Wednesday, October 31, 2012


Sir Robert Watson to Give Keynote at Global Climate Change Conference

Professor Sir Robert Watson, former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will speak at Yale Law School on Nov. 9, 2012.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012


Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer Stephen Bright to be Honored for 30 Years of Human Rights Service

Stephen Bright, the Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, will be honored Nov. 15 for his outstanding 30 years of service at the Southern Center for Human Rights.

Monday, October 22, 2012


PHOTOS, VIDEOS ONLINE - Alumni Weekend 2012—Entertainment and the Law—Featured a Supreme Court Justice, a Great American Lawyer, and a Milestone Birthday

Alumni Weekend 2012 featured the appearance of a distinguished Supreme Court Justice, the 80th birthday celebration of a beloved former dean, and the presentation of the Yale Law School Award of Merit to one of the country’s top litigators.

Friday, October 19, 2012


Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Delivers Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights at Yale Law School

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave the inaugural Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights at Yale Law School on Oct. 19, 2012.

Monday, October 8, 2012


YLS Partner Palau Acknowledged as International Environmental Leader

The island nation of Palau, an environmental partner of YLS, has been named recipient of the World Future Council’s 2012 Future Policy Award.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012


City and CED Clinic Rank Banks in First-Ever New Haven Community Impact Report Card

The City of New Haven and the Community and Economic Development Clinic at Yale Law School have released the first-ever New Haven Community Impact Report Card that ranks banks operating in the City on 30 categories.

Friday, September 28, 2012


New Law Library Exhibit…“‘And then I drew for books’: The Comic Art of Joseph Hémard”—Curator Farley P. Katz to Speak Oct. 5

A new exhibit, “‘And then I drew for books’: The Comic Art of Joseph Hémard,” is on display in the Yale Law Library through Dec. 15.

Thursday, September 27, 2012


New Haven Bar Association Honors Clinical Visiting Lecturer David Rosen ’69 with Lifetime Achievement Award

The New Haven County Bar Association has selected Clinical Visiting Lecturer David Rosen ’69 to receive its 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Now it is time to pivot and ask, where are your extraordinary gifts needed? How do you make this legal world that you are entering a better world? One where no one is shut out; one where the weak and vulnerable are not exploited; one that produces fair results based on the merits of the issues before it.”


Visiting Lecturer Stephen Bright

2012 Commencement Address