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National Security Group Hosts Conversation with Eric Holder
On March 7, 2019, the Yale Law National Security Group hosted a conversation with former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, who led the Department of Justice from 2009 to 2015. Yale Law National Security Group copresidents Nikita Lalwani ’20 and Josh Rubin ’20 introduced Holder, and Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 moderated the discussion. During the hour-long event, which included questions from Rodríguez and several students in the audience, Holder discussed a wide range of subjects, including the Obama administration’s attempts to close the detention center at...
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Clinic Students Press State Legislature for Voting Rights Laws
Students in the Legislative Advocacy Clinic recently testified before the Connecticut General Assembly in support of seven bills that would expand voting rights in the state.
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MFIA Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of 17 Major Media Organizations
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief in the case Anonymous v. Anonymous on behalf of a coalition of 17 major media organizations.
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Professor Kapczynski Testifies in D.C. on Drug Prices
Professor Amy Kapczynski ’03 testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on March 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The hearing was titled “Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices.”
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MFIA Boot Camp Trains Lawyers and Journalists on the Freedom of Information Act
The annual Freedom of Information Act boot camp was held by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) in February.
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Jennifer A. Doudna to Deliver Leff Lecture on April 15
Jennifer A. Doudna will deliver a lecture on “Rewriting the Code of Life: The Future of Genome Editing.”
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Yochai Benkler on the Role of Technology in the Political Economy
At the Seminar in Private Law on March 5, 2019, Yochai Benkler, the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, discussed the role of technology in political economy.
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2019 Wheeler/Chambers Memorial Concert to be Held March 31
Yale Law School and Yale University Bands will present the 2019 Stan Wheeler/Marcia Chambers Memorial Jazz Concert on March 31.