Yale Law School Today
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
News
Launchpad Scholars Soar as Program Gets Off the Ground
The first cohort of 25 Launchpad Scholars gathered in August for a welcome summit, which kicked off a year-long program that provides intensive support as the scholars navigate the law school admissions process.
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Alicia Bannon ’07 recently co-authored “Reflections on Fees and Fines as Stategraft.”
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Victoria A. Cundiff ’80, left, spoke at the Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium on building a career in intellectual property law. Sterling Professor of Law Roberta Romano ’80, right, moderated the discussion.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The first cohort of the Launchpad Scholars Program gathered for a welcome summit in August. Chisato Kimura '25 (center) is one of the YLS student mentors who will support Launchpad Scholars over the coming year as they prepare to apply to law school.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The flag of Bong County, Liberia.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Professor Harold Hongju Koh
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Event
Legal History Forum – John Witt: “See the Millennium: The Social Democratic Origins of Brown”
12:10PM to 1:30PM
Baker Hall Room 116
Event
Coöperism: Toward a Theory and Praxis of Cooperation with Bernard Harcourt
12:10PM to 1:10PM
SLB Room 129
Event
Learn to Read Secretary Hand - Rare Book Room Open House
12:00PM to 1:00PM
Rare Book Room, Library Level 2
Event
Militant Democracy: The Role of the Supreme Court in Defending Brazilian Constitutionalism
12:10PM to 1:00PM
SLB Room 124
Event
Book Discussion: The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University by Daniel A. Bell
12:10PM to 1:00PM
Online
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
In The Press
Does the Constitution Prevent Trump from Running for President in 2024?
CT Public / The Wheelhouse
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 discusses the 14th Amendment.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
In The Press
Pandemic Aid for Public Schools Is Running Out. That’s Leaving Districts Under Pressure
Bloomberg
Professor of Law David Schleicher discusses the impacts of the end of federal aid received by public schools due to the pandemic.
Monday, September 18, 2023
In The Press
How the Expansion of ‘Self-Defense’ Has Undermined Constraints on the Use of Force — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, September 15, 2023
In The Press
Should District Residents Have Greater Independence?
CQ Research
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in a report outlining the arguments for and against Washington, D.C. statehood.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
In The Press
Fact Check-No Law Requires DNA Testing To Establish Paternity in United States
Reuters
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime, in a fact check debunking claims that new laws require DNA testing to establish paternity, explains how voluntary acknowledgement of paternity works.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
In The Press
Finally Ending America’s Forever War, Part II: Prescription — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, September 11, 2023
In The Press
Finally Ending America’s Forever War, Part I: Diagnosis — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, September 11, 2023
In The Press
Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear?
The Nation
Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn discusses the Cold War’s influence on the liberal worldview and his new book, Liberalism Against Itself.
Friday, September 8, 2023
In The Press
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman Review — AI, Synthetic Biology and a New Dawn for Humanity
The Guardian
Southmayd Professor of Law Scott J. Shapiro ’90 reviews the new book by artificial intelligene entrepreneur Mustafa Suleyman.
Friday, September 8, 2023
In The Press
Connecticut’s New Commutation Policy Raises the Bar for Second Chances
Bolts
Clinical Professor of Law Miriam Gohara is discusses policy changes adopted by the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles.