Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu On Monday, August 4, the California Supreme Court ruled in Sharon S. v. the Superior Court of San Diego County. The decision affirms […]
Students Help Earn California Supreme Court Victory
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 […]
Professor and Clinic Help Win State Supreme Court Victory
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu On Monday, June 30 the California Supreme Court ruled in Intel vs. Hamidi, refusing to allow the technology company to block Ken Hamidi, […]
Professor’s Visit Prompts Action from Sri Lanka President
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Boalt Professor Laurel Fletcher traveled to Sri Lanka earlier this month to give a series of public lectures about the importance of establishing […]
Robert K. Puglia Wins Judge D. Lowell Jensen Public Service Award
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu Former Sacramento Judge Robert Puglia (Boalt Hall class of ’58) has been chosen as the recipient of Boalt Hall’s Judge D. Lowell Jensen […]
Center for Social Justice Sponsors Working Conference
Contact: Michele Radford, 642-6969 What: Raven Lecture about Shareholder Power-Corporate Responsibility by Phil Angelides, CalPERS Trustee State Treasurer. The Center for Social Justice is sponsoring a Working Conference on the […]
Boalt Hall Hosts Conference About Money Laundering
Contact: Erin Campbell, Communications Dept., 510-643-8010 What: “International Money Laundering: From Latin America to Asia, Who Pays?,” a conference addressing the money laundering schemes that accompany drug and weapons trafficking […]
Digital Rights Conference Brings Together Industry Leaders
What: “The Law and Technology of Digital Rights Management,”A three-day conference at the University of California, Berkeley bringing together leaders from the business industry, the non-profit sector, government and academia. […]
Boalt Hall Wins Regional Trial Competition
Contact: Erin Campbell, communications Dept., 510-643-8010, ecampbell@law.berkeley.edu The UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law Mock Trial Team competed in, and won, the National Mock Trial Competition’s Western Regional Competition […]
Victim Liaison Discusses Work in Death Penalty Cases
Contact: Nilda Andrews, 510-643-4800, nandrews@law.berkeley.edu What: Boalt Hall’s Death Penalty Clinic presents, “Restorative Justice: Understanding and Working with Victims of Violent Crimes.” Tammy Krause of Eastern Mennonite University’s Conflict Transformation […]
Law of the Sea Institute Conference Held at UC Berkeley
Contact: Karen Chin, karenc@law.berkeley.edu. What: A Law of the Sea Institute Conference on Multilateralism and International Ocean-Resources will be hosted by the Law of the Sea Institute, Earl Warren Legal […]
East Bay Community Law Center Executive Director Named Co-recipient of National Bellow Scholar Designation
Contact: Jeff Selbin, EBCLC executive director, (510) 548-4040, ext. 344. During the January 2003 meeting of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) in Washington, D.C., the selection of East […]
Leon Panetta Honors America’s Fishing Heritage: Independent Ocean Commission Seeks Sustainable Future for America’s Oldest Industry
Contact: Justin Kenney, Pew Oceans Commission, 703-516-0605 Leon Panetta, chair of the Pew Oceans Commission, traveled to the coastal community of Half Moon Bay, Calif., to honor America’s commercial fishing […]
FatWallet Victorious in Challenge to Wal-Mart’s Frivolous DMCA Subpoena
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]