Kohler-Hausmann and MFIA Clinic Win Appeal
Professor Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08, with amicus support from the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, successfully appealed a New York State court ruling prohibiting a record requestor from suing an agency for unreasonable delay when filing a Freedom of Information Request in the state.
Ian Ayres Teaches On-demand MOOC
A year after launching its Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on Coursera, Yale is offering a new set of “on-demand” MOOCs. Ian Ayres ’86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law, is teaching one of the courses, titled “A Law Student’s Toolkit.”
Students Collaborate on Comments to HHS
On November 8, in collaboration with Professors Elizabeth Sepper from the Washington University School of Law and Jessica Roberts from the University of Houston Law Center, Yale Law School students Elizabeth Dervan ’17 and Elizabeth Deutsch ’16 submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on a new provision.
Yair Listokin ’05 to Deliver Shibley Inaugural Lecture
Yair Listokin ’05, the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law, will deliver a lecture titled “What Happened to Macro in Law and Economics?” on November 16.
Harvard Law Review Publishes Comment by Abbe Gluck
The Harvard Law Review published its annual Supreme Court issue, featuring discussion and analysis of the Court’s 2014–15 Term. Professor of Law Abbe Gluck’s commentary on how the latest Obamacare case might mark a new era in statutory interpretation was one of three faculty comments on the major cases on the Term. Read more.
Anne Alstott Publishes Student Guide on Taxation
Anne Alstott ’87, the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation, is the author of Taxation in Six Concepts: A Student’s Guide (CCH Inc., 2015).
Meares Delivers Keynote at "Policing the Police" Symposium
Tracey Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law, discussed police accountability, effectiveness, and lawfulness, as well as law enforcement reforms in states around the country in her keynote address on November 6, 2015.
New Data Shows Jump in Relief to Veterans with PTSD
The Vets Clinic held a press conference about a report based on newly disclosed records revealing an increase in the approvals of discharge upgrade applications from veterans with PTSD.