Yale Law School – Turtle Talk

Yale + Other Law Schools Schedule Webinars to Assist Native Applicants

January 8, 2025Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Session 1, Tuesday, January 21 5-6:30 PM EST: https://admissions.law.yale.edu/register/?id=2e726802-8890-4334-8672-6f5614dbefa9

Explore Your Path to Law School: Join HLS, Texas Law, Tulsa Law, YLS & YLS NALSA for Insights Into the Legal Profession and Application Process

Join law school admissions representatives from Harvard, University of Texas, University of Tulsa, and Yale to learn about the legal profession, law school access programs, and how to position yourself to apply to law school successfully. This program is geared towards students who are considering applying to law school in a few years and want to determine whether a legal career is a good fit for them. Current students from YLS Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) will discuss opportunities for community and ways to explore issues important to Native American and Indigenous peoples. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions! This session is open to all prospective applicants, and all attendees will receive access to discounted LSAT preparation services from LSAT Lab.

Session 2, Thursday, January 23 5:30-7 PM EST: https://admissions.law.yale.edu/register/?id=68df9059-5e65-441f-8dfc-b4e225e6628c

Optimizing Your Law School Application: Join Minnesota Law, Stetson Law, UCLA Law, YLS & YLS NALSA for Insights Into the Law School Application Process

Join law school admissions representatives from Stetson, UCLA, University of Minnesota, and Yale to learn about the law school application process and how to make the most of your application. This program is geared towards students who are planning to apply to law school in the next year or two. Current students from YLS Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) will discuss opportunities for community and ways to explore issues important to Native American and Indigenous peoples. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions! This session is open to all prospective applicants, and all attendees will receive access to discounted LSAT preparation services from LSAT Lab.

Navajo Nation SCT Hears Case at Yale Law School

November 15, 2011November 15, 2011Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

The Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation came to Yale to hear a case on Monday evening. Photo by Jennifer Cheung.

News coverage here.

Yale Law School to Host Navajo Nation Supreme Court Argument

September 8, 2011Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here, via How Appealing:

FARMINGTON — The latest chapter in the legal saga of the Shiprock Home for Women and Children will take place in front of an Ivy League audience.

Oral arguments in the appeal of a Shiprock judge’s February decision supporting an injunction against the home will be heard at Yale Law School.

The Navajo Supreme Court will travel in November to New Haven, Conn., where the case will play out in front of an audience of law school students.

The ruling likely will come after the parties return home, said Jim Zion, an Albuquerque-based defense attorney who is handling the defendants’ case pro bono.

“The actual decision will be made in Window Rock,” Zion said. “I suspect the arguments will be very interesting at Yale. I’m looking forward to it.”

The cross-country trip is not unusual for law schools, Zion said. Schools occasionally invite various courts from around the country to visit campus, where students host the legal proceedings.

“Usually it’s Indian law students who ask the administration to ask the Navajo court to come,” Zion said. “The institution pays for us to go, and we do.”

This is Yale’s first time to host the Navajo Supreme Court, Yale spokeswoman Kathy Colello said.

“The visit is the result of student interest, particularly a request by our Native American Law Students Association,” she said.

Yale approached the Navajo high court and offered to cover travel and lodging for counsel to move the arguments to the prestigious law school.