Yale Law School Today
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

News
Dean Gerken Joins Law Deans in Public Statement on 2020 Election and Events at the Capitol
Dean Heather K. Gerken joined more than 150 law school deans in a statement on the 2020 election and events at the Capitol.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
Friday, December 11, 2020
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
In The Press
Another Victory For DACA Advocates In Court
WNPR
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 and Medha Swaminathan ’22 were interviewed on WNPR about the latest legal victory to protect DACA recipients. Plaintiffs are represented in part by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Friday, January 15, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021
Event
Big Ag & Antitrust: Competition Policy for a Sustainable and Humane Food System
(All day)
Online
Event
Ending Big Tech’s Information Monopoly: A report from the Stanford Working Group on Platform Scale
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
Monday, July 27, 2020
1:10:05
Friday, January 15, 2021
In The Press
America’s Post-Trump Reckoning — A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
Project Syndicate
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
In The Press
The Supreme Court After Trump — A Commentary by Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL
NYTimes.com
Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
In The Press
Trump is understandably tempted to pardon himself. It won’t work. — A Commentary by William N. Eskridge, Jr.
The Washington Post
Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr. is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
In The Press
Military Personnel and the Putsch at the U.S. Capitol — A Commentary by Eugene R. Fidell and Rachel VanLandingham, Lt Col, USAF
Just Security
Eugene R. Fidell is Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School. Rachel E. VanLandingham, a professor of law at Southwestern Law School, is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former military attorney.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
In The Press
Lawyers Who Sought to Overturn Election ‘Betrayed the Values of Our Profession,’ Law Deans Say
Law.com
Dean Heather K. Gerken is quoted in a Law.com article about a joint statement now signed by more than 160 law school deans in response to the events of January 6.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
In The Press
I taught Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz in law school. Clearly they didn't pay attention. — A Commentary by William N. Eskridge, Jr.
USA Today
Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr. is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
In The Press
How Joe Biden can jump-start America's recovery by reforming government — A Commentary by Peter Schuck and Philip K. Howard
USA Today
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale University. Philip K. Howard is founder of Campaign for Common Good.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
In The Press
How Trump’s term should end: An elegant solution to all involved — A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
The New York Daily News
Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
In The Press
The Military Can't Save America From Trump
Vice
Senior research scholar Eugene Fidell is quoted in Vice about The Orders Project, a legal advice network founded to assist military personnel who might question the legality of the orders they are given.
Monday, January 11, 2021
In The Press
Impeachment won’t keep Trump from running again. Here’s a better way. — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Gerard Magliocca ’98
The Washington Post
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. Gerard Magliocca is the Samuel R. Rosen professor at Indiana University’s law school in Indianapolis.