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Dean Koh Discusses YLS Accomplishments in 2008 Letter to Alumni
June 12, 2008
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh discussed the state of the Law School in his annual letter to alumni. More...
A Day in Court Denied—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
March 31, 2008
Harold Hongju Koh is Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law. More...
Panel Discussion March 4 on Steroids, HGH, and the Future of Baseball
February 28, 2008
YLS Dean Harold Hongju Koh will moderate a panel discussion on March 4 titled “The Mitchell Report and Beyond: Steroids, HGH, and the Future of Baseball.” More...
Panel Discussion To Compare Latin American Security Regimes to U.S. ‘War on Terror’
January 23, 2008
A panel discussion titled “Disappearance and Extraordinary Rendition: Comparing Latin American Security Regimes to the U.S. ‘War on Terror’” will be held February 7 at Yale Law School. More...
Lucchino ’71, Red Sox Bring Second World Series Trophy to Law School
January 14, 2008
The Boston Red Sox visited Yale Law School on Friday, January 11, to show off both the 2007 World Series trophy and the trophy they won in 2004. More...
Legal Community Releases Statement Regarding Rule of Law in Pakistan
November 7, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh and other members of the law school and legal communities have issued a statement about the rule of law in Pakistan. More...
Statement of Dean Harold Hongju Koh Regarding Burt v. Gates Decision, September 19, 2007
September 19, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh has released a statement on the Burt v. Gates decision. More...
Michael B. Mukasey '67 Nominated for U.S. Attorney General
September 19, 2007
Retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey ’67 has been nominated to serve as America's 81st attorney general. More...
Dean Harold Hongju Koh Welcomes New Students to YLS
August 29, 2007
Dean Harold Hongju Koh welcomed all new students to Yale Law School on Wednesday, August 29. As part of his convocation address, Dean Koh spoke of the Law School as a community committed to humanity and excellence, and of the importance of service to justice. More...
Dean Koh Addresses Restoring America's International Standing
August 16, 2007
Dean Koh discussed restoring America's international standing at the American Constitution Society’s annual convention on July 27, 2007. More...
“Repair America’s Human Rights Reputation”—An op-ed by Dean Harold Hongju Koh
August 6, 2007
The following op-ed appeared in the Summer 2007 issue of the Yale Law Report as part of a collection of op-eds written by Yale Law School faculty members.
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Dean Koh Elected To American Arbitration Association Board
May 3, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh is one of six new members elected to the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association. More...
Dean Koh Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee About Human Rights Practices
March 29, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh testified March 29 before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the subject of human rights practices. More...
YLS Dean Harold Hongju Koh Joining “Yale Week in Mexico”
March 19, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh will travel to Mexico with Yale University colleagues for “Yale Week in Mexico” March 20 to March 23. More...
Dean Harold Hongju Koh Statement To YLS Community on Malicious Website Postings
March 8, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh has issued a statement to the Yale Law School community on the subject of malicious website postings. More...
Yale Law Women Host “Legally Female” Conference; Dean Koh Gives Opening Remarks
February 28, 2007
Yale Law Women will introduce a new online community for women in the legal profession at a conference March 31 at Yale Law School titled “Legally Female: What Does It Mean to Be Ms. JD?” More...
YLS Dean Harold Hongju Koh Delivers Eulogy For Rev. Robert F. Drinan
February 5, 2007
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh was one of three people delivering eulogies for the Rev. Robert F. Drinan at Rev. Drinan’s funeral service on Feb. 3, 2007. More...
YLS Faculty and Alumni Honored For Legal Writing By The Green Bag Journal
February 5, 2007
The Green Bag journal has selected works by a number of members of the Yale Law School community as "exemplars of good legal writing" for 2006. More...
Law Deans Release Statement on Remarks of Cully Stimson Regarding Lawyers for Detainees
January 16, 2007
More than 130 U.S. law school deans have released a statement in response to remarks by Charles “Cully” Stimson about lawyers for detainees. More...
Dean Harold Hongju Koh Files al-Marri Brief
December 13, 2006
Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh was one of 29 constitutional law professors from around the U.S. who filed an amicus brief December 12 in the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri. More...
A Message from Dean Harold Hongju Koh: FAIR Forum at Yale Law School
October 3, 2006
Members of the Yale Law School community have organized panels to discuss "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Thursday, October 5 and Friday, October 6.
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Deans and Professors Urge Congress to Amend Bills on Military Commissions and FISA
September 27, 2006
In a letter to U.S. Senators and Members of Congress today, a group of more than seventy law school deans and professors from across the country express concern about the Military Commissions Act and the National Security Surveillance Act.
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Dean Harold Hongju Koh Welcomes New Students
August 30, 2006
Dean Koh spoke of the Law School as a "community of commitment" and urged new students to use their time at YLS to find new ideas, combine theory and practice, and discover what they stand for.
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Dean Harold Hongju Koh Testifies Before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
July 11, 2006
Dean Koh testified on July 11 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on "Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Establishing a Constitutional Process." More...
Dean Harold Hongju Koh to Receive Immigration and Civil Rights Award
July 7, 2006
Dean Koh’s advocacy work will be recognized at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center on July 21. More...
Yale Law School’s Ties to Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
June 30, 2006
More than twenty students and several faculty members from Yale Law School have assisted Neal Katyal ’95 with Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
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Dean Harold Koh's Remarks at ALI
June 16, 2006
Dean Harold Hongju Koh delivered remarks on law and globalization at The American Law Institute's Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2006. More...
Dean Harold Hongju Koh's Letter to Alumni
June 8, 2006
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Remarks by Dean Harold Hongju Koh at William Sloane Coffin Jr.'s Memorial Service
May 30, 2006
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Dean Harold Hongju Koh's Remarks at Commencement 2006
May 22, 2006
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Letter to Sen. Specter on Immigration
March 16, 2006
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Statement of Dean Harold Hongju Koh on Supreme Court Decision on Military Recruiting
March 6, 2006
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Dean Koh's Testimony on NSA Surveillance
February 28, 2006
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Dean Koh to Testify on NSA Surveillance
February 24, 2006
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Dean of Yale Law School Presents an Essay on NPR's "This I Believe"
February 10, 2006
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Hamdan Brief from Dean Koh
January 9, 2006
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Deans and Professors Oppose Graham Amendment
November 15, 2005
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Yale Profs Brief on the Solomon Amendment
September 22, 2005
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Dean Koh's Welcome Address to New Students
September 1, 2005
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