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May 15, 2013

Professor Witt Awarded ABA Silver Gavel Award for Lincoln’s Code

Professor John Fabian Witt has been awarded the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award for his book, Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History.

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May 15, 2013

Professor Judith Resnik to Receive Top Honor from National Association of Women Lawyers

Professor Judith Resnik will receive the Arabella Babb Mansfield Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers for her professional achievement and contribution to the advancement of women's interests under the law.
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May 14, 2013

Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Reflects on NYC Schools Chancellor Freedom of Information Victory

Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic reflects on victory in Freedom of Information battle for emails involving a controversial NYC schools chancellor appointment.
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May 14, 2013

Lillian Goldman Law Library Receives Awards from American Association of Law Libraries

The Lillian Goldman Law Library received three awards from the American Association of Law Libraries for technology, publications, and staff leadership.
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May 9, 2013

How to End the Forever War?—A Speech by Professor Harold Hongju Koh

Professor Koh delivered a speech at Oxford University on a broad range of issues involving foreign policy and national security. View the full text of his remarks here.
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May 9, 2013

Liman Fellow Recognized for Work Documenting NYPD Surveillance on American Muslims

A Liman Fellow from Yale Law School was among a team of people awarded a Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) award earlier this month at the Association of American Law Schools Clinical Conference in Puerto Rico.
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April 24, 2013

Professors Christine Jolls, Dan M. Kahan Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Two members of the Yale Law School faculty have been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

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April 22, 2013

Yale Law School Congratulates Public Interest Fellowship Recipients for 2013-2014

Forty-two students and recent graduates have been named recipients of public interest fellowships for 2013-2014.
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April 16, 2013

Dean Robert C. Post ’77 to Deliver Prestigious Lectures at Harvard University

Dean Robert C. Post to deliver Tanner Lectures at Harvard University on May 1, 2013 through May 3, 2013.
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April 12, 2013

Information Society Project to Host Panel on Patent-Assertion Entities

Panel discussion on patent-assertion entities will take place at Yale Law School on April 16, 2013.
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April 11, 2013

Harold Hongju Koh Portrait Unveiled During Ceremony at Yale Law School

A portrait of Professor Harold Hongju Koh was unveiled on April 11, 2013.
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April 9, 2013

Associate Dean Mike Thompson Receives Environmental Stewardship Award

Associate Dean Mike K. Thompson receives Environmental Stewardship Award in recognition of his leadership on new initiatives seeking to achieve greater sustainability at the Law School.
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April 8, 2013

Bernstein Symposium April 11-12 to Examine Human Rights and Corporate Liability

The Bernstein Symposium will cover corporate liability in the 21st century and take place on Thursday, April 11, 2013, and Friday, April 12, 2013, at Yale Law School.
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April 3, 2013

Duke Law Professor Jedediah Purdy '01 to discuss forthcoming book on April 5

Jedediah Purdy '01, Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, will be discussing his forthcoming book, The American Environmental Imagination on Friday, April 5, 2013.
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April 3, 2013

Professors John Fabian Witt '99 and James Oakes to Discuss New Books on Civil War, Emancipation

Professors John Fabian Witt ‘99 and James Oakes will discuss their new works about the Civil War and emancipation on Monday, April 8, 2013.
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April 3, 2013

YLS and Quinnipiac Student Clinics Publish New Report on Youth Serving Long Prison Sentences

Students from the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at YLS and the Civil Justice Clinic at Quinnipiac University School of Law have published a report on Connecticut's children serving long prison sentences.
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April 1, 2013

Yale Law School Memorabilia on Sale for a Limited Time

Yale Law School memorabilia is available through the Alumni Affairs Office for a limited time.
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March 28, 2013

Sixth Annual Stan Wheeler Memorial Jazz Concert to Take Place on April 7

The annual concert pays tribute to the late Yale Law School Professor Stan Wheeler, who died in 2007.
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March 28, 2013

Tracey L. Meares to Discuss Reducing Violent Crime in Walton Hale Hamilton Inaugural Lecture

The lecture will discuss a book project led by Meares and colleagues aimed at documenting and explaining efforts to address violent crime in several major cities across the country.

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March 22, 2013

Student Clinic Works to Prepare Historic Proposition 8 Case for High Court

Students from Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) describe their experiences working on landmark same-sex marriage case.
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March 21, 2013

Yale Law School Professors, Alumni Submit Amicus Briefs in Hollingsworth v. Perry

Yale Law School faculty discuss filing legal briefs in Hollingsworth v. Perry case, which will go before the Supreme Court on March 26, 2013.
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March 18, 2013

Professor John Fabian Witt ’99 awarded Bancroft Prize for Lincoln’s Code

Professor John Fabian Witt '99 is the recipient of the 2013 Bancroft Prize from Columbia University for his recent book.
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March 14, 2013

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Daniel Yergin to Speak at Yale Law School March 28

Daniel Yergin will be at Yale Law School to discuss his recent book The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World.
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March 12, 2013

Professor Harold Koh Receives 2013 William Green Award

Professor Harold Hongju Koh receives 2013 William Green Award for Professional Excellence from the University of Richmond School of Law.
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March 6, 2013

Yale Law Journal Symposium to Examine Impact and Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright Case

The two-day symposium will examine the legacy of the Gideon v. Wainwright case 50 years later.
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February 27, 2013

New Elections Performance Index Inspired by Prof. Heather Gerken’s Democracy Index

J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Heather Gerken's book Democracy Index inspires new Elections Performance Index.
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February 22, 2013

Annual Public Interest Auction Scheduled for Friday, March 1, 2013

The annual Public Interest Auction will be held on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Yale Law School.
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February 22, 2013

Panel to Discuss Doping in Competitive Cycling

Panel will feature former cycling professional Floyd Landis, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency head Travis Dygart, and others.
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February 21, 2013

Location Tracking and Biometrics Conference to Examine Issues of Privacy in New Age of Technology

Yale Law School's Information Society Project will host the Location Tracking and Biometrics Conference on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
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February 21, 2013

UMich Law Professor Rebecca J. Scott to discuss Unlawful Power: Two Moments in the Creation of Property in Persons

University of Michigan Law Professor Rebecca J. Scott will deliver a special lecture on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Yale Law School.
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February 19, 2013

Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic Files Petition with High Court Over ''Norfolk Four'' Case

Students from the Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic discuss a recently filed petition with the High Court seeking to allow a man wrongly convicted of rape to clear his name.
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February 18, 2013

Commencement Exercises Scheduled For May 20, 2013, at the William K. Lanman Center

Yale Law School’s 2013 Commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 20, 2013.
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February 15, 2013

John D. Morley ’06 to Join Yale Law School Faculty in July as Associate Professor of Law

John D. Morley ’06 to Join Yale Law School Faculty as Associate Professor of Law on July 1, 2013.
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February 13, 2013

Inaugural Global Business Ethics Conference Brings in Wide Range of Distinguished Speakers

The inaugural Global Business Ethics Conference will take place Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 at Yale Law School.
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February 13, 2013

Rebellious Lawyering Conference to Feature Speakers on Social Justice

The RebLaw conference will take place on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, and Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at Yale Law School.
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February 12, 2013

Classes Resume Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Classes resume following winter storm closings.
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February 10, 2013

Law School classes and services CANCELED for Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 11 and 12, 2013

As a result of the winter storm, all classes and services are canceled Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 11 and 12, 2013
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February 9, 2013

Michael J. Wishnie ’93 to Discuss Resistance and Regeneration in William O. Douglas Inaugural Lecture

Michael J. Wishnie's ’93, will present his inaugural lecture as the William O. Douglas Clinicial Professor of Law Monday, April 8, 2013.
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February 8, 2013

Schedule Changes Announced for Critical Race Theory Conference Due to Winter Storm

All conference programming will be moved to Saturday, Feb. 9.
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February 6, 2013

Rolling Stone Editor Jeff Goodell to speak at Environmental Law Conference

Rolling Stone editor and environmental writer Jeff Goodell to give keynote address at the New Directions in Environmental Law Conference at Yale Law School on March 2.
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January 25, 2013

Critical Race Theory Conference Will Bring Together Leading Thinkers on Race and Civil Rights

Yale Law School will host the “Critical Race Theory: From the Academy to the Community” conference Feb. 8-9, 2013.
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January 25, 2013

NYU Professor Intisar Rabb ’06 to Discuss The Burden and Benefit of Doubt in Islamic Law

NYU law professor Intisar A. Rabb ’06 will discuss “The Burden and Benefit of Doubt in Islamic Law” in the James A. Thomas Lecture on Feb. 18.
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January 24, 2013

Luis Moreno-Ocampo to Give Inaugural Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice Monday - WATCH VIA LIVESTREAM

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the first chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will deliver the inaugural Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice at Yale Law School on Jan. 28, 2013.
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January 23, 2013

Harold Hongju Koh Named Sterling Professor of International Law

Former Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh, who recently returned to the school after serving as Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State, has been named a Sterling Professor of International Law.
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January 9, 2013

Former Army Secretary Clifford Alexander ’58 to Deliver Dean’s Lecture

Clifford Alexander ’58, former Secretary of the U.S. Army, will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on Feb. 4 titled “Post Racial: An American Delusion.”
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January 7, 2013

Cristina Rodríguez ’00 to Join Yale Law School Faculty as Professor of Law

Cristina Rodríguez ’00 will join the Yale Law School faculty as a professor of law on Jan. 28, 2013.
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January 4, 2013

Media Freedom Clinic Files FOIA Suit Against DEA for Footage of Raid That Killed Dozens

The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has brought a Freedom of Information Act action against the Drug Enforcement Administration to compel the agency to release aerial surveillance footage of a 2010 raid in Jamaica that led to the deaths of more than 70 civilians, including one U.S. citizen.
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January 2, 2013

Journalist Bill McMichael and Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Prevail Over Department of Defense in FOIA Case

In a victory for students in the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, a federal judge has rejected an attempt by the Department of Defense to shield investigatory records from review under the Freedom of Information Act.
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December 20, 2012

New Releases by Professors Amar and Witt Named to Best Books of 2012 Lists

Professor John Witt’s book, Lincoln’s Code, and Professor Akhil Amar’s book, America’s Unwritten Constitution, have been named notable books of 2012 by two top newspapers.
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December 19, 2012

Former Yale Law School Professor Robert H. Bork Dies at 85

Robert H. Bork, a member of the Yale Law School faculty in the 1960s and 1970s, died on Dec. 19, 2012.
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December 14, 2012

Danielle Lang ’12, Sofia Nelson ’13, Trudy Rebert ’13 Awarded Skadden Public Interest Fellowships

Yale Law School students Sofia Nelson ’13 and Trudy Rebert ’13 and alum Danielle Lang ’12 have been named 2013 Skadden Public Interest Fellows.
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December 11, 2012

Visual Law Project Film on Solitary Confinement Premieres Dec. 11 at Yale Law School

A Visual Law Project documentary on supermax prisons and solitary confinement will premiere at Yale Law School on Dec. 11, 2012.
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December 5, 2012

MFIA Files Petition Seeking Release of New York City Conduit Maps

The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has filed an Article 78 petition in the Supreme Court of New York seeking the release of New York City conduit maps.
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December 5, 2012

Corporate Law Center Honors M&A Attorney Stephen Fraidin ’64 with Baldwin Award

Yale Law School’s Center for the Study of Corporate Law has awarded its 2012 Simeon E. Baldwin Award to Stephen Fraidin ’64 for his distinguished achievements in law and business.
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December 4, 2012

Bridget Fahey ’14 and James Dawson ’14 Win Top Prize in Moot Court Finals Considering Federal Preemption Law and Voting Rights

Bridget Fahey ’14 and James Dawson ’14 have won the top prize in the Harlan Fiske Stone Prize Finals of the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals.
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December 3, 2012

Veterans Clinic Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Vietnam Vets with PTSD Denied Honorable Discharges

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Vietnam veterans who were denied honorable discharges due to undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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December 1, 2012

Professor Scott Shapiro ’90 to Discuss The Law of the World in Southmayd Inaugural Lecture

Scott Shapiro ’90 will present his inaugural lecture as the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law on Feb. 25, 2013.
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November 21, 2012

In the Digital Info Age, How Can Reporters Protect Their Sources? Conference Nov. 29

A conference on “Protecting Journalism: Anonymous and Secure Communications for Reporters and Sources” will be held Nov. 29 at Yale Law School.
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November 20, 2012

2012 Doctoral Scholarship Conference Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 at Yale Law School

The 2012 Doctoral Scholarship Conference will be held Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 at Yale Law School.
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November 19, 2012

Reuters COO Stuart Karle to Discuss Impact of U.K. Phone Hacking Scandal

Reuters Chief Operation Officer Stuart Karle will discuss the notorious phone hacking scandal in the U.K. and its impact on the media in a talk at Yale Law School on Nov. 26.
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November 12, 2012

Bill Written by Veterans Clinic Students Among Those Signed by CT Gov. Malloy in Veterans Day Ceremony at Yale Law School - VIDEO

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy held a ceremonial bill signing at Yale Law School on Veterans Day Monday, Nov. 12, signing among several veterans’ bills one in which Yale Law School students played a major role.
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November 8, 2012

YLS Students Collaborate with Corrections Directors to Examine Prison Visitation Policies Nationwide

Working with the Association of State Correctional Administrators, Yale Law students have produced a fifty state survey of prison visitation policies.
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November 8, 2012

Moot Court Finals Dec. 3 Will Consider Federal Preemption Law and Voting Rights

The relationship between federal preemption law and voting rights will be considered at the Harlan Fiske Stone Prize finals of the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals on Dec. 3, 2012.
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November 6, 2012

Jean Tirole to Deliver Winter Lecture on The Future of Eurozone Regulatory Institutions, Koopmans Memorial Lectures

Jean Tirole of the Industrial Economics Institute will deliver the 2012-2013 Judge Ralph K. Winter Lecture on Corporate Law and Governance on Dec. 3, 2012, speaking on “The Future of Eurozone Regulatory Institutions.”
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November 5, 2012

Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein to Discuss Human Error and Paternalism in Storrs Lectures Nov. 12-13

Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein will deliver the 2012-2013 Storrs Lectures Nov. 12 and 13 at Yale Law School.
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November 5, 2012

Tom Tyler to Give Macklin Fleming Inaugural Lecture on Legitimacy in Everyday Law

Tom Tyler will present his inaugural lecture as the Macklin Fleming Professor of Law on Dec. 10, 2012, on the topic, “Legitimacy in Everyday Law.”
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October 31, 2012

Sir Robert Watson to Give Keynote at Global Climate Change Conference

Professor Sir Robert Watson, former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will speak at Yale Law School on Nov. 9, 2012.
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October 23, 2012

Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer Stephen Bright to be Honored for 30 Years of Human Rights Service

Stephen Bright, the Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, will be honored Nov. 15 for his outstanding 30 years of service at the Southern Center for Human Rights.
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October 22, 2012

PHOTOS, VIDEOS ONLINE - Alumni Weekend 2012—Entertainment and the Law—Featured a Supreme Court Justice, a Great American Lawyer, and a Milestone Birthday

Alumni Weekend 2012 featured the appearance of a distinguished Supreme Court Justice, the 80th birthday celebration of a beloved former dean, and the presentation of the Yale Law School Award of Merit to one of the country’s top litigators.
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October 19, 2012

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Delivers Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights at Yale Law School

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave the inaugural Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights at Yale Law School on Oct. 19, 2012.
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October 17, 2012

Friday, Oct. 19 – Watch Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Yale Livestream

The panel discussion and conversation between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Linda Greenhouse on Oct. 19 can be viewed live on Yale’s LiveStream channels.
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October 8, 2012

YLS Partner Palau Acknowledged as International Environmental Leader

The island nation of Palau, an environmental partner of YLS, has been named recipient of the World Future Council’s 2012 Future Policy Award.
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October 2, 2012

City and CED Clinic Rank Banks in First-Ever New Haven Community Impact Report Card

The City of New Haven and the Community and Economic Development Clinic at Yale Law School have released the first-ever New Haven Community Impact Report Card that ranks banks operating in the City on 30 categories.
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September 28, 2012

New Law Library Exhibit…“‘And then I drew for books’: The Comic Art of Joseph Hémard”—Curator Farley P. Katz to Speak Oct. 5

A new exhibit, “‘And then I drew for books’: The Comic Art of Joseph Hémard,” is on display in the Yale Law Library through Dec. 15.
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September 27, 2012

New Haven Bar Association Honors Clinical Visiting Lecturer David Rosen ’69 with Lifetime Achievement Award

The New Haven County Bar Association has selected Clinical Visiting Lecturer David Rosen ’69 to receive its 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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September 24, 2012

New Book by Professor James Q. Whitman ’88 Examines the Making of Modern Warfare

In his new book, The Verdict of Battle, Professor James Whitman ’88 discusses the making of modern warfare.
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September 19, 2012

India’s Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan to Lecture at Yale

Raghuram Rajan, author and chief economic adviser to the government of India, will deliver a talk at Yale on Oct. 2 titled “Are Capitalism and Democracy Failing Us? The Challenges Facing the Post-Crisis Industrial World.”
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September 13, 2012

YLS Students to Receive Invaluable Experience in Public Interest Law as Ford Foundation Commits Grant to Inaugural Fellowship Program

Yale Law School will receive a grant from the Ford Foundation to offer 25 Yale Law students an unprecedented chance to gain experience on the frontlines of public interest law next summer.
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September 13, 2012

U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to Hear Oral Argument at Yale Law School Oct. 2

The U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims will be sitting at Yale Law School on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
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September 11, 2012

Professor Witt’s Lincoln’s Code Released as Country Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation

In his new book, Lincoln’s Code, Professor John Fabian Witt ’99 charts the alternately troubled and triumphant course of the development of the laws of war in America, from the Founding to the cataclysm of the Civil War and on to the dawn of the modern era.
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September 7, 2012

Information Society Project 15th Reunion Sept. 28-29 at Yale Law School

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School will hold a 15th reunion celebration Sept. 28 and 29 at Yale Law School.
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September 6, 2012

America’s Unwritten Constitution by Professor Akhil Reed Amar ’84

In his new book, America’s Unwritten Constitution, Professor Akhil Reed Amar ’84 guides readers through the landmark cases, implicit principles, common practices, and more that make up our country’s unwritten Constitution.
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September 6, 2012

Assistant Dean Gordon Silverstein Named Chair-Elect of APSA’s Organized Section on Law & Courts

Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, has been named chair-elect of the American Political Science Association’s Organized Section on Law & Courts.
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August 29, 2012

MIT’s Antoinette Schoar to Lecture on Impact of Economic Conditions on Managerial Outcomes

MIT Professor Antoinette Schoar will discuss the impact of economic conditions on managerial outcomes at Oct. 15 John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture.
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August 27, 2012

Dean Post Welcomes the J.D. Class of 2015 to Yale Law School

In his convocation address on August 27, Dean Robert Post ’77 welcomed the 203 members of the Yale Law School J.D. Class of 2015.
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August 23, 2012

Does Tingey Rhyme With Dinghy? Yale Law Team Tackles Hard-to-Pronounce Supreme Court Case Names

A Yale Law School team has produced a dictionary listing the correct pronunciations of Supreme Court cases with hard-to-pronounce names.
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August 22, 2012

Owen Fiss Article Added to Shapiro’s Most-Cited Law Review Articles; Fiss Now Tied for Record Number of Articles on All-Time List

Professor Owen Fiss is tied for the record number of articles on the all-time list of the most-cited law review articles.
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August 20, 2012

Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic Double Award Recipient for Work on Behalf of Latino Community

The Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School has been honored with awards from LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association for its work on behalf of the Latino community.
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August 20, 2012

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette ’11 and Bryan Choi Named Thomson Reuters Fellows

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette ’11 and Bryan Choi have been named Thomson Reuters fellows at Yale Law School for 2012-2013.
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August 20, 2012

Anjali Dalal ’10 Named Google Policy Fellow for 2012-2013

Anjali Dalal ’10 has been named a Google Policy Fellow for 2012-2013 at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.
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August 13, 2012

Justice Kate O’Regan To Discuss South Africa’s Constitutional Court at Sept. 13 Newman Lecture

The Honorable Kate O’Regan, former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, will discuss the role and work of South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Sept. 13, 2012.
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August 10, 2012

Lillian Goldman Law Library Honored by American Association of Law Libraries for Excellence in Marketing

Yale Law School’s Lillian Goldman Law Library was recently honored with the American Association of Law Libraries’ 2012 Excellence in Marketing Award for Best Brochure.
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July 31, 2012

Alumni Weekend Oct. 19-21: Entertainment and the Law; Justice Ginsburg to Give Inaugural Gruber Lecture

Alumni Weekend 2012, “Entertainment and the Law,” will be held Oct. 19-21, 2012.
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July 25, 2012

Liman Program Releases Report from Workshop Examining High Rates of Incarceration in the United States

The Liman Public Interest Program has published “Uncoupling Pipelines to Prison,” a report from a December 2011 workshop on the high rates of incarceration in the United States.
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July 24, 2012

YLS Professor John Langbein Elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy

John Langbein, Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School, has been elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
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July 19, 2012

Report from Yale Human Rights Clinic Finds U.S. Government Contractors Continue to Traffic and Abuse Foreign Workers in Iraq and Afghanistan

Yale Law School’s Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic has released a report on the ongoing trafficking and abuse of foreign workers hired every year through U.S. government contracts to work in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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July 19, 2012

Justice Clarence Thomas Featured Speaker at YLSA of Washington, D.C., Annual Dinner

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was the featured speaker at the YLSA of Washington, D.C.’s annual dinner on June 28, 2012.
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July 16, 2012

Conference Nov. 9-10: Global Climate Change Policy Without the United States: Thinking the Unthinkable

On Nov. 9-10, 2012, leading experts from a variety of disciplines will gather at Yale Law School to consider “Global Climate Change Policy Without the United States: Thinking the Unthinkable.”
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July 13, 2012

Ludwig Center Students Report on how Innovations in One South American City Can Help Alleviate Problems of Urban Growth

In a report they wrote as part of their work in the Community & Economic Development Clinic, Hanna-Ruth Gustafsson ’12 and Elizabeth Kelly ’12 explore how innovations developed in Curitiba, Brazil, can help address the challenges of urban growth.
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July 11, 2012

Yale Law School Introduces Innovative New Program -- Ph.D. in Law

To its array of innovative legal programs, Yale Law School has added a Ph.D. in Law, a three-year program that will prepare students to enter careers in legal scholarship.
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June 28, 2012

Reaction: Supreme Court Rules on Health Care Law

Yale Law School faculty members and lecturers comment on the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the health care law.
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June 12, 2012

Lecture by YLS Dean Robert Post ’77 is First Event in Yale Collaboration with French Universities

Dean Robert Post’s recent lecture at Université de Paris-Panthéon-Assas was the first co-hosted event by Yale and Panthéon–Assas under the terms of their new Agreement for Collaborative Activities.
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June 11, 2012

Professors Resnik and Curtis ’66 Receive 2012 Scribes Book Award for “Representing Justice”

Yale law professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis ’66 have been honored with the Scribes 2012 Book Award for “Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms.”
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June 7, 2012

Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Q&A with Bruce Ho, Who Will Join YLS as a Clinical Visiting Lecturer

The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy has a Q&A with Bruce Ho, who will join YLS on July 1 as a clinical visiting lecturer in law.
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June 5, 2012

Prof. Doug Kysar’s Climate Change Paper Featured in the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review

Prof. Doug Kysar’s paper “What Climate Change Can Do About Tort Law” was featured in the 2011-2012 volume of the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review.
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May 30, 2012

Dean Post to Lecture in Paris on Constitutional Protections for Academic Freedom

Yale Law School Dean Robert Post ’77 will deliver a lecture in Paris on Constitutional Protections for Academic Freedom.
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May 30, 2012

Liman Program Awards Nine New Fellowships and Four Fellowship Extensions

The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program has awarded nine new fellowships and four fellowship extensions for 2012-2013.
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May 29, 2012

Gideon Yaffe to Join Yale Law Faculty in July as Professor of Law

Gideon Yaffe, a professor of philosophy and law at the University of Southern California, will join the Yale Law School faculty on July 1, 2012, as a Professor of Law.
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May 29, 2012

YLS Professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis Will Speak to Supreme Court Historical Society

Yale Law School professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis will present the annual lecture for the Supreme Court Historical Society on June 4.
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May 28, 2012

Yale Study Concludes Public Apathy over Climate Change Unrelated to Science Literacy

A recent study conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that public apathy over climate change is unrelated to science literacy.
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May 27, 2012

COMMENCEMENT 2012: Yale Law School Degree Candidates Urged to Remember the Poor, Work for Equal Justice - VIDEO and PHOTOS

251 degree candidates were honored at Yale Law School’s Commencement ceremonies on May 21, 2012.
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May 24, 2012

Fiona Doherty ’99 to Join Law School Faculty in July as Clinical Associate Professor of Law

Fiona Doherty ’99 will join the Yale Law faculty in July 2012 as a Clinical Associate Professor of Law.
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May 23, 2012

JUNTA and Yale Law School Release Report on Remittance Practices in New Haven’s Immigrant Community

Junta for Progressive Action and Yale Law School’s Transnational Development Clinic have released a first-of-its kind study of remittance and banking practices among immigrants in New Haven.
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