The deans of UC Berkeley and UCLA law schools write that it is exceedingly hard to imagine that by July it will be safe for students to sit closely together in gigantic test halls, nor is it likely to be feasible to implement appropriate physical distancing measures.
Adam Sterling and Robert Bartlett explain the flaws in the CARES Act’s PPP that could leave small businesses that need the funds the most at the back of the line.
Adam Sterling and Robert Bartlett explain the flaws in the CARES Act’s PPP that could leave small businesses that need the funds the most at the back of the line.
Professor Aaron Edlin, with Bryce Nesbitt, suggest a path to normalcy lies in credible, verifiable, and voluntary programs to identify individuals as “certified recovered” from Covid-19
Claudia Polsky, founding Director of the Environmental Law Clinic, with Tim Whitehouse and Tom Bruton, writes that the EPA must designate PFAS wastes as “hazardous” immediately and set strict standards for their management to keep hazardous chemicals out of drinking water.
Professor Catherine Fisk & Seema Patel, Clinical Director for the East Bay Community Law Center, explain workplace rights during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Professor Pamela Samuelson, Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology’s, testimony before the Senate IP Subcommittee was quoted in coverage of the hearing.
Ethan Elkind, Director, Climate Program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, compares the transportation plans of the Democratic presidential nominees.
Professor Catherine Fisk told Rolling Stone a new bill makes it harder to classify workers as independent contractors and the impact that may have on dancers in music videos.
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky argues that the regents should approve cohort-based tuition and implement predictable tuition increases to maintain the quality of the country’s finest public university system, the University of California.
Lecturer Rose Carmen Goldberg discusses how the new $738 billion bill under the National Defense Authorization Act leaves victims of military medical malpractice, sexual assault and other grievous harms with little recourse
Lecturer Rose Carmen Goldberg expresses concern that Congress’s proposed administrative process for medical malpractice claims will be used by the Defense Department as a remedy to protect Feres
Lecturer Rose Carmen Goldberg discusses the lack of legislation fighting military sexual assault and the need for more legislation in order to help sexual assault victims
Lecturer Neil Wertlieb comments on Attorney Lisa Bloom’s firm withdrawing from Angela Villela Chavez case and says Bloom’s firm may have terminated their representation due to numerous reasons such as not being in mental condition to represent or if firm has a conflict of interest
Lecturer Anne Tamar-Mattis says that when less than 1% of people who think they’re entitled to a program are able to access it, that does really highlight big problems in regards to government’s loan forgiveness program