University of Notre Dame (09/18/2023)
PAC’s Rachel Wallace Working To End Systemic Racial and Economic Injustice
States Across the Political Spectrum are Reforming Juvenile Court Fees
Arnold Ventures (09/13/2023)
Clinic client settles with Bay Area air district to increase transparency and community participation
Communities for a Better Environment, 9/5/23
The Importance of the Revival of California’s Industrial Welfare Commission: The Promise and Future of Tripartite Sectoral Negotiated Rulemaking in California and Beyond
LAW & POLICY NOTE (September 2023)
The old common-sense idea that representatives of business, labor, and the public should sit down together to negotiate over industry labor standards is new again. The California budget bill in July 2023 revived the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) from an almost 20-year quiescence due to funding cuts in the early 2000s. The IWC is a 110-year-old mechanism for setting standards for wages and working conditions through a collaborative process involving representatives of California workers, businesses, and the public. We explain how the IWC works, its importance as an exemplar of effective sectoral bargaining, the relationship between the IWC’s renewed mandate and ongoing disputes over last year’s Fast Food Accountability and Standards (“FAST”) Recovery Act, and what the IWC’s revival could mean for workers, business, and the public alike.
ELC client Communities for a Better Environment reaches settlement agreement with Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Environmental Law Clinic, 9/2/23
Reflections on Music Copyright Justice
In Reflections on Music Copyright Justice, Professor Peter Menell argues that the digital revolution has upended many aspects of the copyright system, particularly as it relates to music.
Court Says No Human Author, No Copyright
Heather Whitney, a San Francisco-based attorney at Morrison Foerster wrote an insightful article on the Thaler v. Perlmutter decision and ongoing uncertainty about copyright protection for genAI outputs.
Canvas, Issue 6
This month we highlight news on financial fraud, international law, Indigenous American repatriation, social justice, the future of art degrees in Afghanistan, and more.
ALEC Issues Model Elimination of Youth Justice Fines and Fees Act
American Legislative Exchange Council, 08/28/2023
PAC Bill Would Change Youth Restitution in California
KLAW, 08/28/2023