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Creating Community on the Path to Law School
A look at how the Law School Access Program prepared its first inaugural fellows for success in law school.
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Professor Markovits Delivers Lecture in New Delhi
Professor Daniel Markovits ’00 delivered the 10th Distinguished Lecture at the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in New Delhi on Dec. 8.
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A Year in Books: Faculty Address Critical Questions
A look at the books published by Yale Law School faculty in 2022.
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Liman Center Project to Help Incarcerated People Know Their Rights
The Liman Center and partners are updating a student-authored legal manual on prisoners rights in Connecticut first published in 1997.
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Tort Law Key to Labor Case Before SCOTUS, Professor Witt Argues
The outcome of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could cause issues for striking workers and courts for years to come, according to an amicus brief co-authored by Professor John Fabian Witt ’99.
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Professor Bâli Named President of the Middle East Studies Association
Professor of Law Aslı Ü. Bâli was announced as the new President of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) during the group’s annual meeting held in Denver from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.
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Professor Koh Receives Sohn Human Rights Award
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh received the Louis B. Sohn Human Rights Award from the U.N. Association of the National Capital Area at its 2022 Human Rights Awards ceremony on Dec. 9.
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Professor NeJaime on the Respect for Marriage Act
Professor Douglas NeJaime assesses the impacts of the Respect for Marriage Act, which President Biden signed into law on Dec. 13.