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.

A nearly six-year legal battle for justice took a new turn as the International Human Rights Law Clinic filed a petition against the U.S. for the death of a Mexican national by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A new report offers a rare, in-depth look at ways online copyright disputes are handled between Internet companies, such as Google and YouTube, and content creators.

Professor Kristin Luker, recipient of many accolades, is most proud of her work founding the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at Berkeley Law. She will be honored at a conference celebrating her scholarship on April 1. 

A coalition of UC Berkeley and Davis law students are working on a project with the potential for real-world impact on California’s democratic process.

Law professor Melissa Murray has been named interim dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Her appointment, which begins today, was decided with broad input from Berkeley Law faculty, students and staff following the March 10 resignation of former Dean Sujit Choudhry.

On March 16, 2016, the associate deans and senior staff of Berkeley Law issued a statement to the community.

Court ruling grants the widow and daughter of one of the accused’s murder victims the right to participate in his criminal proceedings.

On March 11, 2016, the Associate Deans and Senior Administrators of Berkeley Law issued a statement to the community.

Cindy Dinh ’16 and Paul Monge ’18 hope their bill helps to increase young voter turnout.

On March 10, 2016, UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks accepted the resignation of Sujit Choudhry as dean of the School of Law, effective immediately.

With generous funding and programmatic support, Berkeley Law sets the public interest standard.

On March 9, 2016, Dean Sujit Choudhry went on indefinite leave. Here are two statements on the matter.

Asher Waite-Jones ’16 secures a T-visa for an East Bay Community Law Center client who was facing deportation.

Students hail her dedication and interest in them both as people and budding lawyers.

Herma Hill Kay, former dean of Berkeley Law and professor for more than 50 years, has received the Association of American Law Schools’ 2015 Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal Education and the Law.

Conference helps students, entrepreneurs and investors understand some of the key legal issues that impact new ventures.

Berkeley Law scholars have submitted amicus briefs in the biggest abortion rights case brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in two decades.

Berkeley Law’s International Refugee Assistance Project delegation provides case intake services and issues revealing report.

Below the Line: How the subminimum wage for tipped restaurant workers violates international human rights standards.

The renowned civil liberties lawyer and six other top scholars bring proven teaching skills and wide-ranging expertise to Berkeley Law’s classrooms.

A new book by Professor Christopher Kutz, On War and Democracy, examines the moral rationale democracies often cite to wage war. 

Mindy Phillips ’15 and Whitney Rubenstein ’14 strive to improve the lives of vulnerable children through Equal Justice Works fellowships at EBCLC.

Signed by 14 Berkeley Law organizations, the Fisher v. University of Texas brief cautions against eliminating race and ethnicity as admission considerations.

Berkeley Law’s renowned criminal law experts forecast the impact of President Obama’s recent set of executive orders promoting gun safety reform.

Consumers are easily fooled by ads masquerading as editorials, according to a new paper, yet they’re proliferating online at a rapid rate.