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Thursday, January 21, 2021

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Free Exercise Clinic Launches Interactive Workshop Series
This spring, Yale Law School’s Free Exercise Clinic is launching an interactive workshop, and has invited students and faculty in the religious liberty clinics at Harvard, Stanford and Texas to join each of the seven class sessions.Saturday, January 16, 2021
In The Press
The Other Tragedy of January 6 — A Commentary by Robert Post ’77
The Atlantic
Robert Post is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, January 08, 2021
In The Press
President Donald Trump is likely to pardon himself
BBC News
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed by the BBC News, where he discussed the likelihood of President Trump pardoning himself.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Friday, January 15, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Event
Harvard-Yale COVID and the Law Forum: COVID-19’s Legacy & Evolving Legal Doctrines
12:00PM to 1:15PM
Online
Monday, July 27, 2020
1:10:05
Friday, January 22, 2021
In The Press
Fixing Trump’s damage to government will take more than executive orders — A Commentary by Cristina Rodríguez
The Washington Post
Cristina Rodríguez is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, January 22, 2021
In The Press
Texas Files Lawsuit Over Biden’s Deportation Pause
The Wall Street Journal
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 is quoted in the Wall Street Journal about a suit filed in Texas over President Biden’s order to pause deportations for 100 days.
Friday, January 22, 2021
In The Press
A hidden feature of Biden’s first big moves: Major outreach to Trump country
The Washington Post
The Washington Post quotes Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law and co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership Gregg Gonsalves about President Biden’s plan to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
In The Press
A new way to increase economic opportunity for more Americans — A Commentary by Zachary Liscow ’15 and Abigail Pershing ’20
The Hill
Zachary Liscow is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Abigail Pershing ’20 works with the European Court of Human Rights as a Robina Foundation fellow.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
In The Press
John Roberts Shouldn’t Preside Over Impeachment Trial. Nor Should Kamala Harris — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Boston Globe
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
In The Press
Impeachment Won't Keep Trump From Running Again...Here's A Better Way
The Michael Smerconish Program
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on The Michael Smerconish Program where he discussed how to keep Donald Trump from running for office in the future.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
In The Press
Ahead Of Inauguration Day, Capitol Riots Raise Questions About NYPD's Approach To Black Protesters
Gothamist
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 is quoted in a Gothamist article about the disparate manner in which New York City police respond to majority Black versus majority white protests.
Monday, January 18, 2021
In The Press
Can The Senate Try An Ex-President?
NPR / Morning Edition
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Amar ’84 spoke to National Public Radio about whether the Senate can try an ex-president.
Monday, January 18, 2021
In The Press
Housing battle may have broad impact
Hartford Courant
The Hartford Courant reports on a proposal to build a multi-family dwelling in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is part of an effort to change what they view as the town’s discriminatory zoning policies.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
In The Press
A $1 Verdict Could Actually Be Meaningful — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.