Adam Walker
Staff Reporter
AdamEWalker | adam.walker@yale.edu
Adam Walker covers Yale Law School for the University desk. Originally from Long Island, New York, he is a sophomore in Branford College double majoring in Economics and American Studies.
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“To empower Black voters in Alabama”: Law School event highlights significance of recent Supreme Court ruling on voting rights 

At an event co-hosted by the Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the Black Law Students Association, panelists explored the importance of the recent Supreme Court ruling in Allen v. Milligan for Black voters in Alabama.

January 25, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Yale Law School alumni divided on Trump Supreme Court case

Yale Law School alums have shared opposing views on using the 14th Amendment to bar former president Donald Trump from future federal office. The News spoke with Gerard Magliocca LAW ’98, who first wrote about the idea with Bruce Ackerman LAW ’67 three years ago.

January 15, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Law School clinic files lawsuit against gift card makers, alleging insecure cardboard packaging

Students in Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project helped file suit against InComm Financial Services, alleging that the company was aware of security issues with their Vanilla gift cards for over a decade.

December 8, 2023

ADAM WALKER, KATE ESTEVEZ & NORA MOSES
Former White House aide speaks at events hosted by Yale Law Democrats, Yale Politics Initiative

On Nov. 30, Zayn Siddique LAW ’16 concluded the YPI’s seminar series for the year as the final speaker and also spoke earlier in the day at a Yale Law Democrats event.

December 1, 2023

ADAM WALKER
Students, professors reflect on Yale Law School’s expanded Federal Indian Law course offerings

Law School professors and students spoke with the News about the significance of Federal Indian Law studies as Yale began offering advanced courses in 2022.

November 30, 2023

ADAM WALKER
Alexander Hamilton Society hosts discussion on impact of Russia-Ukraine War on Asian geopolitics

Vance Serchuk LAW ’09 addressed the ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine war in Asia during an event organized by the Yale chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society on Nov. 14.

November 16, 2023

ADAM WALKER
Veterans discuss their law school journeys amid rapid growth in veteran enrollment at YLS

Under Dean of Yale Law School Heather Gerken’s tenure, the number of veterans has more than tripled. The News interviewed three veteran Law School students about their journeys to law school and their experiences as law students.

November 10, 2023

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ADAM WALKER
Judging January 6th: Chief Judge talks insurrection, precedent at College Tea

James E. Boasberg, who serves as the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, discussed his role during the events of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol at a Thursday event hosted by Pierson College.

November 6, 2023

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Lawyers, advocates weigh in on implications of Khan ruling

The News spoke with three lawyers and Title IX advocates about Saifullah Khan’s defamation suit and potential implications for future Title IX cases.

November 3, 2023

ESMA OKUTAN & ADAM WALKER
Graduate and professional school communities reflect on Israel-Hamas war

Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, several of Yale’s graduate and professional school communities organized events to address and reflect on the situation.

November 2, 2023

ADAM WALKER
Law professor Amy Chua receives Buckley award after string of controversies

Chua was honored with the 2023 Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize by the Buckley Institute for her efforts to foster intellectual diversity among her students in and out of the classroom.

October 30, 2023