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Professors Daniel Harawa and Aaron Hall join Berkeley Law’s stellar faculty
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (575+ words) The school’s strong run of faculty hiring under Dean Erwin Chemerinsky continues with Harawa, a criminal procedure expert who arrives in January, and legal historian Hall. By Gwyneth K. Shaw Berkeley Law’s strong run of faculty hiring under Dean Erwin…...
Student Summer Work Series: Rising 3L Kimmy Pantoja lets go of the ‘aching weight of impostor syndrome
1+ week, 1+ day ago (832+ words) Working for the Office of Legal Counsel in the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Pantoja gains perspective and confidence while helping protect public health and the environment. Our annual Summer Work Series features Berkeley Law students reflecting on their…...
Exploring Surveillance-Related Legislation for the Alameda County Public Defender
1+ week, 2+ day ago (415+ words) On behalf of the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office, students in the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic analyzed the viability of legislation related to surveillance of its incarcerated clients. Public defenders often possess deep knowledge of systemic injustices within…...
Policy Advocacy Clinic marks a decade of nationwide success in ending juvenile fines and fees
1+ week, 4+ day ago (619+ words) By Gwyneth K. Shaw In 2016, Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) released its first report on the harms of fines and fees in the juvenile court system — a narrow snapshot looking just at Alameda County. A decade later, the sweep of…...
Major gift launches Climate Action Fund to bolster Berkeley Law’s environmental leadership work
2+ week, 2+ day ago (954+ words) The $500,000 commitment from Ruth Bell ’67 and her husband Joseph Bell aims to expand the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment’s impact in guiding California policymakers on vital issues. Ruth Bell ’67 and her husband Joseph Bell have committed $500,000 over five years…...
AI Expert Lakshita Bhargava LL.M. ’26 works to improve judicial cooperation in European Union cross-border enforcement
2+ week, 4+ day ago (686+ words) Bhargava, who helped develop an AI-powered learning platform in India, and LL.M. classmate Anže Erbežnik aim to streamline criminal proceedings and improve efficiency in bilingual legal environments. Lakshita Bhargava LL.M. ’26 traveled nearly 8,000 miles from her AI-focused work in India to Berkeley…...
ACLU Honors Dean Chemerinsky, Springsteen, Kaepernick, Two Others
2+ week, 5+ day ago (286+ words) Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky was one of five recipients — including music icon Bruce Springsteen and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — of the ACLU’s Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business,…...
Four Berkeley Law professors awarded faculty chairs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (761+ words) Professors Khiara M. Bridges, Colleen V. Chien ’02, and Dhammika Dharmapala, and Assistant Professor Manisha Padi were recognized for their scholarly and teaching accomplishments. By Gwyneth K. Shaw Four Berkeley Law professors were recently awarded faculty chairs. Professors Khiara M. Bridges, Colleen V....
Student Summer Work Series: Rising 3L Holden Valentine finds meaning and mentorship working in immigration defense
3+ week, 4+ day ago (648+ words) Valentine parlays pivotal hands-on experience gained at Berkeley Law into a rewarding internship with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Immigration Defense Unit. Our annual Summer Work Series features Berkeley Law students reflecting on their current job. These first-person accounts…...
Student Teaches Legal Studies Class Through Lens of Race, Ethnicity, Law
3+ week, 5+ day ago (238+ words) Naomi M. Yitref. Photo by Winnie Fung Naomi M. Yitref, a Ph.D. candidate in our Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, designed and taught a Legal Studies course this summer inspired by Berkeley Law’s Race and the Law graduation requirement. Its premise: If…...