Lunch & Learn: Wildfire and Public Health: Barriers and Opportunities to State Policy Implementation
Virtual (Zoom)Wildfire smoke presents a population-wide health risk in California with significant environmental justice implications. However, the policy landscape addressing the public health impacts of wildfire remains siloed, posing challenges to […]
Lunch & Learn: What Does the Recent Supreme Court Ruling on the Chevron Doctrine Mean for Climate and Energy Policy?
Virtual (Zoom)In one of its final decisions of this term, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn the Chevron Doctrine. The Chevron Doctrine, established forty years ago, stated that courts must defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Legally, the Chevron Doctrine has been critically important and has been cited in thousands of court decisions, […]
Sustaining Your Professional Relationships
132 Law BuildingAt our networking presentation on May 30, we talked about building your network through attending events as well as identifying and reaching out to people who do the kind of […]
The Senate’s AI Roadmap: Where Will It Take Us?
Online - B-CLEB-CLE Webcast Register | Speaker Bios and Contact Information Topical questions to speakers can be sent via their contact information or LinkedIn profiles hyperlinked within the slide deck. After testimony […]
Lunch & Learn: Understanding Recent Developments in Climate Risk Disclosure
Hybrid: In-Person and VirtualIn 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 261 (Stern) into law, requiring all companies doing business in the state with total revenues over $500 million to disclose climate-related financial […]
Generative AI & The Practice of Law
132 Law BuildingSituated in a global innovation hub, Berkeley Law is at the heart of discussions of the impact of emerging technologies on law, society, and legal practice. In recognition of this, […]
Law & Literature, Session 1: Albert Camus, The Fall
Online - ZoomSession 1: Albert Camus | The Fall Virtual/Zoom Berkeley Judicial Institute's virtual law and literature series is smart, engaging, and fun; consider joining us as we introduce our virtual 2024-25 law […]
Reducing Agricultural Methane Emissions from Rice and Manure
Virtual (Zoom)Methane is responsible for approximately 20 - 30 percent of current global warming, and methane emissions continue to increase worldwide. In the U.S. and China, agriculture is a major source […]
The Buzz w/BCLB: Beyond Chevron – The SEC, Shareholder Activism, and Corporate Change
VirtualIn striking down Chevron, the Supreme Court has now cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer — including the SEC. What tools […]
The Mystery of the Jury
Online - ZoomVirtual/Zoom 75 minutes Join Berkeley Judicial Institute and Moderator District Judge Marcia Krieger (D. Colo.), Professor Valerie Hans (Cornell), Professor Nancy Marder (Chicago-Kent Law), Judge Robert Lasnik (W.D. Wash.), and Judge […]
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