Monday, October 19, 2020
Originalism in a diverse America: How does Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy square with who was left out of the Constitution?
The Washington Post
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in a Washington Post article about constitutional originalism.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Wrestling with Legal and Illegal Orders in the Military in the Months Ahead — A Commentary by Eugene Fidell
Just Security
Eugene Fidell is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, October 16, 2020
The Supreme Court We Need — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Review of Books
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, October 16, 2020
As SCOTUS Veers Further Right, Could a States’ Rights Shift Benefit the Left?
Vanity Fair
Dean Heather Gerken is cited in a Vanity Fair article about states’ rights.
Friday, October 16, 2020
The Complicated Role Of Black Leaders In Shaping The Criminal Justice System
NPR / Code Switch
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Professor James Forman Jr., ’92 speaks with NPR’s Code Switch about Sen. Kamala Harris’s past as a prosecutor and his book Locking Up Our Own.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Can Politics Handle Police Reform in 2020? An Expert Roundtable
Politico
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey Meares took part in a Politico roundtable discussion about police reform.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
How One Police Chief Kept Her City from Blowing Up This Summer
Politico
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 is quoted in a Politico article about policing.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Republican Judges Are Quietly Upending Public Health Laws — A Commentary by John Fabian Witt ’99
The New York Times
John Fabian Witt is Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
King v. Burwell: A Clear Example of Legislating from the Bench
Cato at Liberty
Professor of Law and founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in a CATO Institute article about King v. Burwell.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The size of the Supreme Court is only part of the problem — A Commentary by Judith Resnik
CNN.com
Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the Founding Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Suicide Accounts for Most Gun Deaths. A Libertarian Approach Could Help. — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Frederick Vars ’99
The Wall Street Journal
Ian Ayres ’86 is Deputy Dean and the William K. Townsend Professor at Yale Law School. Frederick Vars ’99 is Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
This Supreme Court Was Designed to Kill Climate Policies
The New Republic
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn and Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 are quoted in the New Republic about the Supreme Court and climate change.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Inside the Orders Project - giving ‘second opinions’ on orders to election-wary troops
Military Times
Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in a Military Times article about The Orders Project, a legal advice network for troops who might want a second opinion on the legality of orders related to the election.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn and Ryan D. Doerfler
The New Republic
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University. Ryan D. Doerfler is Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
‘We will be in Weimar 1931 if Trump wins’
Deutsche Welle
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on Deutsche Welle’s The Day where he discussed a possible Trump re-election.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Dems focus on health care in Barrett hearing, families share opposing views on ACA
ABC News / Nightline
Professor of Law and founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was interviewed on ABC’s Nightline about legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act.
Monday, October 12, 2020
The President and Immigration Law: Introduction to a Just Security Series — A Commentary by Cristina Rodríguez ’00 and Adam B. Cox
Just Security
Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, October 9, 2020
Police Don’t Get Nearly Enough Gun Training — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, October 9, 2020
Volunteer lawyers will advise military personnel who question the legality of orders during protests, election disputes
Washington Post
Senior Research Scholar Eugene Fidell is quoted in the Washington Post about a group of lawyers who are offering advice to military and National Guard members worried they may be given unlawful orders if deployed during protests or disputes over the upcoming elections.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Questions for Amy Coney Barrett — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Mike Pence Does Not Respect Life
Slate
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is quoted in a Slate article about Vice President Pence.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions — 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, October 7, 2020
Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws
Brief Encounters Podcast
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge, Jr. ’78 took part in a podcast discussion about his new book, Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Liberals Weigh Jurisdiction Stripping to Rein in Supreme Court
Bloomberg Businessweek
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek about the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Heavyweight Jurisdiction Fight Set to Be Argued at Supreme Court
Bloomberg Law
Howard M. Holtzmann Professor of International Law Lea Brilmayer is quoted in Bloomberg Law story about two cases before the Supreme Court involving Ford Motor Co.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Closing the Nation’s Doors — A Commentary by Cristina Rodríguez ’00
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Cristina Rodríguez is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 5, 2020
John Roberts faces a new round of legacy-defining turmoil
CNN
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 was interviewed on CNN about Chief Justice John Roberts.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
What works to reduce police brutality
APA Monitor
Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Tom Tyler and Justice Collaboratory member Phillip Atiba Goff’s research is cited in this article in the October issue of the APA Monitor on Psychology.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Yale Professor Urges Kosovo to Stop Attempts to Expel American Human Rights Lawyer
Exit Albania
Exit Albania reports on a letter from Binger Clinical Professor of Human Rights James Silk ’89 to the Albanian prime minister regarding that government’s attempt to deport an American citizen and human rights lawyer.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Legal Scholars Worry About Affirmative Action and Civil Rights if Barrett is Confirmed
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in a Diverse Issues in Higher Education article about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Urban Housing Lauded; Suburbs Challenged
New Haven Independent
Clinical Associate Professor Anika Singh Lemar and Karen Anderson ’21 are quoted in a New Haven Independent article about efforts by the Community & Economic Development Clinic to challenge zoning restrictions in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Monday, September 28, 2020
How the ‘minority rule’ problem could get much worse
The Washington Post
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn is cited in a Washington Post commentary about the future of the Supreme Court.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Trump and Biden Make Too Big a Deal of TikTok — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court With Guest Samuel Moyn
Rolling Stone / Useful Idiots podcast
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn was interviewed for a Rolling Stone podcast about the future of the Supreme Court.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
The Virus That Stole Christmas — 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, September 24, 2020
How the U.S. Supreme Court affects the world
Washington Post
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in a Washington Post article about how the U.S. Supreme Court affects the world.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
How Did a Young, Unknown Lawyer Change the World? — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Esty Sees COVID-19 Responses Guiding States On Environmental Crises
Inside EPA
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Daniel Esty ’86 is quoted in an InsideEPA article about how states’ COVID-19 response is shaping their policies relating to environmental crises.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The Supreme Court’s role in economic policy, explained
Vox
Professor of Law and founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in Vox about the Supreme Court’s role in the economy.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Packing the Supreme Court, explained
Fast Company
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn is quoted in Fast Company in a piece on expanding the size of the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The Supreme Court Is Slipping Away From Democrats
The New York Times
Scholarship by Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn is mentioned in a New York Times opinion piece about the future of the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Ginsburg’s death sparks notorious divisions, exposes frailty of US judicial system
France 24
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed by FRANCE 24 about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what it means to the future of the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Appointees: Less Parking = More Housing
New Haven Independent
Clinical Associate Professor Anika Singh-Lemar is quoted in the New Haven Independent about parking minimums for new housing developments.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts?
The Nation
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn is quoted in the Nation on expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
Monday, September 21, 2020
What the Senate Should Do About the Supreme Court Vacancy — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Study disputes Cuomo on Trump tax package; experts say it's complicated
Newsday
Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law Michael Graetz is quoted in Newsday about the result of President Trump’s 2017 tax law in New York State.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death
Roll Call
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in Roll Call about the Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
‘Her Black Coffee Always Brewed Strong’ — A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00 and Gillian E. Metzger
The New York Times
Abbe R. Gluck is a Professor of Law and the founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School. Gillian E. Metzger is a law professor and faculty co-director of the Center for Constitutional Governance at Columbia Law School.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
If Republicans Confirm New Justice, Scholars Say Democratic Court Packing Is Possible
NPR
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn is quoted by NPR in a story about possibly expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court.