Professor Kahn Publishes Book on the Art of the Judicial Opinion
Paul W. Kahn ’80, the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities, has just published his tenth book: Making the Case: The Art of Judicial Opinion
Criminal Justice Clinic Client Has Prison Sentence Commuted by President Obama
On May 5, 2016, President Barack Obama granted a petition for clemency for a client of the Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic at Yale Law School.
Professor Mashaw Visits Australia, New Zealand to Present on Recent Work
Jerry Mashaw, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law and Professorial Lecturer in Law, recently returned from a two-month trip visiting Universities throughout Australia and New Zealand to discuss his work.
New Yale Residential College to Honor Pauli Murray ’65 JSD
Yale University President Peter Salovey has announced that one of the new undergraduate residential colleges will be named for Anna Pauline Murray, who received a J.S.D. from Yale Law School in 1965.
Professor Ackerman Pens Op-ed After Lawsuit Alleges ISIS War Is Unconstitutional
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 has published an op-ed in the New York Times offering support for a newly filed lawsuit that argues President Barack Obama’s war against ISIS is illegal because Congress has not authorized it.
Ethics Bureau Alumni Publish Essay on Equitable Tolling
A recently published essay written by three Yale Law graduates highlights the inequities that plague the courts' application of the federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA).
Associate Professor Kohler-Hausmann Wins Case Involving NY Parole Board
A man convicted of a murder that occurred when he was 16 years old will have a new chance for parole after the State of New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division ruled in his favor.
Vets Clinic Sues VA for Withholding Information on Toxic Water Disability Claims
On April 27, 2016, veterans groups The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten, and Vietnam Veterans of America filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to produce records on the Camp Lejeune Subject Matter Expert (SME) program.