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Guido Calabresi to receive American Philosophical Society award
Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Guido Calabresi will receive the 2025 Henry M. Phillips Prize from the American Philosophical Society during the Society’s April 24 meeting.
Oona Hathaway named president of the American Society of International Law
Earlier this month, Hathaway, the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, assumed the presidency of the American Society of International Law.
Celebrating the Yale Law School Class of 2026 — rising to the challenge
Under dazzlingly sunny skies, Yale Law School Commencement honored 241 degree candidates in New Haven.
A first-of-its-kind community engagement training program for Connecticut law enforcement
The state of Connecticut has contracted The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School to develop a unique Community Engagement Training Program for law enforcement units within the state — the first of its kind for Connecticut.
Graduating Hurst Horizon Scholars reflect
Yale Law School’s groundbreaking Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program provided a full-tuition, need-based scholarship to more than 15% of J.D. students in the 2025-26 academic year. 
Yale convenes state leaders, researchers, and philanthropists for data-driven decarceration meeting
More than 50 leaders from state government, academia, philanthropy, health care, and community organizations convened on campus in April to explore how Connecticut can strengthen data infrastructure, evaluate decarceration policies, and develop evidence-based interventions that improve both public health and public safety.
Keeping pace with changing approaches to environmental law
New Yale Law School clinics and course opportunities give students firsthand experience in environmental law and policy. And a new course will give students opportunities to collaborate with leading environmental and animal protection organizations.
How four Yale Law alumni contribute to communities in Connecticut
Meet these alumni whose lives and careers have brought them to or kept them in Connecticut. Their work is varied — but all are committed to strengthening their state and the New Haven community.
Bruce Ackerman to receive Tang Prize
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman was awarded the 2026 Tang Prize in Rule of Law, as announced at a press event in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 18. 
Community policing: A Yale-led effort to build trust between law enforcement, public
The Justice Collaboratory, at Yale Law School, is developing a first-of-its-kind training program for the state of Connecticut, intended to improve relations between communities and police.