Justice for All? Re-envisioning Criminal Justice
Yale Law School’s faculty, students, and alumni work to make America’s criminal justice system more effective, intelligent, and humane.
Liman Program Publishes Report on Death Row Housing
In response to growing concerns about the prolonged isolation of death sentenced prisoners in the United States, the Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School has released a new report examining the housing of death sentenced prisoners around the country.
Asma Jahangir to Deliver Gruber Lecture on September 12
Jahangir, who is a Pakistani human rights lawyer and activist, will speak on “Empowering the Disadvantaged: Bonded Labour, Women, and the Role of Human Rights.”
Gregory Fleming ’88 Honored by Yale Law & Business Society
The Yale Law & Business Society honored Gregory J. Fleming ’88 with the 2016 Annual Alumni Award on June 30, 2016 in New York City.
Yale Law School Mourns the Passing of Carroll Lucht
Carroll Lucht, a Clinical Professor Emeritus of Law and Professorial Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, died on July 3, 2016.
Eyewitness Identification Reform Focus of National Symposium
The National Symposium on Eyewitness Identification Reform brought together police officers, judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and policy makers to focus on the critical problem of eyewitness misidentification.
YLS Team Sweeps Awards at French-language Moot Court Competition
Yale Law School sent a team of students in May 2016 to compete in the Charles Rousseau International Law Moot Court Competition (Concours de procès simulé en droit international Charles-Rousseau), the premier French-language moot court competition in public international law. The competition brought teams from 26 universities to Varadero, Cuba to litigate a fictional dispute before the International Court of Justice. The YLS team, entering the competition for the first time, was the only team from the United States, and one of the few teams from a non-francophone country or region. The YLS...
Professor Rodríguez Elected Member of The American Law Institute
Cristina Rodríguez ’00, the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School, has been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI).