Professor James Whitman Elected International Fellow of the British Academy
James Q. Whitman ’88, Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law, has been elected as an International Fellow of the British Academy.
Meeting the Moment
Cristina Rodríguez, Yale Law School’s 18th dean, is committing her deanship to leading the Law School through an era of innovation and impact.
The Unforeseen Consequences of the ‘Great Aging’ of America
In a new book, Yale law professor Samuel Moyn argues that a “gerontocracy” holds sway in America, hoarding jobs and political power.
Carrying Community Forward
In June, Yale Law School welcomed participants in the Launchpad Scholars Program to New Haven for its Launchpad Residential Institute. The week gave Scholars the opportunity to prepare their law school applications, meet faculty and alumni, and connect with their cohort.
Scholars Convene in Panama to Weigh Constitutional Law and Democracy
Legal scholars discussed the latest challenges to democracy at the 2026 Seminario en Latinoamérica de Teoría Constitucional y Política, or SELA.
AI Shows Promise and Peril for Women, Professor Claudia Flores Tells UN
A report from a United Nations working group chaired by Professor Claudia Flores warns that AI poses risks to the human rights of women and girls.
Professor Ian Ayres Aims to Foster Connection and Discourse for America’s Birthday with Website
In anticipation of the country’s 250th birthday, Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor Ian Ayres ’86 created a special website that honors the Fourth of July as well as other major American holidays in the hopes that it will encourage civil yet lively conversations about “what it means to be American.”
Professor Abbe R. Gluck’s Scholarship Cited in Three Supreme Court Cases this Term
Scholarship authored by Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was cited in three Supreme Court opinions this term, including in one opinion by both the majority and the dissent.