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"Private Orderings and Public Justice" will explore how private law and the private arrangements that it enables and facilitates may promote or hamper public justice goals.

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program spring 2022 speaker series examines how the legal system fails animals and how it can be made better.

Frankie Hedgepeth ’22 has been named one of three recipients of the E. Barrett Prettyman Fellowship Program. The program provides two years of academic and practical experience in courtroom advocacy.

The Information Society Project (ISP) announced the launch of its Digital Public Sphere White Paper Series, which will explore critical issues related to technology and the public sphere, and the effects of digital platforms on democracy and information governance.

A new report released by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic shows how three Connecticut state agencies use algorithms to make life-changing public policy decisions. However, those agencies have not disclosed how the algorithms work despite repeated requests for information, leading researchers to conclude that the state’s open-records laws are insufficient.

Dean Heather K. Gerken was reappointed to a second five-year term on Jan. 19, 2022. The renewal recognizes her tireless work strengthening the School's tradition of academic excellence, fortifying support for the student body, and launching new innovative programming, among many other contributions.

Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology Monica C. Bell ’09 received the 2022 Derrick A. Bell Jr. Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

Carmen Reinhart, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of The World Bank Group, will deliver the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture on Feb. 7, 2022.