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Court Rules in Favor of Veterans Exposed to Radiation
In a nationwide class decision released on December 17, 2020, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reexamine how it evaluates disability claims of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation in a 1966 nuclear cleanup operation at Palomares, Spain.
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Housing Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief on Behalf of Consumers
The Mortgage Foreclosure track of the Housing Clinic filed an amicus brief arguing that courts should be able to give ill-gotten profits back to the Federal Trade Commission for distribution to consumers.
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ISP Launches Digital Future White Paper Series
The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School announced the launch of its Digital Future White Paper Series, which will highlight novel challenges for regulation, inviting participation by academics, researchers, technologists and legal practitioners.
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Schell Center Remembers Founder Drew Days III
The Schell Center for International Human Rights reflects on the life and legacy of founder Drew Days III ’66 LL.B., who passed away in November.
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Professor Gewirtz Delivers Lecture to Peking University Law School
Paul Gewirtz, the Director of Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School, delivered a Zoom lecture at Peking University Law School titled “Law as Foundation, Lawyers as Leaders.”
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CJAC Wins Speedy Release of Medically Vulnerable Individuals from Federal Prison in Danbury
A federal court ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to release 17 medically vulnerable individuals currently incarcerated at FCI Danbury, the sole federal prison in Connecticut. The plaintiffs are represented by the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic (CJAC) at Yale Law School.
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Yale Law School Mourns the Death of Judge Ralph K. Winter ’60
Judge Ralph Karl Winter Jr. ’60, a former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, former William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, died on December 8, 2020 at the age of 85.
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Following WIRAC Win, Government Publishes Notice of DACA Restoration
Following a December 4, 2020 federal court decision in the Batalla Vidal v. Wolf lawsuit, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its website with a notice confirming that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been restored in full to its pre-2017 form.