Breaking Down Barriers to Law
The inaugural Launchpad Scholars convened in New Haven for a week of mock classes, workshops, and more. The program helps expand access to law school and the legal profession.
Advocates Offer Blueprints For Ending Mass Incarceration
A new book co-edited by Professor James Forman Jr. ’92 gathers perspectives on the mass incarceration crisis in America.
Taylor’s Version (of the Law) Rules in Student-Led Reading Group
The year’s most awaited pop album and a Yale Law School reading group this spring had something in common: both were a study of Taylor Swift’s experience with fame.
‘Choreography of conquest’: How routine violence shaped European empires
Professor of Law Lauren Benton explores the rampant — and seemingly incessant — small wars that shaped imperial power between 1400 and 1900.
Yale Law School Honors Associate Dean Mike Thompson
After 34 years at Yale Law School, Associate Dean Mike Thompson retired at the end of the 2024 academic year.
White Paper Addresses Key Issues in Legal Battles over Gender-Affirming Health Care
A new white paper from The Integrity Project provides an evidence-based critique of a recent independent review that has become central to U.S. litigation regarding health care for transgender youth.
Ephemeral Streams Likely to Have Significant Effect on U.S. Water Quality
A new study co-authored by Yale researchers — including Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar — quantifies the consequences of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the Clean Water Act.
Jason Parkin to Join Law School Faculty
Dean Heather K. Gerken has announced that Jason Parkin will join the Yale Law School faculty as a Clinical Professor of Law on July 1, 2024.