Yale Law School Today
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
News
Leadership Program Reading Groups Confront Challenging Questions
Reading groups are an important component of The Tsai Leadership Program and have covered topics like leading in crisis, domestic extremism, identity, and failure.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
In The Press
5 Ways the IRS Funding Boost Is Paying Off — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Friday, June 02, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Alicia Bannon ’07 recently co-authored “Reflections on Fees and Fines as Stategraft.”
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Student reading groups can provide an intimate setting for challenging conversations.
Monday, July 24, 2023
Yale Law School students, including fellows from the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership, meet with high-level executives during a January trip to New York City as part of The Tsai Leadership Program.
News
Learning to Lead
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Alex Johnson ’24, an intern with the Veterans Legal Services Clinic, addresses the audience at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol. The clinic filed a petition on behalf of 14 veterans LGBTQ+ rights groups to request that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issue regulations to enforce antidiscrimination rules for its health care programs. Behind Johnson are clients and the measure’s supporters including, at left, Lindsay Church of Minority Veterans of America, the lead petitioner; at center, Sen. Richard Blumenthal ’73; and, at right, K.N. McCleary ’24, another law student intern with the clinic.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The Campaign School at Yale welcomed 76 students from across the U.S. and around the world to Yale Law School in June for a week of intensive training in running for office.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Professor Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 and Avery Gilbert lead a Strategic Advocacy Clinic class.
Event
Focus on New Haven Leadership: Visit to NXTHVN
12:00PM to 2:00PM
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Event
Fall 2023 Gruber Distinguished Lecturer in Global Justice: Hossam Bahgat
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Online
Monday, April 17, 2023
5:09
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
In The Press
Pandemic Aid for Public Schools Is Running Out. That’s Leaving Districts Under Pressure
Bloomberg
Professor of Law David Schleicher discusses the impacts of the end of federal aid received by public schools due to the pandemic.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
In The Press
How State Capacity Can Help America Build
The American Prospect
A new paper co-authored by Professor of Law Zachary Liscow ’15 shows the cost of underinvesting in government.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
In The Press
5 Ways the IRS Funding Boost Is Paying Off — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 3, 2023
In The Press
The VA Rolls Out Its New Equity Team To Investigate Racism in Benefits Decisions
WSHU
Adam Henderson ’23 comments on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ announcement that it has set up a dedicated team to investigate racial disparities in its benefits decisions — due in part to a case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
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.