Dean’s Office Renamed to Honor David Nierenberg ’78 and Patricia Nierenberg
In recognition of the extraordinary philanthropy made by David Nierenberg ’78 and Patricia Nierenberg to Yale Law School, the dean’s office will be renamed to the David ’75 YC, ’78 JD and Patricia Nierenberg Dean’s Suite.
Clinic Files Petition in California Highway Construction Case
A law student clinic has filed a petition in court on the impact of a highway construction project on communities of color in Fresno, California.
MFIA Clinic Helps Journalist Uncover Jail Secrets
Students in the clinic helped journalist Brittany Hailer to get policy changed that barred a Pennsylvania jail county jail’s employees from speaking to the press.
MFIA Clinic Defends Transparency in Connecticut’s School Placement Algorithm Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has sought transparency in the algorithmic system used by the Connecticut State Department of Education to assign students to Hartford-area magnet and vocational schools.
Forging a Bright Future
As the Law School closes its bicentennial year, it continues to push itself and its peers to make meaningful change.
WIRAC Sues CT Regulatory Agency for Antiunion Contract Interference
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic represents CWA Local 1298 in a case against a Connecticut state regulatory agency.
In MFIA Case, 5th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Drones Law and Supreme Court Denies Review
A case first brought by the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic in 2019 over the newsgathering rights of journalists came to an end this fall.
MFIA Clinic Defends Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Again
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic has filed another amicus brief defending Medicare’s drug price negotiation program against ongoing claims by two drug manufacturers.