Yale Law Faculty Reflect on First Step Act
Faculty reflect on Congress passing criminal justice reforms through The First Step Act.
Post Named to American Law Institute Torts Project
The American Law Institute (ALI) announced that Sterling Professor of Law Robert C. Post ’77 has been named a Co-Reporter for its ongoing Restatement (Third) of Torts: Defamation and Privacy.
Hannah Schoen ’19 Argues DACA Case at the Second Circuit
Hannah Schoen ’19 of the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Batalla-Vidal v. Trump on January 25, 2019.
Legal Historian Samuel Moyn on Why Human Rights are not Enough
In his recently published book, legal historian Samuel Moyn explores how human rights connect to global economic fairness and takes a look at the role human rights have played in the history of humanity globally.
MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit Against Coast Guard and DHS to Challenge Secret Arrests
Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed a lawsuit against the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security to establish the public’s First Amendment right of access to basic information about people arrested and detained by the government.
Judge Patricia Wald ’51 dies at 90
Judge Patricia M. Wald ’51, one of the most respected appellate judges of her generation, died on January 12, 2019 at her home in Washington, D.C at the age of 90.
A Welcome Expansion
With its new building, the Law School adds a beautiful living and learning environment
Professor James Silk ’89 Receives Human Rights Award
Professor James J. Silk ’89 was awarded the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award by the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) on January 4, 2019.