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Housing Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief on Behalf of Consumers in USDA v. Kirtz
The Housing Clinic has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in a case regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
MFIA Counters Drugmakers’ Challenge of Medicare Drug Pricing Program in Amicus Brief
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has filed an amicus curiae brief in two cases in which drug manufacturers claim that a voluntary program to negotiate Medicare drug prices infringes on their First Amendment rights.
Alumni Honor Forces Behind Clinical and Leadership Programs
Dean Heather K. Gerken presented six individuals with the Award of Merit during Alumni Weekend 2023.
Following MFIA Suit, West Point Athletics Arm Begins Releasing Records
After a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the entity that runs West Point’s sports programs has begun releasing previously financial and contractual records about the army’s sports program that it previously withheld.
MFIA Sues Allegheny County Jail over Gag Rules
The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic at Yale Law School has sued Allegheny County for preventing employees of a Pittsburgh jail from speaking to the press without permission.
Clinics Sue Pentagon and VA Over Discriminatory Fertility Policies
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Reproductive Rights and Justice Project are challenging rules that exclude same-sex and unmarried couples, single veterans, and service members from eligibility for in vitro fertilization services.
Veterans and LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Petition for Antidiscrimination Rules for VA Health Care
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed the petition on behalf of Minority Veterans of America and 13 veteran and LGBTQ+ rights groups.
The Ups and Downs of Advocacy
Students in Law School clinics are trained to pursue their clients’ goals on multiple fronts. When one path narrows or disappears, they continue along another.