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Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Conversation at Liman Colloquium
 
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 joined YLS alumni from the Liman Center and the clinical program in a conversation to open the 25th Annual Liman Colloquium. 
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Q&A: Liman Fellow Kshithij Shrinath on Immigrant Detention 
 
Kshithij Shrinath ’21 is a Meselson-Liman Fellow at the Bronx Defenders, where he focuses on systemic civil rights violations affecting individuals in New York.  
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Jessica Sager Reimagines Childcare

Jessica Sager ’99 entered law school as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was taking effect. In response to the new statute, she founded All Our Kin.
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Liman Center Joins Call to Repeal Connecticut's Incarceration Lien

Liman Center students joined elected officials and community partners in calling for the repeal of a law that charges people in custody for the costs of their incarceration.
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Liman Center Welcomes New Director and 2022-23 Law School Fellows

The Liman Center will be joined this May by incoming Director Jennifer Taylor ’10 (left), a Senior Attorney at Equal Justice Initiative, in Montgomery, Alabama. While a student at Yale Law School, Taylor was a member of the Prison Legal Services and New Haven Legal Assistance clinics, as well as a co-convener of the Liman Workshop. 

Read more about Taylor here. Read more about the incoming Liman Fellows here.

In the News

Court Fees and Fines Loom for Many, but for Some, the Burden Has Been Lifted
The Providence Journal
Natalia Friedlander ’18, Staff Attorney at the Rhode Island Center for Justice and 2018 Resnik-Curtis Liman Fellow, is quoted in an article about court debt.

No Matter How You Feel About Masks, You Should Be Alarmed by This Judge’s Decision
The New York Times
Duncan Hosie ’21, Liman Fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union's Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center, writes about a federal judge's ruling on masks.

Connecticut Residents, Lawmakers Testify on Criminal Justice Bills
Yale Daily News
Liman Center Director Jenny Carroll explains the harms of Connecticut’s incarceration lien and Professor Judith Resnik comments on a measure to limit the use of solitary confinement.

Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing for Years. A New Court Case Could Change That
PBS News Hour
Professor Judith Resnik is quoted about Arizona’s privatized prison health care system.

State Legislators Support Scrapping Prison-Stay Fees for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Yale Daily News
Liman Center research supports state officials and community advocates calling for the repeal of Connecticut’s incarceration lien.

It's Time to Repeal Connecticut's Incarceration Lien
CT Mirror
Liman Center Student Director Mila Reed-Guevara '23, Ryanne Bamieh '23, and Liman Director Jenny Carroll write about the injustice of Connecticut's incarceration lien.

Bridgeport, New Haven Legislators Want End To Billing of Former Inmates
CT Post
Liman Center Student Director Mila Reed-Guevara ’23 presents research at a news conference to propose repealing Connecticut’s “pay-to-stay” law.

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