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.
Wheeler Memorial Jazz Concert Scheduled for April 3
The annual Stan Wheeler Memorial Jazz Concert, presented by Yale Law School and Yale University Bands, pays tribute to the late Yale Law School professor and jazz musician Stan Wheeler.
RebLaw keynote speakers stress the importance of intersectionality in combating injustices
On April 29, 1992, four Los Angeles police officers were acquitted of all charges in the beating of Rodney King. A couple of days later and nearly 3,000 miles away, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) organized a march at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington D.C. as its inaugural act demanding justice for King.
Ethics Bureau Students Attend SCOTUS Hearing
Students from the Ethics Bureau at Yale attended oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, February 29, 2016 to observe a capital case in which they submitted an amicus brief late last year.
Clinical Clients Subpoenaed to Give Testimony on Impact of Deportation
On February 26, 2016, a State Marshal served a legislative subpoena on an attorney for two longtime Connecticut residents who were deported by the federal government in 2011 and 2012.
Deputy Director of CIA to Give Talk on International Law
The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, David S. Cohen ’89, will be coming to Yale Law School on March 7, 2016 to give a lunchtime talk hosted by the The Center for Global Legal Challenges.