Solomon Center Welcomes New and Returning Staff, Affiliates, and Faculty
The 2017-2018 academic year brings major growth to the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, welcoming new and returning key staff, affiliates, and faculty.
Christopher Wray ’92 Confirmed as FBI Director
Christopher Wray ’92 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the next Director of the FBI on August 1, 2017.
WIRAC Students Assist Woman Facing Deportation From the U.S.
A Norwalk mother of four who sought sanctuary in a New Haven church to avoid deportation was granted an emergency stay this week thanks to the swift action of the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
U.S. Army Veteran Returns Home After YLS Clinics Secure Settlement
After battling in court for years, a deported U.S. Army veteran represented by two Yale Law School clinics was reunited with his family in Connecticut this month.
Oona Hathaway Elected Member of The American Law Institute
Oona A. Hathaway ’97, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Counselor to the Dean, has been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI).
Professor Gluck Backs Bill to Create Congressional Clerkship
A new bill was introduced to Congress on December 5, 2016 that would establish the first ever congressional analogue to the federal judicial clerkship.
Rule of Law Clinic Files Additional Brief Before SCOTUS in Travel Ban Case
On July 18, 2017, Yale Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic filed its sixth brief — and second at the U.S. Supreme Court — regarding the legality of the Administration’s travel ban.
A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law
Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing minority group in the legal profession for the past three decades, but they have made only limited progress in reaching the top ranks of the profession, according to a new report released today by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Yale Law School.