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Forging a Bright Future

As the Law School closes its bicentennial year, it continues to push itself and its peers to make meaningful change.
Forging a Bright Future
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Podcast: Keith Whittington Tells Why Free Speech Can't Be Taken for Granted
Podcast: Keith Whittington Tells Why Free Speech Can't Be Taken for Granted
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Local Action with a Long Reach
Local Action with a Long Reach
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Yale Law School Reflects on Its Bicentennial Year
Yale Law School Reflects on Its Bicentennial Year
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Class Assignment in Affordable Housing Now Under Construction
Class Assignment in Affordable Housing Now Under Construction
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Cyber Leadership Forum to Address U.S.-China Relations and Technology

The 2023 Yale Cyber Leadership Forum will bring together attorneys, technologists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and academics to discuss how cyber challenges impact technological and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China.
Cyber Leadership Forum to Address U.S.-China Relations and Technology
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The Justice Collaboratory Examines Variability in State Policing Oversight

The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School has published a report on the wide variability among state commissions responsible for regulating or overseeing training and employment standards for law enforcement.
The Justice Collaboratory Examines Variability in State Policing Oversight
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Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75

J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75, the Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law, died on Feb. 23, 2023 at the age of 73.
Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75
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Chae Initiative Visits New York Private Sector Leaders

The Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership held its inaugural student trip to New York City in January to facilitate student exploration of careers in finance.
Chae Initiative Visits New York Private Sector Leaders
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Freedom of Information Act Bootcamp Returns March 13 to Shine Light on Transparency Laws

The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression will hold their next Freedom of Information Act Bootcamp at Yale Law School on March 13.
Freedom of Information Act Bootcamp Returns March 13 to Shine Light on Transparency Laws
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Lynsey Addario to Deliver Gruber Lecture on March 27

Lynsey Addario, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who has covered major conflict zones around the world, will deliver the 2023 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice on March 27.
Lynsey Addario to Deliver Gruber Lecture on March 27
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U.S. Secretary Cardona to Deliver Keynote at March 1 Conference on Best Practices for Law School Data

Harvard Law School and Yale Law School will convene law deans and education experts from around the country on March 1 to discuss paths forward in thinking about what data prospective students need to make good choices about legal education.
U.S. Secretary Cardona to Deliver Keynote at March 1 Conference on Best Practices for Law School Data
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Protecting Veterans

At the Veterans Legal Services Clinic, students focus on marginalized veteran populations and think strategically with them about how best to address their legal problems.
Protecting Veterans