Friday, May 12, 2023


Is This the End of the Road for Affirmative Action?

Financial Times

Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver discusses the future of affirmative action at colleges and universities.

Friday, May 12, 2023


The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Prop 12 Is a Win Against Factory Farming. But the Pigs’ Lives Will Still Suck — A Commentary by Doug Kysar and Justin Marceau

Vox

Douglas Kysar is Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School and faculty co-director of the Law, Ethics and Animals Program.

Friday, May 12, 2023


The End of Asylum? — A Commentary by Cristina M. Rodríguez ’00 and Adam Cox

Just Security

Cristina M. Rodríguez is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School. 

Friday, May 12, 2023


How Biden Can Use Supreme Court Precedent to Win the Debt Ceiling Fight. — A Commentary by Paul Kahn ’80

Slate

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

Thursday, May 11, 2023


Justices Say Trans Immigrant Can Fight Removal At 5th Circ.

Law360

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic client, ruling that she can challenge her deportation in court, rather than first exhausting all administrative appeals.

Friday, May 5, 2023


The Legal Authority to Create a Special Tribunal — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 et al.

Just Security

Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Maggie Mills ’24 and Heather Zimmerman ’23 are students at Yale Law School.

Friday, May 5, 2023


Faster IRS Offering Better Picture on Looming Debt ‘X-Date’

The Associated Press

Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin explains why it is difficult to pinpoint when the U.S. Treasury could run out of money.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023


Disney Should Thank DeSantis for His Big Dumb Mouth

New York Magazine

Sterling Professor Robert Post ’77 and Professor of Law David N. Schleicher discuss First Amendment and contract law issues behind the legal battles between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023


The Confusing Fallout of Dying Without a Will

The Wall Street Journal

Professor of Law John Morley ’06 discusses the potential consequences of dying without a will.

Friday, April 28, 2023


Amy Kapczynski on How the Law and Neoliberalism Changed Each Other

The Syllabus

Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 gives an interview about her work on law and political economy.

Thursday, April 27, 2023


Yale Law Professor Tracey Meares Shares Stories of Life after Springfield High School

NPR Illinois

Professor Tracey L. Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor and a Founding Director of the Justice Collaboratory, is interviewed about her life.

Thursday, April 27, 2023


Finally, a Bipartisan Response to the Clarence Thomas Fiasco Emerges

The Washington Post

Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn is quoted in a commentary in The Washington Post.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023


The Politics of Commutations in Connecticut

Connecticut Public

Clinical Professor of Law Miriam Gohara joins a conversation about why commutations have become a political issue in Connecticut.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023


The Judge Who Sentenced the Rosenbergs

Washington Monthly

Work by Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is mentioned in a recent book review.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023


Air Force Will Reconsider Mental Health In Discharge Process

Law360

Members of the Veterans Leegal Services Clinic including William O. Douglas Clinical Professor Michael Wishnie ’93, Clinical Lecturer in Law Meghan E. Brooks ’19, and several YLS students are mentioned in a story about a case brought against the Air Force by the clinic.

 

Thursday, April 20, 2023


Fox-Dominion Settlement Shows the Costs of Pandering to the Crowd — 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, April 20, 2023


Hustle Culture: Is This the End of Rise-and-Grind?

BBC

Guido Calabresi Professor of Law Daniel Markovits ’00 discusses why more workers want to prioritize work-life balance.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023


White People Were Kept Out of Prison During COVID. Blacks, Latinos Were Left Behind Bars.

USA Today

Professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton discusses the study she co-authored, which showed that efforts to reduce the number of people in prisons early in the pademic disproportionately benefitted white people.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023


Why the Trump Indictment Isn’t as Legally Dubious as Many Claimed — A Commentary by Gideon Yaffe

Los Angeles Times

Gideon Yaffe is Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology at Yale.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023


Fear of Arms Deliveries From China to Russia: Macron and von Der Leyen Travel To Beijing

Frankfurter Rundschau

Research Scholar in Law and Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School Moritz Rudolf comments on relations between China and Brazil.

Saturday, April 15, 2023


Texas Governor’s Rash Plan to Pardon a Killer — 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, April 13, 2023


Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships — A Commentary by Heather K. Gerken and Tamara F. Lawson

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Heather K. Gerken is Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Tamara F. Lawson is the Toni Rembe Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023


Yale Law Professors, Via Open Letter, Support Work on Pardons and Paroles

CT Law Tribune

Several criminal law experts from Yale Law School wrote to stakeholders about Connecticut’s pause in commutations.

Monday, April 10, 2023


Remembering Lawyer and Teacher Jay Pottenger

Connecticut Law Tribune

A remembrance of Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75.

Friday, April 7, 2023


The IRS Wants More People Working in Tax Enforcement. Now It Has To Find Them.

MarketWatch

Associate Professor Law Natasha Sarin comments on how the IRS can attract workers from the private sector.

Friday, April 7, 2023


The Problem With the IRS Pledge Not to Audit More Earners Under $400,000

The Wall Street Journal

Associate Professor Law Natasha Sarin tells why a tax filer’s net worth may not be clear from their tax returns.  

Thursday, April 6, 2023


‘Vicious Cycle’: Inside the Police Recruiting Crunch With Resignations on the Rise

ABC News

J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 comments on how police departments can recruit officers who would best serve communities.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023


How Just Is Connecticut’s Criminal Justice System?

WNPR

J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 joins a discussion on the state of criminal justice reform in Connecticut.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023


Why So Many Americans Hate Their Work Hours

Insider

Guido Calabresi Professor of Law Daniel Markovits ’00 comments on why both low-income and high-income workers are dissatisfied with the number of hours they work.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023


Republicans Could Regret Attacking Trump’s Indictment. — 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, April 3, 2023


Regulators Missed Silicon Valley Bank’s Problems for Months. Here’s Why. — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin

The Washington Post

Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Monday, April 3, 2023


Lawsuit Seeks Records of Toxic Exposures at Uzbek Air Base

The Associated Press

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic has filed a lawsuit on behalf of veterans groups seeking records of toxic conditions blamed for sickening U.S. service members at an air base in Uzbekistan.

Monday, April 3, 2023


VA Says Conn. Court Should Toss Benefit Discrimination Suit

Law360

Developments continue in a case filed by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic alleging racial disparities in GI benefits.

Saturday, April 1, 2023


Changhao Wei on the Role of China’s National People’s Congress

The Diplomat

Associate Research Scholar in Law and Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School Changhao Wei discusses the Chinese legislature and its upcoming session.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023


We’re About to Find Out How Far the Supreme Court Will Go to Arm America. — 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 at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023


Elon Musk Can’t Avoid Paying Twitter’s Rent Forever. — 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, March 28, 2023


State Dept. Proposes Joint Tribunal to Try Russian Leaders

The New York Times

Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh comments on a proposal for the creation of a joint tribunal in which Ukraine and international allies would try Russian leaders for crimes of aggression.

Sunday, March 26, 2023


Kamala Harris Could Learn From Mike Pence’s Subpoena Defense — 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, March 26, 2023


Black Men Are Paying the Price for the Failed War on Gun Violence

WBEZ

J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 comments on how enforcement of gun possession laws in Chicago disproportionately impacts Black men.

Sunday, March 26, 2023


Nassau, Suffolk Struggle With ‘Alarming’ Employee Payouts

Newsday

Professor of Law David Schleicher comments what happens when local governments agree to contracts for public employees that include payouts for unused sick and vacation days.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023


Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Review — How the Rich Keep the Poor Down

The Guardian

Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn reviews Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023


The Unraveling of the U.S. News College Rankings

The Wall Street Journal

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken is featured in a story about the aftermath of Yale Law School pulling out of the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.

Sunday, March 19, 2023


ChatGPT Can Lie, But It’s Only Imitating Humans — 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.

Saturday, March 18, 2023


Will the Texas Takeover of Houston Public Schools Work? — 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, March 17, 2023


ChatGPT Libeled Me. Can I Sue?

The Wall Street Journal

Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 comments on whether an AI chatbot could be held liable for defamation.

Thursday, March 16, 2023


To Prevent Bank Runs, Fix Bank Governance — A Commentary by Yair Listokin ’05

The Hill

Yair Listokin ’05 is Deputy Dean and the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Thursday, March 16, 2023


‘Financial Regulation Has a Really Deep Problem’

The Atlantic

Associate Professor Natasha Sarin answers questions about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023


Houston Leaders Debate Merits of ‘Conservation Districts’ Proposal

Planetizen

Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar comments on how a proposed new neighborhood designation in Houston would affect housing affordability.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023


This Supreme Court Case Could Redefine 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.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023


Examining the Legal Ramifications of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

CBS News

Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law Jonathan Macey ’82 discusses the legal ramifications of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.

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