Bill Flows from Criminal Justice Clinic’s Work on Parole Revocation Reform
On March 22, 2019, the Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC) submitted testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly in support of Senate Bill 880, “An Act Increasing Fairness and Transparency in the Criminal Justice System.” CJC’s testimony supports the bill’s parole revocation provisions, which establish data collection and reporting requirements as well as a pilot program to provide counsel to all who cannot afford representation. For several years, CJC has worked to reform the parole revocation process in Connecticut. Its “ Parole Revocation Project” began in 2015, when former...
SFALP Helps San Francisco File Climate Change Appeal in Ninth Circuit
Students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) have helped the City of San Francisco file an appeal in a landmark climate change suit.
San Francisco Cracks Down On E-Cigarette Sales with SFALP’s Help
Students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) are helping San Francisco respond to the rapid growth in e-cigarette use.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Climate Change
The Rule of Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on March 20, 2019 on behalf of former U.S. diplomats and government officials in City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c., a case currently pending before the Ninth Circuit.
Federal Court Rules that Alabama Must Release Records of Execution Procedures
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic won an appeals court victory forcing the state of Alabama to disclose their lethal injection protocol.
Lawrence Lessig ’89 on the “Unrepresentative Us”
Lawrence Lessig ’89, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, discussed a chapter of his forthcoming book They Don’t Represent Us at the Seminar in Private Law on March 19, 2019.
Professor Justin Driver to Join Yale Law School Faculty
Dean Heather K. Gerken has announced the appointment of Justin Driver to the Yale Law School faculty as Professor of Law effective July 1, 2019.
Students Delve Into International Law at Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program
Five students and a faculty member attended the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program on international law in Washington, D.C.