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Conversations

Purvi Shah ’06 on Moments of Beauty as a Civil Rights Lawyer Audio

Nazune Menka on Creating the ‘Decolonizing UC Berkeley’ Course Audio

Professor Khiara M. Bridges on Claiming Her Voice as a Prominent Black Woman Audio

‘Be the Change’ Podcast With Savala Nolan ’11

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Student Journals & Voices

Brains of Berkeley Law: Kendrick Peterson JD/MPP ’24

Berkeley La Raza Law Journal

Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy

Berkeley Technology Law Journal: Race & Technology Law Symposium

Fellowships, Faculty & Curricular Highlights

Faculty Approves Race and Law Course Requirement

‘Berkeley Model’ for Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Finds a National Audience

Thelton E. Henderson Racial Justice Fellowship

Race and Law Certificate

Event Spotlights

Democracy Summit Offers Students a Glimpse of Advocacy as Citizens, Candidates, and Activists

Third Annual BTLJ-CMTL-BCLT Race & Technology Law Symposium

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Faculty Scholarship & Writings

Dylan Penningroth: Race in Contract Law

Abbye Atkinson: Borrowing Equality

Jonathan D. Glater: Pandemic Possibilities: Rethinking Measures of Merit

Leti Volpp: Migrant Justice Now

Featured Stories

Chesa Boudin Brings a Lifetime of Experience to Lead New Criminal Law & Justice Center
Former San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin to pursue meaningful change as the founding executive director of Berkeley Law’s new Criminal Law & Justice Center.
Rising 3L Gabrielle Cirelli Finds Challenges, Rewards in Helping Rewrite Her Tribe’s Constitution
Cirelli is the youngest member of the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake’s five-person Constitutional Review Committee and its only law student.
Personal and Professional Pursuit: 1L Angélica César Aims to Revamp Immigration Law and Policy
Separated from her sister in Mexico, César is on Hispanic Executive’s 30 Under 30 list for her wide-ranging work to benefit immigrant, Latinx, and BIPOC communities.
Excessive Police Use of Force: Experts Push for Legal Solutions Focused on Training and Culture
A Berkeley Law symposium highlights barriers to officer accountability and victims’ access to the courts, including police department culture and dubious causes of death given by medical examiners.
Spring Break Alternative Service Trips Build Skills, Cement Student Bonds
Part of the Pro Bono Program, the Berkeley Law Alternative Service Trips offer a school-funded opportunity to offer legal help to people in need.

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In the News

Most Oakland homicides go unsolved. Why don’t officials have a plan to fix it?
Topics: Public Mission Topic, Racial Justice Topic
The International Human Rights Law Clinic’s 2020 Living with Impunity report is cited in the article.
Coram nobis cases 40 years on
Topics: Constitutional Law Topic, Racial Justice Topic
The Asian American Law Journal, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Fred Korematsu’s coram nobis case, hosted its annual symposium, entitled “Let’s Get Going!: Lessons from the Young Lawyers Who Overturned Korematsu, Hirabayashi, and Yasui” at Berkeley Law. The symposium featured a panel with Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law discussing the continued impact the coram nobis cases have today.
OpEd: Why must we wait for the next death of another unarmed Black man to finally act?
Topics: Constitutional Law Topic, Racial Justice Topic
“Why must we wait for the next death of another unarmed Black man to galvanize the public?” writes Dean Chermerinsky. “The problems are well-documented and many solutions are apparent. If the courts and the legislatures continue to do nothing, nothing will change.”
When Did “Woke” Lose Its Meaning & How Do We Get It Back?
Topics: Racial Justice Topic
“Slang amongst Black people is a love language and I am frustrated when that slang becomes appropriated and used by others and the meaning morphs,” said Khiara M. Bridges, author and professor of law at UC Berkeley School of Law. “There’s something really sinister about this term not only being taken from us but also deployed against us. It’s a double violation.”