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Explore the milestones, achievements and ongoing progress of the Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center. Stay connected with our journey toward a more equitable and just legal system.

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Implementing Equality: Packed Symposium Addresses California Racial Justice Act
Over 500 people registered for the event, where lawyers, computer scientists, scholars, government officials, and criminal justice leaders probed the act’s early impact and future landscape.
Prosecuting Police: Berkeley Law Hosts Training for Attorneys Handling Fatal Use-of-Force Cases
Prosecutors from across the country recently gathered at Berkeley Law for the first-ever national conference on how to effectively prosecute police officers accused of using excessive force.
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.

CLJC in the News

Building a Ripple Effect: Novel Immigration Liberation Practicum Helps Immigrants in Federal Detention
(03/03/2026)
Sunshine, Golf, Pickleball and … Scams?
(02/27/2026)
Opinion: A Grand Jury Will Indict a Ham Sandwich? Not in the Trump Era.
(02/13/2026)
Topics: Criminal Law Topic
How Alameda County’s stonewalling legal approach has cost taxpayers millions
(11/24/2025)
Topics: Criminal Law Topic
Service Stars: UC Berkeley Law’s Pro Bono and Public Interest Award Winners Make an Indelible Impact
(06/06/2025)
Opinion: Trump’s hypothetical Alcatraz plan is scary. His move to end prison rape protections is scarier
(05/06/2025)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic
UC Berkeley Law Experts Outline the Latest Developments at the Intersection of Technology and Criminal Law
(02/04/2025)
Chesa Boudin represents former prisoners suing California for reportedly withholding ‘gate money’
(09/11/2024)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic
New Resentencing Practicum Among a Slate of Fascinating, Varied Fall Course Offerings
(08/23/2024)
Blast Off: New Fellowship Launches Criminal Justice Careers for Recent Grads
(06/04/2024)
Does the quashing of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction spell hope for Trump?
(05/06/2024)
Topics: Criminal Law Topic
Opinion: The Supreme Court could make homelessness worse in America
(04/20/2024)
Topics: Constitutional Law Topic, Criminal Justice Topic
An Illuminating Exchange on Crime, at Berkeley of All Places
(03/15/2024)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic
Opinion: San Francisco is punting its failures on homelessness to Trump judges
(03/02/2024)
Implementing Equality: Packed Symposium Addresses California Racial Justice Act
(02/13/2024)
Prosecuting Police: Berkeley Law Hosts Training for Attorneys Handling Fatal Use-of-Force Cases
(12/19/2023)
Ex-DA Boudin still opposes early recalls, but says he’s moved on
(12/11/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic
The Progressive Prosecutor Movement with Chesa Boudin
(09/21/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic
Angela Davis, Chesa Boudin discuss decarceration, activism in Criminal Law and Justice center event
(09/20/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Public Mission Topic, Racial Justice Topic
Illegal to stop retail theft in California? No, bill never proposed this | Fact check
(09/12/2023)
Topics: Criminal Law Topic
California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke
(08/30/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic, Environmental Law Topic
Accountability Is Not a Pseudonym for a Cage: Chesa Boudin on Decarceration in our Lifetimes
(08/22/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic
Santa Rosa suing suspected sideshow organizers; says tire debris polluted area waterways
(07/19/2023)
Topics: Criminal Law Topic
Chesa Boudin talks crime, justice—and what’s happened to SF under Brooke Jenkins
(06/15/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic, Criminal Law Topic
Former SF district attorney Chesa Boudin to lead new Berkeley Law criminal justice center
(06/07/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic
Chesa Boudin: Why I’m not running for office in 2024
(05/31/2023)
Topics: Criminal Law Topic
San Francisco’s Ousted District Attorney Has a New Job
(05/31/2023)
Topics: Criminal Justice Topic

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