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“A Case Study in Perseverance”: Homes Break Ground After Years of Help from Clinics
An apartment complex is being redeveloped in Branford, Connecticut, where two Yale Law School clinics represented local partners working for affordable housing.
Court Issues Landmark Sexual Violence Ruling, Agreeing with Lowenstein Clinic Brief
An international court has ordered Bolivia to reform its laws on sexual violence, ruling in a case in which the Lowenstein Clinic filed an amicus brief in the case last year.
Schell Center Fellow Spotlight: Kristine Beckerle ’15
Cover-Lowenstein Fellow Kristine Beckerle ’15 discusses her work on international humanitarian law violations and international human rights abuses during conflict.
Schools Team Up to Work for Affordable, Vibrant Neighborhoods
A new course brings together Yale Law School students and faculty and their counterparts at two Yale professional schools with community partners to find real-world solutions to the state’s affordable housing crisis. A funding commitment from the state of Connecticut means their development proposals could become actual housing in New Haven.
MFIA Alum Spotlight: Meenakshi Krishnan ’18
Former MFIA student Meenakshi Krishnan ’18 talks about her experience at the clinic and her career since graduating.
Lowenstein Clinic and Green Advocates Challenge Illegal Detention in Liberia
Human rights organization Green Advocates International, in collaboration with the Lowenstein Clinic, is calling on U.N. officials to investigate the detention of environmental and Indigenous human rights defenders in Liberia.
Black Veteran Sues Over Racial Disparities in VA Benefits Administration
On Nov. 28, Conley Monk Jr., a Black veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking redress for harm caused by longstanding racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic Client Launches Artist-Led Venture Capital Fund
With help from the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic, a New Haven-based artists collective has launched the first venture capital fund entirely founded, owned, and managed by artists.