Ruth Rubio Marín to Deliver Gruber Lecture on September 12
Ruth Rubio Marín, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Universidad de Sevilla, will deliver the 2019 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights, “On Constitutionalism and Women's Citizenship."
Professor Kronman On Higher Education and Democracy
Read an excerpt from The Assault on American Excellence, a new book by Professor Anthony Kronman ’75.
Welcoming the Class of 2022
Dean Heather Gerken welcomed the 212 members of the Class of 2022 to Yale Law School on August 19, 2019.
Rediscovering a Lost Treatise on Martial Law
For a century, a manuscript by Francis Lieber, political theorist and legal adviser to Abraham Lincoln, lay lost in the recesses of the National Archives — until it was discovered by Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 and Will Smiley ’14.
Justice Collaboratory’s Research Highlighted in Evaluation of Fair Policing Initiative
An initiative to promote fairer policing practices that draws on research by The Justice Collaboratory shows some promise in improving policing culture but more change is needed when it comes to community trust of the police.
Professor John H. Langbein Wins Frankel Fiduciary Prize
Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law and Legal History John H. Langbein has been awarded the 2019 Frankel Fiduciary Prize.
Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic Honored by NAACP
The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic received the Foot Soldier in the Sands Award at the NAACP national convention in Detroit for representing the organization in three lawsuits.
Zachary Liscow and Leah Brooks on Cost of Highway Construction
A paper co-written by Associate Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 suggests why Interstate highway construction costs have tripled over time.