Friday, March 10, 2017
If Republicans aren't confident enough to let the CBO score their healthcare plan, they shouldn't try to pass it—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00 and Sherry Glied
Los Angeles Times
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School and Sherry Glied is dean of New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service and former assistant secretary of planning and evaluation at the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Debunking the Obama Wiretap Conspiracy Theories—A Commentary by Asha Rangappa ’00
Washington Monthly
Asha Rangappa ’00 is the Associate Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Charges near in death of Muslim at Marine base?; Taylor recruit fell last March; hearing expected this month
Detroit Free Press
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about a military court hearing into the death last year of a recruit at Parris Island, S.C.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
No time to lose
Yale Alumni Magazine
A feature article on the lawsuit filed by the YLS Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic filed in response to Donald Trump’s executive order regarding refugees. Numerous faculty, current students, and alumni are quoted.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Opponents Say Trump's New Travel Ban Won't Withstand Court Challenge
Hartford Courant
WIRAC member Aaron Korthuis ’17 is quoted in an article about the clinic’s work opposing the executive orders on immigration.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Video: The Future of the Affordable Care Act
Constitution Daily
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is interviewed about the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Trump's travel ban could have far-reaching consequences for presidential power
USA Today
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in an article about the new executive order on immigration.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Trump's new travel ban more likely to hold up in court but legal challenges remain, experts say
ABC News
Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law Peter Schuck is mentioned in an article about the new executive order on immigration.
Monday, March 6, 2017
The Ideology Behind Intolerant College Students—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.
Monday, March 6, 2017
America needs to decide: is health care something we owe our citizens?—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Vox
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Move Criminal Justice Forward—A Commentary by Tracey Meares
RegBlog
Tracey L. Meares is the Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Ukraine takes Russia to UN court over rebel funding, Crimea
ABC News
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in an article about an International Court of Justice case between Ukraine and Russia.
Monday, March 6, 2017
For Yale Law Group Fighting Trump’s Travel Ban, Echoes of 1991
The New York Times
The work of WIRAC on the immigration Executive Order is discussed in an article and video. Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93, Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh, Lisa Daugaard ’92, and My Khanh Ngo ’17 are quoted.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Central bank-issued digital currencies may stifle innovation over long run, says Federal Reserve Governor
EconoTimes
An event held by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law on Blockchain is reported on.
Monday, March 6, 2017
It Ain’t Easy Getting a FISA Warrant: I Was an FBI Agent and Should Know—A Commentary by Asha Rangappa ’00
Just Security
Asha Rangappa ’00 is the Associate Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Christian Bakers, Gay Weddings, and a Question for the Supreme Court
The New Yorker
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge ’78 is quoted in an article about the tension between gay rights and religious beliefs.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
GOP's legal and political sabotage crippled Obamacare—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Philadelphia Inquirer
Abbe R. Gluck is a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Violence in Cyberspace: Are Disruptive Cyberspace Operations Legal under International Humanitarian Law?—A Commentary by Ido Kilovaty
Just Security
Ido Kilovaty is a Cyber Fellow at the Center for Global Legal Challenges at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Outsourcing the Constitution—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Lawmakers Face A Tough Decision On Education Funding
The Hartford Courant
Eric Chung ’17 is quoted and the Education Adequacy Project clinic is mentioned in a Hartford Courant article about education funding in the next Connecticut state budget. Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law David Rosen ’69 is interviewed in an accompanying video segment.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
A Regulatory Revolution is Underway—A Commentary by Susan Rose-Ackerman
The Hill
Susan Rose-Ackerman is Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
If 'we don't win anymore,' why does Trump keep promoting generals?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
The Constitution and the federal budget process
National Constitution Center
Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law Kate Stith is quoted in a blog post about the Constitution and the federal budget process.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Arthur Liman Fellows Announced
The Daily Princetonian
An article announcing Princeton undergraduate students who have been named 2017 Arthur Liman Fellows in Public Interest Law.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Law Not Clear Cut On “Sanctuary” Edict
New Haven Independent
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar ’84 and Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie are quoted in an article about whether the federal government can withhold funds from sanctuary cities.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Congress and Trump just made corruption by US companies easier—A Commentary by Susan Rose-Ackerman and Sinead Hunt ’14
The Hill
Susan Rose-Ackerman is Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Sinead Hunt ’14 is an attorney.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Judge rules against dismissing charges against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
CNN Wire
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about a failed bid to have Bowe Bergdahl’s charges dismissed in light of comments by then-candidate Donald Trump.
Friday, February 24, 2017
China’s ‘New world order’? What Xi Jinping Actually Said About Guiding International Affairs
Transpacifica
Graham Webster is a Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center, as well as Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, where he focuses on the Center’s research and dialogues concerning U.S.-China relations and foreign policy. His research areas include cybersecurity, Sino-Japanese relations, technology in politics, and maritime disputes.
Friday, February 24, 2017
U.S. List of Those Detained for Trump’s Travel Ban Is Called Incomplete
New York Times
Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad and Rebecca Heller ’10 are quoted in an article on efforts to obtain information about those detained and or deported in the wake of President Trump’s travel ban.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Meet Heather Gerken, Yale's First Woman Law Dean
National Law Journal
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken was interviewed on the occasion of her appointment as the next dean of the Law School.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
New Yale Law dean stresses standing up for rule of law
The Associated Press
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken is quoted in an article about her appointment as the next dean of the Law School.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Transgender Bathrooms and the Pain of My Old Friend Jack—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.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Anatomy of a NIMBY
CityLab
Associate Professor of Law David Schleicher is cited in an article about the consequences of restricting housing construction.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
An Interview with Yale Law School’s First Female Dean
Bloomberg Law/ Big Law Business
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken was interviewed on the occasion of her appointment as next dean of the Law School.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Heather Gerken, known for federalism scholarship, is first woman to become Yale law dean
ABA Journal
The journal reported on the appointment of J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken as the next dean of the Law School.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Judge rejects Trump administration's lawyerly take on travel ban 'detention'
Politico.com
Amit Jain ’18, a student with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, is quoted in an article about a ruling that rejects the Trump administration's interpretation of who was "detained" under the travel ban executive order President Donald Trump issued late last month.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
McMaster May Not Be What Trump Expects
U.S. News & World Report
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about Army Lt. Gen. Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster, the new national security advisor to President Trump.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Yale Names Heather Gerken as First Woman Law Dean
National Law Journal
Numerous faculty, students, and alumni are quoted in an article about the appointment of J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken as the next dean of the Law School.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Forever Prison
Frontline/ Retro Report
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Koh, Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93, Ray Brescia ’92, and Lisa Daugaard ’95 were interviewed for a feature on their efforts on behalf of Haitian refugees detained at the U.S. Naval base in Cuba after a 1991 coup in Haiti.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
History is Repeating Itself
Frontline/ Retro Report
Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 and My Khanh Ngo ’17 and were interviewed as part of a short film about the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocay Clinic challenge to Trump’s travel ban.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
DHS memos build a wall around the US without laying a brick—A Commentary by Cristina Rodríguez ’00
CNN Wire
Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Q&A: Yale law professor on the Constitution, Trump administration
Daily Lobo: University of New Mexico
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar ’84 was interviewed about the Constitution and the Trump administration.
Monday, February 20, 2017
It's human nature, and not social media, to blame for fake news
Daily News & Analysis (DNA)
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is quoted in an article about the appeal of fake news.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Who Will Watch the Agents Watching Our Borders?—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.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Bail Reform Is Overdue, But Finally Here—A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Yale Gives Law Students a Taste of Solitary Confinement
National Law Journal
Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Hope Metcalf and Sameer Jaywant ’18 are quoted in an article on Inside the Box, an exhibit of a solitary confinement cell, now on view in the Law Library.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Sanctuary Cities in Name Only
The New York Times
Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is quoted in an article about sanctuary cities.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
11 Top Constitutional Law Experts React to White House Stephen Miller’s Rejection of “Judicial Supremacy”
Just Security
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken and Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00, David Golove ’93 LLM ’99 JSD, Roderick Hills ’91, Dawn Johnsen ’86, and Pamela S. Karlan ’84 were among a group of constitutional law experts who replied to a query about comments made by Stephen Miller, the President’s Senior Policy Advisor.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Esty’s Reflections on “A Conservative Case for Climate Action”
Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy Daniel Esty ’86 reacts to an op-ed in the New York Times.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Trump’s heated words come back to bite him in military and civilian courts
The Charlotte Observer
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about whether his client Bowe Bergdahl can receive a fair trial in light of inflammatory comments made by President Trump.