Monday, September 13, 2021
Madison Police Step up Fight To Withhold Barbara Hamburg Murder Investigation Files From HBO’s ‘Murder on Middle Beach’ Filmmakers
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Lecturer David Schulz ’78 discusses efforts by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic to gain public access to police records from a 2010 murder in Madison, Connecticut.
Monday, September 13, 2021
How the Real Jane Roe Shaped the Abortion Wars
The New Yorker
A review of The Family Roe: An American Story cites research by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel and Clinical Lecturer in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL.
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Where Roe v. Wade Stands After Texas Abortion Ban Allowed To Go Into Effect
ABC News
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith comments on the Texas abortion ban.
Saturday, September 11, 2021
How 9/11 Radically Expanded the Power of the U.S. Government
Time
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 discusses potential dangers of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Friday, September 10, 2021
60 Words, 20 Years
RadioLab
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh were interviewed about the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Thursday, September 9, 2021
God Has No Place in Supreme Court Opinions — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
The New York Times
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, September 9, 2021
BlackRock, Defying Soros Warning, Breaks New Ground in China
Bloomberg
Professor Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on U.S. asset managers’ willingness to invest in China.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
The Current for Sept. 8, 2021
CBC
Clinical Lecturer in Law Priscilla Smith discusses how the new Texas abortion law works and how it might be challenged.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
The Lawfare Podcast: ‘Humane’ with Samuel Moyn
Lawfare
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn discusses his new book.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
The Claim that the U.S. Government Already Has the Power to Lower Drug Prices
The Washington Post
Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 is quoted on to what degree the federal government can dictate drug prices.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
The Dangers of Making War Less Dangerous
The New York Times
The New York Times reviews Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War, the new book by Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
From a Founder — What Critical Race Theory Means
Dear Ohio Podcast
Professor of Law Gerald Torres ’77 was interviewed about critical race theory.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
YLS Liman Center Members Testify on Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania
Yale Daily News
The Yale Daily News reported on testimony given by Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik before the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the use of solitary confinement. Liman Center Director Jenny Carroll is quoted, and Liman Center clinical fellow Skylar Albertson ’18, Sarita Benesch ’23, and Wynne Graham ’22 are mentioned.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
A Conversation On the Constitution with Leading Legal Scholar Akhil Reed Amar
KPFA Letters and Politics
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar discusses the Constitution.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Texas’ Governor Got a Basic Fact About Pregnancy Wrong
The 19th
Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy and Lecturer in Law Katherine L. Kraschel explains what a six-week limit on abortion means in practical terms.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
In Eight-Year Scheme, Former Medical School Employee Charged With Stealing Millions From Yale
Yale Daily News
Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law Kate Stith comments on a charge of fraud and money laundering.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Most Extreme Abortion Law in U.S. Takes Effect in Texas
The Guardian
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law Reva Siegel and Melissa Murray ’02 comment on the new Texas abortion law.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
American War from Sherman to McChrystal
Tocqueville21
Professor Samuel Moyn's book, Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War, is reviewed.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
What the U.S. Constitution Says About Immigration
WDET / Detroit Today
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 and Ilya Somin ’01 discussed what the Constitution says about immigration.
Sunday, September 5, 2021
How the Jury Should View Elizabeth Holmes — 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, September 2, 2021
America Is Giving the World a Disturbing New Kind of War —A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The New York Times
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Seven Reactions to the Eviction Moratorium Decision
Law & Political Economy Project
Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03, Ashraf Ahmed ’19, and Blake Emerson ’17 provided analysis of the Supreme Court's recent ruling ending the national moratorium on evictions.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Michael Ratner’s Tragedy, and Ours — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The New York Review of Books
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Harvard Shows That Even Atheists Can Be Chaplains — 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, August 31, 2021
How the U.S. Created a World of Endless War — A Commentary By Samuel Moyn
The Guardian
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Monday, August 30, 2021
The Lawfare Podcast: AUMF Reform After Afghanistan
Lawfare
Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 and Columbia Law School Matt Waxman ’99 discuss what the current situation in Afghanistan could mean for efforts to reform the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Taking a Hammer to Noncompete Agreements Might Hurt Workers — 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, August 26, 2021
Welcome to the Big SPAC Slowdown
CNN Business
Professor of Law John D. Morley ’06 is quoted in a report about increased scrutiny of special purpose acquisition companies.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Opinion: Democrats Just Launched a Missile at the GOP’s Fortress of Minority Rule
The Washington Post
A commentary quotes Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn on court reform provisions in the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Monday, August 23, 2021
Perhaps This Is What a Peaceful Transition Looks Like in Afghanistan — A Commentary by Paul W. Kahn ’80
The Hill
Paul W. Kahn ’80 is the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities and the Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School.
Monday, August 23, 2021
Ackman Plans to Return Proceeds From $4 Billion SPAC
The Wall Street Journal
Professor of Law John Morley ’06 comments on a development in his lawsuit alleging a special purpose acquisition company has been improperly operating as an investment company.
Friday, August 20, 2021
Ackman SPAC Hit With Investor Suit Questioning Its Legality
Bloomberg
A news report describes a lawsuit brought by Professor of Law John Morley ’06 and and others against a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Friday, August 20, 2021
Go Ahead. Ignore That Email. — 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, August 19, 2021
Why Is the ESG Focus on Private Companies, Not the Government? — A Commentary by Jonathan R. Macey ’82
Bloomberg Law
Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is the Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law at Yale University and Professor in the Yale School of Management.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Is There Racism in the Deed to Your Home?
The New York Times
Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor Emeritus of Law and Organization Carol M. Rose and Senior Research Scholar Richard Brooks comment in a story about homeowners removing racially restrictive covenants from their property records.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Biden Pulled Troops Out of Afghanistan. He Didn’t End the ‘Forever War.’ — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The Washington Post
Samuel Moyn is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Bill Ackman’s SPAC Gets Sued
The New York Times
A news report describes a lawsuit brought by Professor of Law John Morley ’06 and a former SEC commissioner alleging a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) has been improperly operating as an investment company.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Ackman Says SPAC Does Not Need To Be Registered, Pushes Back on Lawsuit
Reuters
Professor of Law John Morley comments on a lawsuit he helped to bring against hedge fund manager William Ackman’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the largest ever formed.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Chinese Court Rejects Death-Penalty Appeal by Canadian National
The Wall Street Journal
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on the case of a Canadian national convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to death in China.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
‘Act Now’ on Global Vaccines To Stop More-Dangerous Variants, Experts Warn Biden
The Washington Post
Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership Gregg Gonsalves is quoted about global vaccine progress.
Friday, August 6, 2021
How President Biden Can Use the Defense Production Act to End the Pandemic Worldwide — A Commentary By Amy Kapczynski ’03 et al.
Health Affairs
Amy Kapczynski ’03 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Zain Rizvi ’17 is a law and policy researcher at Public Citizen. Jishian Ravinthiran ’21 is a graduate of Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
The Damning Details of Andrew Cuomo’s Behavior
Governing
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz explains the legal definition of sexual harassment.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Does Scarlett Johansson Have a Case Against Disney — 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, August 4, 2021
We the People
The New York Times
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn and Professor of Law David Schleicher contributed essays to a series exploring potential constitutional amendments.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Context and Consequences: On Akhil Reed Amar’s “The Words That Made Us”
Los Angeles Review of Books
The new book by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar is reviewed.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The Maine Monitor Sues York County for Jail Call Records
The Maine Monitor
A news report describes a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic on behalf a Maine news outlet over a county’s refusal to release records about possible recording of jailhouse conversations.
Monday, August 2, 2021
Why Does Infrastructure Cost So Much In America?
On Point
Associate Professor Zachary Liscow ’15 discusses why infrastructure is so expensive.
Monday, August 2, 2021
“IZ” Housing Bill On Tap; Will It Work?
The New Haven Independent
Clinical Professor Anika Singh Lemar is quoted about a proposed inclusionary zoning law in New Haven.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Nikola founder Trevor Milton pleads not guilty to fraud charges, released on $100 million bail
CNBC
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is quoted on a case against the founder of electric-vehicle startup Nikola.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Would Trump leave Florida to make DeSantis his running mate? He might have to.
Tampa Bay Times
Sterling Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar is quoted about former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and the 2024 presidential election.