Sarah F. Russell ’02, a law professor and director of the Civil Justice Clinic at Quinnipiac University School of Law, has been nominated to sit on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Russell was Liman Center Director and a lecturer in law at Yale Law School from 2007 to 2010.

Jessica Sager ’99, 1999 Liman Fellow and CEO of All our Kin, published an op-ed titled "Federal childcare funding is about to expire—and it could be terrible for the U.S economy," in Fortune magazine on September 28, 2023.

Caitlin Mitchell ’12, a 2013 Liman Fellow and an attorney with Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton in Eugene, Oregon, represented a nonbinary student suing their school district for gender discrimination. At trial, Mitchell and her client prevailed on every claim, including an Equal Protection claim and a Title IX claim. Oregon Public Broadcasting covered the case.

In Memoriam

Ady Barkan ’10, lawyer, activist, and 2010 Liman Fellow, died on November 1 from complications of ALS at the age of 39. He was a co-founder of Be a Hero and an organizer for the Center of Popular Democracy. Ady used his own battle for healthcare rights to become a leader in the effort to save the Affordable Care Act. Read his obituary in the New York Times.