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WIRAC Heads to Supreme Court in Suit Defending DACA
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) and co-counsel, along with other related cases, challenging the Trump Administration’s recission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Federal Court Rejects Motion to Dismiss in Veterans Clinic Class Action
A federal judge denied the Secretary of the Navy’s request to dismiss a nationwide class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan Navy and Marine Corps veterans.
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Rosenkranz Originalism Conference Features Justice Thomas ’74
The inaugural Rosenkranz Originalism Conference was held at the Law School on October 25, 2019, featuring a keynote address by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ’74.
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Solomon Center Hosts Debate on Marijuana Use
On October 17, 2019, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy and the Justice Collaboratory cohosted a debate about long-term cannabis use and what, if any, connection it has to mental illness and violence.
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Jonathan Lovvorn on Animal Law and the Climate Crisis
Jonathan Lovvorn, Faculty Co-Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at the Law School, gave a talk as part of the Animal Law Speaker Series.
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Justice Sotomayor ’79 Shares Insights on Life and the Law During Alumni Weekend
Returning to New Haven for her 40th reunion, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 spoke to a packed house at Woolsey Hall during Yale Law School’s Alumni Weekend on Saturday, October 19, 2019.
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David Wolfson Speaks About Legal Strategies to Protect Farm Animals
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School hosted David Wolfson, Executive Director of Milbank, a partner of the firm’s Corporate Group, and a key strategist, pro bono attorney and supporter of the farm animal protection movement.
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Alumni Weekend 2019 Highlights
Yale Law School alumni and their families gathered in New Haven on October 18–20 for engaging academic discussions and social events during the 2019 reunion weekend.