Monday, December 7, 2020
The Coming Wave of Evictions Will Significantly Worsen America’s COVID-19 Crisis — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Appeal
Emily Benfer is a visiting professor of law at Wake Forest Law, founding director, Wake Forest Law Health Justice Clinic, and chair of the American Bar Association COVID-19 Task Force Committee on Evictions. Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership. Danya Keene is associate professor of public health at Yale School of Public Health.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Does ‘snob zoning’ lead to segregated suburbs in CT?
CT Mirror
Karen Anderson ’21 is quoted in a CT Mirror feature report about multifamily housing restrictions in Woodbridge, Conn. The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is mentioned.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
The GOP’s Burghers of Calais — A Commentary by Eugene Fidell
The Bulwark
Eugene Fidell is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Covid-19 Liability Shield Is a Bad Idea — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, December 4, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Vaccine Theft, Disinformation, the Law Governing Cyber Operations
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Alasdair Phillips-Robins is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2022.
Friday, December 4, 2020
Fewer troops won’t end wars. Most U.S. combat involves airstrikes. — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
The Washington Post
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, December 4, 2020
Covid-19 Lawsuits Are Running Into Skeptical Judges — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Why that Supreme Court religious rights decision was about Georgia — A Commentary by Paul Kahn ’80
The Hill
Paul W. Kahn ’80 is the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School.
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Choice — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law: International Humanitarian Law: States’ Obligations to Refugees and Migrants in Detention
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Amicus Briefs from Two Yale Law Profs Get Nods
Law.com
Amicus briefs by Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 were noted, and the Center for Global Legal Challenges mentioned, in a Law.com report on a case before the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Biden says 'America is back'. But will his team of insiders repeat their old mistakes? — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The Guardian
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
City, ‘Burb Clash On Open-Housing Quest
New Haven Independent
Karen Anderson ’21, Xuanling Xu ’22, and Patrick Holland ’22 are quoted in a New Haven Independent report about a special meeting about multifamily housing restrictions in Woodbridge.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Minorities on Pandemic Frontlines Take Race Bias Claims to Court
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about the impact of COVID-19 on minority workers.
Monday, November 30, 2020
CT hasn’t commuted a single prisoner’s sentence since before the pandemic. Advocates say it’s time to change.
CT Mirror
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara is quoted in a CT Mirror article about efforts to commute Connecticut prisoners’ sentences due to the COVID-19 crisis and shorten the length of time they spend behind bars.
Monday, November 30, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law: Refugee Law – The Principle of Non-Refoulement
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Law professor awarded prize for lifetime achievement in jurisprudence
Yale Daily News
The Yale Daily News reports on Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Owen Fiss being awarded the 2020 Henry M. Phillips Prize.
Friday, November 27, 2020
‘Exit, pursued by a bear’ — A Commentary by Eugene Fidell
The Hill
Eugene Fidell is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
This Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Civil and Political Rights
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Friday, November 20, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Right to Health
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
A Group of Yale Law Students Just Clinched a Government Settlement for Military Vets
Law.com
Andy DeGuglielmo ’21 is quoted and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a Law.com article on the clinic’s recent major settlement on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans with a less-than-fully-honorable discharge.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
10 enormously consequential things Biden can do without the Senate
Vox
LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jonathan Lovvorn is quoted in Vox about how the Biden administration can confront factory farming through executive orders and agency actions.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Politics And Pandemic: The Legal Strategies At Play
WBUR / Radio Boston
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt YLS and George W. and Sadella D. Crawford Visiting Lecturer in Law Nancy Gertner ’71 were guests on WBUR to discuss legal issues around COVID-19 mandates.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Four Years of the Trump Administration in Court. One Word Stuck in My Head. — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Why Trump Lost — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
NY Judge Slams Feds For 'Ignoring' Justices' DACA Revival
Law360
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93, Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad, Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08, and students from the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic are mentioned in a Law360 article about new efforts by the Trump administration to curtail DACA.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series – Human Rights Law: Right to Life
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Want More Infrastructure? Make It Cheaper to Build
Bloomberg
Professor of Law David Schleicher and Associate Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 are mentioned in a Bloomberg commentary on how to make building more affordable.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
HUD ‘perpetuating segregation,’ Hartford families claim in lawsuit
CT Mirror
The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is mentioned in a CT Mirror story about policies that keep poor residents segregated in impoverished areas in Hartford.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Yale Law School helps bring settlement: Army must reconsider applications for discharge upgrades connected to PTSD
New Haven Register
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a New Haven Register story about a major settlement in a class-action suit brought by two Connecticut veterans who challenged their discharge status.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Five actions Biden should take to build a more humane food system — A Commentary by Viveca Morris and Jonathan Lovvorn
The Hill
Viveca Morris is Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale Law School. Jonathan Lovvorn is Faculty Co-Director of the Law, Ethics, & Animal Program.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Biden could do a lot to fight factory farming even without Congress
Vox
LEAP’s Jonathan Lovvorn and Viveca Morris are quoted in Vox about what a tough stance on factory farming could look like under the Biden administration.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Trump and his supporters are discovering how hard it is to sabotage election results
Washington Post
Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene Fidell is mentioned in a Washington Post commentary about President Trump’s efforts to meddle in the election results.
Monday, November 16, 2020
The Wondrous Banality of Democracy — A Commentary by John Fabian Witt ’99
The Yale Review
John Fabian Witt is Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 16, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: International Humanitarian Law – Treatment of Detainees
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Acting DHS Secretary Lacked Authority To Suspend DACA Program, Judge Rules
NPR / Morning Edition
Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad was interviewed on NPR about the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back DACA and the role of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Justices Signal Obamacare Will Survive
Bloomberg Law podcast
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was the guest on a Bloomberg Law podcast where she discussed the recent Supreme Court oral arguments on the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Friday, November 13, 2020
Epidemics can change our policies; do our policies cause epidemics?
The Washington Post
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Witt ’99’s new book American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law From Smallpox to Covid-19 is reviewed in The Washington Post.
Friday, November 13, 2020
The Affordable Care Act Back at the Supreme Court
We The People podcast / National Constitution Center
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was a guest on the We the People podcast where she discussed the challenge to the Affordable Care Act currently before the Supreme Court.
Friday, November 13, 2020
Trump’s Lawyers Are Just Doing Their Jobs — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Harvard Victory Pushes Admissions Case Toward a More Conservative Supreme Court
The New York Times
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in The New York Times about the recent court ruling that found Harvard’s admissions process did not violate civil rights law.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: International Humanitarian Law – Humanitarian Access
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Donald Trump’s Deadly Last Stand — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Shocked But Not Surprised: A Mantra for the Trump Era — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
First 100 days of Biden’s China policy and the last days of Trump’s
Politico
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 is quoted in Politico about China’s response to outgoing president Trump.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
International Law Has a Role to Play in Protecting Elections — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh et al.
Law.com
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Dapo Akande is Professor of Public International Law at the Blavatnik School of Government, a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC). Duncan B. Hollis is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law at Temple Law School.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
A new tool to reduce veteran suicide — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Frederick Vars ’99
The Hill
Ian Ayres ’86 is Deputy Dean and the William K. Townsend Professor at Yale Law School. Frederick Vars ’99 is Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Biden wants mask mandates nationwide, but he can't actually enforce them. Here's what he could do instead.
USA Today
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in USA Today about President-elect Biden’s support of a nationwide mask mandate.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Obamacare Is Back in Court. The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher. — A Commentary by Abbe Gluck ’00
Abbe R. Gluck is a Professor of Law and the founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.