Claudia Flores, Tom Ginsburg Explore Human Rights Debates in “Entitled” Podcast
The podcast Entitled, hosted by Clinical Professor of Law and Professor Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago, examines some of the most complex questions surrounding human rights issues today.
CT Families Sue Officials for Forcible Family Separation at U.S.-Mexico Border
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School is suing the federal government and four former government officials on behalf of two families in which parents and children were forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
MFIA Case Against State Department FOIA Violations Moves Forward
In a case brought by the Media Freedom and Information Access clinic, a court denied a motion to dismiss a claim that the State Department's delayed responses to Freedom of Information Act requests form a pattern.
Amicus Brief Filed to Defend Gender-Affirming Care in Alabama
Professors from Yale Law School, Yale School of Medicine, Yale Child Study Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Texas Southwestern filed an amicus brief regarding Alabama's legislative ban on gender-affirming care for adolescents.
LEAP Announces Fall 2022 Speaker Series
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School has announced its fall speaker series.
Professor Liscow Appointed Chief Economist at White House Budget Office
Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 has joined the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as its Chief Economist, the White House announced on Aug. 18.
Court Sides with Clinics on Freedom of Information Act Exemptions
A court agreed with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic that the FDA cannot withhold information about a drug’s approval solely because the drugmaker considers it confidential. An exemption to the law is not meant to protect confidentiality for the sake of confidentiality, the court ruled.
Nationwide Report Finds Reduction in Reported Use of Solitary Confinement
A new report co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law finds fewer people in solitary confinement in U.S. prison systems than in years past, according to prisons surveyed. However, 41,000 to 48,000 people in the U.S. were still in solitary confinement as of last year.