GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
ADAM WALKER
PROFILE: Erin Hawley — the YLS grad challenging abortion pills at the Supreme Court

In 2021, Erin Morrow Hawley LAW ’05 — a former law clerk of Chief Justice John Roberts and wife of Republican senator Josh Hawley LAW ’06 — joined the legal group that helped argue against the right to an abortion in Dobbs. Today, she is the lead counsel in the next major abortion case to reach the Supreme Court, which could significantly restrict nationwide access to abortion pills if the Court aligns with Hawley’s arguments.

April 9, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Law School hosts ‘Crossing Divides’ event with Bush-appointed judge, Obama administration official 

Retired Judge Thomas Griffith of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson spoke about their professional experiences working together from opposing sides of the political spectrum.

April 3, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Interdisciplinary graduate course set to yield four two-family homes in Newhallville

The course, first taught in the fall of 2022, is a collaboration between Yale Law School, the School of Architecture and the School of Management.

April 3, 2024

ESMA OKUTAN
Vaccine delivery initiative co-led by SOM professor expands in rural Sierra Leone

The initiative will contribute to increased accessibility of vaccines and treatments in Sierra Leone with the support of a new grant.

March 29, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Law School hosts Freedom of Information Act bootcamp

On March 26, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the Information Society Project and the Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression co-hosted an event focused on guiding journalists through the process of requesting access to government records.

March 28, 2024

YURII STASIUK & JOSIE REICH
Yale professors reflect on teaching about Ukraine, Eastern Europe amid war

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Yale has started offering more courses about Ukraine, and professors across departments have incorporated the country into their teaching.

March 25, 2024

ADAM WALKER
PROFILE: Michael Braham’s journey from prison to law school

Through Yale Law School’s Access to Law School Program, Braham — who was incarcerated for 25 years — is set to attend law school in the fall.

March 25, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Yale’s legal experts weigh in on Trump’s presidential immunity case

Three Yale Law School experts spoke with the News about former president Donald Trump’s Supreme Court case on presidential immunity from prosecution, which is scheduled for oral arguments at the end of April.

March 25, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Lamont nominates 22 jurists to CT Superior Court, includes three Yale grads

Nicole Anker ’94, Tamar Birckhead ’87 and Alayna Stone ’04 are among Lamont’s 22 nominees to serve as judges on the state’s Superior Court.

March 6, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Former Biden White House Counsel Stuart Delery talks career path, leadership at Law School event

The event, which took place on Feb. 29 in the Sterling Law Building, was co-hosted by the Yale Law Democrats, OutLaws and the American Constitution Society.

March 1, 2024

HANWEN ZHANG
School of the Environment certificate program sets its sights on urban sustainability

Yale School of the Environment’s new“Urban Climate Leadership” certificate program will provide students with a survey of the challenges and solutions that come with guiding cities toward the future.

March 1, 2024