Friday, April 7, 2017
Abbe Gluck on the Nuclear Option and Gorsuch Confirmation
Uptown Radio
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was interviewed about the Gorsuch confirmation.
Friday, April 7, 2017
Not Illegal: But Now The Hard Part Begins—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, April 7, 2017
Goodbye, U.S. Senate—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Los Angeles Times
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, April 7, 2017
I Just Lost My Fourth Student This Year to Gun Violence. I Want to Make Sure He’s the Last.
The Trace
An article by Justice Collaboratory Member and Sociology Professor Andrew Papachristos is cited in an article about the risk of gun violence and how it spreads through social networks.
Friday, April 7, 2017
Trump Doesn't Need Congress to Strike in Syria—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.
Friday, April 7, 2017
Was Trump’s Strike on Syria Legal?
The New Yorker
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in an article about the Syria airstrike.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
New York's Solitary Confinement Overhaul Gets Pushback From Union
NPR/ Morning Edition
A study conducted by the Liman Program is mentioned in a story about pushback to New York State reforms in the use of solitary confinement.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
No Winners or Losers, Please—A Commentary by Paul Gewirtz
China File
Paul Gewirtz is the Potter Stewart Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale Law School and is also the Director of Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Lawsuit Over Connecticut Quarantines During 2014 Ebola Epidemic Dismissed
Legal Reader
Kyle Edwards ’18 and Emma Roth ’17 are quoted in an article about the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Clinic charging that the government of Connecticut displayed a pattern and practice of unlawful quarantine of travelers from countries affected by Ebola.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Expert Psychology: The Power of Trust at Trial
National Law Review
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Dan Kahan is cited in an article about expert testimony.
Monday, April 3, 2017
Top Human Rights Lawyers’ Views on Trump’s Human Rights Record
Just Security
Binger Clinical Professor of Human Rights and director of the Schell Center for International Human Rights Jim Silk ’89 and Kenneth Roth ’80 are quoted in an article about responses to President Trump’s human rights record.
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Defying Congress, the Navy promoted SEAL commander
Washington Post
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about a former Navy SEALs commander who was granted a retroactive promotion, back pay, and a bigger pension after multiple investigations found he had retaliated against whistleblowers.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Privacy Is the Price We Pay for Our Internet Lives—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, March 30, 2017
The Empty Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing—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 30, 2017
The Company You Keep
Vera Institute
Collaboratory member and Sociology Professor Andrew Papachristos presented, “The Company You Keep: using network science to understand neighborhood and police violence,” at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Bergdahl appeal filed, judge also pushes back court-martial trial set for April
Idaho Statesman
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted about the latest efforts to have the charges against his client Bowe Bergdahl dismissed in light of comments by then-candidate Donald Trump.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Get Politics, Guesswork Out Of School Funding—A Commentary by Matt Nguyen ’19, Brandon Levin ’19, and Eric Chung ’17
The Hartford Courant
Matt Nguyen ’19, Brandon Levin ’19, and Eric Chung’17 of the Education Advocacy Clinic are students at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Peter Shuck Yale Professor on the 5 Hard Issues Dividing America
WTAN/ Freedom Works with Paul Molloy
Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus Peter Schuck was interviewed about his new book, One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The Law Is a Zoo in New Exhibit
New Haven Independent
Rare book librarian Michael Widener is interviewed about the library’s latest exhibit, Woof, Moo & Grr: A Carnival of Animals in Law Books.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Why the Spike in Civilian Casualties of U.S. Military Action?—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Newsweek.com
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
As ICE Retaliates Against Austin, Learn How New Haven Fought Back Against a 2007 ICE Crackdown
Democracy Now!
Deputy Dean for Experiential Education and William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 is interviewed about how New Haven responded to ICE raids in 2007.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Race and Policing: State and Local Perspectives
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares participated on a webcast hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
How Open Data Can Revolutionize a Society in Crisis—A Commentary by Beth Simone Noveck ’97
Brink News
Beth Simone Noveck ’97 is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Justice Springs Eternal—A Commentary by James Forman Jr. '92
New York Times
James Forman Jr. '92 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Obamacare Legal Cases
CNBC/ Nightly Business Report
Professor of Law and director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is interviewed on court cases related to Obamacare.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Lingering Obamacare court cases are troubling insurers
CNBC
Professor of Law and director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted on court cases related to Obamacare.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Is the GOP ACA Repealer Unconstitutional on Federalism Grounds?—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Balkinization
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.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Yale Clinic Leads Legal Fight to Unseal Docket Tied to Trump Associates
Connecticut Law Tribune
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School is featured in an article about a new motion the clinic filed that could unseal court records shedding light on President Donald Trump's alleged ties to a man linked to the Russian mafia.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Frank Beckmann Show: Peter Schuck
WJR
Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus Peter Schuck was interviewed about his latest book, One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Discussing inequality and the criminal justice system with Yale professor Vesla Weaver
St. Louis Public Radio
Justice Collaboratory member and Associate Professor of Political Science Vesla Weaver speaks about her work on inequality and the criminal justice system, specifically the impact of the events that unfolded around the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, MO in August 2014.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Can senators reject Gorsuch for purely political reasons? And other confirmation questions, answered—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
Los Angeles Times
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
How the First Amendment Applies to Trump’s Presidency—A Commentary by Lincoln Caplan
NewYorker.com
Lincoln Caplan is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Chinese police 'admit torture' of dead suspect
ABS CBN News
Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center and Lecturer in Law Jeremy Daum is quoted about a statement issued by police in central China's Henan province regarding the death of a man in their custody.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Ideas: Why the Nazis Loved America—A Commentary by James Whitman ’88
Time.com
James Q. Whitman ’88 is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 20, 2017
A Little Bit of Darkness Is Actually Good for Democracy—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 20, 2017
Senators should question Gorsuch about views on 'right to die'—A Commentary by Joseph Fins
The Hill
Dr. Joseph J. Fins is a Senior Research Scholar in Law and Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics, and the Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Want to Know Where Supreme Court Nominees Stand? Don’t Bother Asking
The New York Times
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is quoted in an article and video about Senate confirmation hearings for those nominated to the Supreme Court.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Senate Democrats Lighting The Grill For Gorsuch's Confirmation Hearings
National Public Radio/ Morning Edition
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel is quoted in an article about the upcoming confirmation hearing for Neil Gorsuch, nominated to the Supreme Court.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Commentary: Principles to guide a nation through issues that divide us—A Commentary by Peter H. Schuck
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale Law School.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
What Gorsuch Has in Common With Liberals—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Times
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
How U.S. Law Inspired the Nazis
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law James Whitman ’88 is interviewed about his latest book, Hitler’s American Model.
Friday, March 17, 2017
American courts are tackling Islamophobia – why won’t Europeans?—A Commentary by Muneer I. Ahmad
The Guardian
Muneer Ahmad is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court—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 16, 2017
President Trump vs. The Press
Legal Talk Network/ Lawyer to Lawyer
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and co-director of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic David Schulz ’78 took part in a discussion about Donald Trump and the media.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Heather Gerken ’91, a Leader in Constitutional Law, Prepares for New Role
Princeton Alumni Weekly
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken is interviewed on the occasion of her appointment as the next dean of the Law School.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Thinking like millennials—A Commentary by Mary Crossley, William Eskridge ’78, and Robin Fretwell Wilson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mary Crossley is a law professor and disability and health law scholar at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law; William Eskridge ’78 is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School; Robin Fretwell Wilson is the Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s FDA pick, explained
Vox
Lecturer in Law and Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership Gregg Gonsalves is quoted in an article about Scott Gottlieb, nominated to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
President Trump and Executive Power
World Affairs/ Engage
Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law Peter Schuck and John Yoo ’92 took part in a panel discussion about President Trump and executive power.
Monday, March 13, 2017
The downside on health care
Politico
Solomon Center Senior Fellow and Distinguished Visiting Scholar Jason A. Levitis is quoted about the proposed tax breaks in the GOP's heath care plan.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Did you knowingly commit a crime? Brain scans could tell
Science
Professor of Law Gideon Yaffe is quoted in an article about a study he authored that suggests brain scans can distinguish between criminal intent and simple reckless behavior.