Critical Race Theory Conference Will Bring Together Leading Thinkers on Race and Civil Rights
Yale Law School will host the “Critical Race Theory: From the Academy to the Community” conference Feb. 8-9, 2013.
NYU Professor Intisar Rabb ’06 to Discuss The Burden and Benefit of Doubt in Islamic Law
NYU law professor Intisar A. Rabb ’06 will discuss “The Burden and Benefit of Doubt in Islamic Law” in the James A. Thomas Lecture on Feb. 18.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo to Give Inaugural Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice Monday - WATCH VIA LIVESTREAM
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the first chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will deliver the inaugural Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice at Yale Law School on Jan. 28, 2013.
Harold Hongju Koh Named Sterling Professor of International Law
Former Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh, who recently returned to the school after serving as Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State, has been named a Sterling Professor of International Law.
Former Army Secretary Clifford Alexander ’58 to Deliver Dean’s Lecture
Clifford Alexander ’58, former Secretary of the U.S. Army, will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on Feb. 4 titled “Post Racial: An American Delusion.”
Cristina Rodríguez ’00 to Join Yale Law School Faculty as Professor of Law
Cristina Rodríguez ’00 will join the Yale Law School faculty as a professor of law on Jan. 28, 2013.
Media Freedom Clinic Files FOIA Suit Against DEA for Footage of Raid That Killed Dozens
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has brought a Freedom of Information Act action against the Drug Enforcement Administration to compel the agency to release aerial surveillance footage of a 2010 raid in Jamaica that led to the deaths of more than 70 civilians, including one U.S. citizen.
Journalist Bill McMichael and Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Prevail Over Department of Defense in FOIA Case
In a victory for students in the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, a federal judge has rejected an attempt by the Department of Defense to shield investigatory records from review under the Freedom of Information Act.