Lawrence Lessig ’89 on the “Unrepresentative Us”
Lawrence Lessig ’89, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, discussed a chapter of his forthcoming book They Don’t Represent Us at the Seminar in Private Law on March 19, 2019.
Professor Justin Driver to Join Yale Law School Faculty
Dean Heather K. Gerken has announced the appointment of Justin Driver to the Yale Law School faculty as Professor of Law effective July 1, 2019.
Students Delve Into International Law at Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program
Five students and a faculty member attended the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program on international law in Washington, D.C.
David Kennedy to Give Sherrill Lecture April 2
David Kennedy will give the 2018–2019 Sherrill Lecture, titled “Law in Global Political Economy: Now You See It, Now You Don’t.”
Can Law Cure a Recession?
Law and Macroeconomics: Legal Remedies to Recessions is the new book by Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law Yair Listokin ’05.
MFIA Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Gerrymandering Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic recently filed an amicus brief opposing partisan gerrymandering on the grounds that it violates the First Amendment.
WIII Releases Report on International Intermediary Liability Issues
The Wikimedia/Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and Information (WIII) at Yale Law School has released a comprehensive report synthesizing key insights from intermediary liability and online speech and expression experts in Europe and the United States.
National Security Group Hosts Conversation with Eric Holder
On March 7, 2019, the Yale Law National Security Group hosted a conversation with former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, who led the Department of Justice from 2009 to 2015. Yale Law National Security Group copresidents Nikita Lalwani ’20 and Josh Rubin ’20 introduced Holder, and Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 moderated the discussion. During the hour-long event, which included questions from Rodríguez and several students in the audience, Holder discussed a wide range of subjects, including the Obama administration’s attempts to close the detention center at...