Saúl Ramírez ’19 Receives 2020 Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Saúl Ramírez ’19 has received a 2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a graduate school fellowship for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States.
Professors Ahmad, Orihuela Hold Webinar on DACA Litigation Amid COVID-19
Professors Muneer Ahmad and Marisol Orihuela participated in a webinar titled “DACA Litigation and Advocacy in the Face of COVID-19.”
Veterans Groups Demand Connecticut Release Incarcerated Veterans, Vulnerable Prisoners
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) at the Law School represents the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress and 10 other veterans groups and advocacy organizations in calling on the state of Connecticut to immediately release certain incarcerated veterans and other vulnerable persons.
Lowenstein Clinic, Advanced Sentencing Clinic File Suit Seeking CT Prison Reduction
Two YLS clinics filed a lawsuit in conjunction with the ACLU of Connecticut, seeking immediate reduction of the prison population in Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) prisons due to the impact the spread of COVID-19 may have on these facilities.
Reproductive Rights and Justice Project Secures Win Against Federal Family Planning Rule
Law School students in the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project (RRJP) clinic won partial summary judgment in Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Azar, et al.
Judge Permits MFIA Clinic First Amendment Case to Proceed
A federal judge in New York has ordered a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Yale’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) against President Donald Trump to proceed into discovery.
Solomon Center Tackles Pressing COVID-19 Legal and Health Issues
See what members of the Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy are doing to work on pressing issues related to COVID-19.
Yair Listokin on COVID-19 and the Economy
Yair Listokin ’05, Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law at Yale Law School, answered questions about the interconnected threats of COVID-19 and recession and what law and regulation can do to stimulate the economy without harming public health.