Contact: Megan E. Gray, 202-265-2738Deirdre K. Mulligan, Samuelson Clinic Dir., 510-642-0499Tim Storm, 815-623-3750 x202Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – In response to FatWallet’s letter demanding that Wal-Mart withdraw […]
FatWallet Victorious in Challenge to Wal-Mart’s Frivolous DMCA Subpoena
FatWallet Challenges Abusive DMCA Claims and Protects Users’ Privacy Rights
Contact: Megan E. Gray, 202-265-2738Deirdre K. Mulligan, Samuelson Law Dir., 510-642-0499Tim Storm, 815-623-3750 x202Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – In a blatant misuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright […]
Security Enforcement to be Discussed at “Enforcing Privacy Rights” Panel
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu What: “Enforcing Privacy Rights” will bring together leading policy experts, practitioners, scholars and government officials to focus on questions related to privacy enforcement […]
Boalt Hall Hosts Panel Discussion About Welfare Reform
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu What: “Whose Welfare? Income Transfers and Economic Justice,” will examine welfare and welfare reform from legal, economic, public policy and historical perspectives. “There […]
Father Greg Boyle Speaks at Boalt About Gang Violence
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecambell@law.berkeley.edu What: “Youth Gang Violence: Teenage Suicide for the Urban Poor,” Father Greg Boyle will discuss the media’s stereotypes of gang involvement and the […]
Alumni Reunion Includes Panel Discussion About “Rooting Out Terrorism”
Attention: Weekend assignment editors, reporters Contact: Janet Gilmore, UC Public Affairs, 510-642-5685 Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu, 510-643-8010 What: “Rooting Out Terrorism,” an assessment by international law experts of U.S. […]
Underrepresented Student Enrollment Increases at UC Law and Medical Schools
Contacts: Lavonne Luquis, 510-987-9194, lavonne.luquis@ucop.eduHanan Eisenman, 510-587-6194, hanan.eisenman@ucop.edu The proportion of underrepresented students enrolled at the University of California’s law and medical schools increased significantly this year. Better recruitment, strong […]
Human Rights Law Clinic Hosts Presentation on El Salvador Torture Case
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu What: “Romagoza v Garcia: A Case of Justice for Victims of Torture,” an address at the University of California, Berkeley, by an attorney […]
Boalt Clinic Helps Victims of Torture Win $54.6 Million in Case Against Salvadoran Generals
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – A Florida jury in a federal civil trial yesterday awarded $54.6 million to three Salvadorans who proved that they were detained […]
UC Berkeley Law Students Among Presenters Participating in International AIDS Conference
Contact: Janet Gilmore, UC Public Affairs, 510-642-5685Laurel Fletcher, International Human Rights Clinic, 510-643-4792Manel Kappagoda, East Bay Community Law Center, 510-548-4040 ex.330 Berkeley, CA – Students from the University of California, Berkeley, […]
Samuelson Clinic Helps Win 9th Circuit Victory
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu On Monday, July 7, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals withdrew and re-issued its ruling in Kelly v. Arriba Soft. In its new […]
Boalt Hall Hosts Debate on School Vouchers
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Are school vouchers a constitutional method for reforming education or an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state? Professor Jesse Choper […]
Professor John Yoo Discusses War on Terrorism
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu John Yoo will present “An Insider’s View of the War on Terrorism,” Wednesday, April 24, at 12:30 p.m. in Room 105, Boalt Hall. […]
Top Experts Discuss Reparations for Slavery at Boalt Hall
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – Experts from across the nation will gather at Boalt Hall to explore the case for slavery reparations this Friday, April 12 […]
Experts Gather at Boalt Hall to Address Environmental Crisis Facing Ocean Waters
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – The deteriorating condition of ocean environments and a startlingly rapid depletion of once- abundant fisheries will be among the topics addressed […]
Boalt Hall Hosts Talk by Author Lani Guinier
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu What: Lani Guinier will give a talk titled “Transforming Democracy with Cross-Racial Coalitions.” Guinier will share her vision of a social justice movement […]
Disability Law Society Hosts Conference
Attention: Legal Affairs and Higher Education Reporters Contact: Boalt Disability Law Society, 510-643-2697Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu What: “The Changing Face of Disability Law in the New Millennium,” a […]
Samuelson Clinic Announces Launch of ChillingEffects.org
Contact: Deirdre K. Mulligan, Samuelson Clinic Dir., 510-642-0499, dmulligan@law.berkeley.eduJennifer M. Urban, Samueslon Clinic Fellow, 510-642-7561, jurban@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – The Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic at the University of […]
Adonal Foyle Speaks at Boalt About Community Activism in Campaign Finance Reform
Contact: Joan Mandle, Democracy Matters, 315-824-4306Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu What: “What Does the NBA Have to Do With Campaign Finance Reform?” featuring Adonal Foyle of the Golden State […]
Recent Boalt Hall Graduate, an Inspiration to Many, Will Carry Olympic Torch on Friday
Contact: Janet Gilmore, UC Public Affairs, 510-642-5685 Berkeley, CA – Brigham Fordham’s own personal story of determination in the face of adversity could rival that of any Olympic athlete. Yet, when […]