Sunday, December 9, 2018
The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’
The New York Times Book Review
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster, the new book by William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen Carter ’79, is reviewed in the New York Times Book Review.
Friday, December 7, 2018
The Power of Supreme Court Choices—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.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Huawei Arrest Raises Thorny Questions of Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy—A Commenatry by Robert D. Williams and Preston Lim ’21
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School. Preston Lim is a member of the Yale Law School Class of 2021.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
The Ticking Time Bomb Under Obamacare—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00 and Erica Turret ’20
The New York Times
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Erica Turret is a member of the Yale Law School Class of 2020.
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
No One Likes Excessive Fines, But No One Can Define Them, Either—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Investigations Won’t Defeat Trumpism. Strengthening Democracy Will.
Politico
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn is quoted in a piece in Politico.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
In the Balance: The Future of America’s National Security and Innovation Ecosystem—A Commentary by Robert D. Williams
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Neoliberalism, Not Liberalism, Has Failed: A Response to Patrick Deneen
Commonweal
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn has a review of the book Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J. Deneen in Commonweal.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
State wants details of Yale clinic deal
New Haven Register
Ahmad Maaz ’20 is quoted, and Sarah June Bever-Chritton ’20 and Rachel Kogan’19 mentioned, in a New Haven Register article about a proposed collaboration between Yale New Haven Hospital and two local federally qualified health clinics.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Trump’s tariff tactics could make no-deal Brexit work for Ireland—A Commentary by David Singh Grewal ’02
The Irish Times
David Singh Grewal ’02 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 26, 2018
'These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.'; Images of migrant children being tear-gassed at the San Ysidro border crossing provoked outrage.
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in the Washington Post about the response to a show of force against migrants seeking asylum at the San Ysidro border crossing.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Clinic plan could jeoparduze abortion access—A Commentary by Rachel Kogan ’19
The Hartford Courant
Yale Law School student Rachel Kogan ’19 has an op/ed in the Hartford Courant.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Can House Democrats really protect Obamacare?
Politico
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe Gluck ’00 is quoted in Politico about how Democrats can best protect the Affordable Care Act.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
How to get an up-or-down vote on U.S. involvement in the Saudi war in Yemen
White House Watch
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in a White House Watch article about the path to an up-or-down vote on ending U.S. complicity with the Saudi war in Yemen.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Trump Fought International Law...and the Law Won
UN Dispatch
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh was the guest on the UN Dispatch podcast where he discussed how international law is thwarting some of President Trump’s initiatives.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Looking past Trump—A Video Commentary by Mira Rapp-Hooper
Project Syndicate
Mira Rapp-Hooper is a Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School, as well as a Senior Fellow at Yale’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Monday, November 19, 2018
United States: Judge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit by Mentally Ill Veterans
The Associated Press
The Associated Press reports on a ruling in Connecticut that will allow Navy and Marine Corps veterans to sue the military for their less-than-honorable discharges which prevented them from receiving medical benefits. The group is represented by students with the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 19, 2018
Nightly Business Report
CNBC
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe Gluck ’00 was a guest on CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, where she discussed Florida’s suit against CVS and Walgreens for their role in the opioid crisis.
Friday, November 16, 2018
China’s Orwellian Social Credit Score Isn’t Real—A Commentary by Jamie Horsley
Foreign Policy
Jamie Horsley is a Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 16, 2018
‘It’s A Scandal’ — Inside The Fight To Hold The Military Accountable For Medical Malpractice
Task & Purpose
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about attempts to hold the military accountable in medical malpractice cases.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
A scholarly “agora” on The Internationalists
Global Constitutionalism
A special issue of the journal Global Constitutionalism devoted to a scholarly “agora” of the book The Internationalists by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Recounts Are Always Unsatisfying. Get Used to Them.—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
How Not To Conduct Elections—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
New Haven Independent
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The Alt-Right’s Favorite Meme Is 100 Years Old—A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The New York Times
Samuel Moyn is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Save a grandma. Get your flu shot—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
Los Angeles Times
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Law students launch service group
Yale Daily News
Law School students James Campbell ’20, Abigail Pershing ’20, Matthew Linsley ’21, and Carl Jiang ’20 are quoted in the Yale Daily News about a new student organization, the Yale Law Student National Service Forum.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Does the Constitution Require Birthright Citizenship?
National Constitution Center/ We the People
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar ’84 took part in a National Constitution Center podcast where he discussed birthright citizenship.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The War Against War
The Nation
The Nation reviews the book The Internationalists by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Who Owns the Supreme Court?—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.
Monday, November 5, 2018
US diplomat: Denuclearization at core of talks
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Susan A. Thornton is interviewed about the possible path for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Monday, November 5, 2018
COMMENTARY: President Trump’s Latest Idea: A Cruel and Unconstitutional Attack on American Birthrights
Black Press USA
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar ’84 is quoted in a commentary by the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. about birthright citizenship.
Sunday, November 4, 2018
The Great Unravelling: Human Rights
BBC World Service/The Compass
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn was one of several law professors interviewed by the BBC about the state of human rights.
Saturday, November 3, 2018
U.S. and China risking a military mishap without “mature communications,” America’s former top East Asian diplomat warns
South China Morning Post
Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Susan A. Thornton is quoted in a piece about tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
From Top Law School Grad to Notorious R.B.G.: The Evolution of a Supreme Court Justice
The New York Times Book Review
Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL reviews a new biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the New York Times Book Review.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
U.S. Commerce Department Bans Sales to Fujian Jinhua—A Commentary by Rachel Brown ’20 and Preston Lim ’21
Lawfare
Rachel Brown ’20 and Preston Lim ’21 have a commentary in the biweekly “SinoTech” feature on Lawfare.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
What the Constitution Really Says About Birthright Citizenship—A Commentary by Akhil Amar ’84 and Steven Calabresi ’83
Time.com
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. Steven G. Calabresi ’83 is a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
GE cuts dividend to a penny per share. Why bother keeping it at all?
Marketplace
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 is quoted in a Marketplace story about General Electric’s stock dividend.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The China debate: Are US and Chinese long-term interests fundamentally incompatible?
The Brookings Institution
On October 30, 2018, the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School cohosted a public debate about the future of U.S.-China relations, moderated by Evan Osnos. Listen to the full debate here.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Border Troops, Asylum Seekers, Birthright Citizenship: Immigration And The Midterms
WBUR/On Point
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar ’84 was a guest on WBUR’s On Point, where he discussed whether President Trump could end birthright citizenship.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Jam v. International Finance Corp.: May International Organizations Violate Rights with Impunity?—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh and Patrick Pearsall
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School and Patrick W. Pearsall is the chair of the Chair of Jenner & Block’s Public International Law Practice.
Monday, October 29, 2018
Misdemeanorland: Social Control and New York City's Lower-Level Courts
Center for Court Innovation
Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is interviewed about her book Misdemeanorland.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Professor Stephen Carter On Mail Bombs, Trump And Political Rhetoric
National Public Radio/Weekend Edition
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen Carter ’79 is interviewed on NPR's Weekend Edition.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Former Yale Law School Dean: “Trump’s Not Winning”
The Chicago Maroon
The Chicago Maroon reports on a speaking appearance at the University of Chicago by Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh, where he discussed his new book The Trump Administration and International Law.
Friday, October 26, 2018
News organizations across the nation back Colorado Independent’s open-records fight at US Supreme Court
The Colorado Independent
The Colorado Independent mentions the Media Freedom and Information Access clinic, which has an filed amicus brief in support of its petition before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that seeks to protect the public’s First Amendment right to court records.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Playing the Long Game for the Supreme Court—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, October 25, 2018
Lawsuit: Trump Punishing The Press Is Unconstitutional
Richard French Live
Students from Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) are interviewed about the clinic’s involvement in a First Amendment lawsuit filed against President Trump.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Down the Chain
The Nation
The book Misdemeanorland by Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is reviewed.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Battling Dementia, Sandra Day O’Connor Leaves Public Life With Plea for Bipartisanship
The New York Times
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in an article about Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who announced that she will retire from public life.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
A Deepening U.S.-China Cybersecurity Dilemma—A Commentary by Ben Buchanan and Robert D. Williams
Lawfare
Ben Buchanan is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Immigrant Class May Proceed With Mandatory Detention Suit
Law360
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 are mentioned in an article about the latest updates in Reid v. Donavan.