Liman Fellows Announced; Colloquium Scheduled
The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program announced the appointment of seven new fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Meares, Tyler, and Goff to Serve on Panel on Proactive Policing
Three members of the Justice Collaboratory—Tracey Meares, Tom Tyler, and Phillip Atiba Goff—were named to serve on the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Proactive Policing.
Professor Huang Delivers Talk on China’s Healthcare Challenges
Professor Yanzhong Huang delivered a lecture on “China’s Healthcare Challenges” at Yale Law School on March 7, 2016. The event was organized by the China Center and co-sponsored by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy.
Health Panel Discusses Zika Virus
The Global Health Justice Partnership convened a panel at Yale Law School on March 8, 2015 to discuss the recent outbreak of Zika virus and its impact on reproductive rights. The event was co-sponsored by groups across Yale University, including the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Disease at the Yale School of Public Health, Law Students for Reproductive Justice, Medical Students for Choice, Nursing Students for Choice, Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice, Program in the History of Science and Medicine, and Rights, Health, and Justice. The panel featured Dr. Albert Ko...
Jerome Cohen: “Law and Power: China’s Ongoing Struggle"
On February 3, 2016, The China Center hosted Professor Jerome A. Cohen ’55, who gave a lecture to a packed Yale Law School classroom on “Law and Power: China’s Ongoing Struggle.”
Rahama Wright Kicks Off Doing Business in Africa Series
Rahama Wright, CEO of Shea Yeleen and current appointee to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, came to Yale Law School on February 29, 2016 to kick off the “Doing Business in Africa” speaker series. The conversation was organized by the Yale Africa Law and Policy Association in conjunction with the Doing Business in Africa: Law & Policy reading group.
Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference to be Held April 30
The Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression and the Information Society Project at Yale Law School will hold the fourth annual Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference on April 30-May 1, 2016. The conference, which will take place at Yale Law School, brings together academics, practitioners, and others to discuss their scholarly works-in-progress concerning freedom of speech, expression, press, association, petition, assembly, and related issues of knowledge and information policy. Anyone interested in submitting a paper should respond by February 26, 2016. The conference has become the...
MFIA Recognized for Work on NSL Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic was recognized as a finalist for the second annual Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression Prize in the Excellence in Legal Service category for its representation of the plaintiff in Merrill v. Holder. The Merrill case was the first time anyone had successfully defeated a PATRIOT Act gag order.