Hakim ’24, Thomas Poston ’24, Alaa Hachem ’24, Justin Cole ’23 and Matei Alexianu ’23. The team goes to the international rounds in April.

Monday, March 20, 2023


Thursday, March 9, 2023


Ashlee Fox ’25, Amy Jeon ’24, David Chiu, Doménica Merino ’24, Isabelle Zaslavsky ’24

SFALP students Ashlee Fox ’25, Amy Jeon ’24, Doménica Merino ’24, Isabelle Zaslavsky ’24 met with San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu (center) this week.

Friday, March 3, 2023


Thursday, March 2, 2023


U.S Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken, and Harvard Law School Dean John Manning

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken, and Harvard Law School Dean John Manning open a March 1 conference on law school data held at Harvard Law School. Photo: Lorin Granger

March 28 Tuesday

Event

Positive Lawyering Workshop Series: Session II

10:00AM to 11:30AM
Please register for details

March 28 Tuesday

Event

Canceled-Crossing Divides featuring Robert Bauer and Ben Ginsberg

12:10PM to 1:00PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
CANCELED

March 28 Tuesday

Event

Crash Course in Private Equity

12:10PM to 1:25PM
SLB Room 127

March 28 Tuesday

Event

Intersectionality and Jewishness: JLSA Lunch & Learn with Dr. Lewis Gordon

12:10PM to 1:10PM
Lower Courtyard/ SLB Room 112 (rain location)

March 28 Tuesday

Event

YLS After Class - Community Service

12:10PM to 1:10PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall

March 28 Tuesday

Event

Canceled - Positive Lawyering Workshop Series: Session II

1:30PM to 3:00PM
Private Location (register to display)

March 28 Tuesday

Event

Tuesday Tea Time

3:00PM to 4:30PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall

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Sunday, March 26, 2023


In The Press

Kamala Harris Could Learn From Mike Pence’s Subpoena Defense — 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.

Sunday, March 26, 2023


In The Press

Black Men Are Paying the Price for the Failed War on Gun Violence

WBEZ

J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 comments on how enforcement of gun possession laws in Chicago disproportionately impacts Black men.

Sunday, March 26, 2023


In The Press

Nassau, Suffolk Struggle With ‘Alarming’ Employee Payouts

Newsday

Professor of Law David Schleicher comments what happens when local governments agree to contracts for public employees that include payouts for unused sick and vacation days.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023


In The Press

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Review – How the Rich Keep the Poor Down

The Guardian

Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn reviews Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023


In The Press

The Unraveling of the U.S. News College Rankings

The Wall Street Journal

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken is featured in a story about the aftermath of Yale Law School pulling out of the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.

Sunday, March 19, 2023


In The Press

ChatGPT Can Lie, But It’s Only Imitating Humans — 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.

Saturday, March 18, 2023


In The Press

Will the Texas Takeover of Houston Public Schools Work? — 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.

Friday, March 17, 2023


In The Press

ChatGPT Libeled Me. Can I Sue?

The Wall Street Journal

Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 comments on whether an AI chatbot could be held liable for defamation.

Thursday, March 16, 2023


In The Press

To Prevent Bank Runs, Fix Bank Governance — A Commentary by Yair Listokin ’05

The Hill

Yair Listokin ’05 is Deputy Dean and the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Thursday, March 16, 2023


In The Press

‘Financial Regulation Has a Really Deep Problem’

The Atlantic

Associate Professor Natasha Sarin answers questions about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.