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Friday, May 26, 2023


Jay Pottenger speaking at a podium

Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 speaks at the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of Parkside Village, an affordable housing complex in Branford, Connecticut in November 2022.

Thursday, April 27, 2023


Stacey Abrams and Goodwin Liu talk to a fellow alum at the Diversity Homecoming

Stacey Abrams ’99 (center) gave a keynote address at the first Diversity Homecoming.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023


Standing in front of a chalkboard, from left: Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Associate Justice, Washington Supreme Court; Anita Earls, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General of the United States; and Lisa Foster, former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Access to Justice Office

At the 2023 Liman Colloquium, from left: Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Associate Justice, Washington Supreme Court; Anita Earls, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General of the United States; and Lisa Foster, former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Access to Justice Office.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023


A black-and-white photo showing a row of closed doors, each with a narrow, vertical window. The words “SEEING SOLITARY: A PROJECT OF THE LIMAN CENTER AT YALE LAW SCHOOL” are overlaid in yellow

A page from Seeing Solitary, a website from the Liman Center that provides data on solitary confinement.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023


Thursday, March 9, 2023


Ashlee Fox ’25, Amy Jeon ’24, David Chiu, Doménica Merino ’24, Isabelle Zaslavsky ’24

SFALP students Ashlee Fox ’25, Amy Jeon ’24, Doménica Merino ’24, Isabelle Zaslavsky ’24 met with San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu (center) this week.

Monday, February 27, 2023


photo of Jay Pottenger speaking at a podium

Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 speaks at the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of Parkside Village, an affordable housing complex in Branford, Connecticut in November 2022.

Monday, February 20, 2023


photo of clinic client Conley Monk Jr. with members of the Veterans Clinic in 2019

Veterans Legal Services Clinic client Conley Monk Jr. with members of the clinic in 2019.

Friday, January 27, 2023


Professor Pottenger speaking at a groundbreaking

Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 speaks at the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of Parkside Village, an affordable housing complex in Branford, Connecticut. Yale Law School’s Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development Clinic and its Housing Clinic represent the town’s housing authority, which owns the property.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022


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Tuesday, May 16, 2023


In The Press

Republicans Say They Want To Cut Debt, but Tax Plans Say the Opposite — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin and Mark J. Mazur

The Washington Post

Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School with a secondary appointment at the Yale School of Management in the Finance Department. 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023


In The Press

Air Force Will Reconsider Mental Health In Discharge Process

Law360

Members of the Veterans Leegal Services Clinic including William O. Douglas Clinical Professor Michael Wishnie ’93, Clinical Lecturer in Law Meghan E. Brooks ’19, and several YLS students are mentioned in a story about a case brought against the Air Force by the clinic.

 

Monday, April 10, 2023


In The Press

Remembering Lawyer and Teacher Jay Pottenger

Connecticut Law Tribune

A remembrance of Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75.

Monday, April 3, 2023


In The Press

Lawsuit Seeks Records of Toxic Exposures at Uzbek Air Base

The Associated Press

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic has filed a lawsuit on behalf of veterans groups seeking records of toxic conditions blamed for sickening U.S. service members at an air base in Uzbekistan.

Saturday, February 25, 2023


In The Press

Benefits Denied: Older Black Veterans Battle for GI Education and Housing Compensation, Disability Payments

NBC Los Angeles

A report about the history of Black veterans being denied veterans benefits and efforts to address the issue includes the story of Conley Monk Jr., who is represented by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

Friday, January 20, 2023


In The Press

Live Litigation and Out-of-Court Resolutions: Yale Law Interns Experience Both in Records Dispute With HUD

Connecticut Law Tribune

Yale Law School’s Housing Clinic worked inside and outside of the courtroom recently to resolve a public records dispute.

Monday, November 28, 2022


In The Press

Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says

The Washington Post

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.

Monday, November 28, 2022


In The Press

A Black Vietnam Veteran is Suing the VA for Discrimination

NPR

Adam Henderson ’23 is interviewed about a new case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic in federal court.

Monday, November 21, 2022


In The Press

Legal Education Needs to be ‘Accessible to Everyone,’ Says Yale Law School Dean

Yahoo Finance

Dean Heather K. Gerken and the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program are mentioned in a piece about equity in legal education.

Thursday, November 17, 2022


In The Press

Influencers with Andy Serwer: Heather Gerken

Yahoo Finance

Dean Heather K. Gerken is interviewed about educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.