Monday, August 2, 2021
Why Does Infrastructure Cost So Much In America?
On Point
Associate Professor Zachary Liscow ’15 discusses why infrastructure is so expensive.
Monday, August 2, 2021
“IZ” Housing Bill On Tap; Will It Work?
The New Haven Independent
Clinical Professor Anika Singh Lemar is quoted about a proposed inclusionary zoning law in New Haven.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Nikola founder Trevor Milton pleads not guilty to fraud charges, released on $100 million bail
CNBC
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is quoted on a case against the founder of electric-vehicle startup Nikola.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Would Trump leave Florida to make DeSantis his running mate? He might have to.
Tampa Bay Times
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar is quoted about former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and the 2024 presidential election.
Monday, July 26, 2021
When the World Outlawed War
Warfare podcast
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 discusses the Kellogg-Briand Pact and its legacy.
Friday, July 23, 2021
How Blue Cities Became So Outrageously Unaffordable
The Ezra Klein Show
Papers by Professor of Law David Schleicher and Associate Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 are discussed on the Ezra Klein Show.
Friday, July 23, 2021
Corporate Governance in the Face of an Activist Investor — A Commentary by Jonathan R. Macey ’82
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is the Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Vaccine Mandates and Personal Liberty Can Coexist — 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 22, 2021
3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law and the co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 19, 2021
The Conservative Constitutional Case Against the Filibuster — A Commentary by Eugene R. Fidell
The Hill
Eugene R. Fidell is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Advantage Business at the Supreme Court
Bloomberg Law podcast
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 discusses recent business cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Friday, July 16, 2021
Police Officers Treat Black and White Men Differently. You Can Hear It in Their Tone of Voice
Los Angeles Times
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor Tracey L. Meares comments on a study showing differences in how police talk to Black and white drivers.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
On Voting Rights, Justice Alito Is Stuck in the 1980s — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
James Forman Jr. on The Drug War in a Black Community
Psychoactive
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 discusses on a podcast his book Locking Up Our Own and his experience as a public defender in Washington, D.C. in the 1990s.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The New York Times
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Texas Democrats Are Embracing a Strategy From 1787 — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The Ethics of Coalition-Building — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
Dissent
Samuel Moyn is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Monday, July 12, 2021
COVID Didn’t Kill Cities. Why Was That Prophecy So Alluring?
The New York Times
Professor of Law David N. Schleicher comments about anti-urban sentiment in America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, July 12, 2021
Why Would a Gunmaker Provide 18,000 ‘Random Cartoons’ to Sandy Hook Families? Legal Experts Weigh In.
The News-Times
Lecturer in the Practice of Law and Legal Writing Noah Messing ’00 is quoted in news story about legal filings by gun manufacturer Remington in a lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families.
Monday, July 12, 2021
Watchdog Group Calls for Supreme Court Reforms
The Hill
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is mentioned in a news story about a panel of former judges and legal scholars convened last year by the Project on Government Oversight, a nonpartisan group calling for reforms to the Supreme Court.
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Unmasking Schoolchildren Could Improve Public Health — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
‘My Concern Is Precedent’: Mixed Responses to DOC Promise to End Solitary Confinement
Boston Globe
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments in a news report on a move by Massachusetts to end the use of solitary confinement. The report cites research by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Sunday, July 4, 2021
We, the Men? On the Founding Fathers’ Exclusion of Their Wives, Sisters, Daughters and Mothers — A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
New York Daily News
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 1, 2021
What the Supreme Court Did for Religion — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Anonymous Donors Should Stay That Way — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 1, 2021
‘America on Fire’: How Police Oppression Fuels Protests by Black Citizens
The Christian Science Monitor
Professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton's latest book, America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s, is reviewed.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Schools Weigh Discipline After Supreme Court Ruling on Student Speech
The Wall Street Journal
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted on the Supreme Court decision regarding the First Amendment and off-campus speech by public school students.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Air Strikes Renew Battle Over War Authorizations
Defense One
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 comments on the continuing debate over a 2002 war authorization.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Experts Debate Reducing the Supreme Court’s Power to Strike Down Laws
The New York Times
A news story on a hearing of President Biden’s commission on judicial branch reform includes that the commission is co-chaired by Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 and quotes testimony from Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn. Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik also testified.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
This Supreme Court Guards the First Amendment — and Neglects the Fourth
The Washington Post
A column on the recent Supreme Court decision in favor of a public school student in a First Amendment case quotes Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Scanlon Forces Lamont To Keep Focused on Tax Fairness, Relief for Middle Class
CT Mirror
Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar comments on the use of a tax fairness study as part of the latest Connecticut state budget.
Monday, June 28, 2021
Breyer's Future is Supreme Court's Biggest Question
The Hill
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn discusses calls for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investors
Bloomberg
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac shareholder suit.
Friday, June 25, 2021
The Supreme Court’s Cheerleader Decision Has Something to Frustrate and Disappoint Everyone
Slate
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted on the Supreme Court decision regarding the First Amendment and off-campus speech by public school students.
Friday, June 25, 2021
What Chauvin’s 22.5 Year Sentence Could Mean for Changing Police Behavior
PBS NewsHour
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares discusses the Derek Chauvin sentence.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
‘The Words That Made Us’ Review: Constitutionally Speaking
The Wall Street Journal
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar’s book The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation 1760-1840 is reviewed.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
A Cheerleader Lands an F on Snapchat, but a B+ in Court — A Commentary by Justin Driver
The New York Times
Justin Driver is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
We Are Family: Connecticut Passes New Parentage Law to Embrace Modern Families
Justia
An analysis of Connecticut's new parentage law notes the role of Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime in the shaping of the law.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Supreme Court Rules for Cheerleader Punished for Vulgar Snapchat Message
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments on the Supreme Court decision in favor of a public school student in a First Amendment case.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The History And Cycle Of Police Violence In America
GBH
Professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton discusses her new book America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Military Leaders Push Back on Taking Crimes Out of Chain of Command
Federal News Network
Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene R. Fidell is quoted about proposed legislation that would change how crimes are prosecuted within the military.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The Machine Man — A Commentary by David N. Schleicher
Slow Boring
David N. Schleicher is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Hate-Crime Laws Don’t Work as Their Supporters Intended
The Atlantic
Research by Macklin Fleming Professor of Law Tom R. Tyler and the Justice Collaboratory are cited.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Can Schools Discipline Students for Off-Campus Speech?
WHYY
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver and Jeffrey Rosen ’91 discuss whether schools should be able to discipline students for what they say online.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
The Tax Code’s Achilles Heel Is Surprisingly Popular — and That's a Problem for Taxing the Rich — A Commentary by Zachary Liscow ’15 and Edward Fox ’15
The Hill
Zachary Liscow ’15 is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Edward Fox ’15 is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Critical Race Theory Has Proved Divisive. What Is It?
The Day
Professor of Law Gerald Torres ’77 is quoted on the meaning of critical race theory.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Dozens of Yale Faculty Urge Lamont to Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement
New Haven Register
Clinical Lecturer in Law and Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Hope Metcalf is quoted about efforts to limit the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut.
Friday, June 18, 2021
ABA Medalist Lawrence Fox On Top Honor, Career, Ethics
Law360
Senior Research Scholar Lawrence J. Fox is interviewed about receiving the ABA Medal, the American Bar Association’s highest honor.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Supreme Court Sides With Catholic Agency In LGBTQ Foster Care Case — But Avoids Major Religious Freedom Questions
Time
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted in a report about the Supreme Court ruling in a case watched by LGBTQ and religious freedom advocates and those who work with foster children.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Company Eric Adams Keeps
New York
Professor of Law David N. Schleicher is quoted in a profile of a New York City mayoral candidate.