Library Exhibit Talk on Renaissance Venice
The role of imagery in the governance of Renaissance Venice will be explored in an exhibit talk sponsored by the Yale Law Library. Christopher W. Platts will speak on "Representing the Law in Renaissance Venice: Images of Authority from the Reigns of Doges Leonardo Loredan (1501–21) and Andrea Gritti (1523–38)" on November 11, 2016, at 1 pm in Room 121 of the Yale Law School. Platts co-curated the Law Library's current exhibition, "Representing the Law in the Most Serene Republic: Images of Authority from Renaissance Venice," with Mike Widener, the Law Library's rare book librarian. The...
Alumni Weekend 2016 Highlights
The 2016 Yale Law School Alumni Weekend took place on October 21-23, featuring special class reunion events and an array of panels focusing on pressing current issues from community policing and climate change to health law and national security.
Passion for Food Law Grows at Yale Law School
With a growing interest in food law and policy at YLS, students and the administration are creating more opportunities to engage in this emerging area of law.
Doctoral Scholarship Conference Will Be Held November 11–12
The Doctoral Scholarship Conference provides a platform for doctoral students and recent graduates to present, share, and debate their scholarly work.
Dean Post to Speak at Symposium on 'Truth in the Internet Age'
“Truth in the Internet Age” is the focus of a Yale symposium to be held on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the day after the 2016 presidential election. Dean Robert C. Post will speak at the event.
President Obama Commutes Sentence of Criminal Justice Clinic Client
On October 27, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the life sentence of Alberto Lopez, a client of the Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic at Yale Law School.
The Solomon Center Explores the Future of the Affordable Care Act
On October 28, in collaboration with the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), the Solomon Center is organizing a panel discussion on the future of health insurance exchanges in “Shoring Up the Exchanges: Insurer Withdrawals, the Public Option and the Path Forward.”
David Rieff Discusses Memory and Justice at the Human Rights Workshop
David Rieff, a prominent non-fiction writer and critic, visited the Schell Center on October 13 to argue in favor of forgetting the past when discussing human rights.