Monday, July 2, 2018
What Justice Kennedy's Legacy Could Mean for the Future of the Supreme Court—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar '84
TIME
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 2, 2018
Just Security Podcast: Harold Koh and Cristina Rodríguez on the Travel Ban
Just Security
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh and Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez '00 were featured on a podcast discussing the travel ban.
Friday, June 29, 2018
The End of Abortion—A Commentary by Reva Siegel
The New York Times
Professor Reva Siegel is the Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Trump v. Hawaii: Korematsu’s Ghost and National Security Masquerades—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Other Side of the Battle to Replace Justice Kennedy—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, June 28, 2018
NAACP Alleges Inmate Count Practice Weakens Urban Districts
Associated Press
Rich Medina ’18 is quoted in an article about a lawsuit filed against the state of Connecticut by the NAACP with the assistance of the Rule of Law Clinic over how the state counts its prisoners when crafting legislative districts.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
NAACP, Yale Law sue state over ‘prison gerrymandering’
New Haven Register
Ashley Hall ’19 is quoted about a lawsuit filed against the state of Connecticut by the NAACP with the assistance of the Rule of Law Clinic over how the state counts its prisoners when crafting legislative districts.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Fight to Replace Kennedy Has Already Begun—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, June 28, 2018
Pivotal Court Case Could Determine The Future Of The Affordable Care Act
WNPR
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in a story on the latest efforts by the Trump administration to change the Affordable Care Act.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Did Anthony Kennedy Just Destroy His Own Legacy?
Politico
Sterling Professor of Law Robert C. Post ’77 and Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 contributed to a discussion on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Justice Kennedy reminds Trump he is not above the law—A Commentary by Vikram David Amar ’88 and Akhil Reed Amar ’84
CNN
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Vikram Amar ’88 is the dean and the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana-Champaign.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The Surprising Consequences of the Supreme Court Cases That Changed Sexual Harassment Law 20 Years Ago
TIME
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in an article about two 1998 cases that went before the Supreme Court and changed how the law approaches workplace sexual harassment.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Trump Travel Ban: How It Affects the Countries
The New York Times
Diala Shamas ’11 is quoted and the Rule of Law Clinic is mentioned in an article about how the travel ban affects different countries.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The U.S. says it gives waivers for Trump’s travel ban. We haven’t seen any.
The Washington Post
Liman Fellow Sirine Shebaya questions Trump Administration’s representations about travel ban waivers.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The Court Ruled Correctly on the Travel Ban—A Commentary by Peter H. Schuck
The New York Times
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds "Travel Ban 3.0"
WBEZ Chicago
Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and Robina Foundation Visiting Human Rights Fellow Lucas Guttentag was interviewed about the travel ban.
Monday, June 25, 2018
What Rights Are Afforded To People Who Cross The U.S. Border Illegally
NPR/ All Things Considered
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is interviewed about the rights of those who cross the border illegally.
Monday, June 25, 2018
What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?
PBS News Hour
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is interviewed about the rights of those who cross the border illegally.
Monday, June 25, 2018
Key Question for Judge in Weinstein Case: Can Other Accusers Testify?
The New York Times
Professor of Law Steven Duke ’61 LLM is quoted in an article about which accusers may be allowed to testify in the Harvey Weinstein trial.
Friday, June 22, 2018
Forman: We’re Expelling Our Own, Too
New Haven Independent
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was interviewed.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
The Wealthy Atlanta Suburb Fighting to Secede From Its City
Bloomberg Businessweek
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in an article about a wealthy Georgia suburb that wants to succeed from its city.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
How to Regulate During a Financial Crisis
The Regulatory Review
Scholarship by Sterling Professor of Law Roberta Romano ’80 is discussed.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
How the Government Can Lower Drug Prices
The New York Times
Scholarship by Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03, Hannah Brennan ’13, Christine Monahan ’16, and Zain Rizvi ’17 is cited in a commentary about ways the federal government could curb rising drug prices.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
In a First, Yale and Stanford Law Journals Team Up for #MeToo Project
Law.com
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in an article about a joint symposium to help people better understand sexual harassment.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Wrongfully Convicted
The New York Review of Books
Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL reviews several books dealing with wrongful conviction.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
An Obamacare Case So Wrong It Has Provoked a Bipartisan Outcry—A Commentary by Jonathan H. Adler and Abbe R. Gluck ’00
The New York Times
Jonathan H. Adler is a professor of law at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, June 15, 2018
Senators urge Pentagon to rethink sending military lawyers to be immigration prosecutors
Stars and Stripes
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about the use of military lawyers in the immigration crisis.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
The Mask It Wears
London Review of Books
A review of Professor of Law Samuel Moyn's book Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
ACA's Former Foes Agree DOJ/Texas Have Severability Wrong - An Unusual Amicus Brief That Says a Lot about the Case's Lack of Merit—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Balkinization
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
They Fought Over The Last Obamacare Lawsuit, But They Agree This One Is Nonsense
Huffington Post
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is cited in an article about the lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Strange Bedfellows in the Texas Lawsuit Over the Affordable Care Act—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00 and Nick Bagley
Take Care
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Nick Bagley is a Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Hearing examines prosecutor in Penn State probe
Philly.com
George W. and Sadella D. Crawford Visiting Lecturer in Law Larry Fox is quoted in an article about a case before the Pennsylvania disciplinary board for lawyers regarding the conduct of a former state prosecutor.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
The Singapore summit’s three big takeaways—A Commentary by Mira Rapp-Hooper
The Washington Post
Mira Rapp-Hooper is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School and a Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center.
Monday, June 11, 2018
If You Want to Catch a Liar, Get It in Writing—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.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Key Summit Issue is Defining Denuclearization
Bloomberg
Mira Rapp-Hooper, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center and senior research scholar, was interviewed about the North Korea summit.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Trump’s targeting of a New York Times journalist, explained by experts
Vox
David Schulz ’78, Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and director of the MFIA clinic, and Michael Meltsner ’60 contributed to an article about the federal government’s seizure of a reporter’s phone records as part of a federal investigation into leaks of classified information.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Legal scholars think the new Obamacare lawsuit is “ludicrous”
Vox
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in an article about litigation on the Affordable Care Act.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
How the Supreme Court Avoided the Cake Case’s Tough Issues—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
The market for driverless cars will head towards monopoly
The Economist
Professor of Law David Schleicher is cited in an article about the market for driverless vehicles.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Why Britain Needs a Written Constitution—and Can't Wait for Parliament to Write One—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Political Quarterly
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Jail for Drug Relapse: A Case Asks if That's Fair
The New York Times
Clinical Professor of Law Fiona Doherty ’99 is quoted in an article about probation and how it impacts substance abusers.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Ethiopia Vows to Give Disputed Badme Town to Eritrea
Voice of America
Howard M. Holtzmann Professor of International Law Lea Brilmayer is quoted in an article about an agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea regarding a piece of land along their border.
Monday, June 4, 2018
Member Spotlight: William Eskridge’s Country-Changing Legacy
DC Bar
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence Bill Eskridge ’78 is profiled.
Monday, June 4, 2018
In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules For Baker In Gay Rights Case
National Public Radio/ All Things Considered
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 and John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence Bill Eskridge ’78 are quoted in a story on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
What a Trump-Kim Deal Could Look Like, From Good to Bad to Worse
Bloomberg
Mira Rapp-Hooper, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center and senior research scholar, is quoted in an article about a possible Trump-Kim summit.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
How to have a serious referendum on Brexit and avoid a rerun of the original—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Sir Julian Le Grand
London School of Economics and Political Science
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Sir Julian Le Grand is Professor of Social Policy at the Marshall Institute, LSE.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
How Republicans Are Using The Anti-Abortion Playbook To Undermine Same-Sex Marriage
BuzzFeed
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel and Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime are quoted in an article about efforts to roll back legal protections for same-sex marriage.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
DNA donors must demand stronger protection for genetic privacy—A Commentary by Mason Marks and Tiffany Li
STAT
Mason Marks and Tiffany Li are fellows at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The stories Fox News covers obsessively — and those it ignores — in charts
Vox
Scholarship by Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is cited in an article about Fox News coverage and how it exploits the tendency for politics to overshadow logic in response to issues.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
How Employers Illegally Discriminate Against Veterans with Less-than-Honorable Discharges—A Commentary by Alyssa Peterson ’19 and Arjun Mody ’20
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
Alyssa Peterson ’19 and Arjun Mody ’20 are students at Yale Law School and law student interns at the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.