Wednesday, May 22, 2019
How A 1925 Law Evolved To Become Crucial For Employers
Law360
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in an article about arbitration laws.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Trump's Increasingly Questionable Pardons Should Make Congress Act — A Commentary by Eugene R. Fidell
The Hill
Eugene R. Fidell is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law.
Monday, May 20, 2019
A Philosopher of Law on the Dangers of Trump’s Plan to Pardon American War Criminals
The New Yorker
Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro was interviewed about President Trump’s plan to pardon accused American war criminals. Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 are mentioned.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Being Gay is not an Illness. How do we End the Farce that is Conversion Therapy? — A Commentary by Dong Yifu and Darius Longarino
Financial Times Chinese
Dong Yifu is a Research Associate at the Paul Tsai China Center. Darius Longarino (Long Darui) is a Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center. To read this commentary in English, click here.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Harvard’s Shameful History Repeats Itself — 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, May 16, 2019
Trump’s Golan Policy and Its Threat to the Post-War International Legal Order — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law. Scott Shapiro ’90 is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Former Donald Trump Official Hopes for U.S.-China Deal, but Says Beijing Might Have to Wait for Change in White House
South China Morning Post
Visiting Lecturer in Law Susan A. Thornton, a senior fellow with the Paul Tsai China Center, is quoted in an article about prospects for a trade deal between the U.S. and China.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
A Supreme Court Reporter Defines the Threat to Abortion Rights
The New Yorker
Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL was interviewed about the latest challenges to abortion rights in the U.S.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
President Trump and the Smarts Fallacy — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is a Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Swalwell’s Tweet about Georgia’s New Abortion Law is Only Slightly Off-Key
PolitiFact
Monday, May 13, 2019
The Role of Litigation in Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Bipartisan Policy Center
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 took part in a panel discussion where the role of litigation settlements in supporting prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts to address the opioid epidemic was addressed.
Friday, May 10, 2019
The House is Using the Courts to Challenge the White House, but to an Uncertain End
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the ways in which the White House is challenging the core powers of Congress.
Friday, May 10, 2019
The Supreme Court, the Census Case and the Truth — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Crisis Point? High Stakes in Trump’s Showdown with Congress
The Associated Press
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin is quoted in an article about whether the country is in a constitutional crisis.
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Federal Judge Advances Connecticut Prison Gerrymandering Lawsuit
WSHU
Alexander Taubes ’15 is quoted in an article about a lawsuit aimed at ending prison gerrymandering in Connecticut. The Rule of Law Clinic is representing the plaintiffs in the suit.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Is This a Constitutional Crisis? Interview with Bruce Ackerman ’67 on The Don Lemon Show
CNN
In this transcript, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is interviewed on The Don Lemon Show about whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis. (Interview begins near end of transcript.)
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
How to Know When it's a Constitutional Crisis
CNN
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack M. Balkin is quoted in an analysis of what rises to the level of a constitutional crisis.
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Congress is Set to Move Against U.S. Attorney-General Barr – but the Path Forward Remains Unclear
The Globe and Mail
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is quoted in an article about Attorney General Barr’s refusal to cooperate with Congress.
Friday, May 3, 2019
Officials say Fishway Installed in Wallingford Hasn’t Increased Populations, Yet
Record-Journal
Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy Dan Esty ’86 is quoted in an article about the results of installing a fishway on the Wallace Dam in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Foreign Government Leases at Trump World Tower Stir More Emoluments Concerns
Reuters
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in an article about whether foreign governments leasing suites at Trump World Tower is a potential violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Top Executives of Insys, an Opioid Company, Are Found Guilty of Racketeering
The New York Times
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in an article about two top executives of Insys Therapeutics, a company that sold a fentanyl-based painkiller, who were found guilty of racketeering charges.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Sexual Assaults in the Military Spiked Last Year, Pentagon Says, Amid Renewed Debate over How to Handle Cases
The Washington Post
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about the rising number of sexual assaults in the military.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform
WSHU
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was on a panel discussing criminal justice reform from both a state and a national perspective.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Do Soldiers Face ‘Double Jeopardy’ in Military Courts?
The Marshall Project
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about how constitutional protection against double jeopardy, being charged twice for the same crime, doesn’t apply to those who serve in the military.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Suing Purdue Pharma And The Sacklers
WSHU
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was a guest on a panel discussing states that are suing the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, for its part in the opioid crisis.
Friday, April 26, 2019
On L.G.B.T. Rights, the Supreme Court Asks the Question — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Beyond Guilt: Reducing Mass Incarceration by Reducing Excessively Long Sentences
Cincinnati Enquirer
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 is quoted in an article about an Ohio law firm that is tackling mass incarceration by addressing the issue of prisoners who are serving excessively long sentences.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Courts need safeguards against unreliable jailhouse witness testimony — A Commentary by Laura Fernandez ’02
Hartford Courant
Laura Fernandez ’02 is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar in Law, and Senior Liman Fellow in Residence at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Trump’s DHS Pardon Promise Is As Serious As Anything in the Mueller Report — A Commentary by Eugene R. Fidell and Margaret Colgate Love
Slate
Eugene R. Fidell is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
What America Can Achieve After Trump — A Commentary by Mira Rapp-Hooper and Rebecca Friedman Lissner
Foreign Affairs
Mira Rapp-Hooper is a Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
SF City Attorney's Office, Yale Law and Nonprofits Combine for Impact Litigation Guide for Cities
Law.com
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project is featured in an article about a guidebook for local governments that grew out of the clinic's work.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants Seem To Be Showing Benefits In Connecticut
WGBH
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael J. Wishnie ’93 is quoted in radio segment about the positive effects of issuing undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses.
Monday, April 15, 2019
‘Brick by Brick.’ Ending Mass Incarceration Will Take Concrete Steps at the Local Level
News Tribune
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. is interviewed about ending mass incarceration in advance of his talk on the subject.
Friday, April 12, 2019
The debate over what Julian Assange’s arrest means for freedom of the press, explained
Vox
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer David A. Schulz is quoted in an article about whether Julian Assange is a journalist.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
A Supreme Court Do-Over — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Pompeo Flounders on Why Annexation is Good for the Golan but not for Crimea
The Guardian
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International LawOona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in an article about Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
How the Navy’s Top Commander Botched the Highest-Profile Investigation in Years
ProPublica
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene R. Fidell is quoted in an article about why criminal charges against sailors involved in fatal accidents have been abandoned.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Connecticut Bill Looks To Ban Solitary Confinement For All Inmates
WNPR
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in a story about a bill before the Connecticut state legislature that would eliminate the use of solitary confinement for all youth and adult inmates.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
How the Law Can Boost Recession Recovery
Knowledge@Wharton
Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law Yair Listokin '05 took part in a radio Q&A about his new book, Macroeconomics: Legal Remedies to Recessions.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
What’s Really Wrong With the Green New Deal — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is a Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Obamacare Gains Unlikely Allies in Conservative Lawyers
Bloomberg Law
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in an article about conservative lawyers who are pushing back against efforts to dissolve the ACA.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Yale law group steps up to defend NancyonNorwalk—A Commentary by Leah Ferentinos
Stamford Advocate
Leah Ferentinos is an Associate Research Scholar at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Gregg Gonsalves Blends Activism and Science
The New York Times
The New York Times profiles Gregg Gonsalves, co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP).
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Democrats Rethink the Death Penalty, and Its Politics
The New York Times
Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen Bright is quoted in an article about how Democrats are approaching the death penalty as the 2020 election draws near.
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Actually, the Electoral College Was a Pro-Slavery Ploy — A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Times
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is a Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Pete Buttigieg’s Plan to Politicize the Supreme Court — 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, April 5, 2019
Guantánamo Trials Grapple With How Much Evidence to Allow About Torture
The New York Times
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about how the military commission system is wrestling with how to handle evidence of torture inflicted upon Al Qaeda suspects.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Drug Treatment for Inmates Could Save Lives
CT News Junkie
Sam Marullo ’20, a student fellow with the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, is quoted in an article about a bill that would give opioid-addicted inmates in Connecticut access to medication-assisted treatment and counseling.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Brett Kavanaugh’s Dreadful Idea Becomes Reality in Texas — 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, April 4, 2019
The Future of the Affordable Care Act
National Constitution Center
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 joined a conversation on the latest challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, discussing the case on a podcast hosted by Jeffrey Rosen ’91.