MFIA Clinic Involved in First Amendment Lawsuit Against President Trump
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is representing PEN America in a lawsuit against President Trump alleging that he has violated the First Amendment by using the federal government to retaliate against the press.
Professor Ackerman Receives Honorary Degree in Law from the University of Trieste
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 received an honorary doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of Trieste in Italy on October 8, 2018.
Veterans Clinic Petitions for More Inclusive VA Motto
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic delivered a petition for rulemaking requesting that the Department of Veterans Affairs replace its current outdated and exclusionary motto with one that is inclusive of women.
Immigrant Rights Clinic Observes Client’s One Year in Sanctuary
Students from the Immigrant Rights Clinic marked one year since their client entered sanctuary in Meriden to avoid deportation.
ASCA and Liman Center Release Two New Reports on Solitary Confinement
The Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) and the Liman Center at Yale Law School released two new reports on solitary confinement.
Becca Heller ’10 and Adjunct Professor Gregg Gonsalves named 2018 MacArthur Fellows
Human rights lawyer Becca Heller ’10 and Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law Gregg Gonsalves are among the 25 individuals chosen as 2018 MacArthur Fellows.
New CT Law Extends State and Local Benefits to Previously Ineligible Veterans
The Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) announced a new law extending a broad range of state and municipal benefits to previously ineligible veterans.
Justice Collaboratory to Lead Facebook Data Transparency Advisory Group
The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School will lead the Data Transparency Advisory Group (DTAG) — a group that will review Facebook’s measurement and transparency of content standards enforcement.