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Dean Heather Gerken welcomed the Class of 2021 during convocation ceremonies on August 20, 2018. Of the 204 members of the Class of 2021, 46 percent are students of color, 27 percent are first generation professionals, and nine percent are the first in their family to go to college.

The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) has adopted a formal recommendation on severability in rulemaking that was put forth by Adjunct Professor of Law E. Donald Elliott ’74 and Charles (Chas) W. Tyler ’13.

Lord Mervyn King of Lothbury will deliver the 2018 Judge Ralph K. Winter Lecture on September 17, 2018.

Katie Kraschel, Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, has been named among the American Bar Association’s “Top 40 Young Lawyers” for 2018. The bar association’s annual “On the Rise” award recognizes young attorneys “who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership, and legal and community service.” The recognition is awarded by the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Committee, and honorees are selected by a committee of practicing attorneys in private practice and in-house positions based on nominations. Of the Top 40 Young...

Yale Law School alumni and families will gather in New Haven on October 19–21 for Alumni Weekend 2018.

In a significant victory for Yale Law clinic students and the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court ruling invalidating the Trump administration’s efforts to defund sanctuary cities.

Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Darius Longarino and U.S. freedom to marry pioneer Evan Wolfson attended the “Rainbow Law School,” an intensive four-day seminar in Beijing from July 26–29, 2018 focused on LGBT rights advocacy in China.

Douglas NeJaime, Professor of Law at Yale Law School, answered questions about the legal status of parenthood.