Veterans Groups Demand Connecticut Release Incarcerated Veterans, Vulnerable Prisoners
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) at the Law School represents the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress and 10 other veterans groups and advocacy organizations in calling on the state of Connecticut to immediately release certain incarcerated veterans and other vulnerable persons.
Lowenstein Clinic, Advanced Sentencing Clinic File Suit Seeking CT Prison Reduction
Two YLS clinics filed a lawsuit in conjunction with the ACLU of Connecticut, seeking immediate reduction of the prison population in Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) prisons due to the impact the spread of COVID-19 may have on these facilities.
Reproductive Rights and Justice Project Secures Win Against Federal Family Planning Rule
Law School students in the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project (RRJP) clinic won partial summary judgment in Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Azar, et al.
Judge Permits MFIA Clinic First Amendment Case to Proceed
A federal judge in New York has ordered a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Yale’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) against President Donald Trump to proceed into discovery.
Solomon Center Tackles Pressing COVID-19 Legal and Health Issues
See what members of the Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy are doing to work on pressing issues related to COVID-19.
Yair Listokin on COVID-19 and the Economy
Yair Listokin ’05, Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law at Yale Law School, answered questions about the interconnected threats of COVID-19 and recession and what law and regulation can do to stimulate the economy without harming public health.
WIRAC Suit Letter Asks SCOTUS to Consider Impact of Pandemic on DACA Termination
The Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School filed a letter with the Supreme Court on March 27, 2020 in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal, its case challenging the 2017 termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
WIRAC Suit Seeks Release of ICE Detainees Due to Coronavirus Threat
The Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) at Yale Law School has filed a class action in federal court for emergency release by individuals in civil immigration detention at imminent risk of COVID-19 infection due to life-threatening conditions in the Bristol County (MA) House of Corrections.