GHJP Finds Incarceration for Low-Level Drug Crimes Rapidly Spreading TB in Brazil
A new report from the Yale Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP) at the Yale Law School and the Yale School of Public Health finds that Increasing rates of drug-related incarcerations are perpetuating tuberculosis (TB) infection among Brazil’s general population.
Federal Court Refuses to Delay Prison Gerrymandering Suit
The Yale Law School Rule of Law Clinic, representing the NAACP and others, won an important ruling that opens a path to a possible trial challenging the State of Connecticut’s practice known as prison gerrymandering.
Two Law School Students Named Associate World Fellows
Nikita Lalwani ’20 and Geng Ngarmboonanant ’21 have been named Associate World Fellows for 2019 by the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program at Yale University.
Professor NeJaime Launches Coalition to Protect LGBT Parents and their Children
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime announced the creation of the Connecticut Parentage Act Coalition on May 8, 2019.
Three Questions: Prof. Cristina Rodríguez on the Immigration Crises
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez talks to Yale Insights about whether or not there is an immigration crisis at the southern border.
SFALP Students Help San Francisco Challenge New HHS Rule
Students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) have helped the San Francisco City Attorney sue the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 and ACLU of Wisconsin Challenge State’s Parole System
Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 worked with ACLU Wisconsin to file a federal class-action lawsuit to halt the state’s refusals to release parole-eligible people sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes they committed while they were children.
New Law and Political Economy Project Launched
A collaboration of law faculty across several law schools announced a new initiative, the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project.