Monday, February 9
Feb
9
Student Community Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Gather with your peers over a delicious meal, and enjoy conversation and connection. RSVP required.
Feb
9
Tariffs, AI, and Our Economic Futures
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Humanities Quadrangle 136 (320 York St)
Join the Budget Lab and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy for a timely discussion moderated by business journalist Alexandra Scaggs on what has changed, what's next, and how to think about the...
Feb
9
Workplace Theory & Policy Workshop: Professor Catherine Fisk
4:10PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 110
Catherine Fisk is the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.
Feb
9
“The Government as Investor in an Era of Great Power Competition” w/Harvard Bus. Prof. Josh Lerner
4:30PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 120
A John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellow Lecture. Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School.
Feb
9
Film: “The Alabama Solution,” A Six Year Investigation Exposing America's Deadliest Prison System
6:30PM - 9:00PM
SLB Room 129
The Arthur Liman Center and Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale present a screening of the Academy Award nominated documentary "The Alabama Solution," a six-year investigation exposing America's...
Tuesday, February 10
Feb
10
Feb
10
Conversation with Judge Jesse Furman
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Join JLSA as we welcome Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York for a conversation about his career and work. Lunch will be served.
Feb
10
Paul Tsai China Center Book Talk: Yi-Ling Liu, “The Wall Dancers”
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 122
A Paul Tsai China Center book talk event featuring Yi-Ling Liu's book, "The Wall Dancers," moderated by Jing Tsu.
Feb
10
2026 Private Law Seminar: “AI, Agency, and Human Relations” Jennifer Herdt, Zoe Hitzig, Jaron Lanier
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 129
This session of the 2026 Private Law Seminar addresses the subject "AI, Agency, and Human Relations" with Jaron Lanier (Microsoft), Zoe Hitzig (OpenAI), and Jennifer Herdt (Yale Divinity School)...
Feb
10
Legal History Forum: Logan E. Sawyer III, University of Georgia School of Law
12:10PM - 1:30PM
Baker Room 116
We're very happy to welcome Prof. Logan E. Sawyer III (University of Georgia School of Law) to the Legal History Forum. His talk, "Conservatism’s “Last Gasp”: Originalism and Liberalism in the Reagan...
Feb
10
Zero-Click, Zero Clarity: International Law in the Shadowlands of Cyber Espionage
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Dr. Asaf Lubin is an associate professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and affiliated faculty at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
Wednesday, February 11
Feb
11
25Live Office Hour Drop-In Session
10:00AM - 10:30AM
SLB Room 112
Stop by room SLB Room 112 to ask all of your 25Live questions!
Feb
11
Finding our Way: A Discernment Workshop
12:00PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 112
Join fellow YLS classmates, the Chaplain’s Office, and Restorative Practices as we explore new ways to think about how to navigate decisions in our lives.
Feb
11
Book Talk: “Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy”
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
Please join the Lillian Goldman Law Library for a talk with Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik about her new book, with commentary by Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence Gideon...
Feb
11
Crossing Divides Program: Former Members of Congress: Tom Davis (R-VA) and Elizabeth Esty ’85 (D-CT)
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 121
Please join Hon. Tom Davis (R-VA, 1995-2008) and Hon. Elizabeth Esty ’85 (D-CT, 2013-2019) to discuss their experiences as Congressional Representatives on opposite sides of the aisle.
Feb
11
Foundations of American Legal Thought Public Lectures: Hélène Landemore
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
Hélène Landemore, "Politics without Politicians" Lunch will be served
Feb
11
Trump in Latin America
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 124
Michael Shifter, senior fellow and former president, The Inter-American Dialogue
Feb
11
Barristers’ Union Trial Advocacy Tournament Information Session
6:00PM - 7:00PM
SLB Room 129
The Yale Law School Thomas Swan Barristers’ Union invites you to compete in our annual Trial Advocacy Tournament. You will have the opportunity to argue a thrilling case, appear before federal judges...
Thursday, February 12
Feb
12
A Valentine's Scriptorium at the Rare Book Room
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Rare Book Room, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Lower Level 2
Write your legal valentine (or contract) with quills and ink at the Law Scriptorium, at this month's Rare Book Room Open House. Quills, ink, and 16th-century forms for marriage contracts, wills, suits...
Feb
12
Balancing on the Edge: Taiwan’s Path Forward in an Era of Trump, Xi, and Tech Rivalry
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 116
Join us for a lunchtime discussion of recent developments in U.S.-Taiwan relations and an update on prospects for conflict in the Taiwan Strait and how Taiwan is grappling with its current security...
Feb
12
Elli Fischer: Some Remarks on the Use of Empirical Methods and Data Science in the Study of Responsa
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 121
The Brodie Center for Jewish and Israeli Law invites you to attend a talk by Rabbi Elli Fischer on his paper entitled “Some Remarks on the Use of Empirical Methods and Data Analysis in the Study of...
Feb
12
Introduction to Student Scholarship at YLJ
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Vol. 136 of the Yale Law Journal invites all YLS students to learn about opportunities to publish their work in the Journal! Editors of Notes & Comments and Forum will explain the requirements and...
Feb
12
Issue Spotting in the West Wing: How to Protect the President
12:10PM - 1:05PM
SLB Room 127
The Yale Federalist Society is proud to host Mr. Scott Toland, a former special assistant to President Trump, who will deliver a talk titled “Issue Spotting in the West Wing: How to Protect the...
Feb
12
Colloquium on Frontier AI Governance: Logan Graham (Anthropic)
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 127
Logan Graham, the head of the frontier AI red team at Anthropic, will join us to discuss his work and current issues in frontier AI governance and regulation.
Feb
12
Human Rights Workshop: Joseph Nunn, “Militarization of Law Enforcement”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Joseph Nunn is a counsel in the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program.
Feb
12
25Live Office Hour Drop-In Session
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Dining Hall Alcove
Stop by the alcove of the Dining Hall to ask all of your 25Live questions!
Feb
12
Alumni Perspectives on Clerkships
4:10PM - 5:00PM
SLB Room 129
This program will offer a diverse array of alumni sharing their clerkship experiences.
Feb
12
The Olympic Wage Campaign: Union Lawyering Beyond Labor Law — Kurt Petersen ’92, UNITE HERE
4:10PM - 5:00PM
SLB Room 120
For the first session of the Law and Organizing series, we’ll be joined by Kurt Peterson, UNITE HERE Local 11 co-president; moderated by William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Mike Wishnie.
Feb
12
Legal Theory Workshop: Thomas Duve
4:15PM - 6:00PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge
Professor Thomas Duve (Max Planck Institute, Legal History/Theory) Participants of the Legal Theory Workshop should read the paper in advance, as there is no presentation. If you need a copy of the...
Friday, February 13
Feb
13
Deadline for Writing Requirement Information Forms for second-year students
All Day
YLS
Deadline for Writing Requirement Information Forms for second-year students
Feb
13
Hot Yoga @ Sweatfluence
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Sweatfluence (300 Crown St.)
Join your classmates at Sweatfluence in New Haven for an energizing hot yoga session designed to build strength, flexibility, and focus. Move, sweat, and reset in a welcoming space that leaves you...