Fostering Future Changemakers
Law School students in the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project teach New Haven Public School students about their constitutional rights, encouraging them to reflect on the law and challenge perceived injustices through critical thinking and oral advocacy.
51 Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships
Yale Law School announced that 51 public interest postgraduate fellowships were awarded for 2023–2024 and 2023–2025.
Clinic Aims to Co-Create New Approach to Environmental Justice
A Law School clinic has partnered with the Yale School of Public Health and the Yale Child Study Center to build out a new model of environmental justice practice through work with partners in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Clinic Releases Guide for People Seeking Sentence Modifications
A new guide by Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic student Jammie Walker ’24 details the sentence modification process in Connecticut and and outlines ways to empower incarcerated individuals, their friends, and their families to work alongside attorneys.
Professor Pottenger Receives Posthumous Award
J.L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 was posthumously awarded the 2023 William Pincus Award from the American Association of Law Schools at its recent conference.
James Forman Jr. Elected to American Philosophical Society
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 was elected to the American Philosophical Society for his accomplishments in social sciences.
Professor Sarin Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin testified before the Senate Finance Committee on May 16 on the importance of preserving funding to modernize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Professor Scott J. Shapiro Delves into the History and Ethics of Hacking
Professor Scott J. Shapiro traces the very human history behind hacking in his new book.