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.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Navy ship collisions prompt rare criminal charges
The Chicago Tribune
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in a story about negligent homicide charges laid against five naval officers after two fatal ship crashes in 2017.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Was Israel's Stealth Missile Attack on Syria Legal?-A Commentary by Oona Hathaway '97
Newsweek
Oona A. Hathaway '97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Political Economy Podcast-Ep. 89: Our Stagnant Labor Market
Ricochet
Professor of Law David Schleicher is the guest on a podcast where he discussed his Yale Law Journal article: "Stuck! The Law and Economics of Residential Stagnation."
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Inspiring Profiles: From an Age of Optimism
Washington Lawyer Magazine
A review of Pillars of Justice: Lawyers and the Liberal Tradition by Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Owen Fiss.
Saturday, January 13, 2018
What Trump’s ‘s—hole’ comments could mean for the latest travel ban
ABC News Radio
Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus Peter Schuck is quoted in a story about whether President Trump’s comments maligning Africa and Haiti could be used in cases challenging the Muslim travel ban.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Penn Law community mourns loss of Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.
Penn Law
An obituary for former Sterling Law Professor Geoffrey Hazard who died on January 11 at the age of 88.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Supreme Court sends case of racist juror back to Atlanta appeals court
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen Bright is quoted in an article about a decision by the Supreme Court that sends a death-row case back to the Georgia federal appeals court for further consideration.
Monday, January 8, 2018
2018’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family
WalletHub
Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation Anne Alstott ’87 was interviewed for a feature article about what makes a state “family friendly.”
Friday, January 5, 2018
To Try to Save Client’s Life, a Lawyer Ignored His Wishes. Can He Do That?
The New York Times
George W. and Sadella D. Crawford Visiting Lecturer in Law Lawrence Fox is quoted in an article about whether it is constitutional for a lawyer to act in his client’s best interests while acting against his wishes.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Trump Has Upper Hand in Legal Fight With Bannon—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 4, 2018
Team Trump’s Audacious “Complicity” Claim for Nullifying Abortion Rights
The Washington Spectator
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel, Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime, and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL are cited in an article about abortion rights.
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Two Ways of Looking at Gerrymandering—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.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘Not in My Neighborhood’
The New York Times
Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor Emeritus of Law and Organization Carol Rose is quoted in an article about the ways in which homeowners try to exert control over their neighborhoods.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Oona Hathaway & Scott Shapiro on "Story in the Public Square"
Pell Center
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 new book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
How to Abolish War
New Republic
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.
Monday, January 1, 2018
The Dodge V. Ford Court Case Helps Explain How Corporations Work Today
Jalopnik
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 is quoted in an article about the purpose of corporations.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
After John Besh fallout, many hoping for civilized change in restaurant industry
The Times-Picayune
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in an article about workplace sexual harassment.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Should Mayoral, Council Candidates Have To Declare A Party Affiliation?
KJZZ
Professor of Law David Schleicher was interviewed about non-partisan elections.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
The Most Expensive Mile of Subway on Earth
The New York Times Magazine
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in a feature about the cost of transit projects in New York.
Friday, December 22, 2017
Workplace Sexual Harassment Law: A Primer
Medium
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in an article on workplace sexual harassment.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
The Books We Loved in 2017
The New Yorker
Sterling Professor of Law Anthony Kronman’s ’75 book Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan was included in a list of best books of 2017.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, Top Human Rights Official, Won’t Seek a Second Term
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh was quoted in an article about the United Nations high commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Trump's National Security Strategy Angers China
NPR
Graham Webster, a senior fellow with the Paul Tsai China Center, was interviewed for an NPR segment about President Trump’s national security strategy.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
The Internationalists by Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro review – the plan to outlaw war
The Guardian
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.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Veterans' Groups Suing Military for Access to Sex-Assault Records
Law.com
Protect Our Defenders and the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center filed suit to gain access to records related to gender disparities within the military. The groups are represented by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Why Are Nations Rushing to Call Everything an ‘Act of War’?
The New York Times Magazine
A 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 is cited in an article.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
'Alternative facts' remark tops 2017 list of notable quotes
ABC News
The Associated Press released the annual list of notable quotations by law librarian Fred Shapiro.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Veteran Sickened By Plutonium After H-Bomb Accident Brings Class Action Suit
WSHU
Meghan Brooks ’19 is quoted, and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic mentioned, in a story about a class actions suit challenging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ refusal to provide disability compensation to veterans exposed to ionizing radiation.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
The Limits of Resistance: Are Democrats focused on the wrong things?
Slate
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn was interviewed about his upcoming book Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Here’s what’s at stake for the 21 kids suing the Trump administration over climate change
Think Progress
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar is a quoted in an article on the group of 21 youths who are suing the federal government over climate change.
Monday, December 11, 2017
New initiative seeks employments for vets with 'bad paper'
The Day
Alyssa Peterson’19 and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic are mentioned in an article about efforts to assist veteran job seekers who've received an other-than-honorable discharge from the military.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
North Korea is a nuclear state. But can the U.S. accept that?
The Washington Post
Mira Rapp-Hooper, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center and senior research scholar, is quoted in an article about the push to have North Korea denuclearize.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Five federal judge vacancies in South Florida give Trump chance to shape bench
The Sun Sentinel
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in an article about the naming of federal judges in Florida.
Friday, December 8, 2017
The Widening Gap Between Our Politics And Our Civil Society—A Commentary by Peter H. Schuck
Huffington Post
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale Law School.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
When the Truth Is Unconstitutional—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, December 7, 2017
What If the Courts Were Filled With 'Little Scalias'?—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, December 7, 2017
Fairness key to trust in police force
Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)
Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology Tom Tyler is profiled on the occasion of his appearance at the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand conference.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Former Lamonte McIntyre prosecutor accused in new case of threatening a witness, misconduct
Kansas City Star
George W. and Sadella D. Crawford Visiting Lecturer in Law Larry Fox is quoted in an article about court cases affected by the misconduct of a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s office there.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
What Masterpiece Cakeshop is Really About—A Commentary by Douglas NeJaime and Reva Siegel
Take Care
Reva Siegel is the Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law and Douglas NeJaime is Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
What Happened to the American Boomtown?
The New York Times
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in an article about the current state of the American boomtown.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
What a Technophobe Doctor Shows Us About the Future of Work—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.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Philosophy of Law and the Decline of War
Duck of Minerva
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, December 1, 2017
Can We Agree to Outlaw War—Again?
Scientific American
“The Internationalists,” a 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 is discussed in an article about war.