This page highlights notable accomplishments and activities of current students – including clinic cases, honors, awards, student events, media mentions, books published, fellowships received, and community service. If you are a current student, we encourage you to submit story ideas and photos for inclusion on this page. If you have recently published an op-ed, were cited or quoted in the media, or published a paper, please tell us about it here. Student prizes are awarded annually.
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BLSA Mock Trial Team Advances to National Finals
A team of first-year Yale Law School students with no previous mock trial experience placed second at the Northeastern Black Law Students Association Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial competition. The team now advances to the national competition.
U.N. Working Group Condemns Gender Apartheid in Statement with Lowenstein Clinic Contribution
A U.N. Working Group whose members include Clinical Professor Law Claudia Flores called on the international community to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. The Lowenstein Clinic contributed to the statement.
Housing Course Joining Law, Architecture, and Business Wins Design Education Award
A Yale course on affordable housing that is about to yield eight new homes in New Haven is being held up as an example of design education.
Unanimous Supreme Court Agrees with Housing Clinic Brief in USDA v. Kirtz
The Supreme Court agreed with an amicus brief submitted by the Housing Clinic in a recent unanimous decision
MFIA Clinic Files Brief on How To Fight Lies about Voting, Protect Freedom of Expression
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed an amicus brief in a case in which an influential social media user attempted to trick voters into believing they could vote by text message.
Clinic Sues VA on Behalf of Transgender Veterans
With the help of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic, the Transgender American Veterans Association filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Clinic Lawsuit Prompts Defense Department to Partially Reform Discriminatory IVF Policies
In August 2023, the National Organization for Women–New York City (NOW-NYC) filed a federal lawsuit against the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) challenging IVF policies that discriminate against its members. NOW-NYC is represented in the suit by the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Reproductive Rights and Justice Project. Under those policies, the agencies cover IVF only for veterans and service members in opposite-sex marriages who can provide their own gametes (sperm and eggs) and trace their infertility to a service-connected health issue. DoD’s and...