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 work you want to do and requesting informational interview meetings, including what to do when you do not get a response to your inquiry. On […]
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 from 150 experts, the Bipartisan Senate Working Group released its Roadmap for AI policy and governance. Will it be influential? And where will it take […]
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 risks. Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted long-awaited rules to strengthen and standardize climate risk disclosure by public companies in the United […]
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, we have arranged a four-part workshop series on Generative AI & The Practice of Law for our LL.M. executive track students. Led by Kristie Chamorro of the Berkeley […]
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 and literature series. Join for one session or for all six! Using great works as text, these programs provide participants the opportunity to reflect on […]
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 of methane emissions. For both nations, one potential shared avenue for reducing methane is through more sustainable agricultural practices. The U.S. and China are now […]
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 and mechanisms will the SEC use to regulate public markets? Does trimming the power of the SEC mean shareholders will take matters into their own […]
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 Pamela Gates (Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona) as we consider: the historical and current roles and importance of the American jury how jurors work and […]
24th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference
Residence Inn Berkeley 2121 Center St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThe Berkeley Center for Law & Technology is pleased to host the 24th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) on August 8-9, 2024 at the Residence Inn in Berkeley, CA. The IPSC brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. The conference is co-sponsored by […]
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