Spotlights

A new East Bay Community Law Center report reveals stark racial and socioeconomic disparities in California driver’s license suspensions—and arrests—related to unpaid traffic fines and fees. The report notes how […]

Prof. Anne O’Connell is a recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award, the campus’s most prestigious honor for teaching. The award recognizes teachers that incite intellectual curiosity, engage students thoroughly […]

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program has selected Sharada Jambulapati ’18 as a 2016 fellow. Recipients are chosen based on their potential to make significant contributions […]

The International Association of Privacy Professionals has awarded Ken Bamberger and Deirdre Mulligan the 2016 Privacy Leadership Award for their book, Privacy on the Ground. The two professors are also […]

The U.S. Commerce Dept. has appointed Sonia Katyal to serve on its inaugural Digital Economy Board of Advisors, which will suggest ways to spur economic growth and opportunity. Katyal and […]

UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirks has named Professor Melissa Murray interim dean of Berkeley Law. A faculty member since 2006, she has taught Family Law, Criminal Law, and Constitutional Law and […]

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has chosen Karim Kentfield ’12 as one of her clerks starting in 2017. A Google software engineer for six years before attending Berkeley Law, Kentfield […]

National Jurist has named Luke Diamond ’16 a 2016 Law Student of the Year. His many achievements include founding the Consumer Rights Workshop, whose students have helped more than 150 […]

A new paper by Rachel Stern and Su Li looks at how international law firms are faring in China. Drawing on 2013 data, their article offers the first such comprehensive […]

A new book about Pauli Murray ’45 and her friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reveals their similarities: both smart, inquisitive idealists. Ahead of her time, Murray fought for the […]