
Launchpad Scholars Program Named Best Diversity Initiative
The Yale Law School Launchpad Scholars Program has been named the Best Diversity Initiative of 2023 at The American Lawyer Industry Awards.

On Veterans Day, Black Veterans Project Honors Yale Clinic
At its fifth anniversary celebration, the Black Veterans Project honored the Veterans Legal Services Clinic for its work seeking redress for generations of Black veterans denied VA benefits.

SFALP Files Suit in Gift Card Scamming Case
With the help of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office (SFCAO) filed suit against the makers of Vanilla gift cards and its partner banks for deceptive and unfair competition practices.

Eight Students Named 2024 Skadden Fellows
Eight Yale Law School students and recent alumni have been named 2024 Skadden Fellows.

Scholars Convene to Honor Professor James Whitman
A conference in honor of Professor James Q. Whitman ’88 convened scholars from around the globe for a series of panel discussions on themes ranging from criminal justice to law and war, law and theology, and comparative law. A forthcoming issue of the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities will publish the papers in a symposium edition.

Veterans Clinic Threatens to Sue VA in Matter Representing Transgender American Veterans Association
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Veterans Legal Services Clinic client Transgender American Veterans Association demanded that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs act on the organization’s 2016 rulemaking petition for the agency to offer gender-confirmation surgery for transgender veterans.

Housing Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief on Behalf of Consumers in USDA v. Kirtz
The Housing Clinic has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in a case regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Professor Driver Files Amicus Brief in Fourth Circuit Case
Professor Justin Driver has filed an amicus brief in a major case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The case addresses some of the most prominent cultural and legal issues of the day — public education, school curricula, and the quest for LGBTQ+ equality.