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Jeff K. Lee,
Monday, 05 April 2010 |
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—In the end, they had only Geno's cheesesteaks to console themselves with.
Entering the 2010 Bluebook Invitational with the homefield advantage, the Penn Law Review fielded a team determined to seize their first title. In its opening match against The Yale Law Journal, the Penn players put up a gutsy effort, repeatedly tying the game through the first three quarters. The Journal rallied with successive touchdowns by Eli Best (Articles Editor, '11), Jim Ligtenberg (Executive Editor, '10), and Jake Kling (Projects Editor, '10), whose endzone pirouette brought bystanders to their feet. History was made as Yale's offense, led by quarterback Benjamin Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10), avenged the injury of star player Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10) to punch a ticket to the championship round with a final score of 35-28.
  
Left: The Penn Law Review demonstrates the futility of tackling Eli Best (Articles Editor, '11) in a flag football game. Holding up the offense are Cameron Kistler (Notes Editor, '11),
Ben Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10), and Jake Kling (Senior Editor, '10).
Center: Sophie Hood (Projects Editor, '11) and Coach Stephen Gikow (Projects Editor, '11) demolish the Penn Law Review.
Right: Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10) and Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10) ready for the next play.
With Penn winning its consolation match against bottom-seeded Harvard, the Journal fired on all cylinders in its faceoff against the Columbia Law Review—a physical team renowned for its air attack. Stephen Gikow (Projects Editor, '11), who made his debut as the Journal's coach for the coming season with the retirement of Sam Berger (Projects Editor, '10), sparked the team to life after a listless first half—earning him unfettered praise from Joshua Geltzer (Editor-in-Chief, '11), who dubbed him "a true leader at every step." Led by Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10), termed a "bruising force of nature" by friend and foe alike, the Journal's defense held Columbia scoreless on seven consecutive possessions; a taste of the future came from Brad Tennis (Managing Online Editor, '11), Sophie Hood (Projects Editor, '11), and Gabrielle Holburt (YLJ Online Editor, '11), who snagged countless interceptions throughout the tournament, as well as Cameron Kistler (Notes Editor, '11) on the offensive line. Kling, who sealed the crucial victory against Penn, continued to deliver a spectacular offense despite a fractured finger that may end his career as a classical concert pianist. With Anim also coming off the sidelines to play on a sprained ankle, Yale crushed Columbia 30-14 to take the 2010 title.
  
Left: The bench waits for the final verdict...
Center: Shades of blue in Columbia v. Yale.
Right: Theresa Lee (Senior Editor, '10), Cameron Kistler (Notes Editor, '11), Sam Berger (Project Editor, '10), Jake Kling (Projects Editor, '10)
cluster around quarterback Ben Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10) as Eli Best (Articles Editor, '11) readies himself.
The Journal defended its monopoly over the championship trophy with a veteran (and undefeated) team, led by Benjamin Taibleson and Jim Ligtenberg, who played continuously on both offense and defense, as well as returning champions Jake Kling, Sam Berger, and Yaw Anim. Also returning to the veteran lineup were Theresa Lee (Senior Editor, '10), Aaron Zelinsky (Articles Editor, '10), and Scott Hartman, all of whom were instrumental to the fall victory over Harvard. Despite the loss of the eleven 3Ls from the squad, the phenomenal play of the rising class gave spectators no reason to doubt the continuation of the storied New Haven dynasty.
The Yale Law Journal won the first Bluebook Invitational in 2007 with a combined score of 56-18 (also against Penn and Columbia), and has continuously defended its title since then. The Journal will continue its season this fall with the annual match against the Harvard Law Review in Cambridge, where it will aim to extend its winning streak against the latter periodical to an unprecedented eighth consecutive year.
  
Left: Grant Martinez (Comments Editor, '10), Theresa Lee (Senior Editor, '10), Sam Berger (Projects Editor, '10), Jim Ligtenberg (Executive Editor, '10), Ben Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10), Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10), Aaron Zelinsky (Articles Editor, '10), Jake Kling (Projects Editor, '10), Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10), Jeff Lee (Managing Online Editor, '10), and Karen Grohman (Executive Bluebook Editor, '10) defend the Bluebook Invitational title. David Morrell (Editor, '10) will also be missed.
Center: Down to the wire in the opening match, Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10) takes stock of the situation.
Right: Tasked with continuing the dynasty, the Volume 120 class of Joshua Geltzer (Editor-in-Chief, '11), Avi Brudner (Senior Editor, '11), Gabrielle Holburt (YLJ Online Editor, '11), Christine Ku (Managing Editor, '11), Stephen Gikow (Projects Editor, '11), Cameron Kistler (Notes Editor, '11), Eli Best (Articles Editor, '11), Brad Tennis (Managing Online Editor, '11), and Sophie Hood (Projects Editor, '11) will form the core of the next generation.
  
Left: Benjamin Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10) congratulates the Journal on its successful defense of the Bluebook trophy with
Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10), Gabrielle Holburt (YLJ Online Editor, '11), and Aaron Zelinsky (Articles Editor, '10).
Center: Jim Ligtenberg (Executive Editor, '10) capped an all-star career by playing on both offense and defense in both games.
Right: Sophie Hood (Projects Editor, '11), Jeff Lee (Managing Online Editor, '10), and Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10) anchor the defense.
  
Left: Brad Tennis (Managing Online Editor, '11) takes control of the ball—and the momentum against Penn.
Center: Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10) is taken off the field.
Right: Ben Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10) runs a critical interception back for the win.
 
Left: Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10) goes into one-on-one battle while Jim Ligtenberg (Executive Editor, '10) reaches to block a pass.
Right: Stephen Gikow (Projects Editor, '11), Jim Ligtenberg (Executive Editor, '10), Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10), and
Scott Hartman (Notes Editor, '10) in action against Penn.
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YLJ Online,
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, The Yale Law Journal Online will join with the Yale Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic to host the concluding segment of "Important Questions of Federal Law: Assessing the Supreme Court's Case Selection Process." The panel will bring together federal judges, members of the legal academia, and practitioners to discuss potential reforms to the Supreme Court's certiorari process. All events will be held at Yale Law School's Sterling Law Building in New Haven, CT. Please contact
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of the Supreme Court Clinic/YLJ Online with any questions.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF FEDERAL LAW
Yale Law School | New Haven, CT
Opening Remarks by Clinic Members
4pm, Room 129
Panel I: The Judge's Perspective: Is the Court Taking the "Right" Cases?
4:10pm‐5:30pm, Room 129
Moderator: Linda Greenhouse (Yale Law School)
Panelists:
The Honorable José Cabranes (2d Cir.)
Drew Days (Yale Law School)
The Honorable Brett Kavanaugh (D.C. Cir.)
The Honorable Sandra Lynch (1st Cir.)
Panel II: The Practitioners' Perspective: What Makes An Issue “Important” to the Court?
5:40pm‐6:55pm, Room 127
Moderator: Charles Rothfeld (Mayer Brown LLP and Yale Law School)
Panelists:
John Elwood (Vinson & Elkins LLP)
Orin Kerr (George Washington University Law School)
Patricia Millett (Akin Gump LLP)
Judith Resnik (Yale Law School)
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The Yale Law Journal,
Sunday, 07 February 2010 |
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The Yale Law Journal has been featured in several publications for its role in launching the first-ever online companion for a leading law review (The Pocket Part) in 2005, and its Fall 2009 launch of The Yale Law Journal Online in Washington, D.C. The Journal's editors, including Benjamin Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10) and Jeff Lee (Managing Online Editor, '10) have been quoted in a number of print and online sources, a selection of which appear below. Links will open in a new window.
 
 
The Yale Law Journal provides links to Law.com, The National Law Journal, The Yale Law Report, Yale Law School, and The Yale Daily News for reference only.
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Jeff K. Lee,
Sunday, 07 February 2010 |
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NEW HAVEN, CT – For the seventh year running, The Yale Law Journal has defeated the Harvard Law Review in the annual flag football tournament between the two publications. The Journal scored a decisive 49-21 victory against its Cambridge-based counterpart on the Saturday morning of the Harvard-Yale weekend. Describing the win as a "storied classic," Coach Sam Berger (Projects Editor, '10) was critical in orchestrating the defense of Yale's home field. Quarterback Ben Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10) was supported by an all-star lineup that featured graduating editors Jim Ligtenberg, Jake Kling, Yaw Anim, Theresa Lee, David Morrell, Aaron Zelinsky, and Scott Hartman. Ligtenberg (Executive Editor, '10) repeated an impressive performance that gave the momentum to last year's win at Cambridge.
The Journal will go on to Philadelphia in 2010 to face the Harvard Law Review, Pennsylvania Law Review, and Columbia Law Review at the annual Bluebook Invitational, where it will look to repeat last year's blowout performance against all three opponents.
 
Above, Yaw Anim (Projects Editor, '10), Ben Taibleson (Editor-in-Chief, '10), and Theresa Lee (Senior Editor, '10) defend the Journal's unassailable record. Click on the images to enlarge. |
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YLJ Notes Committee,
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
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The final Yale Law Journal Note drop date for this semester is approaching.
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