Niki Anderson
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Law professor testifies before House committee

Every year, hundreds of federal agencies issue thousands of guidance documents designed to increase transparency and give the public insight into how they operate. The […]

Clinic fights language discrimination

Yale Law School’s Environmental Justice Clinic is mounting a legal fight against certain practices of the New Mexico Environment Department that it says unfairly discriminate […]

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Yale alum’s unconventional school thrives

When he came to Yale from Japan in 2010, Kenta Koga ’14 had never heard of summer camp. Hearing his friends talk about their experiences […]

Former Homeland Security secretary speaks at Law School

Established in 2002 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security is the nation’s youngest executive department, with continually […]

Law clinic pushes for FISA Court transparency

In 1978, the United States government concurrently established two secret courts — the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or FISA Court, and the U.S. Foreign […]

Alum’s novel foresaw electoral interference

In the summer of 2016, David Pepper ’93 LAW ’99, the current chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and a former managing editor for the […]

Popular vote pact gains traction, as Feingold visits campus

On Thursday, the Yale Law School Democrats hosted former Wisconsin Senator Russell Feingold, a Democrat and visiting professor at the Law School, to discuss his work with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

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Law clinic’s suit halts DACA rollback

U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis issued a nationwide halt on the rollback of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Tuesday in New York, a major victory for Yale Law School’s Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Group.

Scientists, policymakers bridge gap in cancer policy

More than 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And in 2017, more than […]

Speechwriters discuss power of presidential pulpit

From the immortal rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln to the resonant one-liners of John F. Kennedy, the way a president speaks can profoundly influence the course […]

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Yale Law clinic seeks surveillance records

Working on behalf of The New York Times, a Yale Law School clinic last Tuesday filed a motion with the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court calling for the release of certain surveillance records on Carter Page.

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