From his days as a young law student living on Blake Street to his time as the mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee was deeply connected to UC Berkeley’s community.
Federalism Now, a day-long conference on states’ rights versus federal power under the Trump administration, will focus on climate change and immigration law and policy.
Led by Professor Victoria Plaut, the lab highlights the implications of incorporating diversity and inclusion in businesses, legal institutions, and schools.
“Between Freedom and Security: The Future of Justice on the Internet,” a talk by Vera Jourová, European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality.
Kay, who taught at Berkeley Law for 57 years, wrote seminal works on sex-based discrimination, family law, conflict of laws, and diversity in legal education.
Berkeley Law staff member Natalie Golden shines as a world amateur champion salsa dancer, competing victoriously for elite Oakland dance company Salsamania.
Kevin Walker ’17 calls his work as a reserve police officer “community service on steroids” and “a meaningful way to give back.” His duties—and risks—mirror those of a full-time cop.
In Nevada, legislators were famously less regulatory-minded than their California counterparts. Self-driving cars found their first, and likely most propitious, proving ground there.
Sojourner Kincaid Rolle ’81 has been Santa Barbara’s poet laureate for the past two years and has enjoyed a prolific career in writing, teaching, and activism.
Edward Tom has made the phone call thousands of times. But the reactions are wonderfully unique from those who get the good news: “You’ve been admitted to Berkeley Law.”
Jasleen Singh ’17 explores identity, judgment, discrimination, immigration, and domestic violence in the “Sikh Monologues,” spun from interviews with more than 150 Sikh people across the U.S.
When he’s not representing celebrities, Miles Cooley ’99 helps nonprofits that advocate for foster children. “I want to make sure other kids don’t have it like I did.”
Louise Ing ’78 and Colbert Matsumoto ’78 support the Judge Martin Pence ’31 Fellowship Fund, which helps talented Berkeley Law students who are from Hawaii or interested in practicing there.
With graduates living and working in 103 countries, and faculty and students contributing to international scholarship and service, Berkeley Law is making a big imprint on the global legal profession.
New members of the Boalt Hall Alumni Association board of directors Karen Boyd ’96 and Paul Clark ’80 are eager to help the law school navigate the terrain ahead.
California Senator Henry Stern ’09 questions whether the federal government will attempt to preempt states’ rights, as California moves a progressive agenda forward.
Small actions that support Berkeley Law make a big impact on the school and the world around us. This concept stood at the heart of “The Berkeley Effect,” the theme of UC Berkeley’s annual Big Give.
While studying for his LL.M. degree, Todung Mulya Lubis ’78 took an International Human Rights Law class with Professor Frank Newman. The course changed the direction of his career—and his country.
The International Human Rights Law Clinic says the World Bank’s internal watchdog does not have the authority to enforce its own social and environmental policies.
Six Berkeley Law alums and one student selected for the prestigious program learn their offers will be honored despite announcements of a governmental hiring freeze.
At this time, we are recommending that Berkeley Law students, visiting scholars, and employees from those seven countries who hold a visa to enter the United States, or who are lawful permanent residents, do not travel outside of the United States.