Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Another Police ‘Reformer’ Takes a Fall
The Marshall Project
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares was quoted in an article about the firing of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
After Decade of Court Battles, the Scope of a National Security Inquiry Is Revealed
The New York Times
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is mentioned in an article about the information that the F.B.I. ordered internet service provider Nicholas Merrill to reveal about one of his customers in 2004. Similar articles appeared in the Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
People’s views on climate change go hand in hand with their politics
The Economist
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is quoted in an article about attitudes toward climate change.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Sex After 50 at the Supreme Court—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
What You Should be Thankful for in US–China Relations—A Commentary by Graham Webster
The Diplomat
Graham Webster is a Senior Fellow at the China Center at Yale Law School.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Syrian Refugees Potential Intelligence Source—A Commentary by Asha Rangappa ’00
The Hartford Courant
Asha Rangappa ’00 is the Associate Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Hollande's War Talk Gives Islamic State What it Wants Most—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Preventing Terrorism Through Markets by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg View
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Can Governors Block Syrian Refugees? Probably Not
NBC News
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in an article about whether governors may legally block the relocation of Syrian refugees to their states.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Beware a Pyrrhic victory over ISIL—A Commentary by Paul W. Kahn ’80
Al Jazeera America
Paul W. Kahn ’80 is Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities, and Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Will the “Tobacco Strategy” Work Against Big Oil?—A Commentary by Lincoln Caplan
The New Yorker
Lincoln Caplan is the Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Kicks Off First-of-its-Kind Law Enforcement Training on Implicit Bias & Procedural Justice
State of California Department of Justice
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares is quoted in a press release about the launch of a California police training program that addresses procedural justice and implicit bias.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Condemned man’s lawyers stop helping, cite ‘false hope’
Dallas News
Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen Bright is quoted in an article about a death row inmate who is trying to replace his lawyers in order to appeal his sentence.
Monday, November 16, 2015
In New Haven FBI leader lauds Project Longevity, says nation must work for better police relationships
New Haven Register
Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law and New Haven police chief Dean Esserman is quoted in an article about a one-day conference aimed at improving relations between African-American communities and police departments. The Law School and BLSA are mentioned.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Thin Blue Line; Speakers: Arrests, incarceration don’t guarantee public trust of police
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares is quoted in an article about a conference in Springfield, Illinois about challenges facing police nationwide.
Friday, November 13, 2015
DOJ Antitrust Chief Airs Doubts On Health Insurer TieUps
Law 360
A report on Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer's speech during the Solomon Center's The New Health Care Industry Conference.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Judicial Energy and the Supreme Court—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Scope of police questioned in U. of C. lectures
Hyde Park Herald
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares and Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Tom Tyler are quoted in an article about lectures they gave at the University of Chicago Law School.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
U.S. Attorney appoints new heads in Public Corruption units
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport)
Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Liam Brennan ’07 will replace Chris Mattei as the coordinator of the state attorney’s Public Corruption Task Force.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
More than a decade after release, they all come back
USA Today
Time-in-Cell, a report by the Association of Prison Administrators and The Liman Program, is referenced in an article about the effects of solitary confinement.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Democracy Dollars’ Can Give Every Voter a Real Voice in American Politics—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
Washington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Arbitration Is Everywhere and Not All Bad—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg View
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 2, 2015
A False Choice on Guantánamo Closure—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is the Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Yale Law Students Says Military Won't Release Records Linked to PTSD Lawsuit
Connecticut Law Tribune
Senator Richard Blumenthal ’73 and Elizabeth Dervan ’17 are quoted, and the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is mentioned, in an article on efforts to get data from the Department of Defense on the number of veterans who have requested discharge status upgrades.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Black death row inmate sentenced by white jury before Supreme Court
CBS Evening News
Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen Bright was interviewed about a case he will argue before the Supreme Court that challenges whether prosecutors in a murder trial removed all the black candidates from the jury pool.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Panhandling laws face challenge after church sign ruling
The Bismarck Tribune
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Robert C. Post ’77 is quoted in a story about legal challenges to law restricting where and when people may panhandle.
Friday, October 30, 2015
City’s Policing Efforts Set The Tone
New Haven Independent
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares is quoted in an article about recommendations from the presidential task force on policing, of which she was a member.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Policing and Oppression Have a Long History—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg View
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Another Lesson in Race, Policing and Mistrust—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg View
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
'Desperate environmentalism' won't save the environment—A Commentary by Joshua Galperin
Los Angeles Times
Joshua Galperin is a Clinical Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 26, 2015
U.S. senator speaks frankly about the Senate
Yale News
A report on U.S. Senator Chris Coons' visit to the law school on October 15.
Monday, October 26, 2015
‘Strong Evdence’ of Genocide in Myanmar, finds Al Jazeera investigation
Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America reports that findings by its investigative reporters, and corroborated by the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Law Clinic, indicate the Myanmar government may be orchestrating violence against resident Muslims.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Church, State, and the Supreme Court’s Moment of Truth—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, October 23, 2015
After the NDAA Veto: Now What?—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is the Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Benghazi, Watergate and the Muddle of Motivation—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg View
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Inequality Debate Looks in Wrong Direction—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg View
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Connecticut Decreases Use Of Solitary Confinement In Prisons
The Hartford Courant
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik and Hope Metcalf, Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights are quoted in an article about the use of solitary confinement in prisons.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Is Wall Street Eating Your 401(k) Nest Egg?
WNPR/Morning Edition
William K. Townsend Professor of Law Ian Ayres ’86 is quoted in a story about institutional fees charged on retirement accounts.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Hospital bombing reveals US failure in Afghanistan—A Commentary by Paul W. Kahn ’80
Al Jazeera America
Paul W. Kahn ’80 is Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities, and Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Mr. McCain’s Irresponsible Remarks About Sgt. Bergdahl
The New York Times
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is mentioned in an editorial about comments made by John McCain regarding his client, Bowe Bergdahl.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Why Hillary Clinton Is Right on the TPP—A Commentary by David Singh Grewal ’02
The Huffington Post
David Singh Grewal ’02 is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 12, 2015
No Jail Time Is Being Sought for Bergdahl, Lawyer Says
The New York Times
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene R. Fidell is mentioned in an article about the preliminary hearing of his client Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, charged with desertion.
Friday, October 9, 2015
Podcast: The Constitution and the world
Constitution Daily
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was a guest on a podcast, discussing whether foreign law has a place in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Legal experts decry offensive Eakin emails
Philadelphia Inquirer
George W. and Sadella D. Crawford Visiting Lecturer in Law Lawrence Fox is quoted in an article about the emails of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Convicted by Code—A Commentary by Rebecca Wexler ’16
Slate
Rebecca Wexler ’16 is a fellow of Yale Law School's Information Society Project and visiting scholar at Berkeley School of Law's Human Rights Center.
Monday, October 5, 2015
US strike on MSF hospital in Kunduz poses tough legal questions
Al Jazeera America
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about the US bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Bowe Bergdahl’s Army investigation just proceeded to the next step, lawyer says
The Washington Post
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about developments in the case of his client, Bowe Bergdahl, charged with desertion.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Experts: Mitigating factors could affect Bergdahl case
Stars and Stripes
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about developments in the case of his client, Bowe Bergdahl, charged with desertion.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
The Supreme Court's cases to watch—A Commentary by Akhil Amar ’84 and Vikram Amar ’88
Los Angeles Times
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School and Vikram Amar ’88 is dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Universal Voting Won't Bring Americans Together—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.