Thursday, November 17, 2022
Why Another Top-Ranked Law School Joins Yale, Harvard in Withdrawing from Rankings
ABC News
Dean Heather K. Gerken speaks about the decison to withdraw from the annual law school rankings of U.S. News and World Report.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Heather Gerken
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken is interviewed about educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Yale Law School Abandons U.S. News Rankings, Citing Flawed Methodology
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal reports on Yale Law School’s decision to withdraw from the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Yale and Harvard Law Schools Withdraw From the U.S. News Rankings
The New York Times
The New York Times reported on Yale Law School’s decision to withdraw from the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of law schools.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Yale and Harvard’s Law Schools Are Ditching the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings. Will Others Follow?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dean Heather K. Gerken spoke to The Chronicle of Higher Education about the decision to withdraw from the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Yale and Harvard Law Schools to Shun Influential U.S. News Rankings
Reuters
Dean Heather K. Gerken speaks about the decison to withdraw from the annual law school rankings of U.S. News & World Report.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Diversity on Trial: Affirmative Action’s Michigan Test
Bloomberg / UnCommon Law podcast
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 discusses issues around affirmative action at colleges and universities.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
The New Woke Discrimination Demands a New Law — A Commentary by Jed Rubenfeld and Vivek Ramaswamy ’13
The Wall Street Journal
Jed Rubenfeld is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Vivek Ramaswamy ’13 is executive chairman of Strive Asset Management
Monday, November 14, 2022
What in the World Happened to the Supreme Court? — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The Atlantic
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Democracy WAS on the Ballot — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Native American Adoption Law in Jeopardy
Bloomberg Law Podcast
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’84 discussed cases before the Supreme Court seeking to make it easier to challenge the regulatory power of the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Don’t Cancel Amy Coney Barrett’s Book — 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, November 10, 2022
4 States Just Voted to Close a Loophole That Allowed Slavery as Punishment for a Crime
Marketplace
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores comments on the use of prison labor in the U.S. in light of state ballot measures that would outlaw slavery as a legal punishment for crime.
Sunday, November 6, 2022
What Critics of Progressive Prosecution Get Wrong About Crime Spikes and the Reform Movement
CNN
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 comments in an analysis of the progressive prosecutor movement.
Sunday, November 6, 2022
‘Reverse Discrimination’ Is a Concept With a Long, Ugly History — 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, November 3, 2022
Inaugural Law School Scholarship Covers Full Tuition for 51 Students
Yale Daily News
A look at the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program, which provides full-tuition scholarships for students who come from economically disadvantaged families.
Thursday, November 3, 2022
A Controversial Election Theory at the Supreme Court Is Tied to a Disputed Document
NPR
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar ’84 tells why a disputed version of a plan presented at the 1787 Constitutional Convention does not help answer the core questions raised in a Supreme Court case on redistricting.
Monday, October 31, 2022
The Vast Collateral Damage of Zoning
City Journal
The new book by Walter E. Meyer Professor Emeritus of Property and Urban Law Robert C. Ellickson ’66, America’s Frozen Neighborhoods: The Abuse of Zoning, is reviewed.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
In Clash Over Affirmative Action, Both Sides Invoke Brown v. Board of Education
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments on the use of Brown v. the Board of Education by people on both sides of the issue of affirmative action.
Friday, October 28, 2022
On Affirmative Action, What Once Seemed Unthinkable Might Become Real — 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.
Thursday, October 27, 2022
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Let's Give Connecticut Survivors A Chance At Fair Sentences — A Commentary By Elizabeth Clarke ’23 and Ali Fraerman ’23
Elizabeth Clarke and Ali Fraerman are members of the Yale Law School class of 2023.
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Why We Need the Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act Now — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Affirmative Action Isn’t Dead Yet — A Commentary by Justin Driver
The New York Times
Justin Driver is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Jaywalking Shouldn’t Be a Crime, and Now It Isn’t — 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, October 25, 2022
A Look Into Connecticut’s History of Housing Segregation
Connecticut Public
Walter E. Meyer Professor Emeritus of Property and Urban Law Robert C. Ellickson ’66 joins a conversation on zoning and segregation in Connecticut.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The Strange History and Impact of Broken Windows — A Commentary by Tracey L. Meares
Vital City
Tracey L. Meares is the Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and a Founding Director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
In Jon Meacham’s Biography, Lincoln Is a Guiding Light for Our Times
The Washington Post
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 reviews “And There Was Light,” a new biography of Abraham Lincoln.
Monday, October 24, 2022
Hans Niemann’s $100 Million Chess Lawsuit Will Be Tough to Win — 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, October 22, 2022
Why a Question About Slavery Is Now on the Ballot in 5 States
The New York Times
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores comments on ballot measures in five states that would ban slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Does Campus Diversity Justify Affirmative Action? Our Study Says Yes. — Adam Chilton, Justin Driver, Jonathan Masur and Kyle Rozema A Commentary by
The Washington Post
Justin Driver is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
New Jersey Latest State to Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Misinformation
The Guardian
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar comments on states suing oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
China’s Economic Picture Grows Murkier in Xi’s ‘New Era’
The New York Times
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang comments on China’s delayed release of routine economic growth data.
Monday, October 17, 2022
Fencing Can Be Six-Figure Expensive, but It Wins in College Admissions
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments on whether preferences for athletes in niche sports in Ivy League admissions could be affected by a Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Putin Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy Guidance Further Entrenches the Forever War — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
The Supreme Court Has a Long History of Failed Leak Probes — 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, October 8, 2022
Here's a Different Way to Think About Stock Diversification — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff
The Wall Street Journal
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at the Yale School of Management.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Rules of Engagement
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver reviews Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 by Thomas E. Ricks.
Friday, September 30, 2022
California Governor Vetoes Limits on Solitary Confinement
Al Jazeera
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the decline in the use of solitary confinement in prisons nationally. The story also cites a report co-authored by the Liman Center on the number of people in solitary confinement in the United States.
Friday, September 30, 2022
You Thought the Supreme Court’s Last Term Was Bad? Brace Yourself.
The Washington Post
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments in an opinion piece about the upcoming Supreme Court term.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Next SCOTUS Term: What's on the Docket?
Bloomberg
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Professor Cristina Rodriguez discusses the Supreme Court's new term.
Monday, September 26, 2022
What Meaningful Action Could the United Nations Take To Help Ukraine?
NPR
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses how nations can unite in responding to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Biden Nixes EPA Action on Climate — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
America's New Secession Movements Aren't a 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.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
A Powerful, Forgotten Dissent
The New York Review of Books
Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL reviews Breaking the Promise of Brown: The Resegregation of America’s Schools by Stephen Breyer.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Why Local Governments Need to Compete to Offer Citizens What They Want
Governing
A commentary on domestic migration in the U.S. cites scholarship by Professor of Law David N. Schleicher.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Coast Guard Academy Settles Suit Over Parenthood Ban
Law360
Professor Michael Wishnie ’93 and Clinical Lecturer Meghan Brooks ’19 are listed as part of the legal team in a report about a settlement reached in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a former cadet challenging the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s ban on cadets becoming parents. The plaintiff was represented in part by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Case for Creating an International Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Can Trademark Law Stop a Racist Role-Playing Game? — 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, September 19, 2022
John Roberts’s Long Game — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The Atlantic
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School.