Wednesday, August 16, 2017
While Trump was distracted, North Korea calmed down. That’s not a coincidence.
Gears of Biz
Mira Rapp-Hooper, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center, is quoted in an article about North Korea.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Congress Should Immediately Go Into Special Session And Stop Trump’s Brinksmanship—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Getting More Cooperation From China on North Korea—A Commentary by Paul Gewirtz and Joe Onek ’67
Lawfare
Paul Gewirtz is the Potter Stewart Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale Law School and Joe Onek ’67 is a Principal in The Raben Group and a national security advisor to TCP.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
How the Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow
History Channel
Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law James Whitman ’88 is quoted in a story about how Nazis in Germany were inspired by America’s Jim Crow laws.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
How long will John Kelly last as chief of staff?
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 contributed to an opinion piece about the future of General Kelly’s presence in the Trump administration.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Shielded
Buzzfeed
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in an article about the difficulties of firing tenured professors.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
National revulsion over the Charlottesville march shows why we shouldn’t ban hate speech—A Commentary by Robert C. Post ’77
Vox
Robert C. Post ’77 is a Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Historians Question Trump’s Comments on Confederate Monuments
New York Times
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Witt ’99 is quoted in an article about the removal of statues honoring confederate generals.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Massachusetts regulator probes brokerages over trading 'kickbacks'
Reuters
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 is mentioned in a report that Massachusetts' top securities regulator is examining whether brokerages route orders to stock exchanges that provide kickbacks.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Is it ever OK to ask children to translate for their parents in emergency situations?
Marketplace
Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad is quoted in an article about whether children should be used as interpreters in emergency situations.
Monday, August 14, 2017
'Tough-On-Crime' Policies Came From Conservative Demagogues, Also Black Leaders, Says Expert
International Business Times
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was interviewed about his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Racism Comes Full Circle: America as the Harbinger of the Nazis’ Race Laws
Haaretz
A feature on “Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law” the latest book by Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law James Whitman ’88.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
A Problem Worse Than Tyranny—A Commentary by Samuel Moyn and David Priestland
The New York Times
Samuel Moyn is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University and David Priestland is a Professor of Modern History at Oxford University.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
A Legacy of Environmental Racism
The Intercept
Florence Rogatz Visiting Clinical Professor of Law Marianne Engleman-Lado is quoted in an article about an unresolved civil rights complaint against Exxon Mobil in Beaumont, Texas.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Unequal justice under the law
CBS
Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen Bright is quoted in a story about advocacy work done by the Southern Center for Human Rights.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
MBTA agrees to make arrests public
The Boston Globe
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David Schulz is quoted, and the MFIA clinic mentioned, in an article about access to information regarding those taken into custody by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Trump Promises 'Fire and Fury.' What Would Hillary Do?
Bloomberg View
Martin R. Flug Visiting Lecturer in Law Jake Sullivan ’03 was interviewed about President Trump’s threats regarding North Korea.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Free-speech debate swirls as officials block on social media
Associated Press
Amanda Shanor ’09, a fellow with the Internet Society Project and PhD candidate, is quoted in an article about whether elected officials violate people’s free speech rights by blocking them on social media.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
If Trump wants a nuclear attack against North Korea, his military advisers have few other options
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about President Trump and North Korea.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
The feds need to stop keeping secrets on national security—A Commentary by Susan Rose-Ackerman
The Hill
Susan Rose-Ackerman is Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. Jonathan Wong ’18 contributed to the piece.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Former U.S. Diplomat Criticizes Trump's Handling of North Korea
NBC Connecticut
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in a story about President Trump’s handling of North Korea.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Prosecutor won’t use alleged Army deserter’s statements against him
Standard Republic
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about developments in the case of Bowe Bergdahl.
Monday, August 7, 2017
What Are The Challenges Facing Science Communication?
Annenberg Public Policy Center
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan was interviewed along with the other editors of The Oxford Handbook of The Science of Science Communication.
Sunday, August 6, 2017
How affordable housing can chip away at residential segregation
The Conversation
Research by Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law Robert Ellickson ’66 is cited in an article about affordable housing.
Friday, August 4, 2017
A big idea: A national holiday to talk politics
Boardroom.com
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the idea of a pre-election national public holiday dedicated to discussing politics and the upcoming vote.
Friday, August 4, 2017
No Sanctuary for the Immigration Lawyer
The New York Times
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 and students from the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic are mentioned in an opinion piece on the case of Nury Chavarria who was granted a stay of deportation after seeking sanctuary in a New Haven church.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Top Navy lawyer accused of interfering in 2 cases
The San Diego Union Tribune
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about a top Navy lawyer accused of unlawfully meddling in criminal cases targeting America’s elite commandos.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
The Original Russia Connection
New York
Clinical Lecturer in Law John Langford ’14 is quoted in an article about Felix Sater.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Finding Common Ground, Despite Ideological Divides—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Policing: A Public Good Gone Bad—A Commentary by Tracey L. Meares
Boston Review
Tracey L. Meares is the Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Mr. President, roughing up suspects is never OK
USA Today
Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Tom Tyler is quoted in an article about President Trump’s remarks to police on Long Island.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it 'trade war'
Reuters
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in a story about the sanctions against Russia signed into law this week by President Trump.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
A week later, little clarity on Trump’s transgender tweet
San Francisco Chronicle
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about President Trump’s tweets about a proposed ban on transgender military.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Your Tweet is My Command—A Commentary by Eugene R. Fidell
Just Security
Eugene R. Fidell is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 31, 2017
No Decision on the Continuation of Obamacare Subsidies
Bloomberg Radio/ Bloomberg Law
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is interviewed about the future of ACA subsidies under the current administration.
Monday, July 31, 2017
The ‘Criminal Justice Tax’ on America’s Troubled Neighborhoods
The Crime Report
Associate Professor of Law Monica Bell ’09 is quoted in an article about the effect of aggressive policing on minority neighborhoods.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Is Amazon getting too big?
The Washington Post
Professor of Law David Singh Grewal ’02 is quoted in an article about antitrust laws. The article also features scholarly research by Lina Khan ’17.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Does doom and gloom convince anyone about climate change?
ScienceNews
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is quoted in an article on communicating about climate change.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Slow Down, Everyone, You're Moving Too Fast—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Lethal injection details sought; Media, state at odds over what public should know
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David Schulz ’78 and Clinical Lecturer in Law John Langford ’14 are mentioned in an article about efforts by media outlets to obtain information about lethal injection drugs used in Arizona.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Legal Questions Over Trump's Ban Of Transgender People In The Military
National Public Radio/ Morning Edition
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell was interviewed about President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender people in the armed forces.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Fossil Fuel Industry’s 'Tobacco Moment' Has Arrived—A Commentary by Douglas Kysar
Law360
Professor Douglas Kysar is Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Three New Books Discuss How to Confront and Reform Racist Policing
The New York Times
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares and Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Tom Tyler are mentioned in a book review of “Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment” in which they have an essay.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Economic Inequality and the Future of Democracy: Tracking the Conversation
Nonprofit Quarterly
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is quoted in an article reporting on a panel discussion at the recent Aspen Institute Economic Security Summit.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
The Hypocrisy of the "Skinny" Repeal: The Republicans Themselves Said It Would be Disastrous—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Balkinization
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Undocumented immigrant who took sanctuary in New Haven church granted stay of deportation
The New Haven Register
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Oriheula ’08 are quoted in an article about Nury Chavarria who was granted a stay of deportation after seeking sanctuary in a New Haven church. Ms. Chavarria was represented by students with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Military transgender ban would be tough to overturn, experts say
San Francisco Chronicle
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell and Ryan Thoreson ’14 are quoted in an article on President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender people in the armed forces.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
As Nation Listens, Nury Embraces Role
New Haven Independent
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 is quoted in a story about a woman who has been given sanctuary in a New Haven church after being ordered to leave the country by ICE.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
A legal fight over New York City dog-sitters highlights a bigger problem in America
Yahoo Finance
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in an article about regulation and the sharing economy.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Climate Change Is About to Remake the Insurance Industry
Fortune
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is quoted in an article about the effect of climate change on the insurance industry.