Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Danbury prison, inmates reach settlement in coronavirus suit
Danbury News-Times
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in the Danbury News-Times about a settlement reached in a lawsuit between inmates and the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Danbury.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Spotlight On Criminal Justice Reform During National Conversation On Race
WNPR / Where We Live
Million Book Project Director Dwayne Betts ’16 was interviewed on WNPR’s “Where We Live” to talk about the project.
Monday, July 27, 2020
What Is Fascism?
WAMU / 1A
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of History Samuel Moyn was a guest on public radio program 1A where he discussed fascism.
Friday, July 24, 2020
Constitutional scholars are alarmed by Trump's planned 'surge' of federal agents to major US cities
Business insider
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodriguez ’00 is quoted in a Business Insider article about the surge of federal law enforcement into cities around the country.
Friday, July 24, 2020
What to Do About Portland — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
What is the future of the UN in the age of impunity?
The Guardian
Sterling Professsor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in the Guardian on the future of the United Nations.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Go Ahead, Make That Demand. Just Don't Call It a Petition. — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?
PolitiFact
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in PolitiFact about whether the Supreme Court's DACA decision gave the President power over the ACA.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Why the U.S. ordered a Chinese consulate closed — and what it means for foreign policy
PBS NewsHour
Visiting Lecturer Susan Thornton was interviewed for a PBS NewsHour story about the closing of China’s consulate in Houston.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Where the Sick Get Sicker and the Sane Are Driven Mad: Behind Bars — A Commentary by Justin Driver
The New York Times
Justin Driver is Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 20, 2020
The Pandemic Has Pushed Aside City Planning Rules. But to Whose Benefit?
The New York Times
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar is quoted in a New York Times article about how the coronavirus has shaped urban planning.
Monday, July 20, 2020
What Did the U.S. Accomplish With Its South China Sea Legal Statement? — A Commentary by Robert Williams
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is executive director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Progressive City, Brutal Police
Rolling Stone
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares is quoted in a Rolling Stone special report about police brutality in Portland, Oregon.
Friday, July 17, 2020
State and local officials tussle over virus restrictions
The Associated Press
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in an Associated Press story about friction between state and local governments over mandates related to COVID-19.
Friday, July 17, 2020
The Case For Racism Response Funds – A Collective Response To Racist Acts — A Commentary by Monica C. Bell ’09
The Appeal
Monica C. Bell is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School and an Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The abortion pill will be available via mail — for now. Here’s what you should know.
The Lily
Executive director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel is quoted in The Lily about access to medical abortions during the pandemic.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Banning TikTok is a terrible idea — A Commentary by Samm Sacks
SupChina
Samm Sacks is a Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The New Lysenkoism in Washington — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Despite Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration rejects new DACA applications
The Los Angeles Times
Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad is quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the government’s rejection of new DACA applications, despite a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The “Find Something New” Edition
Slate / Political Gabfest
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was the guest host of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast where the COVID-19 pandemic, cancel culture, and racial justice were discussed.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Black Security and the Conundrum of Policing — A Commentary by Monica C. Bell ’09
Just Security
Monica Bell is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School and an Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Trump’s War on International Students
The American Prospect
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in The American Prospect about the new proposed guidelines around international students.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
As COVID Ravages the US, Bankers Loot Small Business Programs
Sputnik News / Loud and Clear
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara was a guest on Sputnik News where she discussed the death penalty.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
The Roberts Court Is Nothing Like America — A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Times
Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Brazil Needs a New Constitution — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 [pdf in English]
Correio Braziliense
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Trump keeps focus elsewhere as COVID-19 cases continue steep climb
The Boston Globe
YLS clinical lecturer and executive director of the Information Society Project Nikolas Guggenberger is quoted in the Boston Globe about President Trump’s messaging around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday, July 11, 2020
In Commuting Stone’s Sentence, Trump Goes Where Nixon Would Not
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in the New York Times about President Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone's prison sentence.
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Is Meritocracy a Scam? Is the US Really a Meritocracy?
David Pakman Show
Guido Calabresi Professor of Law Daniel Markovits ’00 was the guest on the David Pakman Show, where he discussed his book, The Meritocracy Trap.
Friday, July 10, 2020
In a Term Full of Major Cases, the Supreme Court Tacked to the Center
The New York Times
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in The New York Times about the most recent Supreme Court decisions.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Supreme Court rules N.Y. prosecutor can obtain Trump’s tax returns, rejects similar bid from Congress
New York Daily News
Justus S. Hotchkiss Professor Emeritus of Law Michael Graetz is quoted in the New York Daily News about the Supreme Court decision that gives Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. the right to subpoena a variety of President Trump’s financial and banking records.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Protest and Survive! — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
U.S. Profs Offer 'Independent Study' Classes to Prevent Student Deportations
Newsweek
Dean Heather Gerken is quoted, and deputy dean Ian Ayres ’86 mentioned, in a Newsweek article that highlights Yale Law School’s statement of support for international students following a new federal policy that threatens to deport students who are not receiving in-person instruction this fall.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
‘A Terrible Choice’: Yale Law School Dean Condemns ICE International Student Ruling
WNPR
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken speaks to WNPR about the Trump administration’s policy requiring international students to attend in-person classes in the fall or lose their visa status.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Linda Greenhouse on the Supreme Court’s religion ‘project’
CT Mirror / Steady Habits Podcast
Senior Research Scholar in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence Linda Greenhouse spoke to the Steady Habits podcast about recent Supreme Court decisions.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Trial for midshipman charged with sexual assault to start with jury member selection
Baltimore Sun
Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in the Baltimore Sun about a trial involving a midshipman charged with sexual assault.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
US withdrawal from WHO is unlawful and threatens global and US health and security — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh et al.
The Lancet
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Congress must stop Trump from withdrawing from the WHO — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh et al.
The Hill
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
New Hopkins tracker you’ll click constantly
Politico
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in a Politico report about whether governors can force the president to obey a mask mandate.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Yale philosopher and legal scholar collaborated on recent SCOTUS case
Yale News
Yale News highlights the work of Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08, who wrote an amicus brief for the Supreme Court case Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Reform Expert Approved For Police Commission
New Haven Independent
The New Haven Independent reports that Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey Meares has been appointed to the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Police Training, Satellite Crowding, The Glass Cliff
BYU Radio / Top of Mind
Caroline Sarnoff, Executive Director of The Justice Collaboratory speaks with BYU Radio podcast Top of Mind with Julie Rose about procedural justice training for police officers.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Voting by mail: Courts need to get real — A Commentary by Eugene Fidell
The Hill
Eugene R. Fidell is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Into Resuming Federal Executions
NBC News / Into America Podcast
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara was a guest on the NBC News “Into America” podcast where she discussed the death penalty.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Welcome to the Post-Leader World — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90
Foreign Policy
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
COVID-19 No Excuse for Ignoring Rights of the Incarcerated: Paper
The Crime Report
The Crime Report discusses a paper authored by Athur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik about how judges have – and should continue – to impact prisoners’ rights.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
How Chief Justice Roberts Solved His Abortion Dilemma — 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, July 2, 2020
‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’ — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
How Overpoliced Communities Become Politically Engaged
Niskanen Center Podcast
Justice Collaboratory member Professor Vesla Weaver (Johns Hopkins University) speaks with The Niskanen Center's podcast about The Portals Project, which finds that people in overpoliced neighborhoods have complicated attitudes toward police.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Think racial segregation is over? Here’s how the police still enforce it.
The Washington Post
Associate Professor of Law Monica C. Bell speaks with The Washington Post about her new paper “Anti-Segregation Policing” and discusses some of the ways in which policing helps perpetuate residential segregation.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Taking China to Court Over the Coronavirus
The Lawfare Podcast
Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center Robert Williams took part in the Lawfare Podcast about whether Americans can sue the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic.