Thursday, October 1
Oct
1
Deadline for joint degree and intensive semester proposals
All Day
YLS
Deadline for joint degree and intensive semester proposals
Oct
1
The Incomparable Clarence Thomas: On the Life and Jurisprudence of Justice Thomas
12:00PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 129
Please join the Yale Federalist Society for a conversation on the life and jurisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas with Judges Gregory G. Katsas (D.C. Cir.) and Kathryn K. Mizelle (MD Fla.)...
Oct
1
Are White-Collar or Appellate Litigation Practices Right for You?
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Neal Katyal ‘95, Nola Heller ’04, and Colleen Roh Sinzdak of Milbank will describe their practices and career pathways to these areas of specialization.
Oct
1
NSG Event: Perspectives on AI & Nat’l Security from YLS Alumni at Anthropic
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
Speakers include Ben Della Rocca ’22, Anthropic’s national security lead, and Nikita Lalwani ’20, adjunct lecturer at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Oct
1
Human Rights Workshop: Paul Hoffman, “International Human Rights Litigation in U.S. Courts”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Lunch Provided / RSVP Required. Email the Schell Center to request background readings a week prior to talk. Paul L. Hoffman is director of the Defending Democracy Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law...
Oct
1
Prosecution Externship Information Session
5:00PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 120
Information about applying to and working in the prosecution externship.
Saturday, October 3
Oct
3
Trail Lawyers Sleeping Giant Hike
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Sleeping Giant State Park
Go leaf peeping with Trail Lawyers from 9 am - 12 pm on Saturday, Oct. 3rd at Sleeping Giant State Park (41°25'16.8"N,72°53'55.1"W).
Monday, October 5
Oct
5
Student Community Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Come together to enjoy conversation and relationship-building over lunch!
Oct
5
2026 Fall Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights with M. Gessen
4:30PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 127
M. Gessen is an acclaimed journalist, author, and public intellectual whose work has profoundly shaped contemporary discussions on democracy, authoritarianism, human rights, and political...
Tuesday, October 6
Oct
6
Actual Malice: Past & Present in The New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
All Day
Rare Book Room, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Lower Level 2
"Actual Malice" examines The New York Times v. Sullivan and the historic decision authored by Justice William J. Brennan in its historical moment, tracing the case's influence from its present to our...