Joseph Fins Named Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Fins will continue his work with YLS students on legal issues related to patients with severe brain injuries.
Professor Mirjan Damaška Honored by Conference in Croatia
A conference in honor of Mirjan Damaška on the Administration of Justice—Past Experiences and Challenges for the Future was held on May 29–30, 2015, in Cavtat, Croatia.
YLS Clinical Students Represent Immigrants Detained in Texas
Clinical students have continued to represent women and children who are seeking asylum while incarcerated in the nation’s largest immigration detention facility.
Yale alumni played key roles on road to Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision
Several Yale alumni, including graduates of Yale Law School, discuss their reaction to the monumental Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision. Read it here.
MFIA Clinic Files Suit Seeking Access to Hepatitis C Drug Data
Treatment Action Group and the Global Health Justice Partnership have filed a federal lawsuit for access to the information that Gilead Sciences submitted to the FDA on two new—and extremely expensive—hepatitis C drugs, Sovaldi and Harvoni.
Vets Clinic Wins Case over Bad Discharges for Vietnam Veterans with PTSD
Vietnam combat veterans who brought a class action lawsuit in federal court have won: the Pentagon has agreed to upgrade each man’s “other-than-honorable” discharge status.
Professor John Langbein Receives Simeon E. Baldwin Award
Yale Law School’s Center for the Study of Corporate Law has awarded its 2015 Simeon E. Baldwin Award to John H. Langbein, Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History.
Owen Fiss Authors Book on Constitutional Law After 9/11
Owen Fiss, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School, surveys the major legal controversies surrounding U.S. counterterrorism policies post-9/11.