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ROLC, NAACP Sue Connecticut Over Prison Gerrymandering
Yale Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic has filed a lawsuit together with The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the NAACP Connecticut State Conference, and five individual NAACP members against the State of Connecticut challenging the practice known as “prison gerrymandering.”
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Benjamin Woodring ’16 Quoted in Federal Court
A Yale Law recent graduate's work was quoted in a major case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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WCS & Yale Clinic Release Report on Preserving Moskitia Forest Corridor
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Yale University's Environmental Protection Clinic have created a plan to preserve one of the last intact forest strongholds for the jaguar and other iconic species in Central America: the Moskitia Forest Corridor. In a new report titled “ Stopping the Tide: A Strategy for Maintaining Forest Connectivity within the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor,” the authors lay out recommendations on how to protect the ecologically vital forest landscape that straddles both Honduras and Nicaragua. One of the primary findings of the report is that conservation...
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Yale Law Journal-Stanford Law Review Publish #MeToo Symposium
The Yale Law Journal and the Stanford Law Review have collaborated to publish a special companion symposium titled, “#MeToo and the Future of Sexual Harassment Law.”
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Professor NeJaime Cited by Bermuda Supreme Court in Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Professor Douglas NeJaime was cited by the Bermuda Supreme Court last week in a ruling that once again gave same-sex couples the right to marry in the country.
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Righting a Wrongful Conviction
Vernon Horn served 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. But his fate changed when the Yale Law School community got involved.
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Baker Hall Construction On Schedule For August Opening
More than 150 workers have been working around the clock on Baker Hall, Yale Law School’s new academic, social, and residential hub, slated for completion in mid-August 2018.
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Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on June 5, 2018, that Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees.