Sunday, March 26, 2023
Kamala Harris Could Learn From Mike Pence’s Subpoena Defense — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Black Men Are Paying the Price for the Failed War on Gun Violence
WBEZ
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 comments on how enforcement of gun possession laws in Chicago disproportionately impacts Black men.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Nassau, Suffolk Struggle With ‘Alarming’ Employee Payouts
Newsday
Professor of Law David Schleicher comments what happens when local governments agree to contracts for public employees that include payouts for unused sick and vacation days.
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Review – How the Rich Keep the Poor Down
The Guardian
Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn reviews Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The Unraveling of the U.S. News College Rankings
The Wall Street Journal
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken is featured in a story about the aftermath of Yale Law School pulling out of the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
ChatGPT Can Lie, But It’s Only Imitating Humans — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Will the Texas Takeover of Houston Public Schools Work? — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, March 17, 2023
ChatGPT Libeled Me. Can I Sue?
The Wall Street Journal
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 comments on whether an AI chatbot could be held liable for defamation.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
To Prevent Bank Runs, Fix Bank Governance — A Commentary by Yair Listokin ’05
The Hill
Yair Listokin ’05 is Deputy Dean and the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
‘Financial Regulation Has a Really Deep Problem’
The Atlantic
Associate Professor Natasha Sarin answers questions about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Examining the Legal Ramifications of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
CBS News
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law Jonathan Macey ’82 discusses the legal ramifications of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Houston Leaders Debate Merits of ‘Conservation Districts’ Proposal
Planetizen
Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar comments on how a proposed new neighborhood designation in Houston would affect housing affordability.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
This Supreme Court Case Could Redefine Crime — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, March 12, 2023
China’s Data Drive
The Wire China
Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School Jamie P. Horsley comments on the Chinese government’s access to data from private companies.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
TikTok Looks to Hire 60 Lawyers Amid Growing U.S. Regulatory Heat
Bloomberg Law
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 comments on TikTok’s plan to hire more lawyers in the face of scrutiny from U.S. legislators.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Google Opposes Amicus Efforts In DOJ, AG's Antitrust Case
Law360
Visiting Clinical Lecturer David Dinielli comments on the latest developments in multiple cases alleging Google’s illegal monopolization of online search. Dinielli and Floyd Abrams Lecturer in Law David Schulz ’78, with students with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, have filed an amicus brief in the case.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
CT Government AI Use Is Extensive, Raising Equity and Privacy Concerns. Here’s What a Proposed Bill Would Do.
The Hartford Courant
Danny Haidar ’24 discusses what the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic found while studying artificial intelligence used by Connecticut state government.
Friday, March 3, 2023
Lieber at Sand Creek: A New Critical Reinterpretation of the Laws of War
Just Security
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 reviews “Settler Empire and the United States: Francis Lieber on the Laws of War” by Helen Kinsella.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Can Police Police Their Own? NYPD as a Case Study.
The Christian Science Monitor
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory Jorge X. Camacho ’10 tells why understanding the New York Police Department can help explain policing in the U.S.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
U.S. News Rankings Come Under Fire at Yale, Harvard Conference
Reuters
Dean Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken is quoted in a report on a conference organized by Yale and Harvard law schools on how to best make law school data available to prospective students.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
To Fight Defamation Suit, Fox News Cites Election Conspiracy Theories
The Washington Post
Floyd Abrams Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz ’78 comments on the Fox News defense strategy in a high-profile lawsuit over the network promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines in the 2020 presidential election.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CT Lawmakers Eye Major Reforms to Address Housing Crisis
The Hour
Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar comments on past attempts in Connecticut to encourage cities and towns to loosen zoning regulations so that more housing can be built — part of a new plan Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing to address the lack of affordable housing in the state.
Monday, February 27, 2023
Real Solutions to the Policing Culture Problem — A Commentary by Jorge X. Camacho ’10 and Caroline Nobo
The Hill
Jorge X. Camacho ’10 is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. Caroline Nobo is a Research Scholar in Law and Executive Director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Benefits Denied: Older Black Veterans Battle for GI Education and Housing Compensation, Disability Payments
NBC Los Angeles
A report about the history of Black veterans being denied veterans benefits and efforts to address the issue includes the story of Conley Monk Jr., who is represented by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Antitrust Group, Economists Back DOJ, AGs Against Google
Law360
Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law David Dinielli comments on amicus briefs supporting antitrust enforcement actions against Google. The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic’s Tech Accountability & Competition Project filed the briefs on behalf of a group of behavioral economists.
Friday, February 17, 2023
Vote the Liars Out, Even If You Agree With Them — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Sarin: GOP Tax Plan Would ‘Double Taxes’ for Most Americans
MSNBC
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin discusses what would happen under a proposal in the House to abolish the IRS and income taxes in favor of a flat 30% sales tax.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Robert Kagan and Interventionism’s Big Reboot
The New Republic
Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn reviews The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941 by Robert Kagan.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The Political Economy of NPU Law — A Commentary by Amy Kapczynski ’03
The LPE Project
Amy Kapczynski ’03 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School, Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership, and Faculty Co-Director of the Collaboration for Research Integrity and Transparency.
Monday, February 13, 2023
Can ChatGPT Write a Better Novel Than I Can? — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 13, 2023
A Jury in Manhattan Weighs a Matter of Life and Death; New York Today
The New York Times
Harvey L. Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen B. Bright comments on how jury makeup can affect the outcome in a death penalty case.
Monday, February 13, 2023
There’s Nothing Fair About Republicans’ FairTax Proposal — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, February 10, 2023
NFL’s Super Bowl ‘Clean Zone’ Is Super Bad for Free Speech — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
When Elite Cops Go Rogue
Business Insider
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory Jorge X. Camacho ’10 discusses elite police units.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
How the U.S. Influenced the Creation of Nazi Race Laws Under Hitler
ABA Journal
Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law James Q. Whitman ’88 discusses his book Hitler’s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Live Feed: Police Body Cams in Connecticut
Connecticut Inside Investigator
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory Jorge X. Camacho ’10 discusses why it is so difficult for researchers to come to an agreement on the effectiveness of police wearing body cameras.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
For Effective Police Reform, Start Small — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
The Blurred Lines Between Goldman C.E.O.’s Day Job and His D.J. Gig
The New York Times
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 comments on what it means for Goldman Sachs to have its CEO work as a DJ.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Tyre Nichols Case: Does Diversity in Policing Address Police Brutality?
ABC News
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. comments on the pattern of violent behavior seen in specialized police units.
Monday, January 30, 2023
The Latest Crusade to Place Religion Over the Rest of Civil Society — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Tyre Nichols Beating Opens a Complex Conversation on Race and Policing
The New York Times
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. comments on the role that police officers’ race plays when acts of violence are committed by police.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Ben Crump Applauded ‘Swift Justice’ in Tyre Nichols Killing. Experts Say the Speed Was ‘Unusual.’
USA Today
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory Jorge X. Camacho ’10 comments on how quickly charges were filed in the death of Tyre Nichols compared to similar cases.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Body Camera Footage Couldn’t Save Tyre Nichols
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Sorry, That's Classified
On the Media
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 dicussses the incentives driving government employees to classify so many documents and why doing so makes the secrets in them less safe.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Analysis: The Lesson From Pence’s (And Biden’s) Closets: The Government Classifies Way Too Many Things
Los Angeles Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses how the classified document system could be improved.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Too Many Top Secrets
The New York Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains why the U.S. goverment classifies so many documents.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Data From Big Cities Suggests Most Violent Crime Fell Last Year. It’s Not the Full Picture, Experts Say.
USA Today
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory Jorge X. Camacho ’10 explains why a new report on crime rates in dozens of the nation's largest cities last year doesn’t tell the whole story about national trends in crime.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Opinion Section at The Washington Post Expands Its Roster With Seven New Contributors
The Washington Post
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin has joined The Washington Post’s opinion section as a contributor.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
It’s Not JPMorgan’s Fault If Frank Lied — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Oona Hathaway on Classification of Government Documents
C-SPAN
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses the classification of government documents and how they should be handled.