Eda Aker
Staff Reporter
eda.aker@yale.edu
Eda Aker is a WKND Editor and previously covered Yale Law School for the University Desk. She is a junior in Timothy Dwight College majoring in Global Affairs.
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DANTE MOTLEY & EDA AKER
Shortlist for Breyer successor includes three Black female YLS grads

Following a widely publicized Supreme Court term, Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement and President Biden promised his replacement would be the Court’s first Black woman. A suspected shortlist includes three Yale Law School graduates.

February 2, 2022

EDA AKER
Heather Gerken re-appointed as Dean of Yale Law School

Heather Gerken, Yale Law School's first female dean, weathered multiple crises during her first term.

January 26, 2022

EDA AKER
Yale’s legal experts unpack the Supreme Court term

Members of the Yale Law community unpack an eventful year for the Supreme Court and discuss the court’s future.

December 3, 2021

EDA AKER, LUCY HODGMAN, JORDAN FITZGERALD & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
YLS Dean breaks silence over string of law school scandals

In an email to the Yale Law School community, Dean Gerken apologized for recent controversies and outlined the Law School’s course over the coming days.

November 19, 2021

EDA AKER
Y-H Spissue: Finances of The Game back to normal after rocky pandemic year

After a one-year hiatus, the most-attended Yale Athletics game — the Yale-Harvard football game — will once again take place in-person, and Yale Athletics is […]

November 19, 2021

EDA AKER & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Two students sue Yale Law administrators for alleged retaliation in Amy Chua case

The students, both unnamed in the suit, argue the administrators kept them from obtaining fellowships and job opportunities after they refused to endorse a formal complaint against Chua. Since the suit’s filing, some have called it “frivolous” and “embarrassing.”

November 15, 2021

EDA AKER
Yale Law School modernizes legal curriculum with new Tsai Leadership Program

Last Wednesday, the Yale Law School announced a new program that will expand opportunities for its graduates to be better equipped to address 21st century global challenges.

November 10, 2021

EDA AKER, ANDREW CRAMER, KEENAN MILLER, SOFIA RABBANI, KAYLA YUP & LAURA ZENG
Where do Yalies nap?

Where do Yalies nap? Most of the time, not in their own bedrooms. Yalies are busy, Yalies are sleep deprived, Yalies are doing things everywhere […]

November 5, 2021

EDA AKER
Law School clinic submits Supreme Court petition for Puerto Rico public access case

This week, the Media Freedom and Information Clinic at Yale Law School submitted a petition with non-profit organization of journalists ASPPRO seeking review of a high-profile case.

November 4, 2021

EDA AKER & SARAH COOK
Buckley Program hosts event on free speech after recent Yale Law School controversy

The William F. Buckley Jr. Program held a discussion on Friday with Aaron Sibarium and Robert Shibley to address the recent media coverage of an email sent by a Law School student and the implications of the event on free speech.

October 25, 2021

Screenshot of Zoom meeting.
EDA AKER
Email from Yale Law student sparks national discussion on racism and free speech

The Yale Law School has been thrust into the national spotlight after a student sent what some saw as a racially charged email to a […]

October 19, 2021