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CSLS Speaker Series: “The Voucher Lottery: America’s Housing Crisis and the Politics of Scarcity”
Philip Selznick Seminar Room 2240 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFeaturing Brian McCabe, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Sociology, Research Director of the Center for Social Justice, Georgetown University Abstract: Rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher program is scarce. Congress funds this program with annual appropriations, but each year, it fails to provide enough resources to meet the housing needs of every income-eligible household. […]
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New Horizons in Jerusalem Studies: An Integrative Framework for the Analysis of the Development of Modern Jerusalem
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThis lecture presents new research that offers an integrative framework for analyzing Jerusalem’s modern development from the late Ottoman period to the present. The project utilizes a newly compiled database of largely untapped archival sources to challenge traditional dichotomies such as East/West, tradition/modernism, and Arab/Jewish. It aims to propose a unified, broad temporal framework that […]
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Let Kids Read! Fighting Book Bans with Dan Novack
110 Law BuildingPlease join Mass Media at Berkeley Law and the Henderson Center for Social Justice for a conversation with Dan Novack — Vice President, Associate General Counsel of Penguin Random House — regarding his experience suing states that enact book bans. In addition to pushing for students' freedom to read, Novack's commitment to uncovering truth and ensuring our First […]
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The Trump Administration and the Law: Immigration
105 Law BuildingBerkeley Law Professors Leti Volpp and David Hausman will discuss what the Trump administration is doing in immigration law and what challenges are being brought to these actions.
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BCLT Lunch Talk: Computer Law (AI, video games, technology exports, etc.)
100 Law BuildingJoin BCLT for a dynamic lunch presentation from BCLT Executive Director, Wayne Stacy, and attorneys from Quinn Emanuel, WilmerHale, Latham & Watkins, and Debevoise on February 11, 2025 from 1-2 PM in Room 100. This lunch will give you insight into the practice area of computer law. Lunch will be provided. Firms are organized in […]
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Diversity, Discrimination, & BigLaw: Will They Retreat in the Face of Trump’s Executive Orders?
100 Law BuildingAttrition in BigLaw's associate ranks is expected. But why is BigLaw's attrition so demographically imbalanced? While BigLaw is improving balance in its partner ranks, it continues to be wildly imbalanced in its associate ranks. In fact, data suggests that the imbalance is worsening. So what's next? Will BigLaw fold in the face of Trump's Executive […]
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Climate Change Series: Careers in Energy & Infrastructure Law
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin us for the fourth event in CLEE’s 2024-25 Climate Change Speaker Series, where experts in environmental justice, land use, and housing policy will discuss how climate law and policy impact equity and sustainable development. This panel will also help you learn about some of the environmental and energy related career paths available to law […]
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Ending Indeterminate Solitary Confinement in California: A New Model of Prisoner Litigation and the Abolitionist Law Center in Pennsylvania
134 Law BuildingPlease join us and Professor Lobel to discuss the Abolitionist Law Center and how it has been at the forefront of litigation challenging solitary confinement in Pennsylvania, successfully advocating for policy changes that have significantly reduced the state's use of isolation and secured individual relief for numerous incarcerated people subjected to prolonged solitary confinement. Please […]
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“The Spirit of Oligarchy in American Agriculture” with Prof. Etienne Toussaint
145 Law BuildingJoin Etienne C. Toussaint, award-winning law professor and expert in critical legal theory, for an in-depth discussion on the historical and contemporary challenges faced by Black farmers in the United States. Drawing from his extensive scholarship on food insecurity, environmental injustice, and the intersection of race and law, Professor Toussaint will examine the historical marginalization […]
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Navigating Your Legal Career: Boutique vs. General Practice Law Firms
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesRegistration Join us for an insightful event designed to help law students understand the key differences between high-end boutiques and general practice law firms. This event will provide you with valuable knowledge to make informed decisions about your legal career path and summer associate positions. Whether you're drawn to the specialized expertise of a boutique […]
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Private Law Theory Meets Civil Procedure Colloquium
TBDCivil procedure has long been considered an adjunct to the substantive law – in the words of Charles E. Clark, former Yale Law School dean, Second Circuit judge, and primary drafter of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the “handmaid to justice.” In Clark’s view – along with other prominent contemporaries like Karl Llewellyn and […]
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Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Anna Stilz, University of California, Berkeley
170 Law BuildingLenin's Theory of Self-Determination Abstract In the Marxist tradition, V. I. Lenin is associated with the thesis that all nations have the right to self-determination. Although self-determination had earlier philosophical antecedents, Lenin was the first to advocate the principle to the international community, and—alongside Woodrow Wilson—it is partly owing to his efforts that the idea […]
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