Rule of Law Clinic Files National Security Amicus Brief and Declaration
When the Rule of Law Clinic (“ROLC”) first formed in January 2017 with the goal of countering policies that threaten the rule of law, no one knew exactly what litigation might ensue.
Heather Gerken Selected as Next Dean of Yale Law School
Professor Heather Gerken, the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law, has been selected as the next Dean of Yale Law School.
Elliott to Give Talk on Emerging Trends in Legal Scholarship
E. Donald Elliott, Professor (Adjunct) of Law, will lead a discussion on two emerging trends in legal scholarship, “Alternative Histories of Law” and “Domestic Comparative Law,” on March 8 at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C.
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 1
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.