Lieber at Sand Creek: A New Critical Reinterpretation of the Laws of War
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 reviews “Settler Empire and the United States: Francis Lieber on the Laws of War” by Helen Kinsella.
Can Police Police Their Own? NYPD as a Case Study.
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory Jorge X. Camacho ’10 tells why understanding the New York Police Department can help explain policing in the U.S.
U.S. News Rankings Come Under Fire at Yale, Harvard Conference
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken is quoted in a report on a conference organized by Yale and Harvard law schools on how to best make law school data available to prospective students.
To Fight Defamation Suit, Fox News Cites Election Conspiracy Theories
Floyd Abrams Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz ’78 comments on the Fox News defense strategy in a high-profile lawsuit over the network promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines in the 2020 presidential election.
CT Lawmakers Eye Major Reforms to Address Housing Crisis
Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar comments on past attempts in Connecticut to encourage cities and towns to loosen zoning regulations so that more housing can be built — part of a new plan Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing to address the lack of affordable housing in the state.
Real Solutions to the Policing Culture Problem — A Commentary by Jorge X. Camacho ’10 and Caroline Nobo
Jorge X. Camacho ’10 is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Policing, Law, and Policy Director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. Caroline Nobo is a Research Scholar in Law and Executive Director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.
Benefits Denied: Older Black Veterans Battle for GI Education and Housing Compensation, Disability Payments
A report about the history of Black veterans being denied veterans benefits and efforts to address the issue includes the story of Conley Monk Jr., who is represented by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Antitrust Group, Economists Back DOJ, AGs Against Google
Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law David Dinielli comments on amicus briefs supporting antitrust enforcement actions against Google. The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic’s Tech Accountability & Competition Project filed the briefs on behalf of a group of behavioral economists.