Democracy at Risk – Democracy and Judicial Power
105 Law BuildingAmericans have long taken for granted a baseline level of democracy and the rule of law. We have often fallen short of fully realizing those ideals, but for most of the past century there were few worries that the country might fall into authoritarian rule. Today, many worry that we have entered an era of […]
BigLaw Disorientation: What Role do Corporate Attorneys Play in Our Global Capitalist Political Economy?
170 Law BuildingLPE at Berkeley Law and the Plaintiffs’ Law Association welcome Columbia Law Professor Katharina Pistor, author of The Code of Capital, for a discussion about the role of high-value lawyers in creating, claiming, and protecting wealth. After most Berkeley Law students graduate, they work at a national “BigLaw” firm doing work that we’ve learned to […]
17th Annual BCLT Privacy Lecture: Data Privacy on Trial
Chevron Auditorium, International House 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesEvent Website Prof. Dr. iur. Indra Spiecker genannt Döhmann, LL.M. (Georgetown Univ.) will give this year's signature BCLT Annual Privacy Lecture on the topic of Data Privacy on Trial – A Comparative Analysis of Enforcement, Damages, Sanctions, and Standing in EU and U.S. Law. Commentators: Sari Mazzurco, Assistant Professor of Law, Dedman School of Law, Southern […]
Miller Institute Receives Global Citizen Award November 3 – RSVP by 3pm Nov. 1 to Help Celebrate!
381 Law Bldg 381 Law Bldg, Berkeley, CA, United StatesLaurels for the Miller Institute: The Honorable G. William and Ariadna Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law has been selected from more than 100 nominees as a winner of one of the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association’s 19th Annual Global Citizen Awards! Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Miller’s Co-Faculty Directors, Prof. Laurel E. Fletcher and Prof. Katerina […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Genevieve Lakier, The University of Chicago Law School
141 Law BuildingThe Student Protests and the Failed Promise of Free Speech Maximalism on Campus Over the past decade or so, universities across the country have expended considerable symbolic and sometimes economic resources to affirm their commitment to a libertarian or speech-maximizing view of the campus as an expressive domain. They have insisted that, as educational institutions, […]
Modeling Shared Society in Israel
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFriday, November 1, 12:30–2 pm, 297 Goldberg Room, Berkeley Law Building Register: https://sharedsociety.rsvpify.com Mohammad Darawshe is a leading expert on Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. He has devoted much of his personal and professional life to building a model of respectful and sustainable shared society. The events of October 7 and the Israel-Hamas War have […]
Center for Indigenous Law and Justice: EPA Officials Lunchtime Talk
Hybrid: Warren Room & ZoomJoin the Center for Indigenous Law and Justice for a lunchtime event where EPA officials will discuss career opportunities & current issues in environmental law & justice and work with federal agencies & Native Nations. Don’t miss this chance to engage with experts and learn more about the intersection of environmental advocacy and Indigenous peoples! […]
Registration Deadline Today 2PM:
This event is open to UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. Registration and photo ID at door required. Registration closes 2:00PM, Tues. November 12. Q&A lunch talk featuring Lisa Holder, Esq., the president of Equal Justice Society and Governor Gavin Newsom's appointee to the historic California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for […]
ALDF Animal Sanctuary Visit
Class of 1914 Fountain (in front of the Law School!)ALDF is hitting the road to One Living Sanctuary in Martinez. We will have a tour of the animal sanctuary, where we will meet chickens, pigeons, pigs, ducks, geese, turkeys, goats, cows and horses who have escaped the animal agriculture industry. We’ll hear these animals’ stories and learn about the sanctuary’s mission and vision to integrate […]
Miller Institute Receives Global Citizen Award November 3 – RSVP to Help Celebrate!
Chevron Auditorium, International House 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesLaurels for the Miller Institute: The Honorable G. William and Ariadna Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law has been selected from more than 100 nominees as a winner of one of the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association’s 19th Annual Global Citizen Awards! Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Miller's Co-Faculty Directors, […]
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