Monday, November 1, 2021


Letter from U.S.: University Endowments Setting the Pace on Fossil Fuel Divestment

IPE

Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law and Professor in the Yale School of Management Jonathan Macey ’82 comments on university endowments and fossil fuel investment.

Monday, November 1, 2021


Law Profs Defend Theory that SPAC is Illegal Under Investment Company Act

Reuters

A news report provides developments in the suit filed by Professor of Law John Morley ’06 and Robert Jackson of New York University alleging a special purpose acquisition company has been improperly operating as an investment company.

Sunday, October 31, 2021


The Supreme Court Case That Created the ‘Dreamer’ Narrative

Politico

Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver discusses the impact of the 1982 case Pyler v. Doe on so-called ‘Dreamers’ and their families.

Saturday, October 30, 2021


Florida Bars Professors From Testifying as Expert Witnesses in Voting Case

The New York Times

Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post '77 comments on University of Florida academics' barring from appearing as expert witnesses in a lawsuit about the state's voting laws.

Saturday, October 30, 2021


As Halls Road Zoning Advocates Emphasize Flexibility, Legal Experts Say Otherwise

CT Examiner

Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar addresses efforts to change zoning rules in Old Lyme.

Friday, October 29, 2021


Puerto Rico Media Petitions Supreme Court in Abuse Case

Associated Press

Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz '78 and Clinical Lecturer in Law and Associate Research Scholar in Law Stephen Stich '17 comment on a petition filed to overturn a ruling by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court cutting off all public access to judicial proceedings involving domestic violence.

Thursday, October 28, 2021


Americans Like Billionaires More Than Democrats Do — 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, October 27, 2021


Americans Paying 25% More Towards Car Loans than 10 Years Ago

The Guardian

Deputy Dean and Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law Ian Ayres ’86 comments on car loan interest rate trends in America.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021


No Fixed Timeline for Migrant Bond Hearings, 1st Circ. Says

Law360

A news report provides an update Reid v. Donelan et al., a suit involving detained immigrants’ rights to timely bond hearings. Plaintiffs are represented by William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean Michael J. Wishnie ’93, Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08, and students with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Clinic.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021


When Human Rights Abuses Impact Supply Chains

Marketplace

Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Samm Sacks discusses U.S. retailers pulling Chinese-made tech equipment off their shelves over concerns that manufacturers have ties to human rights abuses.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021


New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America

Slate

Professor of Law David Schleicher comments on New Jersey's state governance.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021


Duke Energy Said to be Close to Letting Activist Investor Put Two Directors on its Board

Charlotte Business Journal

A news report cites a commentary by Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law and Professor in the Yale School of Management Jonathan R. Macey '82 on corporate governance and the response to activist investors.

Monday, October 25, 2021


It’s His Town Now

New York Magazine

Professor of Law David Schleicher comments on the possible post-election plans of New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams.

Thursday, October 21, 2021


Why Did the Supreme Court Stop This Execution? — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL

The New York Times

Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.

Monday, October 18, 2021


European Activists Want to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads. Why Can’t We Do That Here?

Grist

Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Faculty Co-director of the Law, Ethics and Animals Program Douglas Kysar explains why it is easier for U.S. authorities to regulate fossil fuel ads by placing stipulations on them rather than prohibiting them.

Monday, October 18, 2021


Could Property Law Help Achieve ‘Rights of Nature’ for Wild Animals?

The Revelator

Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Faculty Co-director of the Law, Ethics and Animals Program Professor Douglas Kysar summarizes the legal argument for granting property rights to wildlife to protect them from habitat destruction. 

Monday, October 18, 2021


Once Again, the Most Important Supreme Court Term Ever — 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, October 14, 2021


Congress Itself Should Prosecute Those It Charges With Contempt — 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, October 14, 2021


Stephen Breyer’s Supreme Delusions

The New Republic

Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn and coauthor Ryan D. Doerfler of the University of Chicago Law School review the new book by Justice Stephen Breyer, The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics.

Thursday, October 14, 2021


America as a “Shining City on a Hill”— and Other Myths to Die By — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves

The Nation

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. 

Saturday, October 9, 2021


Beside Classrooms, Americans Have Learned About Democracy at the Movies

NPR

William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen L. Carter ’79 discusses the movies that have shaped his view of American democracy.

Thursday, October 7, 2021


U.S. Rights Groups Petition for a Stop to Asylum Seeker Expulsions

Al Jazeera

A news report describes how the Lowenstein Human Rights Project and others submitted an emergency request to demand the U.S. stop using a public health directive to expel migrants.

Thursday, October 7, 2021


In Yale Forum, Whistleblower Warns of How Facebook Promotes Violence

New Haven Register

A news report describes an Information Society Project panel discussion featuring a former Facebook employee who is now speaking out against the company.

Thursday, September 30, 2021


An Early History of Rulemaking Power

The Regulatory Review

A paper by William K. Townsend Professor of Law Professor of Law Nicholas R. Parrillo on an early exercise of federal administrative power is summarized.

Wednesday, September 29, 2021


The Solutions to Democracy’s Problems Lie in Books — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79

Bloomberg

Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Friday, September 24, 2021


How California Plans To Turn the Screws on Nimby Cities

Full Stack Economics

Professor of Law David Schleicher discusses how the state of California can put pressure on cities to accommodate more new homes.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021


‘I Lost Everything’: Deported Army Veteran From New Mexico Petitions for Return Home

Stars and Stripes

Casey Smith ’22 is quoted about a U.S. Army veteran deported to Mexico who is being assisted in his petition for military naturalization by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021


What We Lost When We Lost Sandra Day O’Connor — 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.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021


Has War Become Too Humane?

Foreign Affairs

The new book by Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn is reviewed.

Sunday, September 19, 2021


Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Still Provokes a Debate Over Decency — 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, September 17, 2021


Texas Bounty Hunters, or a Private Army? — A Commentary by Paul W. Kahn ’80

Austin American-Statesman

Paul W. Kahn ’80 is the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities and the Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School.

Friday, September 17, 2021


How the Supreme Court Is Quietly Bolstering the Power of Religion

WNYC

Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL discusses what recent Supreme Court rulings say about the current makeup’s views on religious liberties.

Thursday, September 16, 2021


Until I’m Told Otherwise, I Prefer To Call You ‘They’ — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86

The Washington Post

Ian Ayres ’86 is Deputy Dean and the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at the Yale School of Management.

Thursday, September 16, 2021


The Problem With Making War “Humane”

The Nation

Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn discusses his new book.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021


Lawsuit Against Air Force Aims To Overturn Less-Than-Honorable Discharges Among Those With Trauma

WSHU

Alexis Kallen ’23 comments on a proposed nationwide class action suit filed by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

Monday, September 13, 2021


Madison Police Step up Fight To Withhold Barbara Hamburg Murder Investigation Files From HBO’s ‘Murder on Middle Beach’ Filmmakers

The Hartford Courant

Clinical Lecturer David Schulz ’78 discusses efforts by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic to gain public access to police records from a 2010 murder in Madison, Connecticut.

Monday, September 13, 2021


How the Real Jane Roe Shaped the Abortion Wars

The New Yorker

A review of The Family Roe: An American Story cites research by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel and Clinical Lecturer in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL.

Sunday, September 12, 2021


Where Roe v. Wade Stands After Texas Abortion Ban Allowed To Go Into Effect

ABC News

Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith comments on the Texas abortion ban.

Saturday, September 11, 2021


How 9/11 Radically Expanded the Power of the U.S. Government

Time

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 discusses potential dangers of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Friday, September 10, 2021


60 Words, 20 Years

RadioLab

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh were interviewed about the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Thursday, September 9, 2021


BlackRock, Defying Soros Warning, Breaks New Ground in China

Bloomberg

Professor Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on U.S. asset managers’ willingness to invest in China.

Thursday, September 9, 2021


God Has No Place in Supreme Court Opinions — 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.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021


The Lawfare Podcast: ‘Humane’ with Samuel Moyn

Lawfare

Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn discusses his new book.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021


The Claim that the U.S. Government Already Has the Power to Lower Drug Prices

The Washington Post

Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 is quoted on to what degree the federal government can dictate drug prices.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021


The Dangers of Making War Less Dangerous

The New York Times

The New York Times reviews Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War, the new book by Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021


From a Founder — What Critical Race Theory Means

Dear Ohio Podcast

Professor of Law Gerald Torres ’77 was interviewed about critical race theory.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021


YLS Liman Center Members Testify on Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

Yale Daily News

The Yale Daily News reported on testimony given by Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik before the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the use of solitary confinement. Liman Center Director Jenny Carroll is quoted, and Liman Center clinical fellow Skylar Albertson ’18, Sarita Benesch ’23, and Wynne Graham ’22 are mentioned.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021


The Current for Sept. 8, 2021

CBC

Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith discusses how the new Texas abortion law works and how it might be challenged.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021


In Eight-Year Scheme, Former Medical School Employee Charged With Stealing Millions From Yale

Yale Daily News

Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law Kate Stith comments on a charge of fraud and money laundering.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021


Most Extreme Abortion Law in U.S. Takes Effect in Texas

The Guardian

Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel and Melissa Murray ’02 comment on the new Texas abortion law.

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