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José A. Cabranes ’65 to Receive Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award
Judge José A. Cabranes ’65 will receive the 2023 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award on Sept. 26.
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Following MFIA Suit, West Point Athletics Arm Begins Releasing Records
After a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the entity that runs West Point’s sports programs has begun releasing previously financial and contractual records about the army’s sports program that it previously withheld.
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Professor Samuel Moyn Finds the Roots of Liberalism’s Woes
Professor Samuel Moyn looks back at an influential group of liberal intellectuals of the last century and finds in their work where, in his view, today’s liberals go wrong.
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Yale Law School Welcomes Exceptional New Class of Students
Dean Heather K. Gerken welcomed Yale Law School’s newest students to campus on Aug. 23, speaking at convocation about the set of traditions they are inheriting that have sustained the academic community for nearly two centuries.
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MFIA Sues Allegheny County Jail over Gag Rules
The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic at Yale Law School has sued Allegheny County for preventing employees of a Pittsburgh jail from speaking to the press without permission.
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Yale Experts Explain Climate Lawsuits
In a Q&A, Douglas Kysar, the Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School and faculty co-director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program, explains the legal strategies behind recent climate change lawsuits, how the law could be used to protect those most vulnerable to climate disasters, and which cases may have the best chance of success.
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How Retirement Plan Guardrails Can Protect Employees
In their new book, Professor Ian Ayres ’86 and Quinn Curtis ’09 argue that employers have the fiduciary duty to structure their retirement plans so that employees invest wisely.
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LEAP Report: Cities Leading Way on Bird-Friendly Building Policies
A report by the Law, Ethics and Animals Program at Yale Law School and the American Bird Conservancy reveals how local laws and policies are speeding up protections for birds from deadly building collisions.