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A row voting booths, each emblazoned with an American flag and the word "VOTE."

Around the Country, Liman Fellows Work for Democracy

Heading into Election Day, the Liman Center takes a snapshot of Liman Fellows’ work to advance democracy, from running for office to protecting fair elections to advancing voting rights.
Around the Country, Liman Fellows Work for Democracy
Dean Heather Gerken presents the Award of Merit

Alumni Honor Forces Behind Clinical and Leadership Programs

Dean Heather K. Gerken presented six individuals with the Award of Merit during Alumni Weekend 2023.
Alumni Honor Forces Behind Clinical and Leadership Programs
a group of seven alumni smiling in courtyard

Alumni Reconnect at a Celebratory Reunion

More than 900 Yale Law School alumni and guests gathered in New Haven on Oct. 20–22 to reconnect with old friends, attend stimulating panel discussions, and enjoy celebratory reunion events during Alumni Weekend 2023.
Alumni Reconnect at a Celebratory Reunion
Two people standing on the step of a tiered classroom have a conversation. Elsewhere in the room, others chat and eat breakfast.

Health Law Alumni and Students Connect at Solomon Center Event

The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy held its annual breakfast for health law alumni during Alumni Weekend.
Health Law Alumni and Students Connect at Solomon Center Event
Alicia Bannon ’07

Alicia Bannon ’07 Shapes the Conversation on Fines and Fees

A report that Alicia Bannon ’07 co-authored as a Liman Fellow in 2010 is still influencing how people think about fines and fees in the criminal justice system.
Alicia Bannon ’07 Shapes the Conversation on Fines and Fees
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José A. Cabranes ’65 to Receive Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award

Judge José A. Cabranes ’65 will receive the 2023 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award on Sept. 26.
José A. Cabranes ’65 to Receive Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award
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The Wall Street Journal

Why Thomas Jefferson Crops Up in Trump’s Arguments Over Fake Electors and Jan. 6

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 and David Fontana ’05, referencing a paper they wrote about Thomas Jefferson’s certification of 1800 election, explain why comparisons to the 2020 election fall short.

Why Thomas Jefferson Crops Up in Trump’s Arguments Over Fake Electors and Jan. 6
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The New York Review

Why Aren’t Cops Held to Account?

Clinical Lecturer in Law Linda Greenhouse ’78 MSL reviews the books The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts by Visiting Lecturer Stephen Bright and James Kwak ’11, and Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable by Joanna Schwartz ’00.

Why Aren’t Cops Held to Account?
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The Wall Street Journal

How Retirement Plans Should Protect Employees From Themselves — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Quinn Curtis ’09

Ian Ayres ’86 is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor at Yale Law School. Quinn Curtis ’09 is the Honorable Albert V. Bryan Jr. ’50 Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.

How Retirement Plans Should Protect Employees From Themselves — A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Quinn Curtis ’09
image of U.S. quarter featuring Pauli Murray

Pauli Murray to be Memorialized on U.S. Quarter

Pauli Murray ’65 JSD, a leader in the civil and women’s rights movements and the first African American to receive a J.S.D. degree from Yale Law School, will be memorialized on a U.S. quarter.
Pauli Murray to be Memorialized on U.S. Quarter