Press Releases

ATTENTION: journalists covering the Supreme Court of California, federal courts, and the law Media contacts: 
Susan Gluss, (510) 642-6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu 
 Cathal Conneely, (415) 865-7651, cathal.conneely@jud.ca.gov WHAT: The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law will host a special session of the Supreme Court of California as part of the court’s effort to improve public […]

ATTENTION: government, legal, political, and court reporters Contact: Susan Gluss, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu; 510-642-6936   WHAT: A one-day conference on the Supreme Court of California. Participants will explore not only substantive legal issues, but also the court’s institutional challenges. Read a preview story here. Conference highlights include a morning salon-style conversation with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on […]

Attention: Assignment desks and general assignment, higher education and technology reporters Contact: Susan Gluss, (510) 642-6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu The Internet: a catalyst for change or threat to personal liberties? WHAT: “The Net: Utopia v. Dystopia”  Tech titans explore the Internet’s double-edged sword: its ability to spread knowledge and democracy, and its potential risk to civil liberties […]

An August 20 lunchtime panel for leaders of cities and towns connected to the rail route WHAT: High Speed Rail in the Valley: Managing the Economic and Environmental Impacts A lunchtime discussion in Fresno on managing the economic and environmental impacts of the high speed rail project in the San Joaquin Valley. A panel of […]

ATTENTION: General assignment and higher education reporters; weekend, photo, and TV news assignment desks Contacts:  Susan Gluss, Berkeley Law, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu, 510-642-6936       WHAT: The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law’s Commencement Ceremony 2013, an annual event honoring graduating law students: J.D. (Juris Doctor), J.S.P. (Doctor of Laws), LL.M. (Master of Laws) and […]

Attention News from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law     Media Contact: Susan Gluss, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu, 510-642-6936     Reforming Copyright for the Internet Age   MEDIA ADVISORY     ATTENTION: Assignment desks, high-tech, and legal reporters     WHAT: An annual two-day conference on copyright law   Creative works—in music, art, and […]

ATTENTION: Assignment desks; high-tech, and legal reporters WHAT: An afternoon forum with author, columnist, and technology realist Evgeny Morozov. The event is sponsored by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law.   WHY: The temptation of the digital age is to fix everything—from crime and corruption to pollution and obesity—by digitally […]

Contact: Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936 or sgluss@law.berkeley.edu   Berkeley, CA—March 20, 2013 … University of California, Berkeley, School of Law experts are available to comment on next week’s two historic U.S. Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage.   On Tuesday, March 26, the justices will hear arguments on whether California’s Proposition 8 ballot initiative, which defined […]

ATTENTION: Assignment desks; higher education, high-tech, and legal reporters WHAT: The second annual day-long Berkeley Law Privacy Forum will feature leading academics and practitioners discussing the latest developments in privacy law. Faculty affiliated with the law school’s Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and panelists will discuss the implications for ‘real world’ information privacy law […]

Attention News from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law   Media Contact: Susan Gluss, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu, 510-642-6936   MEDIA ADVISORY   ATTENTION: Assignment desks; higher education, international, and legal reporters   WHAT:                                                                                                                                                                       An afternoon Berkeley Law forum, “The Future of the Rule of Law in China.”   China has made unprecedented progress in developing the […]

Attention: government, legal, political, and general assignment reporters CONTACT: Susan Gluss, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu; 510-642-6936 WHAT: A one-day symposium on the California Constitution’s impact on local governments. Experts will cover a range of ongoing issues, including privacy, free speech, and religious liberty. Conflicts between state and local officials over redevelopment, water rights, and budgets will be examined […]

Attention: Legal, technology, political, and general assignment reporters CONTACT: Susan Gluss, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu; 510-642-6936 WHAT: “The Corrupting Influence of Money on Politics,” a lecture by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, followed by expert commentary. WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Details are online here. WHERE: UC Berkeley School of Law, Room # 105. See campus map. […]