Berkeley Law student Hoda Katebi was featured in a recent New York Times Q&A about her efforts to dismantle the global garment industry and its fast-fashion sweatshops. An activist, writer, and speaker, Katebi in 2019 launched Blue Tin Production, a Chicago clothing cooperative run by working-class women of color. “I run on saffron ice cream […]
Fighting Fast Fashion
Forensic Algorithms
Professors Rebecca Wexler and Andrea Roth will take center stage May 12 in a Brookings Institute webcast on forensic algorithms, their growing use in the U.S. legal system, and concerns they raise around accuracy, transparency, due process, and accountability. Wexler will lead a fireside chat with Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and she and Roth are […]
On Reproductive Rights
NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray recently gave Berkeley Law’s annual Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture. A former Berkeley Law faculty member and interim dean who was mentored by Kay, Murray discussed what lies ahead for reproductive rights, using the past as a lens through which to consider the current landscape as well as the future. […]
Top Teaching Prowess
Professor Molly Van Houweling has won Berkeley Law’s Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction for inspiring students and exhibiting a deep commitment to teaching. A top intellectual property scholar and the school’s associate dean for J.D. curriculum and teaching, she also won a new UC Berkeley award last year for deftly leading the law school’s shift to […]
Hollywood Star Power
Alums Cliff Gilbert-Lurie ’79 and Scott Edelman ’84 are among this year’s five Legal Legends in entertainment law as named by The Hollywood Reporter. Gilbert-Lurie has led unique deals for A-List actors such as Tina Fey, Josh Brolin, and Sandra Bullock. Edelman is the co-chair of the media, entertainment & tech group at Gibson Dunn, representing companies like ViacomCBS, […]
Cosmetics’ Ugly Truth
Not So Pretty, a docuseries on hidden dangers in cosmetics and personal care products, aired April 14 on HBO Max. It features our Environmental Law Clinic’s work on this issue (federal cosmetics law hasn’t changed meaningfully since 1938) over four half-hour episodes simultaneously released, with appearances by Director Claudia Polsky, clinic clients, and project partners. […]
Digital Equity
A new report on how the digital divide impacts access to legal services and civic engagement was released by our Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic and the nonprofit Next Century Cities. Outlining how broadband access gaps fuel inequality, the report proposes ways to close them that include working with legal service providers, community […]
The Issue of Leadership
Leadership takes center stage in the new issue of Transcript, Berkeley Law’s biannual magazine. It features how alumni are steering law firms big and small, some of our stars guiding stellar pro bono work, and Dean Chemerinsky’s huge impact on the heels of his reappointment to another five-year term. Other stories profile amazing students, inspiring new […]
Big Thanks for Big Give
The commitment of Berkeley Law’s remarkable community was on full display March 10 during Big Give, UC Berkeley’s annual 24-hour fundraising drive. The law school received a record-breaking $605,219 from 501 donors, which exceeds last year’s amount raised by a whopping 283%. That total ranked sixth in most money raised among all university units, and […]
Help for Ukraine
The Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations, from our Human Rights Center and the UN Human Rights Office, has been translated into Ukrainian (PDF) for use by the Ukrainian government and others documenting atrocities in the region. “This is exactly why we created the protocol: to strengthen the evidence needed to secure justice in […]