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Closed captioning has been provided for a number of Yale Law School’s recent videos and will be provided on an ongoing basis in the future. Please be advised that captions are made from video recordings and may be affected by the quality of the recording and contain errors and omissions. Please bring any errors to our attention by emailing publicaffairs.law@yale.edu.

Xiangnong (George) Wang ’20

2:23
A student perspective on public interest law, the MFIA Clinic, and APALSA at Yale Law School.

Ray Dalio: Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises

51:43
Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Co-Chairman of Bridgewater Associates, delivered the 2019–2020 Judge Ralph K. Winter Lecture at Yale Law School on January 27, 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.

Charles Siebert: What On Earth Are They Saying?

1:04:41
Journalist and author Charles Siebert speaks about his many experiences visiting with, and writing about, non-human animals, and what they reveal to us about themselves and us. Sponsored by the Yale Law, Ethics and Animals Program and the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism.

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.

Q&A with Janet Brown of the Commission on Presidential Debates

45:49
Executive Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates Janet Brown discussed the plans that the Commission on Presidential Debates has for 2020 with debate expert Belabbes Benkredda.

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.

A Debate: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence?

59:57
Video from October 17, 2019, when the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy and the Justice Collaboratory cohosted a debate about long-term cannabis use and what, if any, connection it has to mental illness and violence.