Yale Law School Today
Monday, August 14, 2023

News
LEAP Report: Cities Leading Way on Bird-Friendly Building Policies
A report by the Law, Ethics and Animals Program at Yale Law School and the American Bird Conservancy reveals how local laws and policies are speeding up protections for birds from deadly building collisions.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Monday, August 14, 2023

A black-and-white warbler is perched on a window ledge. Building collisions are among the leading causes of wild bird mortality in the United States. Photo: Laura Erickson.
Friday, June 16, 2023

Lexie Holden ’25 is among the students who say courses in federal Indian law influenced their decision to attend Yale Law School. The Law School has expanded its offerings in this area of law in recent years.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Law School clinic team presents at the NRZ’s monthly meeting.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Event
Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb
12:15PM to 1:15PM
Online
Event
Rights of Nature and Rights of Animals with Kristen Stilt & Macarena Montes Franceschini
12:15PM to 1:15PM
Yale Law School, Room to be announced
Event
Animal Markets and Zoonotic Disease Risk in the United States with Ann Linder
12:15PM to 1:15PM
Yale Law School, Room to be announced
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
1:41:49
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
36:25
Thursday, June 1, 2023
In The Press
The Supreme Court’s Confusing Water Ruling, Explained — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
The Washington Post
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, May 12, 2023
In The Press
The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Prop 12 Is a Win Against Factory Farming. But the Pigs’ Lives Will Still Suck — A Commentary by Doug Kysar and Justin Marceau
Vox
Douglas Kysar is Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School and faculty co-director of the Law, Ethics and Animals Program.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
In The Press
New Jersey Latest State to Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Misinformation
The Guardian
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar comments on states suing oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
In The Press
How West Virginia v. EPA Changed the Administrative State — A Commentary by E. Donald Elliott ’74
The Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 25, 2022
In The Press
Why Your House Was So Expensive
The Atlantic
Scholarship by Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 is cited in explaining why home construction and other kinds of construction are so costly in the U.S.
Monday, March 21, 2022
In The Press
Oil Giants Wage ‘Endless’ Disputes Before Climate Case Trials
Bloomberg Law
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar comments on a climate misinformation lawsuit — one of several filed nationally — moving closer to trial in a state court.
Monday, March 7, 2022
In The Press
Beef Lobbyists Celebrate Methane ‘Win’ at COP26
Unearthed
Viveca Morris, Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program, is quoted about the overlooked seriousness of methane pollution from animal agriculture.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
In The Press
In Clampdown on U.S. Methane Emissions, Belching Cattle Get a Pass
The Wall Street Journal
Associate Research Scholar in Law and the Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program Viveca Morris is quoted about the agriculture industry and the Biden administration’s efforts to curb methane emissions.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
In The Press
Podcast: Rob Dunn on What the Laws of Biology Predict About our Future
When We Talk About Animals
In this podcast episode, ecologist Rob Dunn speaks with LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris and Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Jennifer Skene about how natural history will dictate human destiny.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
In The Press
New Haven and Yale Community Discuss Rising Meat Prices
Yale Daily News
LEAP Student Fellow Manny Rutinel LAW ’22 and LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris speak with The Yale Daily News about the Biden administration’s plans to address meat industry concentration.