Sunday, February 25, 2018
Beyond Human Rights
Interventions: The Intellectual History Podcast
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn was a guest on a podcast where he discussed neoliberalism and human rights.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Amy Chua on how tribalism is tearing America apart
The Ezra Klein Show
John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law Amy Chua was interviewed on a podcast, where she discussed her book, "Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations."
Friday, February 23, 2018
Confidential ICE Handbook Lays Out Paths for Investigators to Avoid Constitutional Challenges
The Intercept
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares is quoted in an article about strategies ICE uses to avoid constitutional challenges.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Lawsuit, report allege Kern County's mistreatment of disabled youth
The Bakersfield Californian
Liman Fellow files lawsuit over correctional facilities’ mistreatment of children with disabilities.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Commentary: At High Court, Fight Over Textualism Lives On
The National Law Journal
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck '00 is mentioned in a commentary about textualism.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
North Korea canceled a meeting with Mike Pence. Here's what they would have discussed.
Vox.com
Mira Rapp-Hooper, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center and senior research scholar, is quoted in an article about relations between the U.S. and North Korea.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
EPA In The Trump Era: The Superfund Enforcement Initiative—A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
Law360.com
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Voting Booth To The Mailbox: Malloy Pushes For Electoral Reform
The Hartford Courant
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in an article about electoral reforms proposed by Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The Yemen Crisis and the Law: The Saudi-Led Campaign and U.S. Involvement—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway, Alexandra Francis, Aaron Haviland, Srinath Reddy Kethireddy and Alyssa Yamamoto
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway '97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Alexandra Francis '18, Aaron Haviland '19, Srinath Reddy Kethireddy '19, and Alyssa Yamamoto '18 are students at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The Destructive Dynamics of Political Tribalism—A Commentary by Amy Chua
New York Times
Amy Chua is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Housing Authority, Developer Cite Bias in P&Z Parkside Decision
Branford Eagle
Clinical Associate Professor Anika Singh Lemar and the Community and Economic Development Clinic are mentioned in an article about a legal challenge to a housing project denied by the town's planning and zoning commission. The clinic represents the town's housing authority.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Editorial: Time to shed light on FISA warrant's 'secrets'
Boston Herald
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic is mentioned in an editorial about efforts to make public the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order regarding surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Have our tribes become more important than our country?
The Washington Post
A review of "Political Tribes," the latest book by John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law Amy Chua.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Advocates seek change in state law for some veterans' benefits
The Connecticut Post
A report on veterans who are seeking to upgrade their discharge status with the help of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Friday, February 16, 2018
Lying to Investigators Shouldn't Be a Crime—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 15, 2018
Will the Supreme Court Become Trump's Enabler?—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse '78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse '78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
National popular vote compact advocates say Connecticut is crucial to movement
New Haven Register
Charlotte Schwartz '19 is quoted in an article about a Yale Law Democrats-sponsored event held yesterday on the national popular vote compact.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Advocates Seek Benefits For Vets With Other-Than-Honorable Discharge Attributable To 'Invisible Wounds'
Hartford Courant
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic is discussed in an article about a report the clinic wrote on mental health care for veterans.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Second Federal Judge Issues Injunction to Keep DACA in Place
The New York Times
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela '08 is quoted and the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is mentioned in an article about WIRAC securing a nationwide injunction to halt the DACA termination.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
"New Urbanist" Westville Zone Proposed
New Haven Independent
Andrew Parker '19 is quoted in an article about the work the Community and Economic Development Clinic is doing to create a new zoning district for a neighborhood in New Haven.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
The Supreme Court is about to hear the biggest labor case of the century
The Washington Post
A brief by Sterling Professor of Law Robert C. Post '77 is discussed in an editorial about Janus v. AFSCME, a U.S. Supreme Court case about union agency fees.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Global Read: The Internationalists
CharterforCompassion
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 were interviewed about their book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Al-Alwi and the Unraveling of Detention Authority at the End of Active Hostilities—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway '97, Paulina Perlin '19, and Beatrice Walton '18
Just Security
Oona Hathaway '97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Paulina Perlin '19 and Beatrice Walton '18 are students at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Yale Takes First Look At The Politics Of Cancer Treatment
WSHU
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck '00 is quoted in an article about a conference she organized, The Politics, Policy and Law of Cancer.
Monday, February 5, 2018
The Times Asks Court to Unseal Documents on Surveillance of Carter Page
The New York Times
The New York Times reports that it is being represented by the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic in its request to have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court unseal documents related to the surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Georgia incarcerating fewer African-Americans in its prisons
Associated Press State & Local
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. '92 is quoted in an article about the declining rate of African Americans jailed in Georgia.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Amy Chua: By the Book
The New York Times
John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law Amy Chua is interviewed about books and what she's reading.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
The Chief Justice, Searching for Middle Ground-A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse '78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse '78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Is Chelsea Manning eligible to run for U.S. Senate?
The Washington Post
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about whether Chelsea Manning is eligible to run for senate.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Military Court Overturns Rape Conviction, Says Jury Stacked With Women
Military.com
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about a rape conviction that was overturned due to a "stacked" jury.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Judge says Trump made 'vicious' anti-immigrant statements
The New York Times
David Chen '18 is quoted, and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic mentioned, in a story about lawsuits challenging the cancellation of the DACA program.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Here's a campaign finance law that would take democracy back from the 1 percent—A Commentary by Ro Khanna and Bruce Ackerman '67
The Sacramento Bee
Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley in the U.S. Congress and is vice chair of the Progressive Caucus, and Bruce Ackerman '67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Editorial: The right way to protect Robert Mueller
Chicago Tribune
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar '84 is quoted in an editorial about Robert Mueller.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Was the 1928 Paris Peace Pact really a failure?
The Christian Century
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Friday, January 26, 2018
No, the federal charges against Garcia Zarate, acquitted in Kate Steinle's death, are not double jeopardy—A Commentary by Gideon Yaffe
Los Angeles Times
Gideon Yaffe is a Professor of Law, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology at Yale.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Federal immigration agents say there will be more workplace raids like 7-Eleven
Marketplace
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie '93 is quoted in an article about workplace immigration raids.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Getting America on the move requires Americans to move
The Washington Post
Scholarship by Professor of Law David Schleicher is the basis of an article about declining mobility in the United States.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
North Korea Vs. the U.S., Minus the Hype Machine—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, January 25, 2018
Oona Hathaway
ABC (Australia) / Between the Lines
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was interviewed about her new book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Thursday, January 25, 2018
'A crisis for human rights': new index reveals global fall in basic justice
The Guardian
Professor of LawSamuel Moyn is quoted in an article about declining human rights around the globe.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
India among 5 worst nations in curbing environmental pollution
Hindustan Times
Daniel C. Esty '86 is a Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy at Yale Law School and Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The Historical Origins of Human Rights: A Conversation with Samuel Moyn
JHI Blog
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn was interviewed about history and human rights.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
A Syria Plan That Breaks the Law—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Cory Booker ’97
The New York Times
Cory A. Booker ’97, a Democrat of New Jersey, is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 22, 2018
To Help #MeToo Stick, End Mandatory Arbitration—A Commentary by Judith Resnik
The Huffington Post
Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Trump's quest to make America white again—A Commentary by James Q. Whitman '88
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
James Q. Whitman '88 is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Why driverless cars may mean jams tomorrow
The Economist
A study co-authored by Professor of Law David Schleicher is cited in an article about driverless cars.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro on How the World Order Evolves
ChinaEconTalk
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 were interviewed about their book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Connecticut Joins Other States Challenging FCC's Net Neutrality Ruling
WNPR
Thomas Kadri, a resident fellow with the Information Society Project, is quoted in an article about state's rights as it relates to the fight for Net Neutrality.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Do You Have The Right To Plead Not Guilty When Your Lawyer Disagrees?
National Public Radio/ Morning Edition
George W. and Sadella D. Crawford Visiting Lecturer in Law Lawrence Fox was interviewed about whether it is constitutional for a lawyer to act in his client’s best interests while acting against his wishes.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
The El Salvador Tragedy—A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.