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The first cohort of the Launchpad Scholars Program gathered for a welcome summit in August. Chisato Kimura '25 (center) is one of the YLS student mentors who will support Launchpad Scholars over the coming year as they prepare to apply to law school.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

 Launchpad Scholars Soar as Program Gets Off the Ground

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Alicia Bannon ’07 Shapes the Conversation on Fines and Fees

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Victoria Cundiff ’80 Discusses IP Law Careers at Year’s First Chirelstein Colloquium

Monday, September 11, 2023

LEAP Announces Fall 2023 Speaker Series

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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Students try out virtual reality headsets and discuss the possibilities of incorporating virtual reality into evidentiary proceedings or meeting with clients in the metaverse.

Learning About Law and Tech, Hands (and Headsets) On

Friday, November 18, 2022

A group of six people standing for a photo with one holding an award

At a Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information event, at which the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic received an award for its work: from left, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government President Bill Fish, Stephanie Rice ’23, Jonathan Gibson ’24, MFIA Clinical Fellow Stephen Stich ’17, Council President Dan Klau, and Marlene Arias ’24. (Photo: Gary Lewis)

MFIA Clinic Honored for Advancing Government Transparency and Accountability

Monday, November 7, 2022

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ISP Launches Majority World Initiative to Support Social Media Scholarship

Friday, November 4, 2022

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MFIA Fights Texas Law that Limits Free Expression Online

Monday, October 31, 2022

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Conference Hosts Conversations on Threats to Transparency and the Media

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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New ISP White Paper Collection Discusses a Healthy Digital Public Sphere

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Wood paneling with ornamentation depicting scales of justice on the front of a judge's bench, with attorney's table in the foreground, in a courtroom

Court Sides with Clinics on Freedom of Information Act Exemptions

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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Can We Fix What’s Wrong with Social Media?

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When I came to law school, I never imagined that I would be an advocate and decision-maker as early as my second semester of law school. The clinical program at YLS empowers students to experience lawyering outside of the classroom by interacting with clients and making decisions.”

Michelle Fraling

Class of 2023