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Members of the Berkeley Law Staff Circle on Anti-Racism (SCAR) contributed to a letter sent to Chancellor Carol Christ regarding the relationship between the campus police department and the school community.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says Democrats should move to expand the size of the Supreme Court if Republicans force a vote on Justice Ginsburg’s replacement through without President Trump first being re-elected

Five Berkeley Law professors describe Ginsburg’s enormous influence and the colossal implications of rushing to confirm her replacement before the presidential election.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and UC Chancellor Howard Gilman, co-authors of a new book, The Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State, discuss the difference between separationist and accomodationist views, the reason they felt that it was an opportune time to write this book, and what they hope to accomplish with its release

Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, weighs in on the significance of Governor Newsom’s plan to eliminate sales of gas-powered cars and trucks in the state by 2035

After coordinating programs to maximize representation, Pedral says completing the census by the September 30 deadline is vital for California’s future.

The Berkeley Center for Law and Business cooks up a tasty startup niche for foodtech entrepreneurs. 

The Environmental Law Clinic fights toxic chemicals in federal court and at the State House.

Professor Khiara Bridges discusses the evolution of Critical Race Theory and expresses doubt President Trump even knows what it is

Professor Amanda Tyler reflects on her experiences with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains why, if President Trump’s nominee is confirmed, we’ll have the most radically conservative Court since the early 1930s

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says President Trump’s use of the Justice Department for political gain is exceptional and unprecedented

Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, explains why social media companies’ use of algorithms to remove content can hinder investigations into incidents

The remarkable journey of California Law Review Editor-in-Chief Samson Lim ’21, who spent six years in a wheelchair.

Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, discusses Gov. Newsom’s promise to accelerate the state’s response to global warming

Dean Erwin Chemerinksy President Trump’s executive order essentially banning WeChat has chilling effect on the exercise of free speech that is profound and constitutionally unsupportable

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky writes that there’s a way for Democrats to make clear they will not tolerate Republicans trying to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat in advance of the election

Professor Amanda Tyler discusses her experiences with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says the Trump administration’s efforts to block downloads of TikTok and WeChat are unprecedented, even in the context of trade restrictions, and unconstitutional

Anya Grossman, Director of Global Outreach and Professional Engagement, and James Dempsey, Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, explain how Berkeley Law’s LLM program keeps the curriculum relevant 

The Workers’ Rights Clinic caseload has surged since the pandemic sent a shockwave through the labor force. 

Lecturer Mallika Kaur, as part of her ongoing series exploring managing trauma and the demands of lawyering, speaks to critical race theorist and feminist legal scholar Angela P. Harris about challenging homogeneity of the profession and academy;  the genius and struggle of women scholars; emotional intelligence for strong lawyering; the trap of “diversity” without power-sharing; and the potential of Juneteenth, 2020

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and UC Chancellor Howard Gillman, co-authors of a new book titled The Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State, argue the Supreme Court’s majority is using the religion clause to strike down hard-fought advances in civil rights

Professor Ian Haney Lopez, with Tory Gavito, writes that President Trump’s competitiveness among Latinos is real and suggests Joe Biden’s key to reaching Latino voters is to link racism and class conflict

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky writes that the Trump administration’s attack on critical race theory is profoundly anti-intellectual and wrong 

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says comments on the arrest of journalist Josie Huang and says a reporter on a public sidewalk observing what’s going on is constitutionally protected

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses his new book, “The Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State,” and how the Supreme Court’s First Amendment law concerning religion is likely to change in the years ahead

Professor Orin Kerr’s work, and his 2011 paper titled, “Why Courts Should Not Quantify Probable Cause” are cited in this Bloomberg Opinion column 

California law deans, including Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, urge the California Supreme Court to drop remote proctoring for the fall bar exam and eliminate limits on materials students may consult during the two-day online test

Berkeley Law professor and former dean Christopher Edley, Jr. joins three others in describing the historical and current factors impeding progress, and how to surmount them.

The Environmental Law Clinic fights toxic chemicals in federal court and at the State House.

Where there’s money, scams are sure to follow — and the coronavirus pandemic is no exception.

Three Berkeley Law graduates at the National Center for Youth Law play key roles in a court ruling ordering the release of detained children in federal immigration custody. 

“Right now we’re asking ourselves what it will take to change the systems that have purposefully disenfranchised people of color.”

A look at the flow of lawyers moving from BigLaw to public interest work cites “Making Public Interest Lawyers,” a large-scale study looking at law careers authored by Professor Catherine Albiston, along with Scott Cummings and Rick Abel of UCLA Law

An examination of oil spills, chemical dispersants and related lawsuits against the EPA, including the suit filed by Claudia Polsky and the Environmental Law Clinic

Editors-in-chief of two top-ranked Berkeley Law journals describe new challenges and opportunities to sustain excellence and build community. 

The Human Rights Center’s Investigations Lab contributed to this in depth report on the situation in Portland

Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, says his colleagues on the bench face a couple of “unique challenges” when it comes to evaluating their own temperament

The work of Innocence Project co-founder and special counsel Barry Scheck, (class of ’74) lands Berkeley Law on the list 

Professor Catherine Fisk says union protections make it difficult to charge police officers with crimes

Professor Kenneth Ayotte discusses the tricky, no-win business of valuation during bankruptcy

Professor Jonathan Simon says a combination of a new state law and the current police reform climate may have swayed the Alameda DA to prosecute the case of a police officer who fatally shot Steven Taylor at a Walmart store in April 

Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy writes that a permanent payroll tax credit is a necessary step toward guaranteeing a living wage for all Americans