S.D.N.Y. 2013) (No. 13 Civ. 1599 CM.). 3. Id. at 12-13. 4. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classifies substance-use disor ...

This Essay defends the importance of the Insular Cases in American constitutional development. It explores the extent to which the United States has from the founding been a project of empire as well ...

The Yale Law Journal is thrilled to announce its inaugural Emerging Scholar of the Year: Payvand Ahdout. The Emerging Scholar of the Year Award, introduced by Volume 131, celebrates the achievements ...

This year, we invite submissions focusing on novel developments in the law as a result of the changing natural environment, broadly understood. We encourage submissions on a range of topics, including ...

This Collection explores the impact of exogenous shocks on corporate restructurings and bankruptcies. These Essays analyze trends in restructuring practices and policy making, and they carefully ...

As law-school clinics assume a growing role in legal education, instructors, students, and community partners have used clinics to test novel, sometimes radical lawyering approaches. This Collection ...

The Michael Egger Prize is awarded on the recommendation of the Board of Officers of the Yale Law Journal for the best student Note or Comment on current social problems. James’s Note is available on ...

The Yale Law Journal is thrilled to announce Volume 133’s Emerging Scholar of the Year: Robyn Powell. The Yale Law Journal’s Emerging Scholar of the Year Award celebrates the achievements of ...

When applied in tandem, the Supreme Court’s Sullivan standard and state anti-SLAPP statutes give public-figure defamation plaintiffs a near-impossible task. Such plaintiffs must introduce facts—before ...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced cities to radically transform in order to survive. This Collection examines the impacts that these measures have had on urban landscapes and assesses how they might inform ...

This Collection explores how the law treats the modern family. From divorced families to LGBTQ+ families to chosen families, these Essays suggest ways that the law should evolve to match emerging ...

The Essays in this Collection won the sixth annual Yale Law Journal Student-Essay Competition. Essays by current and recent law students explore emerging issues in law and the changing natural ...