January - June 2008
Rebound Rates—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
June 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Putt Probabilities—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
June 18, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Two Takes: With 'Boumediene,' the Court Reaffirmed a Basic Principle—A Commentary by Jack M. Balkin
June 23, 2008
Jack M. Balkin is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. More...
Busy, Productive 2007-08 for YLS Center for the Study of Corporate Law
June 17, 2008
The Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law was busier than ever this past academic year, organizing more events in 2007-2008 than in any year since it was founded in 1999. More...
A better way with referendums—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and James Fishkin
June 17, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. More...
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...
Yale Law School Expands Public Interest Program, Financial Support for Graduates
April 14, 2008
Yale Law School will enhance its public interest program and improve financial support for alumni. More...
Yale JREG Announces Walton H. Hamilton Prize
June 4, 2008
The Yale Journal on Regulation has announced The Walton H. Hamilton Prize for Outstanding Scholarship, which will go to the article in each volume judged most likely to have a significant impact on the study and understanding of regulatory policy. More...
Should You “Ferberize” Your Baby?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
June 9, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Stuck in Syria, With No Way Home—A Commentary by Jonathan Finer ’09 and Jennifer Rikoski
June 1, 2008
Jonathan Finer ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Marriage Partners—A Commentary by Kenji Yoshino ’96
June 1, 2008
Kenji Yoshino '96 is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights. More...
232 Graduates Honored at Memorial Day Commencement Ceremonies
May 26, 2008
232 members of the Yale Law School Class of 2008 were honored at Memorial Day Commencement ceremonies on May 26. More...
Meet a Nym—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 27, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
The buck should stop here—A Commentary by Cyrus Habib ’09
May 26, 2008
Cyrus Habib ’09 is a Rhodes Scholar and JD candidate at Yale Law School. More...
What’s the Best Way to Predict American Idol?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Was Bear Stearns Too Big to Fail?—A Commentary by Jonathan Macey ’82
May 21, 2008
Jonathan Macey ’82 is Deputy Dean and Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law at Yale Law School.
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I’ll Be Brief—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 19, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
ISP Announces Kaltura Prize in A2K3 Writing Competition
May 19, 2008
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy have announced their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition in conjunction with the third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place September 8-10 in Geneva, Switzerland, will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. More...
An Equity Kicker—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff
May 19, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff are professors at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management. They are regular columnists for Forbes and co-authors of Why Not? More...
Magisterial Conviction—A Commentary by Kenji Yoshino ’96
May 15, 2008
Kenji Yoshino '96 is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights. More...
Clay Shirky and Letter to the President Among Highlights of CFP Technology Policy ’08 Conference
May 14, 2008
Clay Shirky and Konstantinos Karachalios will deliver the keynote talks at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference being held May 20-23 at the Omni Hotel in New Haven. More...
Surfing the Class—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 13, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
2008 Commencement To Be Held Memorial Day, May 26
February 4, 2008
Yale Law School’s 2008 Commencement ceremony will take place May 26—Memorial Day. More...
Out of the Shadows—A Commentary by Heather Gerken
May 5, 2008
Heather Gerken is Professor of Law at Yale Law School where she specializes in election law, constitutional law and civil procedure. More...
Kids and Congress—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Hey, What About the 24th?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Jennifer Nou ’08
May 2, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Jennifer Nou ’08 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Plenty of Juicy Plot Twists in a Thriller of a Race—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
May 4, 2008
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of New England White. More...
Understanding America—A Commentary by Peter Schuck
May 2, 2008
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Removing Bad Apples. More...
Obama's Other Radical Friends—A Commentary by Elizabeth Wurtzel ’08
May 2, 2008
Elizabeth Wurtzel ’08 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Scott J. Shapiro ’90 Appointed Professor of Law and Philosophy
May 1, 2008
University of Michigan Professor Scott J. Shapiro ’90 will join the Yale Law School faculty in July 2008 as a professor of law and philosophy. More...
Moot Court Finals May 5 To Consider Damages in Exxon Valdez Disaster
April 4, 2008
The finals of the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals will be held May 5 and will consider the case, Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker. More...
Susan Neiman To Lecture on Moral Clarity April 28
March 28, 2008
Einstein Forum Director Susan Neiman will discuss “Achieving Moral Clarity: Reflections For Grown-Up Idealists” when she delivers the Cover Lecture in Law and Religion on April 28. More...
Chicago Prof. Raghuram Rajan To Deliver Raben Lecture April 29
April 1, 2008
Raghuram G. Rajan will deliver the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellow Lecture on April 29, speaking on “Landed Interests and Financial Underdevelopment in the United States.” More...
Best and Brightest, but Not the Nicest—A Commentary by Amelia Rawls ’10
May 1, 2008
Amelia Rawls ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Information Society Project Issues Technology Policy Recommendations
April 30, 2008
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School has issued a set of technology policy recommendations aimed at helping shape public debate on the topic during the current U.S. presidential election. More...
Nicholas Parrillo ’04 Appointed Associate Professor of Law
April 30, 2008
Nicholas Parrillo ’04 will join the Yale Law School faculty in July 2008 as Associate Professor of Law. More...
Why Tolerate 42,000 Traffic Deaths A Year?—A Commentary by Hunter Smith ’10
April 30, 2008
Hunter Smith ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Anonymity Because—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
April 29, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Judge Nancy Gertner ’71 Receives Marshall Award for Contributions to Civil and Human Rights
February 11, 2008
Judge Nancy Gertner ’71, District of Massachusetts, has been awarded the 2008 Thurgood Marshall Award for her contributions to the advancement of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights. More...
New Book Symposium Feb. 8 On 100 Million Unnecessary Returns by YLS Professor Michael Graetz
February 4, 2008
The Lillian Goldman Law Library will host a New Book Symposium on February 8 to discuss YLS Professor Michael J. Graetz’s new book, 100 Million Unnecessary Returns: A Simple, Fair, and Competitive Tax Plan for the United States. More...
ICC President Philippe Kirsch To Discuss International Criminal Court March 3
February 13, 2008
Judge Philippe Kirsch Q.C., President of the International Criminal Court, will deliver a lecture on March 3 titled “From Rome to The Hague:  The Creation and Development of the International Criminal Court.” More...
NYU Law’s Cristina Rodriguez ’00 To Discuss Immigration at Thomas Lecture March 10
February 13, 2008
NYU Law Professor Cristina Rodriguez ’00 will deliver the 2007-2008 James A. Thomas Lecture on March 10, speaking on “Burden Sharing in an Age of Migration.” More...
Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff To Speak at Inaugural Heyman Colloquium April 7
March 18, 2008
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will be the keynote speaker at the first annual Heyman Federal Public Service Colloquium taking place April 7 at Yale Law School. More...
Reva Siegel ’86 Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 28, 2008
Professor Reva Siegel ’86 has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers. More...
Clinic Students Argue For Adequate Education To Connecticut Supreme Court
April 25, 2008
On April 22, Yale Law School’s Education Adequacy Clinic argued before the Connecticut Supreme Court that all Connecticut students have the constitutional right to an adequate education. More...
Honor Joey’s Legacy of Compassion and Service—Give Blood This Week
April 22, 2008
Yale Law School students, faculty and staff are invited to give the gift of life in honor of Joey Hanzich ’10 during the Joey Hanzich ’10 Memorial Blood Drive April 23-25 at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium. More...
An Olympic Force for Change—A Commentary by Sue Meng ’09
April 20, 2008
Sue Meng ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Stan Wheeler Memorial Concert April 13
March 18, 2008
A jazz concert to celebrate the life and music of Professor Stanton Wheeler will be held April 13, 2008, at Yale Law School. More...
NYU Law’s Stephen Holmes To Discuss War on Terror at April 8 Jorde Symposium
March 17, 2008
NYU Law Professor Stephen Holmes will deliver the keynote lecture at the 11th annual Thomas M. Jorde Symposium to be hosted by Yale Law School on Tuesday, April 8. More...
Jokes, Jingles, Stories and More from Robin Batteau, April 11
April 1, 2008
The Yale Law School community is invited to a Dean’s Concert and a whole lot more on April 11, when Robin Batteau, award-winning musician and jingle producer extraordinaire, presents “How to Turn a Harvard B.A. and a Career in Folk Music Into a Living Writing Jingles.” More...
Professor Roberta Romano ’80 Receives Prize for Paper on Corporate Governance
April 15, 2008
Yale Law School Professor Roberta Romano ’80 has been awarded The De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Law Prize from the European Corporate Governance Institute. More...
How Late Will You Really Be?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
April 9, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
A Conversation With Award-Winning Author Michael Pollan on Obesity Epidemic, April 24
April 1, 2008
In a conversation with the Yale Law School community on April 24, acclaimed author Michael Pollan will share his fascinating ideas on the state of American eating and how it, and our health, are being affected by federal policies. More...
Neal Katyal ’95 To Be Honored at May 2 PANA Alumni Banquet
April 8, 2008
The Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native American Students Association (PANA) will honor Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal ’95 at its second annual Alumni Banquet on May 2. More...
Will law ban messages from mayor's trial?—A Commentary by Susan Crawford ’89
April 8, 2008
Susan Crawford is a Visiting Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where she teaches Internet law and communications law. More...
The War's Expiration Date—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Oona Hathaway ’97
April 5, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism.  Oona Hathaway is an associate professor of law at Yale Law School. More...
Stephen Lewis To Discuss HIV/AIDS Efforts April 10
March 28, 2008
Stephen Lewis, former Special Envoy to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for HIV/AIDS in Africa, will discuss efforts to promote more urgent and effective global responses to HIV/AIDS on April 10 at Yale Law School. More...
Law Schools Shouldn't Grub For Rankings—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
April 2, 2008
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Bruce Shapiro Discusses Human Rights and Trauma April 8
April 1, 2008
Bruce Shapiro, a veteran reporter on human rights and criminal justice, will speak on “The Cost of Bearing Witness: Understanding Human Rights and Trauma” on April 8 at Yale Law School. More...
Purim and Penelope—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 31, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Brave New Fed—A Commentary by Jonathan Macey ’82
March 31, 2008
Jonathan Macey ’82 is Deputy Dean and Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law at Yale Law School. 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...
Professor Akhil Amar ’84 Honored For Outstanding Teaching
March 28, 2008
Southmayd Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar ’84 has been honored with the 2008 William Clyde DeVane Award, the oldest and highest-ranking award for excellence in scholarship and undergraduate teaching at Yale. More...
With great power and wealth come…‘hot girls’?—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
March 27, 2008
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Dr. John Tedstrom To Discuss U.S. Health Policy Abroad
March 20, 2008
Dr. John Tedstrom will discuss “The Business of Public Health:  How U.S. Health Policy Abroad Can Help Promote Economic Development & Save More Lives in the Process” on March 31 at Yale Law School. More...
Linda Greenhouse Returning To Yale Law School in 2009 as Journalist-in-Residence
March 26, 2008
Linda Greenhouse ’78 M.S.L., Pulitzer Prize-winning legal writer and Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times for the past three decades, will return to Yale Law School in January 2009 as the Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow.
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Clinton-Obama, Obama-Clinton—A Commentary by Akhil Amar ’84
March 25, 2008
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is the Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School.
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Thomas Merrill Appointed Professor of Law
March 25, 2008
Thomas W. Merrill, the Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law at Columbia University, will join Yale Law School on July 1, 2008, as Professor of Law.
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Divided and Conquered—A Book Review by Amy Chua
March 24, 2008
Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law, is the author of World on Fire and Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance — and Why They Fall. More...
The Racial Tipping Point—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 20, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Bernstein Symposium April 3-4—“Justice Delayed? The Impact of Time on the Trials of Gross Atrocities”
March 18, 2008
The Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellowship Symposium will be held April 3 and April 4 at Yale Law School on the topic, “Justice Delayed?  The Impact of Time on the Trials of Gross Atrocities.” More...
Dispute Resolution April 18 Features Illinois Law’s Jennifer Robbennolt
March 18, 2008
The 2007-2008 Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop series concludes April 18 with a lecture by University of Illinois Law School Professor Jennifer Robbennolt titled “Good Lawyers Should be Good Psychologists: Insights for Interviewing and Counseling Clients.” More...
Forget being accepted by Yale, it's hard enough to make it into a good preschool—A Commentary by Ken Harbaugh ’08
March 17, 2008
Ken Harbaugh ’08 is a former Navy pilot and a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Putting the Second Amendment Second—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
March 17, 2008
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is the Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School. More...
Graduate Programs Works-in-Progress Symposium March 28-29
March 12, 2008
The Graduate Programs at Yale Law School will hold its second annual Works-in-Progress Symposium, titled “Next Generation Legal Scholarship,” on March 28 and 29. More...
Virginia Law’s Paul Mahoney ’84 To Give Wasserman Lecture April 17
March 13, 2008
University of Virginia Law Professor Paul Mahoney ’84 will discuss “The Public Utility Pyramids” at the Bert W. Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance April 17 at Yale Law School. More...
Yale Law School Students Named 2008 Soros Fellows
March 12, 2008
Four Yale Law School students, along with a student entering Yale Law School in the fall, are among 30 extraordinarily accomplished young people named Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellows for 2008. More...
Remembering a friend, William F. Buckley Jr.—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
February 28, 2008
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Is Tooth Cleaning a Scam?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 11, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Law and Media Panel Discussion—"Covering Scandals"—April 1
March 5, 2008
The Yale Law School Law and Media Program will host a panel discussion on April 1 titled “Covering Scandals: Investigative Reporters, Their Lawyers, and the Process of Breaking Controversial News.” More...
Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference May 20-23 in New Haven
March 5, 2008
The “Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy ’08” conference will be held May 20-23 at the Omni Hotel in New Haven. More...
A Poll Tax on Selfishness—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 3, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Auret van Heerden To Discuss Workers’ Right March 4
February 27, 2008
Auret van Heerden, CEO of the Fair Labor Association, will speak March 4 on “Can Voluntary Private Initiatives Save Labor Law Enforcement? Multinational Enterprises’ Role in Protecting Workers’ Rights.” More...
Mining Unconscious Wisdom—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 1, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. 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...
Could You Lose a Pound a Week to Save $500?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 26, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Ethiopia's war on its own—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09
February 25, 2008
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Liman Colloquium Goes Local: Federalism and Public Interest Law, March 6-7
February 25, 2008
Yale Law School will host the 11th annual Arthur Liman Public Interest Law Colloquium—“Liman at the Local Level: Public Interest Advocacy and American Federalism”—March 6 and 7, 2008. More...
What Are the Origins of “Reasonable Doubt”?—A Commentary by James Q. Whitman ’88
February 25, 2008
James Whitman ’88 is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School and author of The Origins of Reasonable Doubt: Theological Roots of the Criminal Trial. More...
The Bluebook Legal Citation Guide Now Available Online
February 22, 2008
The Yale Law Journal has announced that The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is now available online. More...
China Law Center Co-Hosts Anti-Discrimination Workshop in Chengdu
February 19, 2008
Yale Law School’s China Law Center co-hosted a workshop on anti-discrimination law with Sichuan University Law School on January 19 and 20 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.  More...
One Olympic Victory—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09 and Mia Farrow
February 19, 2008
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Iraqi Refugee Crisis - Panel Discussion Feb. 21
February 13, 2008
The Schell Center for International Human Rights will host a panel discussion on “The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: The Human Impact/The Human Response” February 21 at Yale Law School. More...
An Agreement Without Agreement—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Oona Hathaway ’97
February 16, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism.  Oona Hathaway is an associate professor of law at Yale Law School. More...
Barack’s Prosody Problem—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 18, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
ISP To Host A2K3 Conference September 8-10 in Geneva
February 11, 2008
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School will host the third Access to Knowledge Conference September 8-10, 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland. More...
Harvard Law’s David Wilkins To Discuss Lawyer Careers Feb. 11
January 24, 2008
Harvard Law Professor David B. Wilkins will deliver a lecture on February 11 at the Law School titled “After the J.D.:  Preliminary Evidence from a Ten-Year Longitudinal Study of Lawyer Careers.” More...
Yale ISP Forms Coalition To Address Challenges of Education in the Digital Era
February 11, 2008
The Yale Law School Information Society Project (ISP) has joined with more than a dozen institutions and individuals from around the world to create a coalition dedicated to providing teachers and students with better access to digital information. More...
Who’s Against Transparency in Government?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 7, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author, with Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67, of Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
Symposium March 8 Looks At Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries
February 7, 2008
The Yale Human Rights & Development Law Journal will host its inaugural symposium on “Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries” on Saturday, March 8, at Yale Law School. More...
What’s the Probability That Romney Is Leading in California?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
The Constitution and the Candidates; What would the framers say?—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
February 4, 2008
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is the Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School. More...
YJIL Young Scholars Conference March 1
February 4, 2008
The Yale Journal of International Law will host its sixth annual Young Scholars Conference on March 1, 2008, at Yale Law School. More...
China Law Center Co-Hosts Workshop on Anti-Corruption Reform in China
January 31, 2008
On January 12-13, 2008, Yale Law School’s China Law Center co-hosted a successful workshop in Beijing on anti-corruption reform in China. More...
Can Bail Bond Dealers Reduce Discrimination?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 30, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Information Society Project Lunch Speaker Series Begins Feb. 5
January 29, 2008
The Information Society Project’s Spring 2008 Lunch Speaker Series begins Tuesday, Feb. 5, and runs through Tuesday, May 6.  More...
The U.N.'s Human-Rights Sham—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09
January 29, 2008
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Dispute Resolution Feb. 29 Features Kansas Law’s Christopher Drahozal
January 28, 2008
The Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop series continues Feb. 29 with a lecture by Christopher Drahozal of the University of Kansas School of Law titled “Is There a Flight from Arbitration?” More...
Where money is no object—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
January 26, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and Ian Ayres ’86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, are co-authors of Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
Lose weight? Bet on it—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 27, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and co-founder, with Dean Karlan, of stickK.com. More...
Rebellious Lawyering Conference Feb. 22-24
January 25, 2008
The 14th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference will be held Friday, February 22, through Sunday, February 24, at Yale Law School. 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...
Swimming Pools and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t-Tell’—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Straightforward: How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights. More...
Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy Releases 2008 Environmental Performance Index
January 23, 2008
The 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), produced by environmental experts at Yale and Columbia University, was released January 23 at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More...
Information Society Project Names Executive Director and A2K Program Director
January 16, 2008
The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School has announced the appointment of a new Executive Director and a new Access to Knowledge (A2K) Program Director. More...
Checks, please—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
January 15, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. 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...
Balkinization Blog Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
January 14, 2008
Professor Jack Balkin’s Balkinization blog celebrated its fifth anniversary on January 13, 2008. More...
YLS Clinic Argues Case in U.S. Supreme Court January 15
January 11, 2008
Yale Law School’s Supreme Court Clinic presents its oral argument in United States v. Rodriquez on January 15. More...
Cindy Alexander To Give Wasserman Lecture Jan. 31
January 10, 2008
Cindy Alexander of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will discuss “The Role of Advisory Services in Proxy Voting” at the Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance Jan. 31 at Yale Law School. More...