Sunday, July 29, 2018
If You Work for Trump, Should You Quit?
Bloomberg.com
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen Carter ’79 took part in a discussion on whether you should work for a president you don’t agree with.
Friday, July 27, 2018
Kavanaugh, Nixon and the Death of Rational Discourse—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.
Friday, July 27, 2018
Democrats need a Plan B for the Supreme Court. Here’s one option.—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and John Fabian Witt ’99
The Washington Post
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor and John Fabian Witt ’99 is Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
The ‘Social Control’ Elements of New York’s Criminal Justice System
The New York Times
A review of Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann's ’08 book Misdemeanorland.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Impeaching Rod Rosenstein? Oh, Please—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.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
The Innovation-Security Conundrum in U.S.-China Relations—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.
Monday, July 23, 2018
The fate of the ACA could turn on Judge Kavanaugh’s appointment—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00
Vox
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 23, 2018
Defense lawyer: Attorney General Sessions objected to 9/11 trial plea deal
Miami Herald
Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article about trials in the 9/11 terrorism case.
Sunday, July 22, 2018
The Beautiful Fantasy of Silent Don; It’s hard to focus on Trump’s policies when there are so many words to get angry about.—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, July 19, 2018
Can Congress Subpoena The Interpreter From Trump’s Putin Meeting? Experts Aren’t Sure. Some constitutional scholars want lawmakers to try anyway.
Huffington Post
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in an article about whether the Senate can subpoena the U.S. interpreter who was in the room during the private meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Land Surveyors Are Paying the Price of Progress—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.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
A Kavanaugh Signal on Abortion?—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, July 18, 2018
Marcia Chambers, 78, Who Shook Golf With Her Reporting on Discrimination
The New York Times
An obituary for Senior Research Scholar in Law Marcia Chambers ’81 MSL who died on July 13 at the age of 78.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Immigrant Children, Parents Reunified In Connecticut, But What's Next?
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 are quoted in a report on the reunification of two children and their parents who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The children were represented by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic and CT Legal Services.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
What We Think About Supreme Court Hearings Is Wrong—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.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Prosecutor: 2 immigrant children to be reunited with parents
CT Post
Hannah Schoen ’19 is quoted in a story about the release of two children being held in Connecticut and a reunion with their parents after being separated at the U.S. border. The children are being represented by the Connecticut Legal Services and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Pioneering Judges Keep A Closer Eye On Class Action Deals
Law360
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in an article about judges who are tracking settlements in the wake of class action rulings.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Defendants on Probation Can Be Jailed for Drug Relapse, Court Rules
The New York Times
Clinical Professor of Law Fiona Doherty ’99 is quoted in an article about the impact of probation on substance abusers.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Editorial: Connecticut should end practice of ‘prison gerrymandering’
New Haven Register
Ashley Hall ’19 is quoted in an editorial in support of a lawsuit filed last month by the NAACP and the Rule of Law Clinic charging the Connecticut with prison gerrymandering.
Friday, July 13, 2018
UPDATED: Detention of Immigrant Children in Conn. Custody Ruled Unconstitutional
Law.com
A federal judge in Connecticut ruled that the separation of two children taken from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border is unconstitutional. The case was argued in court by Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08. Hannah Schoen ’19 and Carolyn O’Connor ’18, with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, are quoted.
Friday, July 13, 2018
Policing, Legal Estrangement, and Marginality
Vera Institute of Justice
Associate Professor of Law Monica Bell ’09 is interviewed about her scholarship into the issues around policing in urban and marginalized communities.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Cities In Distress: What Chicago's Bankruptcy May Look Like—A Commentary by Adam Levitin and David Schleicher
Law 360
Adam J. Levitin is the Agnes N. Williams Research Professor and Professor of Law at Georgetown University and David Schleicher is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Federal judge delays decision on reuniting children with parents in immigration case
CT Mirror
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in a story about a hearing on whether to reunite two children being held in Connecticut with their parents after being separated at the U.S. border. The children are being represented by the Connecticut Legal Services and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Supreme Court Justices Should Be Elected—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.
Monday, July 9, 2018
A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Times
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Ill. inmate says he has been locked up for decades by impostor, not real judge
InJustice Watch
Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law Stephen Bright is quoted in an article about an inmate’s efforts to overturn his conviction, contending that the judge who sentenced him did not legally win his seat on the bench.
Monday, July 9, 2018
What Is Federalism in Healthcare For?—A Commentary by Abbe R. Gluck ’00 & Nicole Huberfeld
Stanford Law Review
Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, Yale Law School; Nicole Huberfeld is Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Immigrant Children In Connecticut Sue After Being Separated From Parents
WNPR
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic’s case on behalf of two children, taken from their parents at the U.S.- Mexico border and sent to a Connecticut facility, suing the federal government is discussed.
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Young Women Face First Fight Over Abortion—A Commentary by Rachel Kogan ’19 and Erica Turret ’20
The Hartford Courant
Rachel Kogan ’19 and Erica Turret ’20 are students at Yale Law School.
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Two Children Held In Connecticut After Separation From Parents At Border Sue Government
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in an article about two children, taken from their parents at the U.S.- Mexico border and sent to a Connecticut facility, who are suing the federal government with the help of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Friday, July 6, 2018
Two immigrant children in Connecticut sue over family separations
CT Mirror
A report on two children, taken from their parents at the U.S.- Mexico border and sent to a Connecticut facility, who are suing the federal government with the help of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Inside the AEL’s celebrated summer school
EUI Life
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn is quoted in a report on his lecture at the Academy of European Law summer session.
Thursday, July 5, 2018
The Muslim ban expands the cruel policy of family separation—A Commentary by Rachel Brown ’20 and Georgia Travers ’19
The Washington Post
Rachel Brown ’20 and Georgia Travers ’19 are students at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
The Muslim Ban Expands the Cruel Policy of Family Separation— A Commentary by Rachel Brown '20 and Georgia Travers '19
The Washington Post
Rachel Brown '20 and Georgia Travers '19 are students at Yale Law School and co-authors of the report “Window Dressing the Muslim Ban: Reports of Waivers and Mass Denials From Yemeni-American Families Stuck in Limbo.”
Monday, July 2, 2018
What Justice Kennedy's Legacy Could Mean for the Future of the Supreme Court—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar '84
TIME
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 2, 2018
Just Security Podcast: Harold Koh and Cristina Rodríguez on the Travel Ban
Just Security
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh and Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez '00 were featured on a podcast discussing the travel ban.
Friday, June 29, 2018
The End of Abortion—A Commentary by Reva Siegel
The New York Times
Professor Reva Siegel is the Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Fight to Replace Kennedy Has Already Begun—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, June 28, 2018
Pivotal Court Case Could Determine The Future Of The Affordable Care Act
WNPR
Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 is quoted in a story on the latest efforts by the Trump administration to change the Affordable Care Act.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Trump v. Hawaii: Korematsu’s Ghost and National Security Masquerades—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Other Side of the Battle to Replace Justice Kennedy—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, June 28, 2018
NAACP Alleges Inmate Count Practice Weakens Urban Districts
Associated Press
Rich Medina ’18 is quoted in an article about a lawsuit filed against the state of Connecticut by the NAACP with the assistance of the Rule of Law Clinic over how the state counts its prisoners when crafting legislative districts.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
NAACP, Yale Law sue state over ‘prison gerrymandering’
New Haven Register
Ashley Hall ’19 is quoted about a lawsuit filed against the state of Connecticut by the NAACP with the assistance of the Rule of Law Clinic over how the state counts its prisoners when crafting legislative districts.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Did Anthony Kennedy Just Destroy His Own Legacy?
Politico
Sterling Professor of Law Robert C. Post ’77 and Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 contributed to a discussion on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The Court Ruled Correctly on the Travel Ban—A Commentary by Peter H. Schuck
The New York Times
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds "Travel Ban 3.0"
WBEZ Chicago
Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and Robina Foundation Visiting Human Rights Fellow Lucas Guttentag was interviewed about the travel ban.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Justice Kennedy reminds Trump he is not above the law—A Commentary by Vikram David Amar ’88 and Akhil Reed Amar ’84
CNN
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Vikram Amar ’88 is the dean and the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana-Champaign.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The Surprising Consequences of the Supreme Court Cases That Changed Sexual Harassment Law 20 Years Ago
TIME
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz is quoted in an article about two 1998 cases that went before the Supreme Court and changed how the law approaches workplace sexual harassment.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Trump Travel Ban: How It Affects the Countries
The New York Times
Diala Shamas ’11 is quoted and the Rule of Law Clinic is mentioned in an article about how the travel ban affects different countries.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The U.S. says it gives waivers for Trump’s travel ban. We haven’t seen any.
The Washington Post
Liman Fellow Sirine Shebaya questions Trump Administration’s representations about travel ban waivers.