The Rules of the Game
Two spring term classes use sports as a prism to delve into the ethical, philosophical, and leadership topics that undergird legal practice and systems.
Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports MFIA Clinic for a Fourth Year
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) announced that it will continue its partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies for a fourth year. Newmark’s $150,000 gift will advance the clinic’s core mission of defending the rights of journalists and promoting government accountability.
James Forman Jr. Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 has been elected to the 2023 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Bernstein Symposium Examines “Digital Dictatorship” in China and Beyond
The 2023 Robert L. Bernstein Symposium, “Digital Dictatorship: China’s 21st Century Authoritarianism,” examined the surveillance society.
What’s Next for Policing?
In a new book, Professor Tom Tyler and Caroline Nobo of The Justice Collaboratory propose legitimacy-based policing as a new model to combat crime and build trust between police and the communities they serve.
YLS Team Wins National Trial Competition Regional Title
The team took home a regional medal after the National Trial Competition finals in San Antonio, Texas.
Clinic Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure of Toxic Conditions at Uzbek Air Base
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School represents plaintiffs in a case seeking records of toxic conditions at an air base in Uzbekistan affecting American troops who served there.
Professor Claudia Flores Joins Schell Center as Faculty Co-Director
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia M. Flores has joined the Orville H. Schell Jr. Center for International Human Rights as faculty co-director.