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Monday, December 21, 2020
News
The Liman Center Publishes its Annual Reports
The 2020 edition of The Liman Center Reports, the annual publication of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School, has been published in print and online.
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Monday, August 03, 2020
In The Press
How the rise of anti-crime politics caused lasting harm to Black Americans
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman was interviewed by City Metric about current crime trends, and the effect of policing policies on the Black community.
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Monday, January 4, 2021
In The Press
Experts Say The Pandemic Coincided With The Largest One-Year Rise In Homicide Rates
NPR / All Things Considered
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares spoke to NPR’s All Things Considered about reasons for the rise in violent crime during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sunday, January 3, 2021
In The Press
Homicides and shootings are on the rise nationwide. Boston is no different.
Boston Globe
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey Meares is quoted in a Boston Globe article about a rise in violent crime in Boston during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, December 24, 2020
In The Press
As Biden zeroes in on attorney general pick, some worry one contender is too moderate on criminal justice issues
The Washington Post
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver is quoted in the Washington Post about potential choices for the next attorney general.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
In The Press
What Black People Really Think About the Police
The New Republic
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey Meares is quoted in the New Republic about attitudes toward policing within the Black community.
Friday, December 11, 2020
In The Press
Federal Judge Poised to Release Inmates At Danbury Prison
CT News Junkie
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in CT News Junkie about the release of more than a dozen medically vulnerable inmates at the Danbury federal prison due to COVID-19.
Monday, November 30, 2020
In The Press
CT hasn’t commuted a single prisoner’s sentence since before the pandemic. Advocates say it’s time to change.
CT Mirror
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara is quoted in a CT Mirror article about efforts to commute Connecticut prisoners’ sentences due to the COVID-19 crisis and shorten the length of time they spend behind bars.
Saturday, November 7, 2020
In The Press
Across The Country, Voters Approve More Civilian Oversight For Police
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey R. Meares was interviewed on NPR about police reform measures that were approved by communities across the country in last week’s election.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
In The Press
Ballots Behind Bars: Voting Presents Challenges In Connecticut Jails
WNPR
Clinical Lecturer in Law Zal Shroff is quoted, and the Liman Center mentioned, in a WNPR article about outreach to eligible voters currently detained in Connecticut jails.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
In The Press
Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness: It’s Time to Stop the Harm
Crime Report
A study by the Liman Center is cited in a Crime Report article about solitary confinement and mental illness.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
In The Press
The Dystopian Police State the Trump Administration Wants
The New York Times
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey L. Meares is quoted in a New York Times commentary about possible changes to policing.