Yale Law School Today
Monday, February 08, 2021

News
Yale Law School Announces Two Gifts Honoring Michael A. Varet ’65
Yale Law School has announced two gifts from the Middle Road Foundation: The Michael A. Varet ’65 YLS Safety Net Support Fund and The Michael A. Varet ’65 Summer Public Interest Fellowship Fund.Monday, February 22, 2021
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Event
The Grande-Synthe Decision: A Conversation with the Judges of the French Council of State
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
Event
Bert W. Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance: "Social Security and Trends in Wealth Inequality" with UPenn Law Prof. Natasha Sarin
4:10PM to 5:40PM
To access the Workshop, please go to the LEO main page (https://law.yale.edu/LEO) on Thurs., Feb. 25th after 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In The Press
Supreme Court Term Limits—Here’s the Best Option
Bloomberg Law
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin is quoted in Bloomberg Law about Supreme Court term limits.
Monday, February 22, 2021
In The Press
The Journal of Free Speech Law, a New Faculty-Edited (Peer-Reviewed) Law Journal
Reason
Reason carried the announcement of the launch of the Journal of Free Speech Law, of which Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 is a member of the editorial board.
Friday, February 19, 2021
In The Press
To Create More Affordable Housing, Make Zoning Hyperlocal
Bloomberg
Walter E. Meyer Professor Emeritus of Property and Urban Law Robert Ellickson ’66 is cited in a Bloomberg article regarding residential zoning laws.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
In The Press
Mitch McConnell’s moment of truth — and why Nancy Pelosi should take it seriously — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Boston Globe
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
In The Press
Enjoy the Right to Be Left Alone? Thank the Civil Rights Movement — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
In The Press
World’s tropical forests and people imperiled by legal rollbacks under COVID-19
Reuters
Binger Clinical Professor of Human Rights James J. Silk ’89 is quoted in a Reuters story about threats against indigenous people and rainforests during the coronavirus pandemic as governments roll back social and environmental safeguards.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
In The Press
Democracy Is Weakening Right in Front of Us
The New York Times
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin is quoted in the New York Times about the effect of social media on democracy.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In The Press
Has Trump Permanently Altered U.S. Foreign Policy?
Foreign Affairs
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Samuel Moyn participated in a Foreign Affairs survey on the legacy of the Trump administration’s foreign policy.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In The Press
Business leaders hope they can satisfy Biden’s big climate goals with their own promises—not regulation
Fortune
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Daniel Esty ’86 is quoted in Fortune article regarding the Biden administration’s goals concerning environmental policy.
Saturday, February 13, 2021
In The Press
A Forever Pandemic
The Atlantic / Social Distance podcast
Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School and co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership Gregg Gonsalves was a guest on The Atlantic’s Social Distance podcast where he discussed the future of the COVID-19 pandemic.