Samuelson Clinic, 11/16/20
Clinic Releases Report with Updates on Use of Electronic Monitoring of Youth in California Juvenile Justice System
Director Catherine Crump Writes on Electronic Monitoring of Youth and Data Sharing
Berkeley Blog, 11/16/20
Death Penalty Clinic alumni protect clients during COVID-19
In the fall of 2020, clinic faculty asked Death Penalty Clinic alumni to let them know about their efforts to protect their incarcerated clients during the pandemic. The responses reflect […]
Jack Chang ’20: Who’s on the Hook for Refinery Accidents?
We believe that people deserve to know whether fossil fuel companies can pay for their mistakes. As it turns out, after two months of digging, we finally were able to obtain Phillips 66’s insurance documents at the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response, a branch of the state’s Fish and Wildlife Department that protects waterways. 11/6/20
Clinic Files Amicus Brief in D.C. Circuit Supporting Challenge to Immigration Ban
International Human Rights Law Clinic, 12/15/20
Center Successfully Requests Publication of Case Holding Arbitration Contract Unconscionable
By the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice November 3, 2020 The Second District Court of Appeal granted the Center’s request to publish Swain v. LaserAway Medical Group, a […]
Newsletter – October 2020
By the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice October 30, 2020 It has been a year of upheaval and insecurity, of racial injustice and financial crisis. We have believed […]
Robbins Fellow Lena Salaymeh Elected to Prestigious Chair
The Robbins Collection and Research Center is proud to announce that former Robbins Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Research Fellow Lena Salaymeh was recently elected to the prestigious chair in Sunni […]
Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Mahwish Moazzam
Undertaking a Robbins Fellowship during the COVID-19 pandemic comes with a unique set of travails but Mahwish Moazzam is no stranger to contending with challenges. “I am used to adversity […]
ELC joins fight against Formosa petrochemicals plant; Army Corps suspends permit
In October 2020, ELC filed a proposed amicus brief in federal district court on behalf of the Louisiana environmental justice groups Concerned Citizens of Saint Johns and Justice and Beyond, opposing the construction permit for a huge plastics production and petrochemical complex in the highly polluted area known as “Cancer Alley” or “Death Alley.” 10/20