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Faculty Activities and Scholarship

Yale Law School’s renowned and distinguished faculty members consistently engage in an extraordinary range of activities and scholarship that reflect their expertise in and dedication to the study of law. You can learn more about what Yale Law School faculty have been up to by checking out the stories below and by visiting our Faculty in the News and Articles & Op-eds pages.

READ and SEARCH on the extensive list of faculty activities and accomplishments over the past six months—from lectures given to books published to honors and awards received—from the latest edition of the Yale Law Report.

April 25, 2012

Scott Shapiro ’90 Appointed Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law; Tom Tyler Named Inaugural Macklin Fleming Professor of Law

Scott Shapiro has been named the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and Tom Tyler has been named the inaugural Macklin Fleming Professor of Law. 
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April 4, 2012

Conference on Jack Balkin’s Living Originalism Will Look at Constitutional Interpretation

“Constitutional Interpretation and Change: A Conference on Jack Balkin’s Living Originalism” will be held on April 27-28, 2012, at Yale Law School.
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April 9, 2012

George L. Priest Named Chairman of the Council of Academic Advisers, American Enterprise Institute

Professor George L. Priest has been appointed chairman of the Council of Academic Advisers of the American Enterprise Institute.
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April 1, 2012

Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL Named to List of Outstanding U.S. Journalists by NYU Journalism Faculty

Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL has been selected one of “The 100 Outstanding Journalists in the United States in the Last 100 Years” by the journalism faculty at New York University.
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March 20, 2012

Abbe Gluck ’00 to Join Yale Law School Faculty in July as Associate Professor of Law

Abbe Gluck ’00 will join the Yale Law School faculty as an associate professor of law on July 1, 2012.
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March 9, 2012

Yale Law School Collaborates with University of Palermo Press on Spanish Translation Series

Yale Law School is partnering with the University of Palermo Press in Buenos Aires to translate into Spanish the important works of Yale Law School faculty members.
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February 22, 2012

Professor Daniel Markovits ’00 to Discuss Market Solidarity in Guido Calabresi Inaugural Lecture April 9

Daniel Markovits ’00 will present his inaugural lecture as the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law on April 9, 2012, speaking on “Market Solidarity.”
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February 8, 2012

Adjunct Professor Jennifer Prah Ruger Cited in Brief to U.S. Supreme Court on New Public Health Law

Adjunct Professor of Law Jennifer Prah Ruger was cited in a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on the new public health law.
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February 3, 2012

“Representing Justice” by Professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis ’66 Wins Two PROSE Awards, Named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine

“Representing Justice,” by Yale Law professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis ’66, has won two PROSE awards and has been recognized as an outstanding academic title by Choice Magazine.
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January 10, 2012

Michael Wishnie ’93 Named William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law

Michael Wishnie ’93, a clinical professor of law at Yale Law School and director of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, has been named the William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
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December 14, 2011

ALI Publishes Final Volume of the Restatement (Third) of Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers; Professor Langbein Co-Author

The American Law Institute has released the third and final volume of its “Restatement (Third) of Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers, co-authored by YLS Professor John Langbein.
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November 30, 2011

Professors Amar ’84 and Levinson To Debate: Does the Text of the Constitution Matter?

Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar ’84 and Visiting Professor Sanford V. Levinson will debate “Orthodoxy or Orthopraxy: Does the Text of the Constitution Matter?” as part of the “Debating Law & Religion” series on Dec. 6.
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November 21, 2011

Tom Tyler Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Justice Scholarship and Research

Tom Tyler, who will join the Yale Law faculty in January 2012 as a Professor of Law, has been honored by the International Society for Justice Research with its 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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November 15, 2011

Anne Alstott ’87 Named Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Taxation

Anne L. Alstott ’87, a specialist in taxation and social policy, has been named the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Taxation at the Yale Law School.
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November 7, 2011

Professors Whitman ’88 and Hamburger ’82 To Debate Church-State Separation and the Theological Roots of Law

James Q. Whitman ’88 and Philip Hamburger ’82 will debate church-state separation and the theological roots of law on Nov. 8.
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November 14, 2011

Jean Koh Peters Honored by Asian Civil Rights Organization For Efforts on Behalf of Social Justice and Equality

Professor Jean Koh Peters has been honored by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund for outstanding efforts to advance social justice and equality for Asian Americans.
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October 19, 2011

Tom Tyler to Join Law School Faculty in January as Professor of Law

Tom Tyler will join the Yale Law School faculty in January 2012 as a Professor of Law.
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October 7, 2011

Amy Kapczynski ’03 to Join Law School Faculty in January as Associate Professor of Law

Amy Kapczynski ’03 has been appointed an associate professor of law at Yale Law School.
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September 13, 2011

Professor Resnik and Justice Ginsburg Uphold Women’s Rights in Re-enactment of 19th Century Case

Yale Law Professor Judith Resnik and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took part in the re-enactment of a 19th century Supreme Court case at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2011 Judicial Conference.
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September 1, 2011

Exhibition at Law Library – From Legal Pads to iPads – Highlights Yale’s Outstanding Legal Scholarship

An exhibit celebrating Yale Law School’s legal scholarship – From Legal Pads to iPads – will run throughout the fall in the Lillian Goldman Law Library.
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August 15, 2011

Summer 2011 YLR Faculty Activities

Read and search on the extensive list of activities and accomplishments by Yale Law School faculty members over the past year--from lectures they've given to books they've published to honors and awards they've received, and more.
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August 16, 2011

Richard Brooks to Discuss Law, Economics and Skepticism in Leighton Homer Surbeck Inaugural Lecture

Richard Brooks will present his inaugural lecture as the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law on September 19, 2011, discussing law, economics and skepticism.
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July 19, 2011

Professor Robert Ellickson ’66 to Participate in International Property Rights Conference

Yale Law Professor Robert Ellickson ’66 will participate in the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, sponsored by William & Mary Law School, in Beijing, China, on October 14 and 15, 2011.
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June 27, 2011

Anne Alstott ’87, James Forman Jr. ’92, and David Singh Grewal ’02 Appointed to Law School Faculty

Anne Alstott ’87, James Forman Jr. ’92, and David Singh Grewal ’02 will join the Yale Law School faculty on July 1, 2011.
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June 13, 2011

E. Donald Elliott Elected to the American College of Environmental Lawyers

E. Donald Elliott, Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School, has been elected to the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL).
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June 8, 2011

Roberta Romano ’80 Appointed Sterling Professor of Law; Henry Hansmann ’74 Named Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law

Roberta Romano ’80 has been named a Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and Henry Hansmann ’74 has been named the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law.
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May 17, 2011

Professors Kate Stith and Quintin Johnstone ’51 JSD Honored for Service to Legal Profession

Professor Kate Stith has received the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award, and Professor Emeritus Quintin Johnstone is recipient of the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Service to the Profession Award.
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May 5, 2011

Dean Robert Post '77 Elected to American Philosophical Society

Robert C. Post ’77, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society.
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April 13, 2011

Adjunct Professor E. Donald Elliott ’74 Appointed Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States

E. Donald Elliott ’74, Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School, has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
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February 10, 2011

Professor Daniel Esty ’86 Named Commissioner of Connecticut’s Newly-Fused Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Yale Law School Professor Daniel C. Esty ’86 has been named by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy as commissioner of the state’s newly-consolidated Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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February 14, 2011

Professor Gewirtz Meets with President Obama on U.S.-China Summit

President Obama held an unusual 75-minute meeting with Professor Paul Gewirtz at the White House on January 14 to discuss the upcoming Summit meeting between Obama and China’s President.
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January 20, 2011

John Fabian Witt ’99 to Discuss Puzzling History of the Laws of War in Duffy Inaugural Lecture

John Fabian Witt ’99 will present his inaugural lecture as the Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law on February 28, 2011.
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January 14, 2011

Witness from Guantanamo—A Conversation with Carol Rosenberg and Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL

A special event, “Witness from Guantanamo,” featuring Miami Herald staff writer Carol Rosenberg and YLS lecturer Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL, will take place on January 25 at Yale Law School.
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January 6, 2011

Professor Judith Resnik Recipient of Awards for Teaching and Writing

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik has been named recipient of the 2010 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award.
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January 4, 2011

YLS Faculty Honored for Legal Writing by the Green Bag Journal

Yale Law School faculty members are among those honored for exemplary legal writing in 2010 by the Green Bag journal.
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December 17, 2010

Yale Law Professors Establish Website to Encourage Tax Cut Givebacks

Yale Law School professors Daniel Markovits ’00 and Jacob Hacker have set up a website to encourage Americans who wish to do so to give back their tax cuts.
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December 17, 2010

Professor Jean Koh Peters to Discuss Dignity, Voice, Story in Jan. 24 Inaugural Lecture

Jean Koh Peters will present her inaugural lecture as the Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law on January 24, 2011.
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September 13, 2010

Cultural Cognition Project Study Examines Why “Scientific Consensus” Fails to Create Public Consensus

New research conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that people’s cultural values affect their acceptance of what most scientists believe.
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September 10, 2010

YLS Professor Ian Ayres ’86 To Discuss His New Book, Carrots and Sticks, Sept. 21

YLS Professor Ian Ayres ’86 will discuss his new book, Carrots and Sticks, Sept. 21 at Yale Law School.
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June 30, 2010

Students in Complex Federal Litigation Clinic Win Religious Freedom Case

Students in Yale Law School’s Complex Federal Litigation Clinic claimed victory June 25 in the case, Forde v. Baird.
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June 28, 2010

YLS Professor Susan Rose-Ackerman Lectures in Europe and Latin America

Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School, had a busy May and June lecturing in Europe and Latin America.
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June 22, 2010

Supreme Court Clinic Successful in Recently Decided Cases

Yale Law School’s Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic is celebrating victories in several recent Supreme Court cases.
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June 16, 2010

George Priest Named Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics

George L. Priest has been named the Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics at Yale Law School.
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June 14, 2010

Summer 2010 Faculty Activities

Read and search on the extensive list of activities and accomplishments by Yale Law School faculty members over the past year--from lectures they've given to books they've published to honors and awards they've received, and more.
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March 31, 2010

YLS Awarded Grant to Establish Kauffman Program in Law, Economics and Entrepreneurship; George Priest Named Distinguished Research Scholar

Yale Law School has received a $735,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support the creation of the Kauffman Program in Law, Economics and Entrepreneurship at Yale Law School.
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March 30, 2010

CT Supreme Court Rules Children Have Right to Quality Education in Case Argued by YLS students

The Education Adequacy Project at Yale Law School won a major victory in the Connecticut Supreme Court when the Court ruled in favor of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding in the case, CCJEF v. Rell.
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March 16, 2010

Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 to Deliver Inaugural Lecture April 12

Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 will deliver her inaugural lecture as the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law on April 12, 2010.
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March 10, 2010

YLS Students Work on High Profile Cases in Partnership with San Francisco Attorney’s Office

Yale Law students are doing cutting-edge work as part of their participation in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project.
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March 2, 2010

Chairs Conferred on YLS Professors Doug Kysar and John Fabian Witt ’99

Douglas Kysar has been named the Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and John Fabian Witt ’99 has been named the Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law.
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March 2, 2010

Professor Heather Gerken to Present J. Skelly Wright Inaugural Lecture March 8

Professor Heather Gerken will deliver her inaugural lecture as the first J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law on March 8, 2010.
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March 3, 2010

Symposium Participants Revisit Owen Fiss’ Groundbreaking Paper, Against Settlement

In April 2009, the Fordham Law Review held a symposium at Fordham Law School to consider the arguments Owen Fiss made 25 years ago in his paper, Against Settlement.
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March 1, 2010

YLS Students Supporting Small Pacific Islands in their Quest for Action on Climate Change

Yale’s Environmental Protection Clinic has partnered with Islands First to help small Pacific islands in their quest for action on climate change.
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February 3, 2010

Professor Heather Gerken Testifies at Senate Committee Hearing on Corporate Campaign Spending

YLS Professor Heather Gerken testified before a U.S. Senate committee on February 2, 2010, about corporate campaign spending.
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January 27, 2010

Iceland Tops Rankings in Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy’s 2010 Environmental Performance Index

Iceland leads the world in addressing pollution control and natural resource management challenges, according to the 2010 Environmental Performance Index.
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January 1, 2010

Prof. Dan Kahan Discusses Cultural Cognition Project Research in Journal Nature

In the latest issue of the journal Nature, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law Dan Kahan discusses research conducted by Yale Law School’s Cultural Cognition Project.
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January 13, 2010

Cultural Cognition Project Study Sheds Light on Reactions to HPV Vaccine

New research conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that people’s cultural values affect their risk perceptions of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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February 27, 2010

Liman Public Interest Colloquium March 4-5 Examines Prison Conditions, Those Incarcerated

The Liman Colloquium March 4-5 at Yale Law School will examine the changing populations, rules, and enduring problems of prisons.
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October 12, 2009

SELA Participants Gather in Paraguay to Examine Law and Sexuality

Nearly 100 lawyers and legal scholars from North and South America gathered in Asunción, Paraguay, this past June for the 2009 SELA meeting.
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October 7, 2009

Chairs Conferred on Harold Hongju Koh, Oona Hathaway ’97, and Jean Koh Peters

Chairs have been conferred by the Yale Corporation on Harold Hongju Koh, Oona Hathaway ’97, and Jean Koh Peters.
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September 23, 2009

Professor Mirjan Damaška Honored For Achievements in Comparative Law

Yale Law School Professor Mirjan Damaška has been selected to receive the American Society of Comparative Law’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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September 11, 2009

NYC Plan to Improve Voting System Includes Democracy Index

A “Democracy Index,” first proposed by YLS Professor Heather Gerken, is part of a plan Mayor Mike Bloomberg has introduced in New York City to improve the election process.
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September 2, 2009

Former Dean Harold Hongju Koh To Receive YLSA Award of Merit

Former Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh will receive the Yale Law School Association’s Award of Merit during Alumni Weekend 2009.
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June 22, 2009

A Message from Yale University President Richard C. Levin—Robert C. Post ’77 Named YLS Dean

A message from Yale University President Richard Levin about the appointment of Robert C. Post ’77 as the Dean and Sol and Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
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June 22, 2009

Robert C. Post ’77 Named Dean of Yale Law School

Robert C. Post ’77 has been named Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School, effective July 1, 2009.
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