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Yale Law's Deputy Director Placed on Leave Amid Controversy

3/13/2025

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Helyeh Doutaghi, a pro-Palestinian activist and newly appointed deputy director at Yale Law School, has been placed on administrative leave and banned from campus. This decision follows allegations linking her to Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian organization sanctioned by the U.S. for its connections to terrorist fundraising.

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Helyeh Doutaghi, a pro-Palestinian activist and newly appointed deputy director at Yale Law School, has been placed on administrative leave and banned from campus. This decision follows allegations linking her to Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian organization sanctioned by the U.S. for its connections to terrorist fundraising.