David Kennedy to Give Sherrill Lecture April 2
David Kennedy will give the 2018–2019 Sherrill Lecture, titled “Law in Global Political Economy: Now You See It, Now You Don’t.”
Can Law Cure a Recession?
Law and Macroeconomics: Legal Remedies to Recessions is the new book by Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law Yair Listokin ’05.
MFIA Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Gerrymandering Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic recently filed an amicus brief opposing partisan gerrymandering on the grounds that it violates the First Amendment.
WIII Releases Report on International Intermediary Liability Issues
The Wikimedia/Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and Information (WIII) at Yale Law School has released a comprehensive report synthesizing key insights from intermediary liability and online speech and expression experts in Europe and the United States.
National Security Group Hosts Conversation with Eric Holder
On March 7, 2019, the Yale Law National Security Group hosted a conversation with former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, who led the Department of Justice from 2009 to 2015. Yale Law National Security Group copresidents Nikita Lalwani ’20 and Josh Rubin ’20 introduced Holder, and Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 moderated the discussion. During the hour-long event, which included questions from Rodríguez and several students in the audience, Holder discussed a wide range of subjects, including the Obama administration’s attempts to close the detention center at...
Clinic Students Press State Legislature for Voting Rights Laws
Students in the Legislative Advocacy Clinic recently testified before the Connecticut General Assembly in support of seven bills that would expand voting rights in the state.
MFIA Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of 17 Major Media Organizations
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief in the case Anonymous v. Anonymous on behalf of a coalition of 17 major media organizations.
Professor Kapczynski Testifies in D.C. on Drug Prices
Professor Amy Kapczynski ’03 testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on March 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The hearing was titled “Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices.”