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Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in law and journalism.
Adam Liptak is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in law and journalism.
Aharon Barak
Aharon Barak ( אהרן ברק, born 16 September 1936) is a Professor of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and a lecturer in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Yale Law Schoo...
Aharon Barak ( אהרן ברק, born 16 September 1936) is a Professor of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and a lecturer in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Yale Law Schoo...
Akhil Amar
Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar, an expert on constitutional law and criminal procedure.
Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar, an expert on constitutional law and criminal procedure.
Akhil Reed Amar
Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar, an expert on constitutional law and criminal procedure.
Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar, an expert on constitutional law and criminal procedure.
Alec Stone Sweet
Alec Stone Sweet grew up in Bellingham, Washington.
Alec Stone Sweet grew up in Bellingham, Washington.
Alexander Bickel
Alexander Mordecai Bickel was a law professor and expert on the United States Constitution.
Alexander Mordecai Bickel was a law professor and expert on the United States Constitution.
Amos Botsford
Amos Botsford (January 31, 1744 – September 14, 1812) was a lawyer, judge, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick.
Amos Botsford (January 31, 1744 – September 14, 1812) was a lawyer, judge, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick.
Amy Chua
Amy L. Chua (, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Amy L. Chua (, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Anthony T. Kronman
Anthony Townsend Kronman (born May 12, 1945) is a Sterling Professor at Yale Law School specialized in contracts, bankruptcy, jurisprudence, social theory, and professional responsibility.
Anthony Townsend Kronman (born May 12, 1945) is a Sterling Professor at Yale Law School specialized in contracts, bankruptcy, jurisprudence, social theory, and professional responsibility.
Arthur Allen Leff
Arthur Allen Leff (1935–1981) was a professor of law at Yale Law School who is best known for a series of articles examining whether there is such a thing as a normative law or morality.
Arthur Allen Leff (1935–1981) was a professor of law at Yale Law School who is best known for a series of articles examining whether there is such a thing as a normative law or morality.
Arthur Linton Corbin
Arthur Linton Corbin (1874–1967) was a professor at Yale Law School and a scholar of contract law.
Arthur Linton Corbin (1874–1967) was a professor at Yale Law School and a scholar of contract law.
Ashbel Green Gulliver
Ashbel Green Gulliver (November 23, 1897, Connecticut - 1976, Norwich, Vermont) was the Dean of Yale Law School from 1940 to 1946.
Ashbel Green Gulliver (November 23, 1897, Connecticut - 1976, Norwich, Vermont) was the Dean of Yale Law School from 1940 to 1946.
Barbara D. Underwood
Barbara D. Underwood is New York Solicitor General.
Barbara D. Underwood is New York Solicitor General.
Boris Bittker
Boris I. Bittker (November 28, 1916 – September 8, 2005) was a prominent United States legal academician.
Boris I. Bittker (November 28, 1916 – September 8, 2005) was a prominent United States legal academician.
Bruce Ackerman
Bruce Arnold Ackerman (born August 19, 1943) is an American constitutional law scholar.
Bruce Arnold Ackerman (born August 19, 1943) is an American constitutional law scholar.
Bruce Morrison
Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. October 8, 1944 in New York City) is a former Congressman from Connecticut and candidate for Governor of Connecticut.
Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. October 8, 1944 in New York City) is a former Congressman from Connecticut and candidate for Governor of Connecticut.
Burke Marshall
Burke Marshall (October 1, 1922 - June 2, 2003) was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era.
Burke Marshall (October 1, 1922 - June 2, 2003) was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era.
Charles A. Reich
Charles A. Reich (born 1928) is an American legal and social scholar as well as writer who was a Professor at Yale Law School when he wrote the 1970 paean to the 1960s counterculture and youth m...
Charles A. Reich (born 1928) is an American legal and social scholar as well as writer who was a Professor at Yale Law School when he wrote the 1970 paean to the 1960s counterculture and youth m...
Charles Black (professor)
Charles Lund Black, Jr. (September 22, 1915 – May 5, 2001) was an American scholar of constitutional law, which he taught as professor of law from 1947 to 1999.
Charles Lund Black, Jr. (September 22, 1915 – May 5, 2001) was an American scholar of constitutional law, which he taught as professor of law from 1947 to 1999.
Christine M. Jolls
Christine Jolls is the Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization at Yale Law School, where she has been on the faculty since 2006.
Christine Jolls is the Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization at Yale Law School, where she has been on the faculty since 2006.
Clyde Summers
Clyde Wilson Summers (November 21, 1918 – October 30, 2010) was an American lawyer and educator who is best known for his work in advocating more democratic procedures in labor unions.
Clyde Wilson Summers (November 21, 1918 – October 30, 2010) was an American lawyer and educator who is best known for his work in advocating more democratic procedures in labor unions.
Daniel C. Esty
Daniel C. Esty is the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the state agency with primary responsibility for protecting Connecticut’s environment, natural...
Daniel C. Esty is the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the state agency with primary responsibility for protecting Connecticut’s environment, natural...
Drew S. Days, III
Drew Saunders Days III, an American lawyer, served as United States Solicitor General from 1993 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton.
Drew Saunders Days III, an American lawyer, served as United States Solicitor General from 1993 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton.
Edwin Borchard
Edwin Borchard (October 17, 1884 – July 22, 1951) was a U.S. law professor at Yale University and jurist.
Edwin Borchard (October 17, 1884 – July 22, 1951) was a U.S. law professor at Yale University and jurist.
Ellen Ash Peters
Ellen Ash Peters (born 1930-03-21 in Berlin) was appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1978.
Ellen Ash Peters (born 1930-03-21 in Berlin) was appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1978.
Francis Wayland III
Francis Wayland III (1826 – 1904) graduated at Brown University in 1846, and studied law at Harvard University.
Francis Wayland III (1826 – 1904) graduated at Brown University in 1846, and studied law at Harvard University.
Friedrich Kessler
Friedrich Kessler (August 25, 1901 – January 21, 1998) was an American law professor who taught at Yale Law School (1935–1938, 1947–1970), University of Chicago Law School, and University of Cal...
Friedrich Kessler (August 25, 1901 – January 21, 1998) was an American law professor who taught at Yale Law School (1935–1938, 1947–1970), University of Chicago Law School, and University of Cal...
Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.
Geoffrey Cornell Hazard, Jr. (born September 18, 1929) is Trustee Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Thomas E. Miller Distinguished Professor of Law at the Uni...
Geoffrey Cornell Hazard, Jr. (born September 18, 1929) is Trustee Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Thomas E. Miller Distinguished Professor of Law at the Uni...
George L. Priest
George L. Priest is the John M. Olin Professor of Law and Economics and Director of the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy at Yale Law School.
George L. Priest is the John M. Olin Professor of Law and Economics and Director of the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy at Yale Law School.
Grant Gilmore
Grant Gilmore (1910 – 1982) was an American law professor who taught at Yale Law School, University of Chicago Law School, Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, and Vermont Law S...
Grant Gilmore (1910 – 1982) was an American law professor who taught at Yale Law School, University of Chicago Law School, Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, and Vermont Law S...
Guido Calabresi
Guido Calabresi is an Italian American legal scholar and senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Guido Calabresi is an Italian American legal scholar and senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Harry Hillel Wellington
Harry Hillel Wellington was the Dean of Yale Law School from 1975 to 1985 and the dean of New York Law School from 1992 to 2000.
Harry Hillel Wellington was the Dean of Yale Law School from 1975 to 1985 and the dean of New York Law School from 1992 to 2000.
Harry Shulman
Harry A. Shulman (1903–1955) was a professor at Yale Law School from 1930–1954 and the Dean of Yale Law School from 1954–1955.
Harry A. Shulman (1903–1955) was a professor at Yale Law School from 1930–1954 and the Dean of Yale Law School from 1954–1955.
Herschel Whitfield Arant
Herschel Whitfield Arant (July 18, 1887 – January 14, 1941) was a noted 20th-century U.S. legal academic and jurist.
Herschel Whitfield Arant (July 18, 1887 – January 14, 1941) was a noted 20th-century U.S. legal academic and jurist.
James Goodale
James Goodale is a leading First Amendment lawyer currently at the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.
James Goodale is a leading First Amendment lawyer currently at the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.
Jan Deutsch
Jan G. Deutsch (born 1935) is an American philosopher and legal scholar best known for his work on the philosophy of corporate law, jurisprudence, and the cultural underpinnings of capitalist de...
Jan G. Deutsch (born 1935) is an American philosopher and legal scholar best known for his work on the philosophy of corporate law, jurisprudence, and the cultural underpinnings of capitalist de...
Jay Katz
Jacob "Jay" Katz (October 20, 1922 – November 17, 2008) was an American physician and Yale Law School professor whose career was devoted to addressing complex issues of medical ethics and ...
Jacob "Jay" Katz (October 20, 1922 – November 17, 2008) was an American physician and Yale Law School professor whose career was devoted to addressing complex issues of medical ethics and ...
Jed Rubenfeld
Jed Rubenfeld is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Jed Rubenfeld is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Joette Katz
Joette Katz (born February 3, 1953) is Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, and a former Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, where she also served...
Joette Katz (born February 3, 1953) is Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, and a former Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, where she also served...
John Forrest Dillon
John Forrest Dillon (December 25, 1831 – May 6, 1914) was an American jurist who served on both federal and Iowa state courts, and who authored a highly influential treatise on the power o...
John Forrest Dillon (December 25, 1831 – May 6, 1914) was an American jurist who served on both federal and Iowa state courts, and who authored a highly influential treatise on the power o...
John H. Langbein
John H. Langbein (born 1941) is the Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School.
John H. Langbein (born 1941) is the Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School.
John Hart Ely
John Hart Ely (December 3, 1938 - October 25, 2003) is one of the most widely-cited legal scholars in United States history, ranking just after Richard Posner, Ronald Dworkin, and Oliver Wendell...
John Hart Ely (December 3, 1938 - October 25, 2003) is one of the most widely-cited legal scholars in United States history, ranking just after Richard Posner, Ronald Dworkin, and Oliver Wendell...
John M. Walker, Jr.
John Mercer Walker, Jr. (born December 26, 1940) is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a cousin of U.S. Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
John Mercer Walker, Jr. (born December 26, 1940) is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a cousin of U.S. Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Jonathan R. Macey
Jonathan R. Macey is Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law at Yale Law School.
Jonathan R. Macey is Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law at Yale Law School.
Jules Coleman
Jules Leslie Coleman is a scholar of law and jurisprudence.
Jules Leslie Coleman is a scholar of law and jurisprudence.
Kate Stith
Kate Stith (aka Kate Stith-Cabranes) is the Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law and the former acting-Dean of Yale Law School.
Kate Stith (aka Kate Stith-Cabranes) is the Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law and the former acting-Dean of Yale Law School.
Kenji Yoshino
Kenji Yoshino is a legal scholar and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law.
Kenji Yoshino is a legal scholar and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law.
Laura DeNardis
Laura DeNardis, American author and Internet scholar, is the Executive Director of the Yale Information Society Project (ISP) and a Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale Law School.
Laura DeNardis, American author and Internet scholar, is the Executive Director of the Yale Information Society Project (ISP) and a Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale Law School.
Linda Greenhouse
Linda Greenhouse (born January 9, 1947, New York City) is the Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow at Yale Law School.
Linda Greenhouse (born January 9, 1947, New York City) is the Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow at Yale Law School.
Louis Loss
Louis Loss (1914-1997) was a legal scholar considered by many to be the intellectual father of modern securities law.
Louis Loss (1914-1997) was a legal scholar considered by many to be the intellectual father of modern securities law.
Marvin Chirelstein
Marvin A. Chirelstein is a law professor who has been teaching at Columbia Law School for nearly 30 years.
Marvin A. Chirelstein is a law professor who has been teaching at Columbia Law School for nearly 30 years.
Michael E. Levine
Michael E. Levine (b. April 8, 1941, New York, NY, United States) is a "Distinguished Research Scholar" at the New York University School of Law.
Michael E. Levine (b. April 8, 1941, New York, NY, United States) is a "Distinguished Research Scholar" at the New York University School of Law.
Michael Wishnie
Michael Wishnie is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Michael Wishnie is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Morris L. Cohen
Morris Leo Cohen was an American attorney who left the practice of law to become a law librarian and professor of law at the University of Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Law School...
Morris Leo Cohen was an American attorney who left the practice of law to become a law librarian and professor of law at the University of Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Law School...
Myres S. McDougal
Myres S. McDougal was a professor at the Yale Law School for fifty years.
Myres S. McDougal was a professor at the Yale Law School for fifty years.
Nicholas Katzenbach
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach was an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney General during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach was an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney General during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
Owen M. Fiss
Owen M. Fiss is a Sterling Professor at Yale Law School.
Owen M. Fiss is a Sterling Professor at Yale Law School.
Paul Gewirtz
Paul D. Gewirtz is the Potter Stewart Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale Law School and the Director of the China Law Center at Yale.
Paul D. Gewirtz is the Potter Stewart Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale Law School and the Director of the China Law Center at Yale.
Paul W. Kahn
Paul W. Kahn is a Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School and the Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights.
Paul W. Kahn is a Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School and the Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights.
Ralph K. Winter, Jr.
Judge Ralph K. Winter, Jr. (born 1935 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Judge Ralph K. Winter, Jr. (born 1935 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Randolph E. Paul
Randolph Evernghim Paul (1890-1956) was a lawyer specializing in tax law.
Randolph Evernghim Paul (1890-1956) was a lawyer specializing in tax law.
Reva Siegel
Reva Siegel is the Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Reva Siegel is the Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Robert Bork
Robert Heron Bork is an American legal scholar who has advocated the judicial philosophy of originalism.
Robert Heron Bork is an American legal scholar who has advocated the judicial philosophy of originalism.
Robert Cover
Robert Cover (July 30, 1943 - July 1986) was a law professor, scholar, and activist, teaching at Yale Law School from 1972 until his untimely death at age 42 in 1986.
Robert Cover (July 30, 1943 - July 1986) was a law professor, scholar, and activist, teaching at Yale Law School from 1972 until his untimely death at age 42 in 1986.
Robert Post (law professor)
Robert C. Post is the current dean (since 2009) and a professor of law at Yale Law School.
Robert C. Post is the current dean (since 2009) and a professor of law at Yale Law School.
Stephen L. Carter
Stephen L. Carter (born October 26, 1954) is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and best-selling novelist.
Stephen L. Carter (born October 26, 1954) is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and best-selling novelist.
Stephen Wizner
Stephen Wizner is the William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Stephen Wizner is the William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thomas Merrill
Thomas Merrill was a legal scholar at Yale Law School.
Thomas Merrill was a legal scholar at Yale Law School.
Thurman Arnold
Thurman Wesley Arnold (June 2, 1891 – November 7, 1969) was an iconoclastic Washington, D.C. lawyer.
Thurman Wesley Arnold (June 2, 1891 – November 7, 1969) was an iconoclastic Washington, D.C. lawyer.
Walton Hale Hamilton
Walton Hale Hamilton (1881–1958) was an American law professor who taught at the Yale Law School (1928–1948), although he was an economist, not a lawyer.
Walton Hale Hamilton (1881–1958) was an American law professor who taught at the Yale Law School (1928–1948), although he was an economist, not a lawyer.
Wesley Alba Sturges
Wesley Alba Sturges (1893-1962) was a professor of law at the Yale Law School from 1924 to 1961, and served as dean of the law school from 1945 to 1954.
Wesley Alba Sturges (1893-1962) was a professor of law at the Yale Law School from 1924 to 1961, and served as dean of the law school from 1945 to 1954.
William Eskridge
William N. Eskridge, Jr., is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School.
William N. Eskridge, Jr., is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School.
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930).
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930).
William O. Douglas
William Orville Douglas was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
William Orville Douglas was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.