News
May 14, 2012
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Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Alumni gather to celebrate a decade of student achievements and raise funds for the clinic’s high-stakes legal cases.
May 09, 2012
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David Sklansky Wins UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
The Berkeley Law professor brings home another accolade, adding to the three major teaching awards he racked up at UCLA School of Law.
May 03, 2012
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Law Clinic Plays Leading Role in Guatemalan Human Rights Case
Hearing before the Inter-American Court caps six years of work by students of the International Human Rights Law Clinic.
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A Universal Digital Library
An op-ed by Professor Pamela Samuelson in the Los Angeles Times, “A universal digital library is within reach,” argues that despite limitations of copyright law, barriers to mass digitization of the world’s books can— and should be—overcome. Google Books has long tried to digitize works that are no longer in print, but those efforts have stalled due to legal challenges. The Atlantic Wire calls Samuelson’s op-ed one of the Five Best Wednesday Columns nationwide.
Vermont Law Names Marc Mihaly ’74 Dean >>
Vermont Law School has appointed Marc Mihaly ’74 president and dean, effective August 1. Mihaly is currently the school’s associate dean of environmental programs and director of its environmental law center. After graduating from Boalt, where he was editor-in-chief of Ecology Law Quarterly, Mihaly served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Central America. He later worked in the environmental unit of the California Attorney General’s Office and with the San Mateo County Legal Aid Society. In 1980, Mihaly co-founded Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger in San Francisco, one of the nation’s top public interest environmental law firms, and served as its managing partner for 17 years. (4/5/12)
Alan Harris ’68 to Lead National Association >>
Berkeley Law adjunct professor Alan Harris ’68, a partner at Farella Braun + Martel, has been elected president of the American College of Construction Lawyers. A fellow with the college since 1992, Harris succeeds his Farella colleague Deborah Ballati. The college consists of the top one percent of the construction bar and includes lawyers, professors, and judges from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, and France. A construction lawyer for more than 40 years, Harris has mediated hundreds of disputes as an arbitrator and court-appointed special master and has appeared in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Legal 500 USA. (3/21/12)
Dr. Linda Zaruba Starts Work at Berkeley Law >>
Tang Center psychologist Dr. Linda Zaruba recently began a half-time appointment at Berkeley Law. Zaruba, who has worked at UC Berkeley for 25 years, will help students confront issues such as time management, fear of public speaking, stress, grief, anxiety, and more. As a staff psychologist, she's worked with students from across disciplines and has met with law students at UC and in her private practice. Zaruba is also available to consult with faculty members regarding concerns they may have about a student's well-being.
Video: Christina Swarns of the NAACP
Christina Swarns is the director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Criminal Justice Project. She spoke on "Post-Racial America: The View from Death Row" at a recent Henderson Center Rutch Chance Lecture. Watch here »
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September 21: Political Roundtable: Obama's First Four Years
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Professor and Director of the Haas Diversity Research Center, john a. powell is the author of a new paper on poverty and race. Powell writes that in a mature democracy, poverty is "about social exclusion and the lack of belonging, not material inequality.” He argues that exclusion, often due to racial differences, is key to understanding and addressing poverty.
Information privacy law expert Chris Hoofnagle, Samuelson clinic co-director Jennifer Urban, and statistician Su Li surveyed consumers about purchasing goods and services with mobile phones. In a new paper, Mobile Payments: Consumer Benefits & New Privacy Concerns, the co-authors report that Americans overwhelmingly oppose cell phone payments that let retailers track their locations or obtain their contact info.
In Framing Cultural Difference: Immigrant Women and Discourses of Tradition, professor Leti Volpp argues for a better understanding of immigrant culture. Volpp says we assume that immigrant women will be emancipated when they have abandoned their cultures. But she proves this theory wrong through the work of domestic violence advocacy groups, expert testimony in a case of attempted parent-child suicide by a Sikh immigrant, and more.
- Law prof & China expert Stanley Lubman writes about the downfall of Bo Xilai, a former Communist Party chief. (Wall Street Journal)
- Prof Melissa Murray says 9th court same-sex marriage ruling changed the landscape for couples challenging Nevada ban. (Fronteras Desk)
- Anne Joseph O'Connell receives Rutter Award for teaching distinction & for being a great teacher who inspires students. (Berkeley Law)