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.
WIRAC Suit Letter Asks SCOTUS to Consider Impact of Pandemic on DACA Termination
The Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School filed a letter with the Supreme Court on March 27, 2020 in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal, its case challenging the 2017 termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
WIRAC Suit Seeks Release of ICE Detainees Due to Coronavirus Threat
The Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School has filed a class action in federal court for emergency release by individuals in civil immigration detention at imminent risk of COVID-19 infection due to life-threatening conditions in the Bristol County (MA) House of Corrections.
Announcing the 2020–2021 Liman Law Fellows
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law announced the selection of incoming Fellows for 2020–2021 and extensions for three current Fellows.
GHJP Faculty Respond to Coronavirus in Virtual Town Hall
WATCH: GHJP faculty participated in a Yale University virtual town hall answering questions from the public on the COVID-19 pandemic, including Professor Amy Kapczynski ’03 and epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves. The experts gathered via videoconferencing to address questions about disease symptoms; worst-case scenarios; protecting yourself and your family; coping with changing routines; legal rights; and Yale’s and New Haven’s responses to COVID-19.
Health Care Experts Issue Recommendations for COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
A team of public health leaders—with input from over 50 other experts in public health, health care, medicine, and law—has issued a set of detailed policy recommendations to lawmakers for a comprehensive COVID-19 stimulus bill.