Monday, May 11, 2020
What Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Teach us About Sex and Causes — A Commentary by Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 et al.
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale. Elise Sugarman is a joint degree student at Yale Law School. Robin Dembroff is Assistant Professor Philosophy at Yale University
Monday, May 11, 2020
Reasonable Conditions for State and Local Aid
The Niskanen Center
David Schleicher is Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Report Claims Vietnam-Era Veterans Were Exposed to Agent Orange on Guam
Military.com
The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is mentioned in a Military.com article about a recently-released paper clinic members coauthored supporting claims by Vietnam-era veterans that they were exposed to Agent Orange on Guam.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Mothering in a Pandemic — A Commentary by Anne Alstott ’87
Boston Review
Anne Alstott ’87 is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor at Yale Law School.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
The Passion of John Paul Stevens — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
Michigan Law Review
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is the Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
The Real Vote Suppression Threat — 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, May 6, 2020
Government Employees Should Be Able to Sue Over Covid-19 — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Lawyer discusses how HIPAA restricts releasing COVID-19 data in communities
KRCR News
Executive Director of the Solomon Center Katherine Kraschel is quoted in a KRCR news story about how to balance privacy rights versus the public's access to health-related data during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Controversial Sheriff Deposed In ICE Detainee Case
Law360
Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad, William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael J. Wishnie ’93, and Clinical Lecturer in Law Reena Parikh are mentioned in a Law360 article that updates the class action suit filed by ICE detainees in Massachusetts seeking release from prison due to the threat of COVID-19.
Monday, May 4, 2020
In China, a struggling America looks like ‘the disaster flick of 2020’
Politico
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 is quoted in Politico about how the U.S. response to the coronavirus is being perceived.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
As Washington stumbled, governors stepped to the forefront
The Washington Post
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in the Washington Post about how governors have handled the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on their states.
Saturday, May 2, 2020
How to Make China Pay and Prevent the Next Pandemic — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Blumenthal, Yale experts call for national response to PPE shortage in coronavirus pandemic
New Haven Register
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in the New Haven Register about the federal government’s response to the production and distribution of PPE.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Protecting Incarcerated People In The Face Of COVID-19: A Commentary by Leanne Gale ’20, Faith Barksdale ’20, Megan Hauptman ’21, et al.
Health Affairs
Leanne Gale is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2020. Faith Barksdale is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2020. Megan Hauptman is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2021. Donald M. Berwick is the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; president emeritus and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Friday, May 1, 2020
How Did Landlords Become Coronavirus Villains? — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Today should be ‘Rule of Law Day’ — A Commentary by Eugene Fidell
The Hill
Eugene R. Fidell is the Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Connecticut Prisoners With COVID-19 Sent To Facility Critics Call ‘Instrument Of Torture’
WSHU
Executive director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Hope Metcalf spoke to WSHU on conditions at a Connecticut correctional institution where prisoners with symptoms of COVID-19 are being housed.
Friday, May 1, 2020
High Court Rules on $12 Billion in Obamacare Payments
Bloomberg Law Podcast
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Abbe R. Gluck ’00 was the guest for a Bloomberg podcast where she discussed the Supreme Court ruling that federal government must pay insurers $12 billion to cover some of the losses they incurred providing risky policies under Obamacare.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic calls for safe releases from jails, prisons — A Commentary by Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 et al.
Madison Cap Times
Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale. Maureen Busalacchi is co-chair of the Wisconsin Public Health Association's public affairs committee. Lily Hu is a Ph.D. candidate in math and philosophy at Harvard University.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Proclamation May Be Legal, But It’s Still an Abuse of Power — A Commentary by Cristina Rodríguez ’00 and Adam B. Cox
Cristina Rodríguez is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Adam B. Cox is Robert A. Kindler Professor of Law at NYU.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
How Long Will It Take Until There’s a Vaccine? — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Federal Court Rules Detroit Students Were Denied Constitutional Right to Basic Education
The Takeaway
Professor of Law Justin Driver appeared on the public radio show The Takeaway to discuss a decision by a federal court that declared American public school students have a constitutional right to an adequate education.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Can the U.S. sue China for covid-19 damages? Not really.
The Washington Post
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 and Robert Williams, executive director of the Paul Tsai China Center are included in a Washington Post survey about whether China can be held legally accountable for COVID-19 damages in the United States.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Yale Law Clinic Students Help Small Businesses Navigate COVID-19 Pandemic
Connecticut Law Tribune
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law Jay Pottenger ’75 and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar are mentioned in a Connecticut Law Tribune article about students with the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization who are helping New Haven businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. Hannah Abelow ’21, Natasha Kahn ’21, and Jeff Schroeder ’21 are quoted.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Inmate serving life for double murder seeks reprieve amid coronavirus crisis
CT Post
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara is quoted in the CT Post about an inmate represented by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization in his bid for a temporary medical furlough.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Federal class action lawsuit filed to protect Danbury prison inmates from COVID-19
CT Mirror
Sarah Russell ’02 is quoted in the CT Mirror about a class action suit filed on behalf of inmates at the Danbury Correctional Institute. They are represented, in part, by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Can States Declare Bankruptcy? Mitch McConnell Floated the Option But Experts Say Current Law Doesn't Allow It
Newsweek
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in Newsweek about whether or not states can declare bankruptcy.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
World War III Is Almost Over and China Is Winning — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 27, 2020
Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules
The New York Times
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in the New York Times about a decision by a federal court that declared American public school students have a constitutional right to an adequate education. His book, The Schoolhouse Gate, was cited in the underlying decision.
Monday, April 27, 2020
Can states file for bankruptcy? Should they? What you need to know
PolitiFact
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in PolitiFact about whether states can declare bankruptcy.
Monday, April 27, 2020
The States Are Toast — A Commentary by David Schleicher
Slate
David Schleicher is Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 27, 2020
The New Politics of Care — A Commentary by Amy Kapczynski ’03 and Gregg Gonsalves
Boston Review
Amy Kapczynski ’03 is Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership. Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Businesses Suing Over Covid-19 Shutdowns May Have a Case — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, April 24, 2020
The perils of incrementalism — A Commentary by Paul Kahn ’80 and Kiel Brennan-Marquez ’11
The Hill
Paul W. Kahn ’80 is the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School. Kiel Brennan Marquez ’11 is a law professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Trump wants the Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats that harass US ships. Here’s why it doesn't do that.
Business Insider
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene R. Fidell is quoted in Business Insider on interactions between U.S. Navy ships and Iranian gunboats.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
United’s unusual plan to sell $1 billion of stock
CNN
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 is quoted in a CNN story about United Airlines’s plans to sell $1 billion of stock.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
A Precedent Overturned Reveals a Supreme Court in Crisis — 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, April 23, 2020
Beating Covid-19 Will Take Coordination, Experimentation, and Leadership — A Commentary by Gregg Gonsalves
The Nation
Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
U.S. Appeals Court Recognizes a Federal Right of Access to Literacy
Education Week
Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in Education Week about a recent decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (Cincinnati), that recognizes a fundamental federal right to a basic minimum education and access to literacy.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
CT Department of Correction to release 80-year-old killer to halfway house amid suit over coronavirus
New Haven Register
Kayla Morin ’21 is quoted, and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned, in a New Haven Register update on the Clinic’s client, an elderly inmate veteran who has been moved from prison to a halfway house due to his heightened susceptibility of contracting the coronavirus.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Missouri Sues China, Communist Party Over The Coronavirus Pandemic
NPR
Howard M. Holtzmann Professor of International Law Lea Brilmayer is quoted in an NPR story about Missouri’s bid to sue China over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Why We Filed a FOIA Request on How Many US Troops Are in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
Just Security
The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic is mentioned in a Just Security editorial about its FOIA request seeking U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The clinic represents Just Security in their request.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Supreme Court Takes a Small Step in the Direction of Judicial Independence — A Commentary by Darcy Covert ’20 and A.J. Wang ’20
Slate
Darcy Covert and A.J. Wang are members of the Yale Law School class of 2020.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
‘He’s a Sitting Duck’: Yale Law Students Seek Release of 80-Year-Old Prisoner
Connecticut Law Tribune
Cara Newlon ’21 is quoted, and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned, in the Connecticut Law Tribune about efforts to have an elderly veteran released from prison due to his heightened susceptibility of contracting the coronavirus.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
COVID-19 lessons for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day — A Commentary by Daniel C. Esty ’86
The Hill
Daniel C. Esty is the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The Supreme Court Rules From Home
The Daily / The New York Times
The New York Times podcast The Daily discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant a motion to submit a supplemental brief on the impact of COVID-19 on the case against rescinding the DACA program. Plaintiffs in the case are represented, in part, by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
A Wealth Tax Is the Logical Way to Support Coronavirus Relief — A Commentary by Daniel Markovits ’00
The New York Times
Daniel Markovits ’00 is Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Supreme Court lets DACA proponents cite recipients' work fighting coronavirus
USA Today
USA Today reports on the filing before SCOTUS requesting a delay on its ruling on terminating the DACA program during the coronavirus crisis. Plaintiffs in the case are represented, in part, by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at the Law School.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Is the Coronavirus Foreign Interference in Our Elections — or Worse? — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Virtual Book Roundtable: “Revolutionary Constitutions,” Featuring Bruce Ackerman in Conversation with Roberto Gargarella and Tom Ginsburg
I·CONnect
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 took part in a virtual roundtable discussion via the International Journal of Constitutional Law about his book, Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law.