Spotlights

On to the Federal Bench

Araceli Martínez-Olguín ’04 was confirmed as a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California. She had worked at the National Immigration Law Center since 2018, and also was […]

New Podcast Episodes

“Be the Change,” a podcast hosted by Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice Executive Director Savala Nolan ’11, just released the first of four new weekly episodes. Professor Khiara […]

Pursuing Racial Justice

2L Alyssa Meurer received a National Lawyers Guild Haywood Burns Fellowship, one of just five people so honored. She will work this summer with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights […]

Civil Rights Rumination

Judge Thelton E. Henderson ’62, a visiting professor and revered alum, provided remarks for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s recent 65th anniversary celebration. He discussed his memorable […]

Mourning a Major Loss

Lauren Edelman ’86, a beloved Berkeley Law professor since 1996, passed away on Feb. 7. She held vital positions at the school, such as director of our Center for the […]

Taking Care of Business

Irene Liu ’06 is our Executive Education Program’s first executive in residence. She will develop a webinar series on Berkeley Boosts, lead General Counsel Institute programs, and create other industry-focused […]

A Collaborative Impact

The East Bay Community Law Center, which trains over 100 Berkeley Law students each year in community lawyering and client-centered advocacy, serves low-income clients and advances justice in myriad ways. […]

History Made in Oakland

Berkeley Law alum Janani Ramachandran ’20 was recently sworn in as Oakland’s new City Council member for District 4. She is the youngest person ever elected to the Council and […]

Canceling Student Loans

Our Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice and a group of legal scholars that includes Dean Chemerinsky and Jonathan D. Glater filed amicus briefs opposing challenges to President Biden’s student […]

A New Art World Canvas

Our Berkeley Center for Law and Business recently launched Canvas, a newsletter on the art world and its intersections with law, finance, technology, and culture. An academic research hub to […]