Yale Law School Videos

Friday, March 24, 2023

Jon Hoover: Two Kinds of Divine Transcendence

45:20

Professor Jon Hoover of the University of Nottingham delivered a Kamel Lecture on March 9, 2023 titled, "Two Kinds of Divine Transcendence."

Monday, February 20, 2023

Brackeen Post-Oral Argument Panel Discussion

49:53

This Nov. 16, 2022 Zoom webinar features: Maggie Blackhawk, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Matthew Fletcher, Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, Michigan Law; Stephen Pevar, Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School; Leonard R. Powell, Associate Attorney, Jenner & Block.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Randall Kennedy: From Protest to Law: Triumphs and Defeats in Struggles for Racial Justice, 1950–1970

47:54

Professor and author Randall Kennedy ’82 delivered the James A. Thomas Lecture, titled “From Protest to Law: Triumphs and Defeats in Struggles for Racial Justice, 1950–1970,” on Oct. 24, 2022.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Gabrielle Jackson ’23

1:59

A student perspective on visiting the Law School to help decide whether to attend, the benefits of joining affinity groups, and how YLS enables her to explore the world of law.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Laura Hallas ’24

2:06

A student reflects on her interest in health law and policy and her involvement in two student journals.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Henock Dory ’24

3:24

A student reflects on the diverse YLS community and his experience in BLSA and working on the Yale Law & Policy Review.

Monday, November 7, 2022

Alaa Hachem ’24

2:30

A student perspective on pursuing international and human rights law, the MENALSA community at Yale Law School, and the Gender Violence Legal Assistance Clinic.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Alumni Weekend 2022: A Conversation with Senator Cory Booker ’97 & Senator Chris Coons ’92

1:27:17

Dean Heather K. Gerken spoke with Sen. Cory Booker ’97 and Sen. Chris Coons ’92 about their Yale Law School experiences and how they took leaps of faith into public service after law school. The two senators also spoke about the importance of connecting across political divides, especially in such a divisive political moment across the country.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Alumni Weekend 2022: Amicus Briefs, October 22, 2022

1:10:25

A series of short, provocative presentations by YLS faculty and alumni changemakers from Alumni Weekend 2022

Friday, October 21, 2022

Sara Nelson: Women and Unions: Solidarity is a Force Stronger Than Gravity

1:28:08

Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, delivered the 2022 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights on Oct. 17, 2022.

Friday, October 14, 2022

Geneva Smith ’24

2:22

A student perspective on YLS’s support for the BALSA and YLW+ communities, and how Yale Law School’s professors are preparing her to become a legal academic.

Friday, October 14, 2022

Sam Feineh ’24

3:08

A student reflects on his passion to pursue criminal justice reform and being a part of the Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Joshua Rauh: Regulating Investment Management and Retirement Plans in the Age of ESG

51:22

Joshua D. Rauh delivered the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture on Monday, Sept. 19, titled “Regulating Investment Management and Retirement Plans in the Age of ESG.”

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Jammie Walker ’24

2:31

A student perspective on why Yale Law School is the place to figure out what sort of lawyer you want to be, and working with the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic.

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Saif Zihiri ’24

2:40

A student perspective on the MENALSA and Muslim Law Students communities at Yale Law School and exploring various interests including tech accountability, national security civil liberties issues, journals, and more.

Friday, May 27, 2022

Carmela Castellano-Garcia ’91

1:53

Carmela Castellano-Garcia ’91 discusses her path to Yale Law School and her career after law school.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Yale Law School Commencement 2022

1:44:31

The Yale Law School Class of 2022 was celebrated for its tenacity, strength, and community in Commencement ceremonies on May 23, 2022 on an exceptionally clear and sunny spring day in New Haven.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Drew Saunders Days III ’66: A Remembrance and Celebration

59:14

The life and legacy of Professor Drew Saunders Days III ’66 was celebrated at the Law School on April 24, 2022.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Ed Yong: Normal Led to This: On Two Years of Covering The Pandemic

32:47

Pulitzer Prize-winner Ed Yong reflects on what he learned across two years of reporting on the pandemic, and what it means for our future. Yong spoke at the Law School on April 7, 2022.

Monday, April 18, 2022

Edward J. Larson: “What is an American?”: A Revolutionary Era Question

43:56

Edward J. Larson delivered the Michael A. Doyle ’62 and Bunny Winter Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law Inaugural Lecture on March 14.

Monday, April 11, 2022

Human Rights Workshop: Leilani Farha

32:12

Leilani Farha spoke at the Feb. 10, 2022 Human Rights Workshop on the financialization of housing and the international movement to secure the human right to housing.

Monday, April 4, 2022

Khaled El-Rouayheb: Logic in Islamic Civilization

46:49

Khaled El-Rouayheb of Harvard University delivered a lecture as part of the Abdallah S. Kamel Lecture series on November 11, 2021.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Jocelyn Samuels: Fighting Workplace Discrimination: Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead

1:13:30

Jocelyn Samuels, Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, delivered the 2022 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights on March 7, 2022, titled “Fighting Workplace Discrimination: Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead.”

Monday, February 14, 2022

Carmen Reinhart: Central Banks and the Inflationary Aftermath of COVID-19

1:01:25

Carmen Reinhart, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of The World Bank Group, delivered the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture on Feb. 7, 2022, titled “Central Banks and the Inflationary Aftermath of COVID-19.”

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Illuminate Unconventional Paths

:56

The Tsai Leadership Program at Yale Law School illuminates unconventional paths for Yale Law students from private sector to public interest, from Silicon Valley to the Capitol, so that future leaders can effect positive change in the world.

Friday, December 10, 2021

Everything You Want to Know about Yale Law School: Personal Statements

2:59

YLS Admissions Director of Recruiting & Diversity Initiatives Jon Perdue explains the role of the personal statement in the Law School application process.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Campus Division? Dispute Resolution Strategies for Campus Leaders

1:01:49

The Nov. 10, 2021 Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop featured experts on campus division.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Fourth Conference on Law and Macroeconomics, Part 1

1:04:42

An online virtual conference on October 27 & 28, 2021 explored the connections between law and macroeconomics.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Is Whiteness Embedded in Mediation?

1:24:07

The Oct. 13, 2021 Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop features Professor Isabelle Gunning (Southwestern Law School - Los Angeles) and Professor Sharon Press (Mitchell Hamline School of Law).

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice: Vivek Maru ’01

1:13:21

Vivek Maru ’01, a human rights advocate and founder and CEO of the grassroots legal empowerment group Namati, delivered the 2021 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Lift Every Voice: The Life and Legacy of Professor Lani Guinier ’74

5:31:51

The one-day virtual symposium highlights the life and work of Yale Law School alumna and Harvard Law (Emerita) Professor Lani Guinier ’74.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Up to the Challenge?

1:57

The Tsai Leadership Program at Yale Law School equips our students with the robust, cross-disciplinary skill set needed to address the most vexing global challenges and empowers them to create a more equitable and just future for all.

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Professor Zachary Liscow on the Rising Costs and Importance of Infrastructure

4:48

Associate Professor of Law Zachary Liscow discusses the rising costs of infrastructure in the United States, why infrastructure spending matters, and the infrastructure spending bill before Congress.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Human Rights Workshop: Lillian Guerra

51:48

Professor Lillian Guerra (University of Florida) spoke to the Human Rights Workshop in a lecture titled, “Fighting for a Higher Law: Race, Class & the Bonds of Complicity in Cuba.”

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Professor Douglas NeJaime and the Connecticut Parentage Act

3:34

Professor Douglas NeJaime speaks about the work of his clinic in successfully reforming Connecticut's parentage laws in 2021.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Alexander Knysh: A Clash of Islams: Salafism versus Sufism

1:36:25

Alexander Knysh, of the Universisty of Michigan, gave this lecture on April 1, 2021. It was followed by a discussion by panelists Bernard Haykel, Marcia Hermansen, and Bruce Lawrence. This lecture is part of the Kamel Center lecture series.

Monday, March 1, 2021

Professor Miriam Gohara and the Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic

4:19

In this video, find out how Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara and her Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic won an unprecedented sentence modification for client Clyde Meikle.

Monday, November 30, 2020

Sylvia Chan-Malik: Should a Muslim Woman Be President?

1:47:00

Sylvia Chan-Malik of Rutgers University gave this lecture, which was part of the Kamel Lecture series, on November 12, 2020.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Damien Chang ’21

1:51

A student perspective on studying corporate law at Yale Law School.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Molly Petchenik ’21

2:48

A student perspective on the Veterans Clinic, the Liman Center, and public interest law at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Lexi Smith ’22

1:48

A student perspective on studying animal and environmental law at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Omar Yousef Shehabi ’20 LLM

2:37

A student perspective on the LLM program, international law, and law teaching at Yale Law School.

Monday, July 27, 2020

Trevor Morrison: Brennan Center Jorde Symposium Lecture

1:50:48

Trevor W. Morrison, the Dean of New York University School of Law and Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth Professor of Law, delivered the 2019–2020 Brennan Center Jorde Symposium Lecture on February 27, 2020, at the Law School.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Gene Baur: Changing Hearts and Minds about Food Animals

41:08

On February 25, 2020 the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School, the Yale Sustainable Food Program, and the Yale Animal Law Society hosted Gene Baur, president and cofounder of Farm Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Dwayne Betts ’16: Dean’s Lecture

1:08:00

Acclaimed poet Dwayne Betts '16 delivered a Dean’s Lecture on his latest book, “Felon,” on February 17, 2020.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Marina Rustow: Caliphal Tribunals and Anarchical Fallacies

56:00

Marina Rustow gave a talk titled "Caliphal Tribunals and Anarchical Fallacies: Medieval Arabic Petitions from the Cairo Geniza" on February 4, 2020, as part of the Kamel lecture series.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Alexander Komarov ’20 LLM

2:38

A student perspective on criminal law, financial aid, and getting an LL.M. at Yale Law School.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Leanne Gale ’20

2:42

A student perspective on international human rights law, immigrant rights, and the supportive community at Yale Law School.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Manny Rutinel ’21

1:55

A student perspective on environmental law and animal law at Yale Law School.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Xiangnong (George) Wang ’20

2:23

A student perspective on public interest law, the MFIA Clinic, and APALSA at Yale Law School.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Ted Hamilton: Climate Activism on Trial

43:56

Ted Hamilton speaks about the climate necessity defense, a legal theory put forward by climate activists to justify their acts of civil disobedience.

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Frank Griffel: What Is Post-classical Philosophy in Islam?

51:16

Frank Griffel of Yale University gave this talk on October 15, 2019, as part of the Kamel lecture series.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Cyrus Zargar: Transcending Character: The Place of Virtue in Post-Classical Sufi Ethical Commentaries

52:52

Cyrus Zargar of the University of Central Florida gave this talk on October 29, 2019, as part of the Kamel lecture series.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Alumni Weekend 2019: Voting Rights and Election Law Panel

54:44

A panel from Alumni Weekend 2019: “Voting Rights and Election Law: 2020 and Beyond.”

Friday, November 1, 2019

Frank Griffel: Contradictions and Ambiguities—The Method of Post-Classical Philosophy in Islam

45:20

Frank Griffel of Yale University gave this talk on October 22, 2019, as part of the Kamel lecture series.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Alumni Weekend 2019: Amicus Briefs — Conchita Cruz ’16

20:12

Conchita Cruz ’16, Co-Executive Director of the Asylus Seeker Advocacy Project speaks as part of a series of short, provocative presentations by YLS faculty and alumni.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Alumni Weekend 2019: Amicus Briefs — Tracey Meares

18:43

Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey Meares speaks as part of a series of short, provocative presentations by YLS faculty and alumni.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Alumni Weekend 2019: Amicus Briefs — Thomas Glocer '84

14:35

Executive Chairman of BlueVoyant LLC Thomas H. Glocer '84 speaks as part of a series of short, provocative presentations by YLS faculty and alumni.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Everything You Want to Know about the YLS Admissions File Reading Process

2:59

Yale Law School admissions staff members give an overview of how the file reading process works.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Maxim Eristavi: Poynter Lecture in Journalism

37:58

This Poynter lecture from October 13, 2015 recounts one man’s journey through the cataclysm of revolution and war in Eastern Europe, from Euromaidan and the 2014 revolution through the annexation of Crimea by Russia and its proxy war in Eastern Ukraine.

Monday, October 14, 2019

The Affordable Care Act at 10, Keynote Address: Rahm Emanuel and Ezekiel J. Emanuel

46:00

Keynote Address on September 26, 2019 by Rahm Emanuel and Ezekiel J. Emanuel opening the Affordable Care Act at 10 Conference at Yale Law School.

Monday, October 14, 2019

The Affordable Care Act at 10: Panel 1, "The Goals of Health Care Reform"

48:50

Panel 1, "The Goals of Health Care Reform" at the Affordable Care at Conference at Yale Law School, September 27, 2019. Panelists: Joseph Antos, Joel Ario, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Jason Levitis.

Monday, October 14, 2019

The Affordable Care Act at 10: Panel 3, "The Impact of the ACA"

58:31

Panel 3, "The Impact of the ACA" at the Affordable Care at Conference at Yale Law School, September 27, 2019. Panelists: David Blumenthal, Carrie Colla, Leemore Dafny, Ezekiel Emanuel, Benjamin Sommers.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Gideon Yaffe: The Norm-Shift Theory of Punishment

1:01:26

On the occasion of being named Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence, Professor Gideon Yaffe delivered a lecture on September 23, 2019.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Christopher de Bellaigue: The Islamic Enlightenment

1:01:29

Writer and journalist Christopher de Bellaigue spoke at the Law School on September 17, 2019 as part of the Abdallah S. Kamel Lecture Series.

Monday, September 23, 2019

Everything You Want to Know about YLS Financial Aid

3:08

Yale Law School admissions and financial aid staff give an overview of how financial aid works.

Friday, July 12, 2019

Asad Q. Ahmed: Philosophical Commentaries in Postclassical Islam

49:51

Asad Ahmed, Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Institute for South Asia Studies, University of California at Berkeley, gave a talk as part of the Kamel lecture series on September 25, 2018.

Monday, July 8, 2019

Washington, DC, Supreme Court Watchers 2019

1:21:13

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Lena Salaymeh: Secularislamized Law

42:45

Lena Salaymeh from Tel Aviv University, gave this lecture on March 26, 2019, as part of the Kamel Lecture series.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Mohammad Fadel: The Quran’s Revisionist Reading of the Aqeda

51:28

Mohammad Fadel from the University of Toronto, gave a lecture on February 19, 2019, as part of the Abdallah S. Kamel lecture series.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Natalia Kanem: Transforming Our Future: Ensuring Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All

50:15

Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), gave the Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights on March 4, 2019.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Joel Mokyr: Is Technological Change a Thing of the Past: Lessons from the Industrial Revolution

54:33

Joel Mokyr, Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History at Northwestern University, delivered the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture on November 12, 2018.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Brinkley Messick: Just, False and Discrediting Witnesses: Evidence in Sharia Courts

55:52

Brinkley Messick, Professor of Anthropology and MESAAS at Columbia University, gave this talk on October 23, 2018, as part of the Kamel lecture series.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Alumni Weekend 2018: Media On Elections

47:33

The political media in the United States is fractured, flawed, and absolutely essential. It's also under attack. How well is it covering the upcoming November election?

Monday, October 29, 2018

Alumni Weekend 2018: Talking Across Party Lines

41:03

As our politics become ever more partisan, how can voters and politicians all along the political spectrum engage in meaningful dialogue without devolving into shouting matches and insults? This panel explored the challenges presented by political tribalism and the ways in which we might move toward a more constructive dialogue.

Friday, October 5, 2018

Freedom of Expression in an Age of Surveillance

1:00:48

This panel on September 26, 2018, was part of a series examining the role that the First Amendment should play in assessing the lawfulness of government surveillance.

Friday, September 28, 2018

Jerome A. Cohen ’55: Law and Power in China and its Foreign Relations

59:22

Jerome A. Cohen ’55, a professor at NYU School of Law and founding director of its U.S.-Asia Law Institute, discussed China and foreign relations on September 12, 2018.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Supreme Court Watchers 2018

1:05:13

The YLSA of New York City presented its annual Supreme Court Watchers Breakfast on June 27, 2018 at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The panelists were Boris Bershteyn '04 J.D., Andrew J. Pincus '77 B.A., Paul M. Smith '79 J.D., and Kenji Yoshino '96 J.D. Linda Greenhouse, ’78 M.S.L. moderated.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Rafael Bezerra Nunes ’18 LLM

2:23

A student perspective on getting an LLM at Yale Law School, constitutional law, and the graduate programs community.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Thomas Kadri, Ph.D. candidate

2:37

A student perspective on the Ph.D. in Law program and his research on tort liability.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Spotlight on the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP)

4:51

A closer look at how students and faculty in SFALP secured a nationwide injunction in the sanctuary cities case as well as the broad scope of innovative consumer protection work the clinic handles each year.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Yale Law School Clinics on the Front Lines

2:06

Yale Law School has one of the most robust clinical programs in the country, providing students with an unparalleled experience to combine theory with practice at the highest levels.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and the Law

41:38

The Information Society Project, the Center for Global Legal Challenges, TechSoc, and the Floyd Abrams Institute co-sponsored this panel on April 9, 2018. Mike Kwet, Tiffany Li, and Helena Ursic provided insights into the legal aspects of this controversy. David Lehr and Adam Pan introduced and moderated the event.

Monday, May 14, 2018

David Nirenberg: The Historian as Theologian: Past and Present in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

51:44

David Nirenberg, Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor, University of Chicago, gave a Kamel Center lecture on March 6, 2018.

Monday, April 23, 2018

Yemen: Is the U.S. Breaking the International Law?, Panel 2

53:29

The Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges hosted a panel that explored the international law issues of the topic of Yemen.

Monday, April 16, 2018

Sexual Harassment Law in the Age of Trump and #MeToo

1:30:47

A panel on the causes of, and solutions to, sexual harassment and discrimination in the age of Trump and #MeToo held April 10, 2018.

Panelists:
Tanya Hernández, Fordham Law School
Anna McNeil, Engender at Yale
Shannon Minter, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Vicki Schultz, Yale Law School
Cari Simon, The Fierberg National Law Group
Rachel Tuchman, #TimesUp

Monday, March 12, 2018

Asifa Quraishi-Landes: Islamic Family Law in American Courts

1:02:46

Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin, gave a Kamel Lecture on February 13, 2018.

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Ai-jen Poo: Care and the Future of Work

59:53

Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaign, gave the Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women's Rights on February 26, 2018.

Monday, February 26, 2018

Drug Prices in the Spotlight

1:14:12

Yale Global Health Justice Partnership, Yale US Health Justice Collaborative, and Yale Network for Global NCDs presented this panel discussion: Drug Prices in the Spotlight: Why Are Insulin Costs Rising, and What Can Be Done?

Monday, February 19, 2018

The Policy, Politics & Law of Cancer: Drug Development and the Cost of Researching and Treating Cancer

1:09:52

This panel, held on February 9, 2018, was part of the conference organized by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, Smilow Cancer Hospital, and Yale Cancer Center.

Friday, February 16, 2018

The Policy, Politics & Law of Cancer: Cancer, Health Justice, and Disparities

1:26:38

This panel, held on February 9, 2018, was part of the conference organized by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, Smilow Cancer Hospital, and Yale Cancer Center.

Friday, February 16, 2018

The Policy, Politics & Law of Cancer: Norman Sharpless keynote

38:50

Norman Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, gave a keynote address at the conference organized by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, Smilow Cancer Hospital, and Yale Cancer Center on February 9, 2018.

Friday, February 16, 2018

The Policy, Politics & Law of Cancer: The Business of Cancer

1:20:43

This panel, held on February 9, 2018, was part of the conference organized by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, Smilow Cancer Hospital, and Yale Cancer Center.

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Guy Standing: Rentier Capitalism: Why the Precariat Is Today’s Dangerous Class

1:02:21

Guy Standing, an economist and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London, gave a Storrs Lecture on February 5, 2018.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Book Talk with Zack McDermott: "Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love"

25:30

In his book "Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love," released in September 2017, Zack McDermott describes how he experienced and recovered from his first psychotic breakdown while working as a public defender at the age of 26. At this talk at Yale Law School on January 22, 2018, he discussed and read from the book.

Monday, December 18, 2017

Andrew Burt ’14

2:43

Andrew Burt, Chief Privacy Officer & Legal Engineer at Immuta, describes his work in the government and private sectors. Part of the Many Paths Initiative.

Monday, December 18, 2017

Fred P. Phillips IV ’90

4:12

Fred Phillips discusses his career path from law school to starting his own company. Part of the Many Paths Initiative.

Monday, November 27, 2017

Jahnavi Sindhu ’18 LLM

3:22

A student perspective on the LLM program, constitutional law, and the community at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Lauren Hobby ’18

2:39

A student perspective on corporate law, clinics, and students organizations at Yale Law School.

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Hijacking Information Conference, Panel 1

1:13:47

The Center for Global Legal Challenges and the Information Society Project co-hosted a conference on “Hijacking Information: Software Vulnerabilities, Ransomware, and Law” on November 14, 2017

Friday, November 17, 2017

Jeremy Pilaar ’18

2:54

A student perspective on the SFALP clinic and fellowships at Yale Law School.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Aaron Haviland ’19

5:32

A student perspective on student organizations and international and constitutional law at Yale Law School, as well as his experiences before law school as a member of the military.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Tian Tian Xin ’19

3:39

A student perspective on student organizations and the community at Yale Law School, as well as her experience before law school as a member of the military.

Monday, November 6, 2017

Portia Pedro, PhD candidate

4:46

A student perspective on the PhD in Law program and the Yale Law School community.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Noah Feldman ’97: Arab Winter 3

1:08:14

Noah Feldman ’97, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, delivered the three lectures on forms Islamic constitutionalism might take. The third, "Arab Winter: The End of Empire and the New Middle East—Tunisia and the Future of Political Responsibility," focused on Tunisia.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Alumni Weekend 2017 Panel: A Civil Rights Agenda for the 21st Century

45:12

Moderated by Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Alumni Weekend 2017: Award of Merit

29:31

Myron H. Thompson ’72 was the recipient of the Award of Merit on Saturday, October 21. The Award of Merit recognizes alumni or long-time faculty of Yale Law School who have made a substantial contribution to public service or to the legal profession. Thompson is United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Monday, October 23, 2017

Noah Feldman ’97: Arab Winter 2

1:06:22

Noah Feldman ’97, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, delivered three lectures on forms Islamic constitutionalism might take. The second, "Arab Winter: The End of Empire and the New Middle East—Whose Fault is the Islamic State?," focused on the Muslim Brotherhood.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Noah Feldman ’97: Arab Winter 1

1:04:36

Noah Feldman ’97, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, delivered the first of a series of three lectures on forms Islamic constitutionalism might take. The first, "Arab Winter: The End of Empire and the New Middle East—Tahrir Square and the Puzzle of Agency," focused on the model advanced by ISIS.

Monday, October 9, 2017

Andrew Burt: The Law is Adapting to a Software-driven World

44:49

Andrew Burt ’14, CPO of Immuta, gave a talk on how and why the worlds of law and technology are colliding, and what this means for data-driven companies, the technology industry, and governments and citizens around the world on October 3, 2017.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Kumi Naidoo: The United States: Friend or Foe of Global Justice?

1:04:30

Dr. Kumi Naidoo was the 2017 Gruber Distinguished Lecturer in Global Justice.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Jennifer Daskal: Borders and Bits

27:26

Jennifer Daskal, an Associate Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law, talked about data moving across national borders on August 29, 2017, as part of the ISP Speaker Series.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Supreme Court Watchers, New York City, 2017

1:05:18

The YLSA of New York City presented its annual Supreme Court Watchers Breakfast on June 28, 2017 at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Linda Greenhouse '78 M.S.L. moderated. Panelists were Boris Bershteyn '04, Andrew J. Pincus,  Paul M. Smith ’79, and Kenji Yoshino '96.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Commencement 2017

2:08:10

More than 200 graduates of Yale Law School participated in commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 22, 2017, at the William K. Lanman Center at Payne Whitney Gymnasium, surrounded by friends, family, and the Law School faculty.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

What's Next for 2017 Graduates

2:40

At the reception the evening before commencement, Yale Law School asked 2017 grads about their plans.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Emma Roth ’17

1:51

A student perspective on health law and clinics at Yale Law School.

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Dane Thorley ’17

3:20

A student perspective on being a transfer student, law teaching, and student organizations at Yale Law School.

Monday, April 24, 2017

MLP Symposium: Closing Remarks

9:40

Miriam Becker-Cohen (Co-Director of Haven Medical-Legal Partnership)
Claudia Wack (Co-Director of Haven Medical-Legal Partnership)

Monday, April 24, 2017

MLP Symposium: Panel I

1:18:46

Panel 1 on MLPs and Health Policy was moderated by Samatha Morton

Monday, April 24, 2017

MLP Symposium: Panel III

1:03:57

Panel 3—Measuring the Value of MLPs and the Impact of Legal Services

Friday, April 21, 2017

Adam Bradlow ’18

3:09

A student perspective on financial aid and clinics at Yale Law School.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Chibli Mallat: The Normalization of Saudi Law

1:01:49

Chibli Mallat, Professor of Law at Université Saint-Joseph in Lebanon, gave an Abdallah S. Kamel Lecture on March 7, 2017

Monday, March 13, 2017

Blockchain: Post-Trade Clearing and Settlement

55:56

A panel on March 3, 2017, on Post-Trade Clearing and Settlement featured Chris Church​, Chief Business Development Officer, Digital Asset Holdings; Maureen O’Hara, Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance at the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University; Rebecca Simmons​, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Mark Wetjen, Head of Global Public Policy, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation; and moderator Roberta Romano ’80, YLS Sterling Professor of Law and Director, YLS Center for the Study of Corporate Law.

Friday, March 10, 2017

Blockchain: Smart Contracts

46:29

A panel on March 3, 2017, on Smart Contracts

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Paul Rink ’18

3:11

A student perspective on financial aid and environmental law at Yale Law School.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Conor Anthony Casey ’17 LLM

2:56

A student perspective on the LLM program, graduate programs community, and constitutional law at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Jerome Powell: Blockchain Keynote

19:24

Jerome Powell, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, delivered the keynote address on March 3, 2017 at the Weil, Gotshal & Manges Roundtable at Yale Law School on “Blockchain: The Future of Finance and Capital Markets?,” organized by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Ricky Hanzich ’17

2:09

A student perspective on tech law, being a dean's advisor, and coming to Yale Law School as a transfer student.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Lynsey Gaudioso ’17 JD/MEM

2:58

A student perspective on environmental law, the joint degree program with the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and clinics at Yale Law School.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Risa Golubuff ’00: Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s

53:30

Her lecture on February 21, 2017, drew on her book Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s and looked at the changes in vagrancy laws in the middle of the last century.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Jack Balkin on robots, algorithms, and big data

4:39

Jack Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment, discusses rules for robots in the 21st century as well as other ways law and technology should interact.

Monday, February 6, 2017

Professor Simon Levin: Evolutionary Perspectives on Business Strategy

1:25:30

Simon Levin, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, gave the Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellow Lecture on January 30, 2017.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Implications of the President's Executive Order on Immigration Policy

47:17

Professors Mike Wishnie, Muneer Ahmad, and students from the WIRAC clinic discussed implications of the President’s Executive Order on Immigration Policy.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Robert Barnett: A Life in the Law

1:05:25

Robert Barnett, a senior partner at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., gave a dean’s lecture on October 25, 2016.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

AW 2016: Climate Change: Are We Now on a Path to Real Decarbonization?

42:57

Moderator: Daniel C. Esty '86, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; and Clinical Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale Law School

Panelists:
Thomas Francis Darden II ’81, CEO, Cherokee
Mary D. Nichols ’71, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Hon. Tom Perriello ’01

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

AW 2016: National Security in a Turbulent World

42:57

Moderator: Oona A. Hathaway ’97, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School

Panelists:
Rosa Brooks ’96, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Georgetown University Law Center
Robert S. Litt ’76, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Kenneth Roth ’80, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch

Friday, October 7, 2016

Timothy Garton Ash: Unilateral Universalism?

1:09:29

Professor Timothy Garton Ash delivered the Ralph Gregory Elliot First Amendment Lecture on September 26, 2016, at 4:30 p.m., in the Faculty Lounge. His talk was titled “Unilateral Universalism? The United States and the Promotion of Free Speech in a Connected World.” Garton Ash drew from his new book, Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Navina Haidar & Avinoam Shalem: The Question of Image in Islam

1:35:41

The Question of the Image in Islam – Symposium on Islamic Art was held on September 27, 2016, featuring Navina Haidar, Curator, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor of the History of Arts of Islam, Columbia University, and moderated by Zareena Grewal, Associate Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies, Yale University

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Amanda Shanor ’09, PhD candidate

2:21

A student perspective on the PhD in Law program and graduate programs at Yale Law School. 

Monday, June 27, 2016

Nathan Nash ’17

2:02

A student perspective on health law, the Solomon Center, and the Medical Legal Partnerships at Yale Law School.

Monday, June 6, 2016

Brandon Thompson ’17

1:23

A student perspective on clinics, student organizations, and the diverse community at Yale Law School.

Monday, June 6, 2016

Emma Sokoloff-Rubin ’18

2:32

A student perspective on admissions and financial aid at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Jonas Wang ’16

2:03

A student perspective on student organizations, clinics, and the community at Yale Law School.

Monday, May 23, 2016

What’s Next for Grads?

2:14

On the way to Commencement on Monday, May 23, 2016, we asked Yale Law School graduates what was next for them.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Johannes Buchheim ’16 LLM

2:00

A student perspective on the LLM program at Yale Law School.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Jack Goldsmith ’89: “The Obama Administration’s Contributions to International Law”

1:17:44

Professor Jack Goldsmith ’89 delivered the Sherrill Lecture on April 4, 2016. The lecture was titled “The Obama Administration’s Contributions to the Practice and Theory of International Law.” Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and co-founder of Lawfareblog.com. He teaches and writes about national security law, presidential power, cybersecurity, international law, internet law, foreign relations law, and conflict of laws.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The Hidden Curriculum of Justice

13:42

Benjamin Justice, Chair, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at Rutgers University breaks down the hidden curriculum of justice.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Stan Wheeler Jazz Concert 2016

1:24:16

The annual Stan Wheeler Memorial Jazz Concert took place on April 3, 2016, and featured the Reunion Jazz Ensemble.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

The Ph.D. in Law

1:15

Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, describes the Ph.D. program at Yale Law School.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Justice Stephen Breyer: The Court and the World

1:33:22

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke about “The Court and the World” at the 2016 Brennan Center Jorde Symposium on February 17, 2016.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Diane Desierto ’09 LLM, ’11 JSD

3:17

An alumna perspective on international law and the graduate programs community at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Alexander Aleinikoff: Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice

59:09

T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Deputy High Commissioner in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, delivered the Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice on February 8, 2016.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Yair Listokin ’05: “What Happened to Macro in Law and Economics?”

1:08:22

Yair Listokin ’05, the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law, delivered the inaugural lecture for the Shibley Family Fund Professorship on November 16, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 127.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Mariana Velasco Rivera, JSD candidate

2:29

A student perspective on financial aid, constitutional law, and the graduate studies programs at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Janny HC Leung ’16 LLM

2:51

A student perspective on graduate studies, law and humanities, and the LLM program at Yale Law School.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Tracey Meares on the Justice Collaboratory

7:25

Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares discusses the work of the Justice Collaboratory, the elements of procedural justice, and the police training programs developed from her research.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Catherine Lhamon ’96: "Women's Civil Rights and Education"

1:42:32

Catherine Lhamon ’96, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education gave the Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights on November 9, 2015, titled "Women’s Civil Rights and Education: Building on Legacy, Delivering for our Future."

Monday, November 2, 2015

Lawsuit Reveals New Hope for Veterans with Bad Paper

30:09

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Clinic held a press conference on Monday, November 2 to announce the results of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Vietnam Veterans of America and the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress.

Friday, October 30, 2015

Steve Lindsay ’17

3:01

A student perspective on the Federalist Society and constitutional law at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Tomas Rua ’16 JD/MBA

3:54

A student perspective on pursuing a JD/MBA degree and on corporate law.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Campaign Finance—Alumni Weekend 2015

1:13:13

Moderator: Robert C. Post ’77, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Panelists:
Floyd Abrams ’59, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Elizabeth H. Esty ’85,U.S. Representative, Connecticut, 5th Congressional District
Heather Gerken, J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law, Yale Law School

Saturday, October 24, 2015

States, Federalism, and Democracy—Alumni Weekend 2015

1:11:28

Moderator: Heather Gerken, J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Panelists:
Jessica Bulman-Pozen ’07, Associate Professor, Columbia Law School
Abbe R. Gluck ’00, Professor of Law, Yale Law School
David Schleicher, Associate Professor, Yale Law School

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Jahi Wise ’16 JD/MBA

2:34

A student perspective on pursuing a joint JD/MBA degree and on participating in The Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development Clinic.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Marion Holmes Katz: Ethics, Gender, and the Islamic Legal Project

1:37:46

Marion Holmes Katz, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, New York University, gave a lecture on October 20, 2015

Friday, October 2, 2015

Student Organizations and Journals

9:08

Each fall, Yale Law School hosts a Student Organization and Journals Fair. Student Organizations and Journals set up tables in the Law School courtyard and representatives from each group are available to speak with new students about what their groups do.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Allison Turbiville ’15

00:57

A student perspective on corporate law

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Jeffrey Chen ’16

01:39

A student perspective on health law

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16

01:48

A student perspective on clinics and financial aid

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Solange Hilfinger-Pardo ’17

01:14

A student perspective on clinics

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Whitney Angell Leonard ’15

01:46

A student perspective on environmental law

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Cornell W. Brooks ’90 Speaks on Civil Rights in America, from Selma to Ferguson

28:24

The Black Law Students Association and the Yale Law Journal sponsored a conversation with Cornell W. Brooks, NAACP President in April 2015.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Thomas Piketty: "Capital in the 21st Century"

01:10:04

Thomas Piketty, professor of economics at EHESS and the Paris School of Economics, gave the 2014–2015 Storrs Lecture on March 9, 2015.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Professor Abbe Gluck on King v. Burwell

04:45

Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00 talks about King v. Burwell and the possible outcomes of the Supreme Court ruling.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

"Is It Time for Marriage Equality? CERT-ainly!"

43:07

Professors Bill Eskridge, Reva Siegel, and Lecturer Linda Greenhouse discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent grant of cert for the petitions challenging marriage equality on February 10, 2015.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Dean Robert C. Post '77 Book Talk

01:05:34

Dean Robert Post discusses his book Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Moshe Halbertal: "Narrative and the Limits of the Law in Talmudic Tradition"

51:10

Moshe Halbertal, Gruss Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gave the Robert M. Cover Lecture on October 27, 2014.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Courts on Trial: Judging and its Alternatives

01:13:32

An alumni weekend panel featuring Judith Resnik, Goodwin H. Liu ’98, Michael A. Ponsor ’74, and Peter L. Zimroth ’66

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Picking Judges

52:08

An alumni weekend panel featuring Akhil Reed Amar ’84, Jerry Brown ’64, Stephen Higginson ’87, Margaret D. Marshall ’76, and David Pozen ’07

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Public Health in the Shadow of the First Amendment, Day 2

08:07:21

This conference on October 17–18, 2014, brought together leading scholars, key policy makers, and top experts in law, public health and medicine.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change

01:19:36

Stern spoke on October 14, 2014, weeks before the 20th meeting of the annual UN climate conference.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Dean Robert Post: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

1:26

On August 22, 2014, Dean Robert Post ’77 accepted the ALS #IceBucketChallenge to raise awareness and donations for ALS, also commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Abdulkarim Soroush: "Islamic Law and the Modern Nation State"

01:36:35

Soroush, author of Reason, Freedom and Democracy in Islam, gave a Dallah Albaraka lecture on April 8, 2014.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Laura DeNardis: "The Global War for Internet Governance"

01:08:44

Book Talk with Laura DeNardis, Professor, School of Communication, American University

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Stephan Urbach: Revolution and Technology—A Political Framing

48:19

The activist group Telecomix works to circumvent surveillance, and to promote internet freedom and human rights.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Andrew Rens: "Education knowledge resources as Infrastructure"

55:15

Should educational knowledge resources be regarded as infrastructure?

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Marc Blitz: "Freedom of Speech, The Right of Privacy, and Psychotherapy"

01:14:57

Mark Blitz's scholarship focuses on constitutional protection for freedom of thought and freedom of expression, privacy, and national security law – and especially on how of each of these areas of law applies to emerging technologies.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Strive Meets Thrive: Amy Chua in Conversation with Arianna Huffington

38:25

Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-being, Wisdom, & Wonder

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

A Tribute to Robert L. Bernstein

05:21

Saluting human rights activist Robert Bernstein

Monday, March 31, 2014

RebLaw 2014 - Keynote Address by Robin Steinberg

01:00:36

Rebellious Lawyering Conference 2014

Monday, March 17, 2014

Josh Lederman: "Secrecy in the Obama Administration: A View from the White House Press Corps"

51:42

Lederman will discuss how Obama's strategy for managing national security information has evolved, shaped by unpredictable challenges posed by the National Security Agency scandal, the Arab Spring and a Twitter-driven media climate.

Friday, March 14, 2014

John Duffy, Thomson Reuters Speaker Series

57:00

Should our nation's legal system be hostile to "patent trolls?"

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Lech Garlicki and Dieter Grimm: "Secular Judges and the Rise of Religious Diversity in Europe"

01:20:55

In contemporary liberal societies, effective governance requires balancing individuals' concerns with the state's need to maintain general rules and standards. Disputes over religious liberty set these competing interests into stark relief and pose complex questions to secular judges.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The Legal and Policy Implications of Hacking by Law Enforcement

01:23:35

Panel with Jennifer Valentino-Devries, Steve Smith, Laura Donahue, Stephanie Pell, Justin Rood, and Ahmed Ghappour

Monday, March 3, 2014

YLS Clinic Files Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Vietnam Veterans with PTSD

44:41

Five Vietnam combat veterans and three veterans' organizations filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on Monday, March 3, 2014 seeking relief for tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

LSO Press Conference - ICE Drops Deportation Cases for Two Connecticut Residents Represented by WIRAC Clinic

18:11

On February 26, 2014, two Connecticut residents withdrew a lawsuit filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) in U.S. District Court as part of a settlement negotiated with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

LSO Press Conference - Veterans Legal Services Clinic Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Deported U.S. Veteran

14:43

A recently deported U.S. Army veteran battling to return home to his family filed a federal lawsuit on November 12, 2013 to compel the government to decide his 1982 citizenship application.

Friday, February 14, 2014

LSO Press Conference - YLS Clinics Challenge ICE Detention Policy; Judge Certifies Statewide Class Action

25:53

A federal judge issued a ruling that will enable Connecticut and Massachusetts residents and others held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to challenge the lengthy detention of persons who pose no danger to the community.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Internet, Free Trade, and Transparency: An International Perspective

01:23:15

A panel considering whether trade lawmaking requires striking a unique balance between efficacy and transparency, and asking what that balance might be

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Neil Richards: "Why Surveillance Is Dangerous"

52:36

Neil Richards is an internationally-recognized expert in privacy law, information law, and freedom of expression.

Monday, February 3, 2014

A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 and Linda Greenhouse ’78 M.S.L.

1:21:36

Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor ’79 visited Yale Law School February 3, 2014 to deliver the James A. Thomas Lecture in the Levinson Auditorium.

Monday, December 23, 2013

Professor Heather Gerken on "The Loyal Opposition: Why Our Federalism is Not Your Father's Federalism"

01:34:23

This lecture was delivered by Heather Gerken as the opening keynote address of the 2013 Doctoral Scholarship Conference.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Bernard Haykel, Dallah Albaraka Lecture

37:14

The inaugural Dallah Albaraka Lecture on Islamic Law & Civilization featured Professor Bernard Haykel of Princeton University, where he is Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Director of the Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Fred von Lohmann, Thomson Reuters Speaker Series

53:33

Google's Legal Director for Copyright, Fred von Lohmann, will share his thoughts on what a forward-looking revision agenda should include and how copyright law can enable and support economic growth and technological innovation in the 21st century.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Student Organizations and Journals at Yale Law School

09:28

Each fall, Yale Law School hosts a Student Organization and Journals Fair. Student Organizations and Journals set up tables in the Law School courtyard and representatives from each group are available to speak with new students about what their groups do.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Zainab Salbi: “Empowering Voice, Engendering Change”

56:50

The founder of Women for Women International, Zainab Salbi, delivered the 2013 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women's Rights at Yale Law School on October 21, 2013.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Foreign Affairs in the Internet Age: NSA Surveillance Panel

1:17:54

Panelists included Barton Gellman, Caspar Bowden, Amie Stepanovich, and Warren Strobel.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Freedom of Expression

53:03

Panel with Paul Gewirtz, Floyd Abrams, Aharon Barak, and Vicki C. Jackson

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton ’73 Accepts the Yale Law School Award of Merit

44:10

Clinton reminisces about her time as a student at Yale Law School, and the experiences that sparked a lifelong passion about children's welfare.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Elizabeth Anderson: “Social Movements, Experiments in Living, and Moral Progress: Case Studies from Britain’s Abolition of Slavery.”

01:11:37

Professor Elizabeth Anderson delivered the 2013-2014 Arthur Allen Leff Lecture at Yale Law School on September 30, 2013.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Daron Acemoglu: “The Value of Political Connections in Turbulent Times: Evidence from the United States”

57:44

Friday, September 20, 2013

Bank Capital and Liquidity Requirements (Sullivan & Cromwell Conference on Challenges in Global Financial Services)

01:25:07

Panel with Stijn Claessens, Michael H. Krimminger, Andrew Metrick, Roberta Romano ’80, and Ian Ayres ’86

Friday, September 20, 2013

Cross-Border Resolution (Sullivan & Cromwell Conference on Challenges in Global Financial Services)

01:14:25

Panel with James W. Giddens ’66, Seth Grosshandler, Richard J. Herring, Jonathan R. Macey ’82, and John D. Morley ’06

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Abrams Institute Celebrates Constitution Day with Floyd Abrams

34:38

In honor of Constitution Day, the Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School hosted a book talk by Floyd Abrams, author of Friend of the Court. Abrams discussed journalists and national security, drawing on writings from his new book.