Wednesday, December 14, 2011


ALI Publishes Final Volume of the Restatement (Third) of Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers; Professor Langbein Co-Author

The American Law Institute has released the third and final volume of its “Restatement (Third) of Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers, co-authored by YLS Professor John Langbein.

Monday, November 7, 2011


Professors Whitman ’88 and Hamburger ’82 To Debate Church-State Separation and the Theological Roots of Law

James Q. Whitman ’88 and Philip Hamburger ’82 will debate church-state separation and the theological roots of law on Nov. 8.

Thursday, January 20, 2011


John Fabian Witt ’99 to Discuss Puzzling History of the Laws of War in Duffy Inaugural Lecture

John Fabian Witt ’99 will present his inaugural lecture as the Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law on February 28, 2011.

Each year we dedicate ourselves once again to the pursuit of excellence, to the creation of an outstanding legal education in an atmosphere of unsurpassed scholarship and intellectual stimulation.”


Robert C. Post

Class of 1977, Sterling Professor of Law and Former Dean