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Legal Historian Samuel Moyn on Why Human Rights are not Enough
In his recently published book, legal historian Samuel Moyn explores how human rights connect to global economic fairness and takes a look at the role human rights have played in the history of humanity globally.
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MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit Against Coast Guard and DHS to Challenge Secret Arrests
Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed a lawsuit against the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security to establish the public’s First Amendment right of access to basic information about people arrested and detained by the government.
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Judge Patricia Wald ’51 dies at 90
Judge Patricia M. Wald ’51, one of the most respected appellate judges of her generation, died on January 12, 2019 at her home in Washington, D.C at the age of 90.
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A Welcome Expansion
With its new building, the Law School adds a beautiful living and learning environment
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Professor James Silk ’89 Receives Human Rights Award
Professor James J. Silk ’89 was awarded the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award by the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) on January 4, 2019.
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MFIA Clinic Establishes New Ruttenberg Fellowship
Francesca Lina Procaccini has joined the Media and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School as the new Ruttenberg Fellow.
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Solomon Center Scholars Edit Journal Issue on CRISPR Technology
Solomon Center Executive Director Katie Kraschel and Solomon Center Affiliated Scholar Natalie Kofler coedited the December 2018 issue of Seminars in Perinatology, titled “Gene Editing (CRISPR).”
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A Jewel in the Law School’s Crown
The Yale Law Report looked back at the last 20 years of the Center for the Study of Corporate Law.