Yale Law Journal Symposium to Explore the Meaning of the Civil Rights Revolution
The symposium will mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and will coincide with the publication of Yale Law School Professor Bruce Ackerman’s We the People: The Civil Rights Revolution.
Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein to Speak on NSA Surveillance on Feb. 20
Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School, will speak at Yale Law School on Thursday, February 20, about the report on NSA surveillance delivered by the President’s Review Group.
Yale ISP Law Enforcement and Hacking Conference Scheduled for February 18
A conference on Law Enforcement and Hacking will take place at Yale Law School on February 18, 2014. The conference is sponsored by Thomson Reuters.
Rare Book Bindings Revealed by New Imaging Technology
A new exhibit of books in the Lillian Goldman Law Library is showcasing how modern technology can bring historical details and artwork to light.
YLS Clinics Challenge ICE Detention Policy; Judge Certifies Statewide Class Action
YLS Clinical students representing a New Haven resident and veterans currently detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement obtained a class action certification in federal court.
Professor Alec Stone Sweet Gives Keynote Address at the Annual Seminar of the European Court of Human Rights
Professor Stone Sweet’s address, titled “From the Point of View of National Judiciaries: The Role of National Courts in the Implementation of the Court’s Judgments,” was delivered on the occasion of the Solemn Hearing of the Court on the Opening of the New Judicial Year, 2014.
Global Health Case Competition to Take Place Feb. 15
The second annual Yale Global Health Case Competition will take place on Saturday, February 15 from 9 - 4 pm. at the Yale School of Public Health.
Veterans Legal Services Clinic Assists Purple Heart Recipient Seeking Discharge Upgrade
Earlier this week, a federal judge denied the Army’s effort to have the case of William Dolphin, a disabled Vietnam combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient, thrown out of court.