A Message to Our Alumni on Free Speech at Yale Law School
Yale Law School is dedicated to building a vibrant intellectual environment where ideas flourish. To foster free speech and engagement, we emphasize the core values of professionalism, integrity, and respect. These foundational values guide everything we do.
Clinic Helps Cadet Reach Settlement with Coast Guard Academy Over Policy Banning Parents
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic and partners have reached a settlement with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on behalf of a former cadet challenging the academy’s policy of banning cadets from being parents.
Q&A: Hannah Duncan ’21 on Imagining Alternatives to Punishment
Hannah Duncan ’21, the 2022–23 Curtis-Liman Clinical Fellow, discusses her work at the Office of the Federal Public Defender in New Haven.
Yale Law School Announces Launchpad Scholars Program
The Yale Law School Launchpad Scholars Program, powered by Latham & Watkins, helps members of underrepresented or underserved communities navigate the law school application and admission process from start to finish.
Former White House Counsel Launches Ludwig Citizenship and Equality Series
Dana Remus ’02, recently departed White House Counsel to President Joe Biden, spoke about her experience as the “lawyer for the Presidency” in a wide-ranging conversation with Professor Cristina Rodriguez ’00 on Sept 20.
Architect of Paris Agreement Discusses Nexus of Law and Climate Change
At a recent conversation hosted by the Yale Environmental Dialogue and Yale Law School, former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius explained the “unprecedented” legal challenges surrounding the climate crisis and called on nations to “urgently” fulfill their obligations set by the Paris Agreement.
Sara Nelson to Deliver Gruber Lecture on Oct. 17
Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, will deliver the 2022 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights.
Legal Writing Class Teaches More than Memos
Introduction to Legal Analysis and Writing not only trains students to write one of the mostly widely used legal documents, it gives them a comprehensive range of lawyering tools.