Tuesday, February 15, 2022
One Goldman Banker Stands Trial for 1MDB Scandal
Bloomberg
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey '82 discussed the trial of former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng over his alleged role in a scheme to loot billions from the Malaysian fund known as 1MDB on Bloomberg Law Podcast.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
A Record Number of Out LGBTQ+ Olympians Are Competing. China Doesn’t Want to Talk About It.
The 19th
Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School Darius Longarino comments on the closing of spaces for LGBTQ+ advocates in China.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
27 Years in Solitary Confinement, Then Another Plea for Help in Texas
The New York Times
A 2020 study co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law is cited in an article about solitary confinement.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Meet The 9th Circ.’s Newest Judge
Law360
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted about newly confirmed Ninth Circuit Judge Holly Thomas ’04.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Football Season Is Over. The NFL’s Problems Are Not. — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Sarah Palin May Find That Libel Doesn’t Mean What It Used To — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Are Activist Short Sellers Misunderstood?
The New York Times
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is quoted about proposed SEC rules around activist short sellers.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
God and Man at Yale Law
The Wall Street Journal
Sterling Professor of Law Anthony Kronman ’77 is profiled in The Wall Street Journal.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
In Clampdown on U.S. Methane Emissions, Belching Cattle Get a Pass
The Wall Street Journal
Associate Research Scholar in Law and the Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program Viveca Morris is quoted about the agriculture industry and the Biden administration’s efforts to curb methane emissions.
Friday, February 11, 2022
The Lawfare Podcast: Congress Moves on China
Lawfare
Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School Susan Thornton discusses the recently passed COMPETES Act.
Friday, February 11, 2022
A Rival of America’s Making? — A Commentary by Susan Thornton et al.
Foreign Affairs
Susan Thornton is a Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Evolution of the First Amendment
We The People Podcast
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 discussed the evolution of the First Amendment.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Reducing Cancer Deaths Requires a ‘More than Science’ Approach
NPR
Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe Gluck ’00 discussed her new book, A New Deal for Cancer – Lessons From A 50 Year War.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Supreme Court Has Crossed the Rubicon — 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.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Why the ‘Most Qualified’ Person for a Job Hardly Ever Is — 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, February 3, 2022
Senators Mull Ways to Cut Costs in Medicare
MedPage Today
Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Law and Political Economy Project Amy Kapczynski ’03 is quoted about drug costs and the Medicare program.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
There's a Better Path Than Regulation to Fix Stock Buybacks — A Commentary by Jonathan Macey ’82
The Hill
Jonathan Macey ’82 is the Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law and Professor in the Yale School of Management.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
NFL Head Coach Alleges Widespread Racial Discrimination
The Dispatch
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in a report about the class-action lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL for discriminatory hiring practices.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Alexander Vindman’s Lawsuit Is Right on the Law
Just Security
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David A. Schulz ’78 contributed to an essay about a lawsuit filed against former President Donald Trump.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Could the 14th Amendment Keep Trump out of the Oval Office?
The Tampa Bay Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article on former President Trump and the 14th Amendment.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Podcast: Rob Dunn on What the Laws of Biology Predict About our Future
When We Talk About Animals
In this podcast episode, ecologist Rob Dunn speaks with LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris and Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Jennifer Skene about how natural history will dictate human destiny.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Biden vs. Trump: The Makings of a Shattering Constitutional Crisis — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
New Haven and Yale Community Discuss Rising Meat Prices
Yale Daily News
LEAP Student Fellow Manny Rutinel LAW ’22 and LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris speak with The Yale Daily News about the Biden administration’s plans to address meat industry concentration.
Monday, January 31, 2022
Linda Greenhouse: Sotomayor Faced Similar ‘Undercutting, Backbiting’ as Today’s Supreme Court Contenders
MSNBC
Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL discussed potential nominees to the Supreme Court on Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Friday, January 28, 2022
The Next Normal: States Will Recognize Multiparent Families — A Commentary by Douglas NeJaime
The Washington Post
Douglas NeJaime is Anne Urowsky Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Presidents Have Long Wanted a Diverse 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.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Heather Gerken Re-Appointed as Dean of Yale Law School
Yale Daily News
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken is quoted about her reappointment as Dean of Yale Law School.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
If Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant, Why Are Alabama Leaders Keeping Us in the Dark?
Montgomery Advertiser
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) is mentioned in a commentary about about Alabama journalists access to information.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 5: Prepublication Review – How to Fix a Broken System
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 published an essay providing an update to the Good Governance Papers with Jack Goldsmith ’89.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Stephen Breyer Was the Right Justice for the Wrong Age — 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.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
How Sedition Charges Against the Oath Keepers Will Shape the Capitol Investigation
WBUR
Visiting Professor of Law and Director of The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law Jenny E. Carroll discussed the sedition charge filed in relation to the January 6 attack.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Governments — Including Connecticut’s — Continue Using Algorithms in the Dark
Connecticut Mirror
A report released by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is cited in an article about how government agencies are using algorithms to make policy decisions.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Who Steps in if Cops Become Robbers?
Reuters
A column on predatory law enforcement in Brookside, Alabama, cites the 2020 Liman Center report “Fees, Fines, and the Funding of Public Services.”
Monday, January 24, 2022
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
The New York Times
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted about a case challenging affirmative action programs that will be heard by the Supreme Court this fall.
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Do Americans Even Know What Free Speech Is? — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Judge Rules for Professors in University of Florida Academic Freedom Case
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is quoted about a ruling in favor of three University of Florida academics who were barred against appearing as expert witnesses in a lawsuit about the state’s voting laws.
Friday, January 21, 2022
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast: Dr. Charles Fuchs and Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast
An interview about A New Deal for Cancer: Lessons from a 50 Year War edited by Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe Gluck ’00 and Dr. Charles S. Fuchs.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supreme Court Effectively Ends Trump Foot-Dragging On 1/6 Investigation Document Requests
The Rachel Maddow Show
Clinical Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL discussed the recent Supreme Court decision rejecting Donald Trump's emergency request to not have documents from his time in office shared with the January 6th Committee's investigation.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
How the English Language Conquered the World
The New York Times
John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law Amy Chua reviews The Rise of English by Rosemary Salomone.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Fighting Racial Bias with an Unlikely Weapon: Footnotes
The Washington Post
Head of Instruction and Lecturer in Legal Research Julie Graves Krishnaswami is quoted about footnotes in The Bluebook.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Reform Advocates Renew a Push to Ban Solitary Confinement in Connecticut Prisons
WSHU
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar in Law, and Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Hope R. Metcalf was quoted about efforts to end solitary confinement in Connecticut.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Conviction Can Survive a Juror’s Disclosure — 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, January 10, 2022
New Year, New Amendments — A Commentary by Amy Kapczynski ’03
Law & Political Economy Project
Amy Kapczynski ’03 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Yes, Colleges Favor Some Rich Kids. It’s Just Math. — 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.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Biden May Face Midterm Reckoning on Supreme Court Reform
The Hill
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of History Samuel Moyn is quoted about midterm challenges facing President Joe Biden.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law and Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Don’t Make Meat Cheaper. Make It Much More Expensive
The New Republic
“Our government subsidizes the giant meat corporations indirectly by allowing them to push devastating costs onto the public with impunity,” explains LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris in The New Republic.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Jan. 6 Rioters Don’t Face a Double Standard — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Rethinking “Rules of the Road” to Stabilize U.S.-China Competition — A Commentary by Robert D. Williams
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
The Holmes Verdict Sends a Mixed Message to Investors — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.