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The first cohort of the Launchpad Scholars Program gathered for a welcome summit in August. Chisato Kimura '25 (center) is one of the YLS student mentors who will support Launchpad Scholars over the coming year as they prepare to apply to law school.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

 Launchpad Scholars Soar as Program Gets Off the Ground

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Alicia Bannon ’07 Shapes the Conversation on Fines and Fees

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Victoria Cundiff ’80 Discusses IP Law Careers at Year’s First Chirelstein Colloquium

Monday, September 11, 2023

LEAP Announces Fall 2023 Speaker Series

Thursday, September 21, 2023

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Tracing 100 Years of the American Law Institute

Thursday, September 7, 2023

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José A. Cabranes ’65 to Receive Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award

Monday, August 28, 2023

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Following MFIA Suit, West Point Athletics Arm Begins Releasing Records

Friday, August 18, 2023

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MFIA Sues Allegheny County Jail over Gag Rules

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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Dean Gerken Named to ABA Task Force for American Democracy

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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Student reading groups can provide an intimate setting for challenging conversations.

Leadership Program Reading Groups Confront Challenging Questions

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Professor Robert Post in the YLS Library

‘Turning Point in Law’: AI, Intellectual Property, and the Hollywood Strike

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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In Memoriam: Benno C. Schmidt Jr. ’66, Yale’s 20th President and Renowned Legal Scholar

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