Vets Clinic Sues VA for Withholding Information on Toxic Water Disability Claims
On April 27, 2016, veterans groups The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten, and Vietnam Veterans of America filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to produce records on the Camp Lejeune Subject Matter Expert (SME) program.
Professor Schuck Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, has elected Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law Professor Peter Schuck to its 2015 Class of Members.
Hewlett Grant to Fund Work on Cyber Security at Yale
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation recently awarded a grant to support a research collaboration between Yale Law School and Yale University’s Department of Computer Science that will investigate the legal and technical aspects of cyber conflict.
Report: Terrorism Watchlist Has Fast Growth and Influence on Policing
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today released Trapped in a Black Box: Growing Terrorist Watchlisting in Everyday Policing, a report prepared by the Civil Liberties and National Security Clinic at Yale Law School.
Professors Pottenger and Wizner to Be Honored by Legal Assistance Organization
J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75, and Stephen Wizner will receive the 2016 Equal Access to Justice award from New Haven Legal Assistance.
Cambridge Press Releases 2nd Edition of Rose-Ackerman Book
Susan Rose-Ackerman and Bonnie J. Palifka have published the second edition of Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequence, and Reform with Cambridge University Press.
Portal Project to Capture Discourse of Fairness, Justice, Equality
The Justice Collaboratory will join with Shared_Studios and artist Amar Bakshi ’15 to bring Portals, a Global Public Art Initiative, to Newark, New Jersey, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin beginning on April 18 to address issues within the United States criminal justice system.
YLS Announces 37 Public Interest Fellowship Recipients for 2016-2017
Yale Law School is proud to congratulate the 37 students and recent graduates who have been named recipients of public interest fellowships for 2016-2017.