The Latest Breaking News from Yale

Justice Kagan Asks About Racial Preferences For Law Clerk Hiring

I provide an answer.

Reason · Nov 1, 2022

Ivy-educated Thomas and Sotomayor divide on affirmative action

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas overcame humble beginnings and racial discrimination before earning elite educations, but they bring very different views about race-conscious college admissions to the Supreme Court as it weighs affirmative action challenges.

Tribune News Service · Oct 29, 2022

Dom Amore: Winning with Yale men’s basketball? For James Jones, it’s not complicated

AVON, Conn. — Here was a group of men’s college basketball coaches, discussing, commiserating about the new world into which they have been thrust. They must build a new roster each year with players coming and going, consider name-image-likeness income in recruiting, and scheduling, adapt their methods to the times.

Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022

The 9 best motivational podcasts for when you’re feeling helpless

Times are tough. These shows can help uplift you and give you hope.

Mic · Oct 21, 2022

About That Yale Law School Statement on Its Commitment to Free Speech…

I was a bit perplexed that in defending YLS's commitment to free speech, Dean Gerken noted that "the faculty revised our disciplinary code and adopted a policy prohibiting surreptitious recordings that mirrors policies that the University of Chicago and other peer institutions have put in place to encourage the free…

Reason · Oct 17, 2022

Yale Law School Dean's "Message to Our Alumni on Free Speech"

Just released today: Dear members of our alumni community: Yale Law School is dedicated to building a vibrant intellectual environment where ideas flourish. To foster free speech and engagement, we emphasize the core values of professionalism, integrity, and respect. These foundational values guide everything we do. Over the last six…

Reason · Oct 12, 2022

Yale Law School, Judge Ho, Neutrals, and Secondary Boycotts

Even when there's good reason to criticize universities, we should keep the students out of our battles.

Reason · Oct 12, 2022

Thoughts On Judge Ho's Clerkship Boycott

[This is a guest post by Prof. Jack Goldsmith of the Harvard Law School.]

Reason · Oct 10, 2022

Today's Physics News

With the most interesting fact you'll hear today (or, perhaps, this year).

Reason · Oct 6, 2022

Giving Yale Law School The Heave-Ho

Another way to understand the boycott of YLS grads.

Reason · Oct 1, 2022