David Wolfson Speaks About Legal Strategies to Protect Farm Animals
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School hosted David Wolfson, Executive Director of Milbank, a partner of the firm’s Corporate Group, and a key strategist, pro bono attorney and supporter of the farm animal protection movement.
Alumni Weekend 2019 Highlights
Yale Law School alumni and their families gathered in New Haven on October 18–20 for engaging academic discussions and social events during the 2019 reunion weekend.
Professor Paul Kahn Reconceptualizes the Nature of Legal Order
Professor of Law and the Humanities Paul W. Kahn ’80 examines how two different concepts of order shape the American social imagination.
SFALP Students Assist in Blocking ‘Public Charge’ Rule
Students from the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project at Yale Law School (SFALP) assisted in securing a major ruling with nationwide ramifications for immigrant families.
Associate Professor Kohler-Hausmann Secures Important Ruling in Class Action Lawsuit
Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 and partners won a major ruling in federal court last month for the constitutional rights of people sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed as children.
Seven Yale Law Students Named 2019–2020 Kerry Fellows
Seven Yale Law School students are among the 20 newly named Kerry Fellows who will work with former Secretary of State John Kerry on pressing global challenges as part of Yale University’s Kerry Initiative.
Rule of Law Clinic Files DACA Amicus Brief
The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of a bipartisan group of 51 former national security officials in the challenge to the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program, which is currently pending before the Supreme Court.
Tsai Center Holds Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Litigation Workshops in China
The Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School organized a series of workshops with scholars, lawyers, civil rights advocates, and government stakeholders in China to discuss the future of employment discrimination and sexual harassment litigation there.