Paul Tsai China Center Engages in COVID-19 and U.S.-China Issues
The Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School has been actively engaged in a range of efforts addressing issues at the intersection of COVID-19 and U.S.-China relations.
Abrams Institute Files Amicus Brief in Maryland First Amendment Case
The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School recently filed an amicus brief prepared by the Media Freedom & Information Access (MFIA) Clinic to support a First Amendment challenge to a Maryland law that prohibits the broadcasting of audio transcripts that the state’s courts routinely make of criminal proceedings.
Clinic Class Action Filed Against Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School and others have filed a class action lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Cristina Rodríguez Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 has been elected to the 2020 member class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Clinic Calls on UN to Condemn Use of CT Supermax for Incarcerated COVID Patients
Yale Law School’s Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic submitted a letter to the United Nations arguing that isolating sick prisoners in Connecticut’s Northern Correctional Institution, a facility the letter calls “punitive by design,” violates international law.
Vets Clinic Files Suit On Behalf of 80-Year-Old Incarcerated Disabled Veteran
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an 80-year-old disabled former Marine and Navy sailor at risk for coming down with COVID-19 while incarcerated.
ROLC Files FOIA Requests Seeking Troop Numbers in Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria
The FOIA requests seek accurate counts of U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, which DoD ceased publicly reporting in December 2017.
Clinic Students Provide Resources for Greater New Haven Businesses and Nonprofits
Several dozen Law School students are working together to offer support to organizations in the greater New Haven community as they confront the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.