Podcast: Professor Robert Post Explains Why a Polarized Supreme Court is Nothing New
For the Law School's bicentennial, Sterling Professor of Law Robert C. Post ’77 sits down with Dean Heather K. Gerken to discuss his monumental book on the Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Howard Taft. He also shares how he tried to model failure to students when he was Dean.
No New Taxes
Professor Michael J. Graetz argues in his new book that resistance to taxes has corroded U.S. politics far more than is often assumed.
Professor Owen M. Fiss on the Importance of Voting
In Why We Vote, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Owen M. Fiss stresses the importance of voting and examines Supreme Court cases that sought to enlarge the freedom that democracy generates, emphasizing that it's the Court's responsibility to uphold the democratic ideal of the Constitution.
Alicia Garza to Deliver 2024 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights on March 4
Alicia Garza, Principal at Black Futures Lab and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter international movement, will deliver the 2024 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights.
Housing Course Joining Law, Architecture, and Business Wins Design Education Award
A Yale course on affordable housing that is about to yield eight new homes in New Haven is being held up as an example of design education.
Unanimous Supreme Court Agrees with Housing Clinic Brief in USDA v. Kirtz
The Supreme Court agreed with an amicus brief submitted by the Housing Clinic in a recent unanimous decision
Justice Collaboratory Study Focuses on Community Response to Gun Violence Prevention Policies
A new study by The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School seeks to better understand the power and influence of gun violence prevention programs through the voices of participants and impacted communities.
MFIA Clinic Files Brief on How To Fight Lies about Voting, Protect Freedom of Expression
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed an amicus brief in a case in which an influential social media user attempted to trick voters into believing they could vote by text message.