YLS Lecturer Eugene Fidell, Legal Scholars Publish Open Letter on Military Justice Reforms
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell and a group of legal scholars publish a statement encouraging Congress to consider making structural changes to the military justice system.
Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, ACLU Ask Spy Court to Release Secret Opinions on Patriot Act Surveillance Powers
Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic joins with American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to file lawsuit with Spy Court Seeking the Release of Opinions on Patriot Act Surveillance Powers.
Yale Law Students Awarded Soros Fellowships, Trudeau Scholarship
Amanda Alexander ’13 and Marbre Stahly-Butts ’13 were named Soros Justice Fellows in early May by the Open Society Foundations. Ryan Liss ’13 LLM was also named a Trudeau scholar in May by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in Canada.
Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic Publishes Second Report on Effects of Youth Sentenced as Adults
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School has published a new report, I’m Going to Move Forward: Stories of Change from Men Imprisoned as Children in Connecticut.
YLS 2013 Commencement: Graduates Encouraged to Use Law as Tool for Change
Yale Law School's 2013 Commencement Ceremonies were held on May 20, 2013 with addresses by Professor Anne L. Alstott, Dean Robert C. Post, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Professor Witt Awarded ABA Silver Gavel Award for Lincoln’s Code
Professor John Fabian Witt has been awarded the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award for his book, Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History.
Professor Judith Resnik to Receive Top Honor from National Association of Women Lawyers
Professor Judith Resnik will receive the Arabella Babb Mansfield Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers for her professional achievement and contribution to the advancement of women's interests under the law.
Lillian Goldman Law Library Receives Awards from American Association of Law Libraries
The Lillian Goldman Law Library received three awards from the American Association of Law Libraries for technology, publications, and staff leadership.