Tuesday, January 17, 2023


Russia’s Crime and Punishment: How to Prosecute the Illegal War in Ukraine — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97

Foreign Affairs

Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.

Monday, January 16, 2023


Biden’s Mishandling of Documents Is Resurfacing the Problem of ‘Overclassification’

NPR

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses why so many U.S. government documents and classified and why that could present a problem.

Saturday, January 14, 2023


The System Has Never Had an Answer for Violent Kids — 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, January 9, 2023


What’s Beyond “Beyond Neoliberalism”? — A Commentary by Amy Kapczynski ’03

LPE Project

Amy Kapczynski ’03 is Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.

Saturday, January 7, 2023


What Went Unsaid in the Chief Justice’s Report on the Judiciary — A Commentary by Judith Resnik and Nancy Gertner ’71

The New York Times

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. Nancy Gertner, a retired Federal District Court Judge, is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School. 

Friday, January 6, 2023


I Looked Behind the Curtain of American History, and This Is What I Found

The New York Times

Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Amar ’84 has contributed a chapter on the Constitution, cited in this column, in a book about myths of American history.

Thursday, January 5, 2023


The Conservative Who Wants to Bring Down the Supreme Court

The New Yorker

Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn discusses opposition of judicial supremacy by progressives and conservatives. 

Thursday, January 5, 2023


Evolving Education: Three Recently Launched Law School Legal Tech Programs

law.com

Law Librarian and Professor of Law Femi Cadmus discusses the course she teaches on law and technology.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023


How to Take the Twitter Files to Court — A Commentary by Jed Rubenfeld

The Wall Street Journal

Jed Rubenfeld is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. 

Tuesday, January 3, 2023


Criminal Prosecution Is the Wrong Idea. Use the 14th Amendment on Trump. — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Gerard Magliocca ’98

The Washington Post

Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. Gerard Magliocca ’98 is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University.

Saturday, December 31, 2022


Why Yale Law School Left the U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The Atlantic

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken discusses the decision to withdraw from U.S. News & World Report’s law school rankings.

Saturday, December 31, 2022


Why Yale Law School Left the U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The Atlantic

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken discusses the decision to withdraw from U.S. News & World Report’s law school rankings.

Saturday, December 31, 2022


‘Woke’ Is a Political Term With a Long and Complicated 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, December 29, 2022


The Worst Supreme Court Decision in History — 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, December 25, 2022


How To Help the Fed and Avoid a Recession — A Commentary by Yair Listokin ’05 and Rory Van Loo

The Hill

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

Friday, December 23, 2022


Whose Boom Is It? City Cut Top Investors $166M Break In 2022

New Haven Independent

Clinical Professor Anika Singh Lemar and Professor of Law David Schleicher comment on how tax appraisals work in an analysis of the year’s largest commerical property transactions in New Haven.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022


With This Supreme Court, the Way Liberals Dissent Matters — A Commentary by Ryan D. Doerfler and Samuel Moyn

The New York Times

Samuel Moyn is Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University.

Thursday, December 15, 2022


It’s Time for Climate Change To Reach the International Court of Justice — A Commentary by Douglas Kysar

The Hill

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.

Thursday, December 15, 2022


We Disagree About Abortion but With One Voice Support This Urgently-needed Law — A Commentary by Reva Siegel et al

CNN

Reva Siegel is the Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Thursday, December 15, 2022


The Future of Fertility Treatment

1a

Clinical Lecturer in Law and Solomon Center Executive Director Katherine L. Kraschel discusses where fertility treatments and contraception legally stand in light of new abortion laws.

Monday, December 12, 2022


Are Owner-Occupancy Requirements Driving up Housing Costs?

Smartcities

Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar comments on the effect of owner-occupancy requirements on affordable housing.

Monday, December 12, 2022


Glacier Gets Tort Law Wrong Too — A Commentary by John Fabian Witt ’99

OnLabor

John Fabian Witt ’99 is the Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Monday, December 12, 2022


It’s a Scary Future in the U.S. in Terms of Inequality in Education, Says Daniel Markovits of Yale Law School

Financial Express

Guido Calabresi Professor of Law Daniel Markovits ’00 discusses how the U.S. education system fared during the pandemic and what it means for inequality.

Sunday, December 11, 2022


Calls for a Special Tribunal To Prosecute Russia Gains Steam

MSNBC

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses calls to establish a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s top leadership.

Sunday, December 11, 2022


Why Everyone in CT Should Care About Affordable Housing and 8-30g

CT Insider

Clinical Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar explains the Connecticut affordable housing law known as 8-30g.

Thursday, December 8, 2022


Brittney Griner Is Home. Next Up Should Be Paul Whelan — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79

Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

Thursday, December 8, 2022


Navigating Financial Aid as an FGLI Student at Yale’s Graduate and Professional Schools

Yale Daily News

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken and Chisato Kimura ’25 are quoted about Yale Law School’s Hurst Horizon Scholarhip.

Thursday, December 8, 2022


Zelenskyy Quip, Trump Conspiracy Top 2022 Notable Quote List

The Associated Press

Associate (Library) Director for Collections and Special Projects and Lecturer in Legal Research Fred R. Shapiro releases his annual list of most revealing quotations of the year. Including on the list is quote from Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022


Q&A: Justice on the Brink

The American Prospect

Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL answers questions about the state of the Supreme Court.

Monday, December 5, 2022


Russia Tribunal Faces Major Hurdles, Experts Say

Le Monde

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses the potential of a tribunal to hold Russia responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.

Monday, December 5, 2022


The Chinese Dream, Denied

The New York Times

Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on the expanding presence of state officials to enforce China’s “zero COVID” policy.

Monday, December 5, 2022


Balenciaga Has Filed a Lawsuit It Won’t 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.

Thursday, December 1, 2022


EU Proposes Special Court for Russian Crimes

BBC World Service Newshour

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is interviewed in a report about the head of the European Commission’s proposal to set up a special tribunal to try crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022


Supreme Court Should Separate Sleazy Lobbying from the Criminal Kind — 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, November 28, 2022


Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says

The Washington Post

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.

Monday, November 28, 2022


A Black Vietnam Veteran is Suing the VA for Discrimination

NPR

Adam Henderson ’23 is interviewed about a new case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic in federal court.

Friday, November 25, 2022


3 Reasons Yale Law Was Right to Quit the U.S. News Rankings — A Commentary James Forman Jr. ’92

The Washington Post

James Forman Jr. is J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School. 

Tuesday, November 22, 2022


We’re Taking an Ostrich Approach to Enforcing Gun Laws — With Deadly Results — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Frederick Vars ’99

The Hill

Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at the Yale School of Management.

Monday, November 21, 2022


Legal Education Needs to be ‘Accessible to Everyone,’ Says Yale Law School Dean

Yahoo Finance

Dean Heather K. Gerken and the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program are mentioned in a piece about equity in legal education.

Saturday, November 19, 2022


Yale Starts an Exodus From a Rank Tradition — 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, November 18, 2022


Why Slavery as a Punishment for Crime Was Just on the Ballot in Some States

PBS News Hour

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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