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Yale Law School Events
March
13
Monday
March
13
Monday
YLW+ Slating Breakfast
- 8:00AM to 12:00PM
- Please register for details
Stop by for coffee, breakfast goodies from Atticus, and to hang out with some YLW+ board members and hear about the process.
March
13
Monday
Meditation Mondays
- 12:05PM to 12:20PM
- Meditation/Prayer Room - L390C and online
Mindfulness can greatly benefit you as students and later as legal professionals, affecting all you serve and interact with. Every Monday at 12:05pm gather for a 15 min guided meditation led by wellness counselor Catherine Banson. Meditation Room L390C and on Zoom (https://yale.zoom.us/j/98365773156 - closed after 3-5 min of introductory remarks)
March
13
Monday
Applying for a Skadden Fellowship
- 12:10PM to 1:00PM
- SLB Room 124
Please join CDO and Kathleen Rubenstein, the Executive Director of the Skadden Foundation, and some 3Ls who are incoming Skadden Fellows. Learn about the Skadden Fellowship application process, project development, timing, and more. This is a chance to hear from those responsible for shaping the fellowship program and from students who have been through the process.
March
13
Monday
MFIA Clinic's FOIA Bootcamp
- 6:00PM to 7:30PM
- SLB Room 129
The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its state equivalents hold the government accountable to the governed by opening agency records to public inspection. Yet getting your hands on the right records isn’t always easy.
Learn how to draft requests, negotiate with agencies, and litigate your claims with Yale’s FOIA Bootcamp. ProPublica General Counsel Jeremy Kutner and New York Times reporter Eric Lipton will share tips and tricks for making the most of FOI laws with a Q&A to follow.
Dinner will be served.
March
14
Tuesday
Asian Americans & Voting Rights Litigation
- 12:10PM to 1:15PM
- SLB Room 127 and online
Join the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA), and YLS Election Society (ElecSoc) for a practical conversation with leading Asian Pacific American (APA) voting rights litigators.
March
14
Tuesday
CANCELLED: A Lawyers View from Biden’s HHS: A Conversation with Samuel Bagenstos, General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 12:10PM to 1:20PM
- SLB Room 120
- Cancelled
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) enormous portfolio covers reproductive rights, LGBTQI+ health care access, the COVID-19 emergency, FDA, Affordable Care Act litigation, opioids, and much more. Join us for a conversation with HHS's general counsel, with ample opportunity for Q&A.
March
14
Tuesday
Consent of the Networked: Governing internet intermediaries in the public interest, Rebecca MacKinnon, Vice President, Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation,
- 12:10PM to 1:30PM
- SLB Room 128
Over a decade ago in Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom (Basic Books, 2012), Rebecca MacKinnon outlined a number of challenges in holding the "sovereigns of cyberspace" (global internet intermediaries) accountable to the public interest. Her policy recommendations centered around corporate accountability frameworks, human rights standards for governments and private sector alike, multistakeholder internet governance, and the need for a global culture of digital citizenship and activism.
March
14
Tuesday
JLSA Clerkships Panel
- 12:10PM to 1:00PM
- SLB Room 112
Considering applying for a clerkship? On March 14 at 12:10, three JLSA 3Ls will share their rationales for applying or not applying for clerkships. Those who did apply will offer advice to prospective applicants on navigating the process. Lunch will be served!
March
14
Tuesday
Tuesday Tea Time
- 3:00PM to 4:30PM
- Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Come sit with a cup of tea and chat, paint your nails, color, doodle, do your own craft project, write a gratitude note or learn a skill with your wellness counselor Catherine Banson and others.