News: 2016

Starting in July, Miller will clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas and Kentfield for Justice Ruth Badger Ginsburg. 

Student leaders of the East Bay Dreamer’s Clinic provide legal and moral support while awaiting likely immigration policy changes.

Berkeley Law students help patients secure basic needs to stabilize their families’ lives.

A ruling by the Supreme Court of California in People v. Macabeo strengthens privacy rights and curtails unlawful police searches. 

Police departments are not the only institutions capable of assuring the effective use of body-worn cameras. Courts can do it, too.

Experts convene at Berkeley Law to tackle wide-ranging challenges facing the coast.

Professor Lauren Edelman ’86 shows how symbolic anti-discrimination policies are increasingly seen as proof of compliance with civil rights laws.

“The Berkeley Effect” suggests that small actions can cause large, resonating effects. Here are just some of the ways that the Berkeley Law community helps make the world a better place.

A new report highlights the flaws in the “welfare family cap,” a policy that denies additional cash aid for babies born into families already receiving financial assistance.

A slew of ballot propositions are on the state ballot, from repeal of the death penalty to legalization of recreational marijuana.

The students offer advice and share empowering legal knowledge in classroom sessions on 4th Amendment and immigration issues.

Berkeley Law fetes its faculty authors and their most recent books on legal theory, ocean law, juvenile justice and more.

The Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic celebrates its 15th anniversary.

The initiative’s busy first year dramatically expands student training opportunities.

Berkeley Law supports 27 projects that give first-year students the chance to interact with clients right away.

Renowned business law experts Jill Fisch and Zenichi Shishido are among Berkeley Law’s six visiting professors this semester.

Laura Lane ’96 and Lindsey Quock ’17 stop an apparent push to drive low-income Chinese immigrants out of their rent-controlled building.

Alumni and faculty experts will tackle the future of juvenile courts, the state of the U.S. Supreme Court and law’s role in encouraging entrepreneurship in the startup world.

Llanes and 11 other members of her class were selected for coveted opportunities to launch their social justice careers.

Powerhouse practitioners in sports law, entertainment law and venture capital investment are among those leading timely one-credit offerings.

When approached about training top Mexican law students and professors to help implement the nation’s new criminal justice system, Berkeley Law faculty members jumped at the chance.

Angela Onwuachi-Willig and Tejas Narechania cite the school’s collegial culture and collaborative environment as major selling points.

Britton Schwartz and Ana Vohryzek will focus largely on water justice issues while supervising student projects.

Internships and classes at Berkeley Law offer meaningful experience and integrate a legal curriculum with life skills and leadership development activities.

Four Berkeley Law scholars analyze how the court decided key cases dealing with abortion, immigration, affirmative action and gun rights.

“In most cases, we just turn our backs and leave them to suffer the consequences of wrongful conviction for the rest of their lives.”

As climate change alters how experts approach ocean and coastal governance, LOSI will confront issues such as shifting boundaries, changing ecosystems and the forced migration of communities.

Karen Tani’s book traces New Deal welfare programs across four decades.

The new course offers Estates and Trusts students an opportunity to work through their case studies in a real-world mediation setting.

Each summer, after J.D. students disperse to firms and public interest placements, the law school’s hallways take on a new life as a global hub of legal scholarship.

Berkeley and Korean law scholars tackled issues of national security, constitutional law and the environment at an inaugural workshop last month that may set the stage for closer collaboration.

By creating more opportunities for hands-on learning, Berkeley Law gives its students an edge.

What started as a before-school enrichment program evolved into a meaningful connection between Berkeley Law and one of its neighboring public elementary schools.

Berkeley Law faculty authored three of last year’s top 10 corporate and securities law articles, according to Corporate Practice Commentator.

Clinic students join legal battle to protect Californians’ Fourth Amendment rights.

A new study reveals consumers’ widespread misperceptions about ownership rights of their digital media.

Diverse group of Berkeley Law graduates will serve as law clerks in the chambers of some of the nation’s most influential jurists.

Co-authored by Ethan Elkind, director of Berkeley Law’s Climate Change and Business Program, the report targets acreage in the state’s San Joaquin Valley.

Both students demonstrated a deep commitment to social justice and a passion for protecting immigrant communities.

In a new law review article, Professor Albiston argues that paid family leave will only work if it offers job security, as well as wage replacement.

Two Samuelson Clinic students recently filed an amicus brief to protect public access to archived TV news clips and political advertisements.

Veterans Law Practicum helps an army vet get his medical benefits from the V.A. in a multi-year battle.

Kaplan was honored for his extraordinary work with Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic and East Bay Community Law Center.

A valued member of Berkeley Law’s Faculty Support Unit, Stone assisted a dozen professors this academic year.

UC President Janet Napolitano announced a first-of-its-kind systemwide fellowship program to support UC law students committed to practicing public service law.

Led by Claudia Polsky ’96, the clinic’s inaugural group of students tackles projects geared to make a significant impact and spark meaningful reform. 

Six years ago, Eric Stover, Alexa Koenig and Victor Peskin teamed up to try to understand why so many states ignore their legal obligations to arrest and try war crimes suspects.

A bill drafted by Phil Hernandez ’16 would ensure that all tenant records remain private unless landlords prevail within 60 days of filing suit.

After its triumph in Alameda County, Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic aims to repeal county authority to assess and collect such fees statewide.

The report says this new approach will help attract capital market investment and simplify the retrofit process for building owners.