Yale alumni played key roles on road to Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision
Several Yale alumni, including graduates of Yale Law School, discuss their reaction to the monumental Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision. Read it here.
MFIA Clinic Files Suit Seeking Access to Hepatitis C Drug Data
Treatment Action Group and the Global Health Justice Partnership have filed a federal lawsuit for access to the information that Gilead Sciences submitted to the FDA on two new—and extremely expensive—hepatitis C drugs, Sovaldi and Harvoni.
Vets Clinic Wins Case over Bad Discharges for Vietnam Veterans with PTSD
Vietnam combat veterans who brought a class action lawsuit in federal court have won: the Pentagon has agreed to upgrade each man’s “other-than-honorable” discharge status.
Professor John Langbein Receives Simeon E. Baldwin Award
Yale Law School’s Center for the Study of Corporate Law has awarded its 2015 Simeon E. Baldwin Award to John H. Langbein, Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History.
Owen Fiss Authors Book on Constitutional Law After 9/11
Owen Fiss, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School, surveys the major legal controversies surrounding U.S. counterterrorism policies post-9/11.
The Eugene and Carol Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development Provides Aid in New Haven and Beyond
The Ludwig Center continued its advocacy and legal advising for community banks, community organizations, food advocates, and other entities in 2014–2015.
Yale Environmental Protection Clinic Makes Impact in 2014–2015
The Yale Environmental Protection Clinic, a collaboration of the Law School and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES), undertook a number of projects this year to further its mission to address environmental law and policy problems.
Visiting Clinical Lecturer Rebecca Heller ’10 Receives Charles Bronfman Prize
The Charles Bronfman Prize named Visiting Clinical Lecturer Rebecca M. Heller ’10 the 2015 award recipient for her work creating and running the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project.