CT Veteran Charged For "Homosexuality" in 1948 Sues U.S. Air Force
On November 18, 2016, Air Force veteran H. Edward Spires filed a federal lawsuit against the Secretary of the Air Force seeking to upgrade his discharge status from “undesirable” to honorable.
Clinic Hosts Panel on Criminalization of Homelessness
On November 17, Allie Frankel ’17, Hillary Vedvig ’17, and Scout Katovich ’17 hosted a panel discussion about the criminalization of homelessness in Connecticut.
Judges Newman and Winter Honored with 2016, 2017 Devitt Awards
The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation has announced that the 32nd annual Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award will be presented to Senior Judge Jon O. Newman ’56 of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The foundation also announced that Judge Ralph K. Winter ’60, also of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, will receive the honor in 2017.
Yale Cyber Leadership Forum Launches
The Yale Cyber Leadership Forum is a two-day program on March 30 and April 1, 2017, that will focus on bridging the divide between law, technology, and business in cybersecurity.
Report Documents the Criminalization of Homelessness
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School has released a new report titled “Forced into Breaking the Law”: The Criminalization of Homelessness in Connecticut.
Miriam Gohara to Join Yale Law School Faculty
Dean Robert C. Post ’77 has announced the appointment of Miriam Gohara to the Yale Law School faculty. She will join as a clinical associate professor of law on January 1, 2017.
Yale Law School Community Reflects on Election
Following the presidential election, the Yale Law School community has been holding discussions to reflect on the important questions that have been raised during the campaign and analyze how law and policy will be shaped over the next four years.
Justice Liu ’98 and Students Present Extensive Study on Asian American Lawyers
Yale Law School students Eric Chung ’17, Xiaonan April Hu ’17, and Christine Kwon ’17 recently joined California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu ’98 to present initial findings from their multi-year research study “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law.