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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Student’s Arctic Trip Emphasizes Need for Climate Law
In July and August of 2015, Joanna Dafoe ’17 JD/MBA joined a Students on Ice trip as a member of the staff during a trip to the Arctic regions of Greenland and Canada.
Students Develop Tools for Tribal Land Reacquisition
In early December 2015, three Yale Law School students and one Yale Forestry student visited the Flathead Reservation in Montana—home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT).
Lowenstein Clinic Assists Brothers Stranded in Afghan Prison
On January 23, 2016, students in the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic gathered around the phone to speak with their clients, Sa’id Jamaluddin and Abdul Fatah, held at the Afghan National Detention Facility. The call was the first contact the two brothers have had with anyone outside of Afghanistan since they were captured by U.S. forces in 2009.
Gruber Program Names 2016–2017 Fellows
The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights at Yale Law School is proud to announce the 2016–2017 Peter and Patricia Gruber Fellows in Global Justice and Women’s Rights: Mohsin Bhat ’16, Conchita Cruz ’16, Ruth Metzel ’16 FES/SOM, Hassaan Sipra ’16 FES, and Sarah Tolbert ’16 Jackson/FES.
Students Arrive to Participate in Latin American Linkage Program
Ten students selected to represent seven leading law schools in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile began their three-week residence at Yale Law School on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 by touring the campus and the libraries.
I Spent My Teen Years in Solitary Confinement and This Is What I Learned—A Commentary by Dwayne Betts ’16
Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 has a commentary on Time.com about President Obama's announcement to ban solitary confinement for juveniles. Read the complete commentary.
New Yale Law Journal Public Interest Fellowships Announced
In an effort to unite legal scholarship and legal practice, and to advance the public interest, Volume 125 of the Yale Law Journal partnered with the Yale Law School to provide three public interest fellowships on a yearly basis.
YLS Team Makes Final Round in Human Rights Competition
In December 2015, a team of Yale Law School students advanced to the final round of the 2015 Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
WIRAC: Immigration Raids Target Disabled
The Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School sent a letter Tuesday serving notice to federal officials that many of the Central American refugees targeted in recent immigration raids are disabled, as that term is defined under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The letter was authored by clinic students and signed by more than 150 Civil Rights, Labor, and Faith Groups. In the letter, the groups also demanded that federal agencies make reasonable accommodation for Central American refugee parents and children with trauma-related disabilities. The notice asks that the government...
Albert and Students Analyze Albanian Constitutional Reform
Richard Albert ’03, Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Canadian Bicentennial Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, recently collaborated with law students on a major report about constitutional reform in Albania.