YLS Clinical Students Featured in Daily Show Segment on Veterans and PTSD
YLS Clinical students are featured on a segment of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart discussing a lawsuit involving Vietnam veterans with PTSD seeking benefits from the VA.
YLS Professor Akhil Amar ’84 to Teach Open Online Course
Four of Yale’s most distinguished scholars are inaugurating the University’s new free online course program. Among them is Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, whose online course on “Constitutional Law” begins on January 27.
Rebellious Lawyering Conference Marks 20th Anniversary on Feb. 21-22
The 20th annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference will take place on February 21-22 at Yale Law School.
Yale Health Law and Policy Society Conference to Take Place on February 8th
The first ever Yale Health Law and Policy Society Conference will take place on February 8, 2014 at Yale Law School. The conference will examine the implementation of the new Health Insurance Exchange Law.
New Clinic Report Calls for Reform of South Africa’s Compensation System for Mine Workers Suffering from Lung Disease
The 69-page report, Fulfilling Broken Promises: Reforming the Century-Old Compensation System for Occupational Lung Disease in the South African Mining Sector, analyzes the failures of the South African compensation system for mine workers with occupational lung disease.
Commencement Exercises Scheduled For May 19, 2014, at the William K. Lanman Center
Events begin at 10:30 a.m. with University Commencement exercises on Old Campus. Law School Commencement follows at approximately noon in the William K. Lanman Center at Payne Whitney Gymnasium.
Professor John Langbein Honored for Legal Writing
Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History John Langbein was selected as a 2013 Honoree for Exemplary Writing by The Green Bag, a quarterly journal dedicated to good writing about the law.
New Study Analyzes Military Job Training of Connecticut Veterans
A new report co-authored by the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic is believed to be the first in the nation to examine data vital to state veteran employment initiatives.