Dean Erwin Chemerinsky is one of 36 constitutional experts who sent a letter telling congressional leaders they have the authority to make the nation’s capital the 51st state
The documentary, which airs May 31, unpacks the horrific events that killed at least 39 people and destroyed a thriving Black district — and how they were nearly erased from history.
A planned hallway display — tentatively titled “A Time for Change” — will provide context for how the role of the Boalt name on campus has evolved over time.
Dean Erwin Chemersinky cautions that the Supreme Court’s granting of review of a Mississippi law that prohibits abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy should frighten all who believe that women should have the right to reproductive autonomy
Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, discusses the timeline for expanding California’s high speed bullet train
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Melissa Murray, from NYU School of Law, outline how Justice Barrett’s presence has shifted the balance of the Supreme Court
Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, says Gov. Newsom’s failure to make any new commitments to the high-speed bullet train project in his latest budget proposal is “a pretty glaring omission”
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says the Supreme Court needs to provide broad protection for student speech but also make clear that schools can punish speech if it rises to the level of bullying and harassment
Professor Pamela Samuelsona is the lead drafter of amicus brief, joined by more than 60 law professors, supporting the Warhol Foundation’s petition for rehearing in light of the Google v Oracle decision
Professor Dan Farber says the Biden administration is unlikely to offer much in the way of concessions to a group of young Americans suing the federal government over actions they say contribute to climate change
Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy argues that an expansion of the Treasury’s payment infrastructure for federal beneficiaries could provide a way to achieve both universal benefit distribution and universal bank access
Professor Tejas Narechania’s working paper, which finds that broadband providers offer slower service for the same price in areas where they lack competition, and proposes a model statute for rate regulation of a basic tier broadband service in areas without competition, is highlighted by The White House
Professor Frank Partnoy discusses fads – such as bitcoin, dogecoin and NFTs – and says we we might be surprised, when we look back at this time, at what turned out to be valuable, and what didn’t
Students, faculty, and alumni reflect on the remarkable life of Reynoso, the first Latinx justice on the California Supreme Court and a revered civil rights advocate.
Professor Emeritus Jesse Choper and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky agree that a proposal to allow paramedics, not just police, to order mental health holds raises no immediate civil liberties concerns
Professor Chuck Weisselberg says the oldest and most vulnerable cohort of people within the federal prison system are at the mercy of the parole commission, an agency that’s been dying for decades
Professor Kinch Hoekstra discusses the methodology of the history of political thought, the relationship between philosophy and history, the classical foundation of Western thought and the distinction between ancient and modern in Western philosophy
Professor Catherine Fisk discusses the PRO Act and says it would change is whether independent contractors have the right to form a union and bargain collectively
Professor Elisabeth Semel, Director of the Death Penalty Clinic, says race is, and it has always been, the most salient feature of the American death penalty
Lecturer Shanin Specter discusses the suit he’s filed alleging 16 people contracted cancer from exposure to toxic gas emissions from a medical device facility in Allentown, PA
Professor Tejas Narechania says Apple v Epic Games is going to tell us a lot about how we structure industries and the technology industry going forward
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says a lawsuit asking California to permit more telemedicine for animals even after the pandemic ends may succeed on free speech grounds
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky examines a recent Supreme Court ruling that potentially changes the famous Civ Pro “International Shoe” precedent that out-of-state defendants can not be sued without their consent
Ken Alex, director of Project Climate at CLEE, says Berkeley Law’s Grizzly Corps could provide a transformative model, as President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan includes a $10 billion proposal to create a Civilian Climate Corps
Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, appears on “Air Talk” to break down how politicians and businesses can look to minimize their carbon footprint without starting any beef with the people they serve
Mark Cohen, senior fellow and director of the Asia IP Project at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, says local protectionism is often apparent in Chinese court rulings
Professor Amanda Tyler appears on Above the Law’s podcast, The Jabot, to discuss co-authoring Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life’s Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Berkeley Law second-year students Rachel Wilson, Karnik Hajjar, and Emily Roberts best more than 50 other teams at the annual U.S. Patent and Trademark Office event.
Professor Jonathan Simon says rehabilitative measures should be offered to all prisoners and are an effective means of addressing the underlying reasons individuals commit crimes, particularly violent offenses
Megan Graham, Clinical Supervising Attorney at the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, discusses concerns that Cellebrite’s cellphone data extraction software – used by law enforcement agencies the world over – has severe cybersecurity flaws that could make it vulnerable to hacking
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky moderated a discussion with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and civil rights lawyer Connie Rice about what needs reform.
Professor Elisabeth Semel, Director of the Death Penalty Clinic, appears on “State of The Bay” to discuss the Derek Chauvin verdict and and how it fits into the context of a criminal justice system that has long been plagued by racial bias
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says the Supreme Court and the courts of appeals have been very restrictive with regard to finding state-created danger, as Los Angeles seeks to overturn a sweeping federal judicial order requiring them to offer shelter to everyone on skid row
Professor Jonathan Simon says he is he is skeptical of claims that the Chauvin verdict will be overturned on the grounds that remarks from Maxine Waters prejudiced the jury
