Yale Law School

November 17, 2009

Liman Public Interest Colloquium March 4-5 Examines Prisons

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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November 6, 2009

Stanford’s Norman Spaulding Gives Ely Professional Responsibility Lecture Nov. 17

Stanford Law Professor Norman Spaulding will deliver the John Hart Ely Fellowship Lecture on Professional Responsibility November 17, 2009, on “Counseling Resistance to Law.”
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November 5, 2009

Law and Divinity Schools To Hold Conference on Religion in the Military Nov. 13-14

Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School will co-sponsor a working conference on religion in the military Nov. 13-14.
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October 27, 2009

Yale Law Journal Online Launches at D.C. Conference

The Yale Law Journal has launched a new electronic companion, The Yale Law Journal Online.
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October 26, 2009

State Department’s James Steinberg ’78 To Give Dean’s Lecture Nov. 2

U. S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg ’78 will deliver a Dean’s Lecture at Yale Law School on November 2.
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October 21, 2009

ISP Celebrates Open Access Week with New Research

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School has launched three new reports on the state of access to knowledge in comparative national perspective.
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October 20, 2009

Photos, Videos of Alumni Weekend 2009 Now Online

Photos of Alumni Weekend 2009 are now available on the Yale Law School Alumni website.
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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 22, 2009

Yale ISP and University of the People Partner for Digital Education Research

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School has entered into a research partnership with University of the People, the world’s first tuition-free, online academic institution.
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September 16, 2009

Dartmouth’s Kenneth French To Give Winter Lecture Nov. 5 on Financial Regulation

Dartmouth finance professor Kenneth French will discuss “Perspectives on Financial Regulation” at the Judge Ralph K. Winter Lecture on Corporate Law and Governance November 5, 2009.
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September 16, 2009

Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance—John Armour Oct. 29

Columbia Law School Visiting Professor John Armour will give the Wasserman Lecture October 29 at Yale Law School.
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September 16, 2009

Professor Nancy Fraser to Give Storrs Lectures Oct. 5 and 6

Professor Nancy Fraser of The New School for Social Research will deliver the Storrs Lectures at Yale Law School October 5 and 6.
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September 14, 2009

Kauffman Foundation Roundtable at YLS Explores Future of Online Video

A groundbreaking Internet Video Innovation Roundtable, hosted by the Yale Information Society Project and sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation, was held March 7, 2009, at Yale Law School.
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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 10, 2009

Conference Nov. 13-14 on Future of Journalism: Who Will Pay the Messengers?

A conference titled “Journalism and The New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay The Messengers?” will be held November 13 and 14 at Yale Law School.
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September 4, 2009

YLS and SOM Partner to Offer a Three-Year JD-MBA Program

Yale Law School and the Yale School of Management (SOM) have begun offering an Accelerated Integrated JD-MBA program that will enable students to earn both degrees in three years.
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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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September 1, 2009

JREG Names Georgetown Law Professor Adam Levitin Winner of Hamilton Prize

Professor Adam J. Levitin of Georgetown Law School has been named inaugural winner of the Walton H. Hamilton Prize for Outstanding Scholarship given by the Yale Journal on Regulation.
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August 28, 2009

ISP Hosts A2K Global Academy, Announces Research From India and China

The Yale Information Society Project hosted a gathering of the Access to Knowledge Global Academy August 19-20 at Yale Law School.
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August 28, 2009

Supreme Court Clinic hosts DC Conference

The Yale Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic and the Yale Law Journal Online will host a half-day conference, "Important Questions of Federal Law: Assessing the Supreme Court's Case Selection Process,” on September 18, 2009.
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August 26, 2009

Dean Post Welcomes 198th Class of New Students to YLS

In his convocation address on Wednesday, August 26, Dean Robert C. Post ’77 welcomed the 198th class of new students to Yale Law School, a place, he said, that is special because it is designed to bring out the unique and generative vision of each of its students. He urged the students to consider what success means to each of them.
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August 6, 2009

Historic Supreme Court Appointment—Sonia Sotomayor ’79

With her confirmation on August 6, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor ’79 became the first Hispanic and the third woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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July 31, 2009

Alumni Weekend 2009 -- The Regulatory Debate: Whether, What, and How?

Alumni Weekend 2009 takes place October 16-18 and will examine “The Regulatory Debate: Whether, What, and How?”
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July 16, 2009

Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law Kate Stith testifies at Sotomayor Hearing

Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law Kate Stith appeared as a majority witness at the Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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June 29, 2009

Open Video Conference Draws Thousands Via New Media

The Open Video Conference June 19-20 in New York City, co-organized by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, drew thousands.
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June 25, 2009

Harold Hongju Koh Confirmed as Legal Adviser of U.S. State Department

Harold Hongju Koh, dean of Yale Law School since 2004, was confirmed as Legal Adviser of the U.S. State Department on June 25, 2009.
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June 25, 2009

Message from Harold Hongju Koh to YLS Community

Harold Hongju Koh sent a message to the Yale Law School community following his confirmation as Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State.
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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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June 11, 2009

YLS Graduate Martha Minow ’79 Named Dean of Harvard Law School

Martha Minow ’79, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been named Dean of Harvard Law School.
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June 4, 2009

Muneer I. Ahmad Appointed Clinical Professor of Law

Muneer I. Ahmad, professor of law at American University’s Washington College of Law and a specialist in immigration law and international human rights, will join the Yale Law School faculty on July 1, 2009, as a clinical professor of law.
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June 4, 2009

Acting Dean Stith Discusses YLS Accomplishments in 2009 Alumni Letter

Yale Law School Acting Dean Kate Stith discussed the state of the Law School in her 2009 letter to alumni.
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May 26, 2009

Sonia Sotomayor ’79 Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court

President Obama has nominated federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor ’79 for the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court being vacated by retiring Justice David H. Souter.
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May 25, 2009

Commencement Farewell for 229 Degree Candidates, and Dean Koh

229 members of the Yale Law School Class of 2009 were honored at Memorial Day commencement ceremonies on May 25.
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May 20, 2009

Dean Koh Honored by Connecticut Law Tribune

YLS Dean Harold Hongju Koh is the 2009 recipient of the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Service to the Profession Award.
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May 8, 2009

Owen Fiss Honored for Achievement in Teaching and Scholarship

Sterling Professor of Law Owen Fiss has been awarded “La distinción Sócrates” by the Universidad de los Andes law faculty.
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May 6, 2009

Judges Praise Students’ Oral and Written Arguments in Moot Court Spring Finals

The Potter Stewart Prize for best overall written and oral argument went to Robert Heberle ’10 and Joseph Pace ’10 in the spring finals of the Morris Tyler Moot Court competition.
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April 30, 2009

Harding High Students Visit YLS in Preparation for their Role as Judges

Fifteen students from Bridgeport’s Harding High School came to YLS on April 20 to learn how to be fair and responsible dispensers of justice.
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April 28, 2009

YLS students secure $11.5 Million Refinancing for Shaw’s Supermarket Plaza

Yale Law School clinic students played a major role in the revitalization of New Haven's Greater Dwight neighborhood by overseeing the $11.5 million refinancing of the Shaw’s Shopping Center.
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April 23, 2009

Yale Law School Expands Its Public Interest Fellowship Program

Yale Law School has announced it has awarded more than thirty public interest fellowships to its graduates for the 2009-2010 year.
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April 20, 2009

Prof. John Donohue Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Professor John J. Donohue III has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.
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April 14, 2009

Clinton Global Initiative CEO to Speak April 27

Robert Harrison ’81, CEO of the Clinton Global Initiative, will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on April 27 titled “Re-defining the Model for Addressing the Great Global Challenges.”
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April 13, 2009

William & Mary Law Honors Prof. John Langbein for Outstanding Leadership

Professor John Langbein has been honored by William & Mary Law School with the 2008-09 Marshall-Wythe Medallion, which recognizes outstanding leaders from the bench, bar, and academia.
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April 7, 2009

Open Video Conference June 19-20 in New York City

The future of online video will be explored at the “Open Video Conference” taking place June 19-20 in New York City.
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April 7, 2009

Discussion of Health Impact Fund This Thursday, April 9

The Health Impact Fund, a pay-for-performance mechanism designed to reduce the cost of advanced medicines without stifling innovation, will be the topic of discussion Thursday, April 9, at Yale Law School.
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April 6, 2009

YLS Supreme Court Clinic Wins Third Case This Year

Yale Law School’s Supreme Court Clinic scored another victory on April 1 in the case Harbison v. Bell.
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April 2, 2009

Morris Tyler Moot Court Finals May 4

The finals of the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals scheduled for May 4, 2009 will consider the case, Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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April 2, 2009

Information Related to Dean Koh's Nomination to Obama Administration

Read a sampling of articles and letters related to Dean Koh’s nomination to the Obama administration.
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April 1, 2009

Morris Cohen Donates Children’s Law Book Collection to Law Library

Morris L. Cohen, Professor Emeritus and Librarian Emeritus at Yale Law School, has donated his “Juvenile Jurisprudence Collection” to the Lillian Goldman Law Library.
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March 31, 2009

Graduate Programs Aspiring Scholars Symposium April 17-18

The Graduate Programs at Yale Law School will hold its annual Aspiring Scholars Symposium on April 17 and 18 at Yale Law School.
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March 30, 2009

Michael Klausner ’81 to Give Wasserman Lecture April 23

Stanford Law Professor Michael Klausner ’81 will discuss “Are Securities Class Actions ‘Supplemental’ to SEC Enforcement? An Empirical Analysis” at the Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance April 23.
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March 30, 2009

Three Yale Law School Students Named Soros Fellows

Yale Law School students Carel Alé ’11, Andres Idarraga ’11, and Alexandru Iftimie ’11 have been named Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellows for 2009.
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March 25, 2009

Oona Hathaway ’97 Returns to Yale Law School Faculty

Oona A. Hathaway ’97, Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, will rejoin the Yale Law School faculty as Professor of Law starting on July 1, 2009.
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March 24, 2009

Claire Priest '00 to Join Yale Law School Faculty

Northwestern University Professor Claire Priest will join the Yale Law School faculty as Professor of Law starting on July 1, 2009.
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March 23, 2009

Dean Koh Nominated as Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State

President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Dean Harold Hongju Koh to be The Legal Adviser of the United States Department of State.

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March 23, 2009

A Message from Yale University President Richard C. Levin

To permit Dean Koh to focus on preparation for his important new responsibility, after consultation with a number of senior members of the faculty, I have asked Kate Stith, Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law, to begin serving immediately as Acting Dean of Yale Law School.

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March 23, 2009

A Message from Dean Harold Hongju Koh

I wanted you to know that today, President Obama is announcing his intent to nominate me as The Legal Adviser of the United States Department of State.

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March 19, 2009

Bernstein Symposium April 2-3 Looks At Immigration Policy

Immigration policy in the new century is the topic of the Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellowship Symposium taking place April 2-3 at Yale Law School.
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March 12, 2009

CT Attorney General Richard Blumenthal ’73 to Speak at YLS April 20

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal ’73 will discuss “Leadership through Lawyering” on April 20 at Yale Law School.
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March 9, 2009

Floyd Abrams ’60 to Speak March 26 on The Courage of Lawyers

Floyd Abrams ’60, an expert in freedom of speech and press issues, will deliver a lecture titled “The Courage of Lawyers: Four American Heroes.”

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March 5, 2009

Memorial Service April 5 for Prof. Jay Katz

On April 5, 2009, Yale Law School will hold a memorial service to mark the passing of Yale Law School Professor Emeritus Jay Katz, who passed away November 17, 2008.
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March 5, 2009

Lee H. Hamilton to Discuss “Strengthening the Congress” April 13--CANCELLED

The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton will discuss “Strengthening the Congress” in the 2008-2009 Fowler Harper Lecture on April 13, 2009.
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March 5, 2009

YLS and SOM to Offer Accelerated JD-MBA Program

Yale Law School and the Yale School of Management have announced the creation of an Accelerated Integrated JD-MBA program that will enable students to earn both degrees in three years.
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March 5, 2009

Stanford Professor Joshua Cohen to Give Elliot Lecture March 30

Stanford University professor Joshua Cohen will deliver the Ralph Gregory Elliot Lecture on March 30, 2009, speaking on “Religious Establishment, Civic Exclusion, and Democracy’s Public Reason.”
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March 4, 2009

Supreme Court Clinic Wins Victory No. 2 in Negusie v Holder

The Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic won its second victory March 3 in the case, Negusie v Holder.
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March 3, 2009

Conference on Critical Race Theory April 16-17

Yale Law School will host a conference April 16-17, 2009, on “Frontiers in Social Justice Lawyering: Critical Race Revisited."
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March 2, 2009

Yale ISP Submits Technical Standards Recommendations to the Obama Administration

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School has submitted recommendations to the Obama administration for a new U.S. strategy addressing the technical standards underlying the Internet and information and communication technologies.
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February 20, 2009

Hon. Louise Arbour to Lecture on Peace and Justice March 23

The Honorable Louise Arbour will deliver the Judge Jon O. Newman Lecture on Global Justice on March 23, 2009.
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February 17, 2009

YLS Alums Filling Key Positions in Obama Administration

The list of Yale Law School graduates appointed to positions in the Obama administration includes the top spots in the State Department and the Office of White House Counsel.
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February 13, 2009

Understanding the Financial Crisis Part II, Feb. 17 at YLS

A panel discussion titled “Understanding the Financial Crisis; Part II: The Stimulus, Bailouts, and Other Solutions,” will be held February 17 at Yale Law School.
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February 13, 2009

Library 2.0 Symposium to Explore the Future of Digital Collections

The Yale Information Society Project will host the “Library 2.0” Symposium on April 4, 2009, at Yale Law School.
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February 6, 2009

Steven Kaplan To Address CEO Compensation Mar. 2

University of Chicago business professor Steven Kaplan will deliver the Winter Lecture on Corporate Law and Governance on March 2, speaking on the topic, “Are U.S. CEOs Overpaid?”
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February 6, 2009

Federalist Society National Student Symposium Feb. 27-28

The YLS chapter of the Federalist Society will host the 2009 Federalist Society National Student Symposium Friday, February 27, and Saturday, February 28, at Yale Law School.
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February 5, 2009

2009 Commencement Will Take Place Memorial Day, May 25

Yale Law School’s 2009 Commencement ceremony will take place May 25—Memorial Day.
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February 4, 2009

Rebellious Lawyering Conference Feb. 20-22

The 15th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference will be held February 20-22 at Yale Law School.
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February 3, 2009

Conference To Consider Student Internet Speech Feb. 13-14

Yale Law School’s Law and Media Program will host a conference Feb. 13 and 14 on “The Future of Student Internet Speech—What Are We Teaching the Facebook Generation?”
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February 3, 2009

YLS Supreme Court Clinic Wins Its First Case

Yale Law School’s Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic achieved its first victory before the High Court in January in the case, Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee.
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January 30, 2009

Georgetown Law Prof. Milton Regan will deliver Ely Fellowship Lecture Feb. 23

Georgetown Law Professor Milton C. Regan, Jr., discusses “Legal Counseling and Conflicted Citizens: The Case of Tax Practice” on February 23, 2009.
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January 29, 2009

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold Gives Heyman Lecture Feb. 2 on Restoring the Rule of Law

U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will deliver the Heyman Lecture on Public Service on February 2, 2009, at Yale Law School.
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January 28, 2009

Stephen Choi and Jill Fisch ’85 To Give Wasserman Lecture Feb. 3

New York University law professor Stephen Choi and University of Pennsylvania law professor Jill E. Fisch ’85 will give the Bert W. Wasserman Workshop in Law and Finance Feb. 3 at Yale Law School.
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January 28, 2009

Chicago Prof. Luigi Zingales To Deliver Raben Lecture Feb. 16

University of Chicago Professor Luigi Zingales will deliver the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture on Feb. 16, speaking on “The Future of Securities Regulation.”
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January 27, 2009

Judith Scott To Give Preiskel-Silverman Lecture Feb. 9—“Standing up for the Real Joe the Plumbers”

Judith Scott, General Counsel for the Service Employees International Union, will deliver the Preiskel-Silverman Lecture on February 9, speaking on “Standing up for the Real Joe the Plumbers: Social Justice Lawyering in the Age of Obama.”
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January 22, 2009

A Retrospective of Forty Years of Clinical Education at Yale: Liman Colloquium March 5-6

On March 5-6, 2009, the 12th annual Liman Colloquium will celebrate forty years of clinical education at Yale Law School.
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January 20, 2009

Sheila Hayre ’02 Named YLS Public Interest Advisor

Sheila Hayre ’02, a staff attorney with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, has been named public interest advisor and public interest mentor-in-residence at Yale Law School.
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January 20, 2009

Global Health the Focus of Jan. 29 Symposium

Yale Law School will host a symposium January 29, 2009, on “Global Health Policy for the New Administration.”
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January 20, 2009

Conference March 27-28 Examines Women Leaving the Legal Profession

The Yale Law Women will host a conference March 27 and 28 titled “Opt Out” Or Pushed Out: Are Women Choosing to Leave the Legal Profession?
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January 8, 2009

Conference on International Justice and Darfur Feb. 6 at YLS

On February 6, 2009, Yale Law School will host a conference titled “The Pursuit of International Criminal Justice: The Case of Darfur.”
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January 8, 2009

YLS Graduate Michael Bennet ’93 Named to U.S. Senate

Denver Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet ’93 has been chosen to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Interior secretary-designee Ken Salazar.
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January 8, 2009

Gregory J. Fleming '88 to Join Yale Law School’s Corporate Law Center

Gregory J. Fleming ’88, the former president and chief operating officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., has been appointed Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School and Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Center for the Study of Corporate Law at Yale Law School.
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December 23, 2008

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