Monday, August 26, 2019
The Limits of Private Action: What the Past 40 Years Taught Us About the Perils of Unregulated Markets — A Commentary by Anne Alstott ’87 and Ganesh Sitaraman
Pro-Market
Anne Alstott ’87 is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation at Yale Law School. Ganesh Sitaraman is a Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School. This commentary is an excerpt from the book their book, The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote Equality.
Monday, August 26, 2019
Revered From Left And Right, She’ll Soon Be Canada’s Longest-Serving Judge
Los Angeles Tiimes
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is quoted about Rosalie Abella, Canada’s longest-serving judge.
Monday, August 26, 2019
Opioid Trial Judge Could Deliver Biggest Judgment in U.S. History
CNN
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted on the ruling in a historic Oklahoma opioid trial.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Trump Has 'Absolute Discretion' To Nix DACA, Justices Told
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean Michael J. Wishnie ’93 and the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services clinic are mentioned in an update of a number of cases related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Monday, August 19, 2019
How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition — A Commentary by Daniel Markovits '00
The Atlantic
Daniel Markovits ’00 is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, August 19, 2019
How High are Infrastructure Costs? Analyzing Interstate Construction Spending
The Brookings Institution
A paper coauthored by Associate Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 and Leah Brooks of The George Washington University on why highway construction costs have risen is highlighted.
Friday, August 16, 2019
Trump's Greenland Folly: 'Not As Simple As Buying A Resort'
Law360
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted about the feasibility of buying an autonomous territory.
Friday, August 16, 2019
Claims: Migrant Children Molested in U.S.-Funded Foster Care
The Associated Press
Aseem Mehta ’20, a student with the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Clinic, is quoted about a settlement in a case of a migrant child held in government custody.
Friday, August 16, 2019
Interview with Gordon Silverstein about Yale Law School's Ph.D. in Law Program
PrawfsBlawg
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs Gordon Silverstein answers questions about Yale's Ph.D. in Law program.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
On Immigration, the Democrats Are Playing Into Trump’s Hands — A Commentary by Peter H. Schuck
The New York Times
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Five Decisions That May Sway High Court On LGBT Protections
Law360
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted on cases coming before the Supreme Court that will test whether sex discrimination extends to bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
The Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Appetite — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Obamas, Policing, and Gun Violence
Martha’s Vineyard Times
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares covers various topics in this profile, including a project on gun violence with Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Resuming Federal Executions Unlikely to Affect Military Death Row
Stars and Stripes
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene R. Fidell is quoted about the impact of resuming federal capital punishment on the military justice system.
Friday, August 9, 2019
The Trump Administration’s Execution Plan is a Disservice to America — A Commentary by Miriam Gohara
MEAWW
Miriam Gohara is a Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, August 8, 2019
There is a Need for Fresh Thinking on Human Rights
The Economist
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of History Samuel Moyn is cited in a commentary on human rights.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
InterLibrary Loan Will Change Your Life
Literary Hub
Law Librarian and Professor of Law Teresa Miguel-Stearns is quoted on the history of interlibrary loan.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Power of the Public Option: A Q&A With Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Alstott
The American Prospect
Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Law Anne L. Alstott ’87 and coauthor Ganesh Sitaraman are interviewed about their new book.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Exxon Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in New York Climate Fraud Case
Climate Liability News
Deputy Dean and Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar is quoted about the New York attorney general’s litigation against Exxon.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Death Penalty Questionable as a Deterrent to Mass Killing
The Associated Press
Clinical Associate Professor Miriam Gohara is quoted in an article about the death penalty as punishment for mass shootings.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Drug Assistance Programs Offer Little Charity to Uninsured
Reuters
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine L. Kraschel is quoted in a news story about a study of patient assistance programs.
Monday, August 5, 2019
A Public Option For Everything?
WGBH
Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Law Anne L. Alstott ’87 and coauthor Ganesh Sitaraman are interviewed about their new book.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
As Japan and South Korea Feud Intensifies, U.S. Seems Unwilling, or Unable, to Help
The New York Times
Visiting Lecturer in Law Susan Thornton is quoted in a story about tensions between Japan and South Korea.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
A Court Hearing This Week Could Be a Step Toward a National Opioid Settlement
Barron's
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted about ongoing opioid litigation.
Friday, August 2, 2019
On Hong Kong, the United States Must Find Its Voice — A Commentary by Susan A. Thornton and Ryan Hass
Lawfare
Susan A. Thornton is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center.
Friday, August 2, 2019
Investigator of Green Beret’s Murder Had Romantic Relationship With Witness, Lawyer Says
The Daily Beast
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in a news story about the death of a Green Beret.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
On the Border Wall, the Supreme Court Caves to Trump — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
What About Rochester?
Project Syndicate
The new book by Jacquin D. Bierman Professor Anne L. Alstott ’87 and Ganesh Sitaraman is discussed in an article on how to promote economic growth in mid-sized cities.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
War Crimes Related Case Tossed Against SEAL Platoon Leader
The Associated Press
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in a news story about the dismissal of charges in a Navy case.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Every D.A. in America Should Open a Sentence Review Unit — A Commentary by James Forman Jr. '92 and Sarah Lustbader
The New York Times
James Forman Jr. '92 is the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
To Fix Its Housing Crunch, One U.S. City Takes Aim at the Single-Family Home
Bloomberg Businessweek
Professor of Law David N. Schleicher is quoted about the new urban plan for Minneapolis that ends single-family zoning.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Arizona Asks for U.S. Supreme Court involvement in Opioid Case
The Associated Press
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in a news story about lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that produce opioid drugs.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
What Death Row Executions May Mean for Those Four Soldiers at Leavenworth
Army Times
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene R. Fidell is quoted about how the Department of Justice’s effort to resume capital punishment could affect four death row inmates in the military justice system.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Your Employer has More Intimate Data on You than Amazon, Apple or Facebook
MarketWatch
Resident Fellow Tiffany C. Li is quoted about data privacy in the workplace.
Friday, July 26, 2019
The Mueller Fantasy Comes Crashing Down — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The New York Times
Samuel Moyn is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence and a Professor of History at Yale Law School.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Dysfunctional Federalism
Vox
Professor of Law David N. Schleicher is interviewed on a podcast about why state and local politics don’t work anymore.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
45 years later, this case is still shaping school segregation in Detroit — and America
Chalkbeat
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in an article about the legacy of Milliken v. Bradley in Detroit.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The Missing State Department Memo on U.S. Officials’ Possible Aiding and Abetting Saudi War Crimes — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Male Nominees to Service Academies Outnumber Women 3 to 1
The Washington Post
A report co-authored by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School and the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center shows that members of Congress nominate women to military service academies at a much lower rate than men.
Monday, July 22, 2019
Talk of Massive Settlement Begins as Lawsuits Against Opioid Industry mount in Maryland and Elsewhere
The Baltimore Sun
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in an article about litigation against opioid manufacturers.
Monday, July 22, 2019
More on Liberals and Federalism
The Volokh Conspiracy
Dean Heather Gerken's writing on progressives' historical skeptical of federalism is cited in an exploration of the topic.
Saturday, July 20, 2019
The Invisible Hand of Justice Stevens on Abortion — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
After Years of ‘Glacial’ Change, Women Now Hold More Than 1 in 4 Corporate Board Seats
The Washington Post
Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law and Oscar M. Ruebhausen Distinguished Senior Fellow Aaron A. Dhir is quoted in an article about the recent uptick in the number of women on U.S. corporate boards.
Monday, July 15, 2019
The Counter-Intuitive Solution to Getting People to Care about Climate Change
The Conversation
Research by Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan M. Kahan is cited in a commentary about psychology and climate change.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Securing 5G: Challenges and Recommendations — A Commentary by Robert Williams
Council on Foreign Relations
Robert D. Williams is a Senior Research Scholar in Law and yje Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Absurd, Shocking, Embarrassingly Bad
The New York Times
An op-ed co-written by Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is cited in an op-ed about the ruling in favor of overturning the Affordable Care Act.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Trump Halts Bid to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
U.S. New & World Report
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in U.S. News & World Report about President Trump’s decision not to add the citizenship question to the next census.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
When Millions Can’t Afford to Retire, the U.S. Needs a Better Option — A Commentary by Anne Alstott ’87 and Ganesh Sitaraman
The Atlantic
Anne Alstott ’87 is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor at Yale Law School. Ganesh Sitaraman is a Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
ACA Case Places Age-Old Legal Doctrine In Spotlight
Law360
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 explains the legal doctrine of severability in an analysis of the case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Nonprofit wins grant to support Hartford residents leaving failed subsidized housing projects
Hartford Courant
The Yale Law School Housing Clinic is mentioned in an article about a project to help former residents of two subsidized apartment complexes in Hartford find decent housing. The clinic will provide pro bono services for the program.