Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics George L. Priest
George L. Priest, the Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics at Yale Law School, died on Dec. 17, 2024 at the age of 77.
Yale Law School Reflects on Its Bicentennial Year
The Law School celebrated its bicentennial throughout 2024, reflecting on its past and looking to the future.
Farmworkers Sue for Abuse of Migrant Worker Program at Connecticut Farm
The Worker and Immigrant Rights and Advocacy Clinic represents plaintiffs in a case against a Cheshire, Connecticut farm and wholesale nursery.
Lowenstein Clinic and Partners Publish Report on Family Separations at U.S. Border
Efforts by the U.S. to help children separated from their families at the border have not adequately reckoned with the severe harm inflicted on them, the report says.
Abrams Institute Report Assesses the Future of the Press Clause
The report concludes that the First Amendment’s freedom of the press provision has been all but ignored by the Supreme Court and recommends that the provision be read and applied more broadly.
Class Assignment in Affordable Housing Now Under Construction
Houses now going up in New Haven were planned by Yale law, management, and architecture students in a first-of-its-kind course.
Dean’s Office Renamed to Honor David Nierenberg ’78 and Patricia Nierenberg
In recognition of the extraordinary philanthropy made by David Nierenberg ’78 and Patricia Nierenberg to Yale Law School, the dean’s office will be renamed in their honor.
Clinic Files Petition in California Highway Construction Case
A law student clinic has filed a petition in court on the impact of a highway construction project on communities of color in Fresno, California.