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.
News
Law School Team Advances to International Rounds of World’s Largest Moot Court Competition
A team from Yale Law School will advance to the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition where they will take on opponents from roughly 700 law schools in 100 countries and jurisdictions.
Three Yale Students Named Wyss Scholars
Law student Taylor Wurts ’25 was among three students at Yale recognized for their work on a range of conservation issues. At LEAP, Wurts is an Advanced CAFE Lab student and RA with LEAP’s Climate Change & Animal Agriculture Litigation Initiative.
Connecticut Supreme Court Sides with MFIA Clinic in Police Records Case
The ruling makes it harder for police to withhold records in cold cases in Connecticut.
Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Stuart Babcock ’24 on Establishing Wildlife Trusts
Stuart Babcock ’24 discusses his research on the feasibility of establishing wildlife trusts in the U.S. using existing legal statutes.
Yale Law Team Wins First Place in Immigration Moot Court Competition
A Yale Law School team took the top prize in New York University’s National Immigration Law Competition and students said their clinic experience made all the difference.
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.