Environmental Law Conference to Address Changing Climate
The fifth annual New Directions in Environmental Law conference will be held on February 24–25, 2017.
Yale Law School Mourns Michael E. Levine ’65
Michael E. Levine ’65 LLB, a widely recognized authority on the airline industry and the dean of the Yale School of Management from 1988 to 1992, has died.
Law professors weigh in on the Supreme Court nominee and confirmation process
Yale Law School professor E. Donald Elliott doesn’t share the same judicial philosophy as Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, but he believes that President Trump’s selection is “as good as it possibly gets” — as far as conservative judges go.
Rebellious Lawyering Conference to Be Held February 17–18
The 23nd annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference (RebLaw) will be held from Friday, February 17 to Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Yale Law School. This year’s conference will feature 30 panel sessions addressing a wide range of topics, including Narrative as a Tool Against Mass Incarceration; Native Peacemaking and Restorative Justice; Building the Solidarity Economy for a Post-Capitalist Future; #HereToStay: Organizing Immigrant Communities; Queer Futures After Obergefell; Beyond Prisons: Building Non-Carceral Responses to Gender-Based Violence; Challenging Concentrated Corporate Power...
LGBT Advocate Shannon Price Minter to Give Thomas Lecture March 6
Shannon Price Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, will give the James A. Thomas lecture on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge.
Professor Martin Gilens to Give Storrs Lecture on Ailing Democracy
Martin Gilens, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, will deliver the Storrs Lecture on March 20, 2017, at 4:30 pm, in the Faculty Lounge.
Court Extends Stay Against Deportation of Muslim Refugees
A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York extended an order protecting immigrants from deportation pursuant to the Trump Administration’s executive order banning refugees and certain immigrants from the U.S.
FedSoc Conference Honors Justice Thomas ’74
The Yale Federalist Society is hosting a conference titled “Celebrating Justice Thomas: 25 Years on the Supreme Court” on February 10–11, 2017.