Friday, September 30, 2022
California Governor Vetoes Limits on Solitary Confinement
Al Jazeera
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the decline in the use of solitary confinement in prisons nationally. The story also cites a report co-authored by the Liman Center on the number of people in solitary confinement in the United States.
Friday, September 30, 2022
You Thought the Supreme Court’s Last Term Was Bad? Brace Yourself.
The Washington Post
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments in an opinion piece about the upcoming Supreme Court term.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Next SCOTUS Term: What's on the Docket?
Bloomberg
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Professor Cristina Rodriguez discusses the Supreme Court's new term.
Monday, September 26, 2022
What Meaningful Action Could the United Nations Take To Help Ukraine?
NPR
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses how nations can unite in responding to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
America's New Secession Movements Aren't a 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, September 25, 2022
Biden Nixes EPA Action on Climate — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
A Powerful, Forgotten Dissent
The New York Review of Books
Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL reviews Breaking the Promise of Brown: The Resegregation of America’s Schools by Stephen Breyer.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Case for Creating an International Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Why Local Governments Need to Compete to Offer Citizens What They Want
Governing
A commentary on domestic migration in the U.S. cites scholarship by Professor of Law David N. Schleicher.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Coast Guard Academy Settles Suit Over Parenthood Ban
Law360
Professor Michael Wishnie ’93 and Clinical Lecturer Meghan Brooks ’19 are listed as part of the legal team in a report about a settlement reached in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a former cadet challenging the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s ban on cadets becoming parents. The plaintiff was represented in part by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Can Trademark Law Stop a Racist Role-Playing Game? — 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.
Monday, September 19, 2022
John Roberts’s Long Game — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The Atlantic
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School.
Friday, September 16, 2022
U.S. Discloses Decades of Justice Dept. Memos on Presidential War Powers
The New York Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains the significance of newly disclosed Justice Department memos written since the Vietnam War.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
New Data Show How Often Alabama Uses Solitary Confinement
WBHM
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments in a news story about the use of solitary confinement in Alabama, where roughly five percent of prisoners are housed in solitary confinement for more than 15 days a year.
Sunday, September 11, 2022
What Trump Should Do Now — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Closing Schools Should Be the Last Option in a Pandemic — 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, September 6, 2022
ESG Can't Square With Fiduciary Duty — A Commentary by Jed Rubenfeld and William P. Barr
The Wall Street Journal
Jed Rubenfeld is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
That Online Test Just May Be Unconstitutional — 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, August 30, 2022
Trump Legal Team Advances Broad View of Presidential Powers
The Associated Press
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway comments on the legality of a former president invoking presidential power.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Civil Rights Group Sues Woodbridge for Allegedly Violating Housing Laws
Connecticut Public Radio
Mira Netsky ’23 comments on a lawsuit civil rights attorneys and housing advocates are bringing against the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut. The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is part of the legal team.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Affirmative Action Was Banned at Two Top Universities. They Say They Need It.
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments on the impact of ending affirmative action in the California and Michigan university systems.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Are Defamation Lawsuits an Effective Tool Against the Onslaught of Misinformation?
NPR / Here and Now
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David A. Schulz ’78 discusses how to combat misinformation.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Law Clinics Win Battle Over 2016 FOIA Amendment's Meaning
Law360
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David A. Schulz ’78 discusses a case brought by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic in which a court ruled that the FDA cannot withhold commercial information from the public soley because a company considers it confidential.
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Scientific Misinformation Is Criminalizing the Standard of Care for Transgender Youth — A Commentary by Anne Alstott ’87 et al.
JAMA Pediatrics
Anne Alstott is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Nearly 50,000 People Held in Solitary Confinement in U.S., Report Says
The Guardian
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
New Report Details Solitary Decline
The New Haven Independent
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
How History Will Remember the Fauci Era — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The New York Times
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School, the co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership, and an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health.
Monday, August 22, 2022
Banning Books Is No Way to Protect Young Minds — 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, August 21, 2022
How the Supreme Court Blocked Congress’s Effort to Redeem the Administrative State — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, August 19, 2022
The Constitution Is Broken and Should Not Be Reclaimed — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn and Ryan D. Doerfler
The New York Times
Samuel Moyn is Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Yale Students See Work On Opioid Case As Broadly Important
Law360
Layla Malamut ’23 and Laila Robbins ’24 discuss the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project’s win in a major opioid case against Walgreens.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Biden’s Next Grand Bargain Could Retire Trump — 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.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Twitter Becomes a Tool of Government Censorship — A Commentary by Jed Rubenfeld and Vivek Ramaswamy ’13
The Wall Street Journal
Jed Rubenfeld is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Don’t Blast Trump for Pleading the Fifth — 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, August 12, 2022
Yale Law School Extends Full-Tuition, Need-Based Scholarships to 53 Students
Law.com
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken is interviewed about the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Is the Rent Too Damn High?
City Journal
Professor of Law David N. Schleicher joins a panel on the housing market in New York City.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
‘The Greatest Talker of His Time’
The Atlantic
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver reviews Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment by Brad Snyder ’99.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Alito’s Call to Arms to Secure Religious Liberty — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
What Can Cities Do When Bad Gun Laws Are Hurting the Economy — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Fredrick Vars ’99
Los Angeles Times
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale’s School of Management.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Police Training is Expensive and It’s Still Not Enough — 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.
Monday, August 8, 2022
The Humanitarian Paradox: When Do We Fight, Why Do We Fight?
Responsible Statecraft
Professor of Law Aslı Ü. Bâli ’99 discusses the problems with U.S. intervention and why restraint is needed to preserve America’s credibility in human rights.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
This Arthritis Drug Deserves Its Aggressive Patent Protection — 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, August 4, 2022
Top Experts Raise Questions Regarding Legal Basis of Zawahiri Strike
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Professor Oona Hathaway ’97, Adil Haque ’05 and Stephen Pomper ’93 access the legal basis for the U.S. airstrike that killed top al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Why Yale Law’s Dean Says Eliminating Tuition for Students in Need Benefits the Legal Profession
ABC News
Dean Heather K. Gerken and Rakim H. D. Brooks ’16 discuss the impact of the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program, which eliminates tuition for students with the greatest financial need.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Here’s How States Can Empower Citizens to Help Combat Gun Violence — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Fredrick Vars ’99
The Washington Post
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale’s School of Management.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
How West Virginia v. EPA Changed the Administrative State — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Why Your House Was So Expensive
The Atlantic
Scholarship by Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 is cited in explaining why home construction and other kinds of construction are so costly in the U.S.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Why Is U.S. Infrastructure So Costly—and What Can We Do About It?
Wall Street Journal
Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 was interviewed about why American infrastructure projects are so costly.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Wait, Who Said That? Your Favorite Quote Probably Isn’t from The Person You Think
USA TODAY/ 5 Things Podcast
Associate Director for Collections and Special Projects and Lecturer in Legal Research Fred R. Shapiro was interviewed about popular misquotations.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
A Black Family Won Back Its Beach. The Law Remains Broken — 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.