Monday, July 11, 2022
Bill Ackman Winds Down $4bn Spac After Failing to Find a Target
Financial Times
This article mentions Professor of Law John Morley’s lawsuit on behalf of a PSTH shareholder against Ackman.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
RIP to the LSAT? Let’s Kill the Bar Exam, Too — 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.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
The New Threat to Good Schooling For Minority Americans
The Washington Post
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver’s scholarship is cited in regards to possible legal challenges to Plyler v. Doe, the 1982 case that gave undocumented children access to public schools.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Dwayne Betts and His Mission Beyond Prison
CBS Sunday Morning
Clinical Lecturer in Law Dwayne Betts ’16 was interviewed about his work as Founder and Director of Freedom Reads, a project of The Justice Collaboratory.
Saturday, July 9, 2022
When Cash Giving Doesn’t Work
Vox
A study by Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 and Abigail Pershing ’20 is cited in this examination of the results of cash transfer programs in the U.S.
Friday, July 8, 2022
The Supreme Court Has Sided with Doctors in An Opioids Case. What This Means for Future Cases
KJZZ/ Fronteras Desk
Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Abbe Gluck ’00 discussed recent Supreme Court decisions that sided with two doctors convicted of illegally dispensing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Opinion: The Dangerous Election Theory the Supreme Court May Be Poised to Endorse
CNN
Scholarship by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar ’84 and Vikram Amar ’88 is cited in regards to the “Independent State Legislature” theory which is set to be tested in the upcoming Supreme Court case Moore v. Harper.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
After Roe: The Uncertain Future of Fertility Treatment
NPR 1A WAMU
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel was a guest on a WAMU segment about how fertility treatment access could be affected under new state abortion bans.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Infertility Patients and Doctors Fear Abortion Bans Could Restrict I.V.F.
The New York Times
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel is quoted about how frozen embryos could be affected under new state abortion bans.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
After Roe, Are Republicans Willing to Expand the Social Safety Net?
The Guardian
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is cited about the potential of Republican states to expand social services to pregnant women after Dobbs v. Jackson.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Why Republicans Want to Redefine One Word in the Constitution
CNN
Scholarship by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar ’84 and Vikram Amar ’88 is cited in regards to the “Independent State Legislature Claim.”
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
A Growing Movement Against Illegal War
The Washington Post
Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn discussed Leo Tolstoy and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
How Can States Limit Guns? By Protecting The Right to Peaceably Assemble — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
Los Angeles Times
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale’s School of Management.
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Did the Supreme Court Open the Door to Reviving One of Its Worst Decisions?
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is quoted about originalism on the Supreme Court.
Friday, July 1, 2022
Can HIPAA protect you from anti-abortion laws? What to know about medical privacy rights.
USA TODAY
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel is quoted about medical privacy rights.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Why Liberal Justices Need to Start Thinking Like Conservatives — A Commentary by Akhil Amar ’84
Time
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Is Your Dishwasher Repairman Packing Heat? The Case For ‘No Carry’ Gun Defaults On Private Property — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Spurthi Jonnalagadda ’22
The Hill
Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale’s School of Management.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Abortion Ruling by Supreme Court Sparks Closer Scrutiny of Substantive Due Process
ABA Journal
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School Reva Siegel is quoted about the future of substantive due process rights.
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
States Say Abortion Bans Don't Affect IVF. Providers And Lawyers Are Worried Anyway.
NBC News
Clinical Lecturer in Law and Director of the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice Priscilla Smith ’91 is quoted about whether frozen embryos could be defined as unborn children under new state abortion bans.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Post-Roe America: Politics, Privacy, and the Court
Pivot
Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 was a guest on this podcast episode about the implications of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
Monday, June 27, 2022
Some Worry Overturning of Roe V. Wade Will Lead To New Efforts To Restrict Private Life
WTNH
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel is quoted on the broader implications of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Monday, June 27, 2022
Supreme Court Sides With Doctors Accused of Running Pill Mills
The New York Times
Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck is quoted about the recent decisions in Ruan v. United States and Kahn v. United States.
Monday, June 27, 2022
America Is Sliding into the Long Pandemic Defeat
The Atlantic
Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law Gregg Gonsalves and Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03, co-directors of the Global Health Justice Partnership, are quoted about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in America.
Monday, June 27, 2022
Parental Rights Were Ignored in the Praying Coach Ruling — 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, June 25, 2022
How Did Roe Fall?
The New York Times
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is quoted on the abortion debate since Roe.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
The Trump Court Limited Women’s Rights Using 19th-Century Standards — A Commentary by Reva Siegel
The Washington Post
Reva Siegel is Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, June 24, 2022
The Supreme Court’s Selective Memory
The New Yorker
Scholarship by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is referenced in this review of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen decision.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Roe Decision As Severe As Advocates Feared
The Boston Globe
Clinical Lecturer in Law and Director of the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice Priscilla Smith ’91 is quoted in an article about the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Supreme Court’s New York Harbor Case Isn’t a ‘Sopranos’ Episode — A Commentary Stephen L. Carter ’79
Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Can Companies Still Cover Abortion Travel Costs? — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Requiem for the Supreme Court — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, June 24, 2022
‘A Dangerous Precedent’: Abortion Remains Legal in CT, but Experts Sound Alarm on SCOTUS Decision
Connecticut Public Radio
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel is quoted about what the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could mean for other constitutional rights.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Clarence Thomas Signals Same-Sex Marriage and Contraception Rights at Risk After Overturning Roe v. Wade
TIME
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel is quoted in this article about what the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could mean for other constitutional rights.
Friday, June 24, 2022
How G.O.P. Support for Decriminalizing Abortion Faded Over Decades
New York Times
Scholarship by Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is cited in this New York Times article.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Local Expert Answers Questions Following Roe v. Wade Overturned
WTNH
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel was a guest on WTNH.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Commission-free Stock Trading Has Spurred Retail Investors. But Its Days Might Be Numbered.
Marketplace
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 is quoted about commission-free stock trading.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Learning Loss Doesn’t Begin to Describe What Happened — A Commentary by Daniel Markovits ’00 and Meira Levinson
The Atlantic
Daniel Markovits ’00 is Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Meira Levinson is the Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
What Will Happen to Dreamers?
Connecticut Public Radio/ Where We Live
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean Michael Wishnie ’93 discussed efforts by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic to protect undocumented young immigrants.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Black Veteran Groups Seek Policy Agenda on Racial Inequities
Associated Press
The Associated Press reports on research by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic that shows significant differences in disability claim outcomes for Black and white veterans.
Friday, June 17, 2022
Counting on the Supreme Court to Uphold Key Rights was Always a Mistake — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The Washington Post
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and Professor of History at Yale University.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
First Roe, Then Plyler? The GOP’s 40-Year Fight to Keep Undocumented Kids Out of Public School
Mother Jones
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver's book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind, is quoted in an article about the case Plyler v. Doe.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Designers Discuss the Threatened State of LGBTQ Rights in America
Women's Wear Daily
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William N. Eskridge Jr. ’78 comments on how anxiety about gender and sexual minorities surfaces as threats to LGBTQ rights.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The Case for Mandatory Gun-Liability Insurance — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Jason Abaluck
The Washington Post
Ian Ayres ’86 is Deputy Dean and Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Jason Abaluck is a Professor of Economics at Yale School of Management.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
How the American Majority Can Thwart the Tyranny of the Minority
Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn discussed the Supreme Court, minority rule, and potential remedies to transfer power back to Congress.
Monday, June 13, 2022
Denying Trans Youth Gender-Affirming Care Is an Affront to Science and Medical Ethics — A Commentary by Christy Olezeski, Meredithe McNamara, and Anne Alstott
Los Angeles Times
Christy Olezeski is Director of the Yale Pediatric Gender Program and an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Meredithe McNamara is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Anne Alstott is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor at Yale Law School.
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Biden’s Gay Rights/Religious Liberty Opportunity
The Hill
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William N. Eskridge Jr. ’78 suggests how President Biden might handle tax exemptions for organizations that oppose same-sex marriage.
Friday, June 3, 2022
Supreme Court’s Leak Investigation Is Self-Destructive — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
After It Overturns Roe vs. Wade, What’ll the Supreme Court Do for an Encore?
Los Angeles Times
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is quoted in a commentary about the potential effect on long-standing legal precedents should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Businesses May Refuse LGBTQ Couples for Same-Sex Wedding Services
USA Today
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William N. Eskridge Jr. ’78 is quoted in a news story about a case before the Supreme Court about whether businesses may refuse to serve LGBTQ customers based on religious objections.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
How the Second Amendment Was Reinterpreted To Protect Individual Rights
The Washington Post
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel comments on changing interpretations of the Second Amendment by gun rights groups.