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Samuel Moyn Named Next Head of Hopper College
Samuel Moyn, the Chancellor James Kent Professor of Law and History, has been appointed the next head of Grace Hopper College.
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Garrett West ’18 to Join Yale Law School Faculty
Dean Heather K. Gerken has announced that Garrett West ’18 will be joining the Yale Law School faculty as an Associate Professor of Law on July 1, 2024.
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Open Access Law Archive Platform Launches
The Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School, in collaboration with the Center for Open Science, has announced the launch of Law Archive, a free open access platform for legal scholarship.
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First-of-Its-Kind Challenge to Racial Discrimination in Veterans Benefits Brought by Clinic Moves Forward
A federal judge issued a landmark decision allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for racial discrimination in veterans benefits stretching back to World War II. The Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic helps represent the plaintiffs.
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Amicus Brief Offers History of Habitual Criminal Laws and Their Origins
An amicus brief filed by Clinical Lecturer in Law Daniel Loehr with the help of Yale Law School students offers a history of habitual criminal laws in the United States.
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Podcast: Professor Harold Hongju Koh Still Believes in International Law
In this episode of “Inside Yale Law School,” Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discusses his family's intertwined history with the Law School, his time as Dean — and his Taylor Swift reading group.
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Law School Team Advances to International Rounds of World’s Largest Moot Court Competition
A team from Yale Law School will advance to the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition where they will take on opponents from roughly 700 law schools in 100 countries and jurisdictions.
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AI’s Legal Revolution
Yale Engineering magazine explores how Yale Engineering and Yale Law School have teamed up to bring legal expertise to your fingertips with AI lawbots.