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AI and the Possibilities for the Legal Profession — and Legal Education
The course Artificial Intelligence, the Legal Profession, and Procedure examines how legal systems and litigation process will absorb the impact of artificial intelligence.
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Barristers’ Union Prize Trial Finalists Argue Insider Trading Case
The 2023 Barristers’ Union Prize Trial took place on April 20, the first fully in-person Prize Trial since 2019.
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First Diversity Homecoming Celebrates Experiences of Alumni of Color
More than 250 alumni returned to campus for the inaugural Diversity Homecoming at Yale Law School on April 14–15. The two-day gathering, the first in a series of ongoing events in New Haven and around the country, focused on the experiences of alumni of color.
![Standing in front of a chalkboard, from left: Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Associate Justice, Washington Supreme Court; Anita Earls, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General of the United States; and Lisa Foster, former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Access to Justice Office](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/liman_colloquim_2023_group.jpg?itok=4LYZ20c8)
Associate U.S. Attorney General Addresses Equal Access at Liman Colloquium
Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta discussed newly issued Department of Justice guidance that takes a critical view of the use of fines and fees in the criminal legal system.
![Two Yale Law School students — the daughters of parents who immigrated to the United States from Somalia and India, respectively — have been named 2023 recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Philsan Isaak ’25 and Shyamala Ramakrishna ’24](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/soros_2023_news.jpg?itok=QKzcWFRq)
Two Students Receive 2023 Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Two Yale Law School students — the daughters of parents who immigrated to the United States from Somalia and India, respectively — have been named 2023 recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.
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Claudia Flores Discusses the Lowenstein Clinic and Bridging Advocacy with Academia
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores talks about plans for the Schell Center and Lowenstein Clinic.
![DeMaurice Smith teaching his class](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/sports_smith.jpg?itok=guIjgauJ)
The Rules of the Game
Two spring term classes use sports as a prism to delve into the ethical, philosophical, and leadership topics that undergird legal practice and systems.
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Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports MFIA Clinic for a Fourth Year
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) announced that it will continue its partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies for a fourth year. Newmark’s $150,000 gift will advance the clinic’s core mission of defending the rights of journalists and promoting government accountability.