Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Court Orders State Police To Reveal More Details About Misconduct by Troopers
Central Maine
Ruling in a case that the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic helped bring to court, a judge has ordered the Maine State Police to provide the state’s two biggest newspapers with previously concealed parts of police disciplinary records.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
In the U.S., Backlash to Civil Rights Era Made Guns a Political Third Rail
The New York Times
Scholarship by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is cited in an analysis of the roots of the modern quest for gun control and the gun rights movement.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
New York’s Red-Flag Law Failed in Buffalo. Here’s How to Fix It. — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Fredrick Vars ’99
The Washington Post
Ian Ayres ’86 is Deputy Dean and Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Frederick Vars ’99 is Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
A Conservative Lawyer’s New Target After Abortion: Affirmative Action
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted about a challenge to affirmative action law in Texas.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Abortion Questions for Justice Alito and His Supreme Court Allies — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, May 23, 2022
SEC Prepares to Crack Down on Misleading ESG Investment Claims
Financial Times
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 discusses rules being prepared by the SEC to define the criteria of an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment fund.
Monday, May 23, 2022
Two Law Professors Hope to Keep Prisons from Reclaiming Pandemic Parolees
WSHU
Clinical Associate Professor Marisol Orihuela ’08 spoke about inmates whose pandemic-related home confinement was revoked due to minor offenses.
Friday, May 20, 2022
America Almost Took a Different Path Toward Abortion Rights
The New York Times
Work by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is mentioned in a story on the history of abortion rights in America.
Friday, May 20, 2022
American Conservatives’ Pilgrimage to Hungary is a Joke — A Commentary by James Q. Whitman ’88
The Los Angeles Times
James Q. Whitman ’88 is Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Feds: National Guard Members on State Duty Can Join Unions
Associated Press
Rekha Kennedy ’23 is quoted, and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic mentioned, in report about a decision that gives active National Guard members the right to unionize.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
A Crime in Search of a Court: How to Hold Russia Accountable — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Foreign Affairs
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Does the First Amendment Bar Public Schools from Removing Library Books Based on Their Viewpoints?
Reason
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted about efforts by schools to ban books from school libraries and students’ First Amendment rights.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
How to Reinvigorate NATO and Deter Putin’s Aggression — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Calling a Man ‘Bald’ Isn’t Sexual Harassment — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, May 16, 2022
Some U.S. Inmates Released Under COVID Protocols Challenge Orders to Return to Prison
Reuters
Associate Clinical Professor Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in a news report about a lawsuit filed against the Danbury federal prison by three women who claim their home confinement was revoked without due process.
Monday, May 16, 2022
Why Harvard Professors Are Seeing Crimson Over Student Paper — 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, May 14, 2022
With Roe Seemingly Undone, Other Rights Dating Back to Contraceptives Case Could Fall Under Attack
Boston Globe
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith discusses what the end of Roe v. Wade could mean for other privacy laws.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The End of Roe v. Wade — A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The Wall Street Journal
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The End of Roe Will Mean More Children Living in Poverty
Vox
A report on the potential economic impact on families if Roe v. Wade is overturned cites an amicus brief authored by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel, Serena Mayeri ’01, and Melissa Murray ’02.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
With Roe Seemingly Undone, Other Rights Dating Back to Contraceptives Case Could Fall Under Attack
The Boston Globe
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith ’91 discusses what the end of Roe v. Wade could mean for other cases grounded the right to privacy.
Friday, May 13, 2022
U.S. Women Seeking Abortions are Warned to Watch What They Google
Radio New Zealand
Nikolas Guggenberger, Executive Director of the Information Society Project spoke about what the potential end to Roe v. Wade might mean for digital privacy.
Friday, May 13, 2022
Yale Medical, Legal Experts “Appalled” by Recent Actions Denying Gender-Affirming Care, Issue New Scientific Report
Connecticut Public Radio
A report on misleading scientific claims that inform laws regarding gender-affirming care co-authored by Jacquin D. Bierman Professor Anne L. Alstott ’87 is discussed.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A Christian Flag Roiled Boston City Hall. It Shouldn’t Have. — 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.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
How a 40-Year Old Supreme Court Ruling May Quash the Book Banning Wave
Freedom Forum
Robert R. Slaughter Professor Justin Driver is quoted about recent efforts by schools to ban books from school libraries and students’ First Amendment rights.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Leaked Abortion Draft Has Supreme Court Education Cases in Political Cross-Hairs
Education Week
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments on cases before the Supreme Court that focus on education.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Five times Congress overrode the Supreme Court
The Hill
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William N. Eskridge, Jr. ’78 discusses historical instances in which Congress superseded a decision by the Supreme Court.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Reversing Roe in the Digital Age
.coda
Information Society Project Executive Director Nikolas Guggenberger discusses the potential impact of overturning Roe v. Wade on online privacy issues.
Monday, May 9, 2022
The Supreme Court Has Always Been Political — 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, May 9, 2022
The Possible Post-Roe Roadmap
Politico
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith ’91 is quoted about the leaked Supreme Court draft decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Friday, May 6, 2022
How the Supreme Court Became ‘Intoxicated With Its Power’
The New York Times
Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 discusses the leaked draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Beat with Ari Melber
MSNBC
Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 discussed the Republican party’s response to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. (Interview begins at 8:18.)
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Doctors, Researchers Say AG Ken Paxton’s Opinion on Trans Health Care ‘Inaccurate and Misleading’
The Dallas Morning News
Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation Anne L. Alstott is among the researchers from Yale and UT Southwestern and Children’s Health who co-authored a report disputing claims by Texas and Alabama officials regarding medical care for transgender children.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Should Courts Assess the Sincerity of Religious Beliefs? — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The Atlantic
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Possible Post-Roe Roadmap
Politico
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith and other legal experts weigh in on whether a reversal of Roe v. Wade would affect other decisions that similarly rest on a right to privacy in the Constitution.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Danbury Prison Inmates File Lawsuit over Home Confinement Getting Revoked
Danbury News-Times
Clinical Associate Professor Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted about a lawsuit filed against the Danbury federal prison by three women who claim their home confinement was revoked without due process.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Justice Alito’s Invisible Women — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Texas Governor Ready to Challenge Schooling of Migrant Children
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver comments on the signifigance of the1982 court decision that required public schools to educate all children, including undocumented immigrants.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Contraception Could Come Under Fire Next if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
The Guardian
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith comments on other issues that could come before the Supreme Court if Roe v. Wade were overturned.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
The Supreme Court Leaker Should Come Forward — 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.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Draft Abortion Opinion Spurs Speculation About Future of Same-Sex Marriage
The Washington Post
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime comments on what the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade could mean for same-sex marriage.
Monday, May 2, 2022
Supreme Court Says Boston Unconstitutionally Barred Christian Flag From City Hall
NPR
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar ’84 provides legal analysis of the Supreme Court’s ruling that the city of Boston must let a Christian group fly its flag over city hall.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Connecticut Moves to Blunt Impact of Other States’ Antiabortion Laws
The New York Times
Clinical Lecturer and Executive Director of the Solomon Center Katherine Kraschel comments on Connecticut passing a bill to strengthen abortion rights protections in case of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Friday, April 29, 2022
Driving More Slowly Won’t Help Defeat Putin — 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, April 29, 2022
Florida’s Law Punishing Disney Has a Billion-Dollar Problem
Slate
Professor of Law Professor David N. Schleicher comments on the legal complexities of Florida’s special district for Disney property.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
It Is Time to Repeal Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien — A Commentary by Jenny Carroll, Mila Reed Guevara ’23, and Ryanne Bamieh ’23
The Connecticut Mirror
Jenny Carroll is the Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Mila Reed Guevara and Ryanne Bamieh are members of the class of 2023 at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Connecticut’s Automotive Dealers Should Examine Their Own Behavior
The Connecticut Mirror
Research by Deputy Dean and the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor Professor Ian Ayres ’86 is cited in a commentary on whether buyers should be able to purchase electric vehicles directly from manufacturers.
Monday, April 25, 2022
From Retribution to ‘Healing’: Changing How We Help Crime Victims. — A Commentary by Miriam Gohara
The Crime Report
Miriam Gohara is a Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Justice for Ukraine: Harold Koh on International Law
The Octavian Report
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discusses in a Q&A how international law can help address the crisis in Ukraine.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Superpredator Myth Did a Lot of Damage. Courts Are Beginning to See the Light. — A Commentary by James Forman Jr. ’92 and Kayla Vinson
The New York Times
James Forman Jr. ’92 is J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the Faculty Director of Yale’s Center for Law and Racial Justice. Kayla Vinson is the Center’s Executive Director.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Legacy of Title 42
On Point
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discusses the immigration policy known as Title 42, which stopped asylum seekers from entering the U.S. during the pandemic and is set to end next month.