Professor Judith Resnik Awarded Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
On April 25, 2018, Professor Judith Resnik was selected as a member of the 2018 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows, awarded to support innovative scholarship on pressing contemporary issues.
Professor Morley’s Article Among Top 10 for 2017
“The Common Law Corporation: The Power of the Trust in Anglo-American Business History” by Professor John Morley ’06 was selected as one of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2017 by Corporate Practice Commentator.
Rule of Law Clinic Releases “Reader’s Guide” for the 25th Amendment
The ROLC clinic report identifies a series of immediate congressional actions that would strengthen the constitutional process and avoid Executive Branch chaos if Section 4 of the 25th Amendment is triggered.
Yale Law Students Receive 2018 Soros Fellowships
Four Yale Law students have received the 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a graduate school fellowship for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States.
Professor James Forman Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize
James Forman Jr. ’92 is the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner in General Nonfiction for his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
The Justice Collaboratory Releases Report on Procedurally Just Policing
The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School, in conjunction with the National Initiative for Building Community Trust & Justice (NI), unveiled a new set of practical guidelines aimed at incorporating procedural justice into policing practices.
2018 Commencement Scheduled on May 21
Yale Law School’s 2018 Commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 21. The University commencement ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Old Campus. Students and faculty assemble at 9:40 a.m. on cross campus and proceed to the ceremony. During the ceremony, the deans of the various schools present their candidates to the president. The president, in turn, confers the degrees. Student marshals from each school accept symbolic diplomas from the president on behalf of their colleagues. Honorary degrees are also conferred at the University commencement. The ceremony lasts approximately 1...
Yale Law Hosts Panel on the #MeToo Movement
On April 10, 2018, Yale Law School hosted a panel titled, “Sexual Harassment Law in the Age of Trump and #MeToo.”