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SFALP Case Secures Court Victory Against Unlawful Diversion Program
After nearly two years, the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) recently won an important victory in court against the Corrective Education Company (CEC) over its diversion program to suspected shoplifters.
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Solomon Center Submits Comments to HHS
A team of physician and attorney partners affiliated with the Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy at Yale Law School recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Dean Gerken Welcomes Most Diverse Class in YLS History
The most diverse class in Yale Law School history arrived at the Sterling Law Building in New Haven on Monday, August 21, 2017, with 205 newly minted law students taking the first step in their legal careers.
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MFIA/CRIT Lawsuit Prompts Expedited Release of Information from FDA
In response to a lawsuit filed by Yale Law School’s MFIA Clinic MFIA and supported by CRIT, the FDA granted expedited processing to a FOIA request for information concerning one of the most controversial drug approvals in FDA history and the contested clinical trials supporting it.
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New GHJP Report Examines Curbing Unfair Drug Prices
The Yale Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP), in collaboration with the National Physicians Alliance and the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, released a policy white paper titled “Curbing Unfair Drug Prices: A Primer for States” this week.
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Green Bank Established by Professor Daniel Esty ’86 Receives Harvard Prize
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, a leading research center at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, has named the Connecticut Green Bank the winner of the 2017 Innovations in American Government Award.
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Solomon Center Welcomes New and Returning Staff, Affiliates, and Faculty
The 2017-2018 academic year brings major growth to the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, welcoming new and returning key staff, affiliates, and faculty.
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Christopher Wray ’92 Confirmed as FBI Director
Christopher Wray ’92 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the next Director of the FBI on August 1, 2017.