Culminating Event on Mental Health Features Authors Saks and Solomon
On October 23, 2017, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy co-hosted a Dean’s Lecture featuring authors and scholars Elyn Saks ’86 and Andrew Solomon JE ’85.
Conference on Government Transparency to Be Held October 27
“Access and Accountability: A Conference for Transparency Advocates” will convene at Yale Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017.
Yale Law Clinic and Communities Call for Action on Environmental Injustice
On October 23, 2017, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA36) introduced the Environmental Justice Act of 2017. The Environmental Justice Clinic at Yale Law School has been involved in the case.
MFIA Clinic Sues DHS Over Secret Service Records
On October 23, 2017, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking Secret Service records cataloguing visitors to candidate Donald Trump and campaign advisors during the 2016 election.
Ethics Bureau Testimony Helps Free Man After 23 Years
Testimony provided by the Ethics Bureau at Yale Law School led to a man charged with double murder being freed and released from custody after 23 years.
Rodríguez ’00 to Give Surbeck Inaugural Lecture on November 13
Professor Cristina Rodríguez's lecture will be titled “The President, Immigration Law, and the Politics of Constitutional Structure.”
Justice Collaboratory hosts conference on Moving Justice Forward
The Justice Collaboratory hosted the Moving Justice Forward conference, which convened an expert team of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss innovations and advances in criminal justice reform efforts over the last decade.
YLS Students & Faculty Oppose Proposed Surveillance of Immigrant Social Media Information
On October 18, 2017, 111 Yale Law students and faculty submitted a public comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the agency's potential overreach of its surveillance powers.