With fundamental rights in peril at home and around the world, the law school community is answering the call. Read more>>
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After close consultation with many in the Berkeley Law community, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky has decided that the school will not take part in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings process this year because some aspects of it are "profoundly inconsistent with our values and public mission." Read more>>
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The changes will enable more public interest-minded graduates to access the program, receive increased funding, and spend less of their own money on student loan expenses. Read more>>
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Hailing from 41 countries, 246 students bring a vast array of experiences and perspectives to the school from across the globe. Read more>>
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The diverse additions will help extend the program’s representation of marginalized communities and expand the range of real-world experiences to more than 300 students each year. Read more>>
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Professor Pamela Samuelson breaks down the recent oral arguments over whether an Andy Warhol print of a Prince photograph violates the photographer’s copyright. Read more>>
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With a long track record of working to protect election integrity, Wayment has elevated her advocacy for a more representative democracy while at Berkeley Law. Read more>>
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Like many cities, San Francisco will need to find new sources of revenue to implement much-needed changes. Berkeley Law's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment recently released a report on the city's Climate Action Plan that outlines a series of near-term, long-term, and structural recommendations. Read more>>
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Tuesday, December 13, 5:00 PM PT. Registration is open! Graduates who recently passed the California Bar Exam are invited to take the attorney's oath together at Booth Auditorium. Please register by December 6 to participate. Each graduate may bring up to two guests. More event details and information on other ways to become sworn in may be found on our website. Please contact: alumni@law.berkeley.edu if you have questions. Register here>>
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January 5, 2022, San Diego, CA. Join Dean Chemerinsky for this event recognizing our graduates who are teaching, researching, and developing scholarship while working at schools. Register here>>
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Were you an international student while at Berkeley Law, struggling to navigate the complexities of both work and life in the U.S. as a prospective attorney? If so, GLOBL — the Global Student Association at Berkeley Law — actively seeks your help! GLOBL is a student affinity group of non-U.S. law students that aims to support international students with their career paths in the U.S. They are seeking the advice of international alumni and would love to hear directly about your experience. Please connect with them by filling out this form.>>
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“I’ve looked at some of the language in the executive agreements. It’s totally baseless for [Musk] to seek termination with cause,” said Berkeley Law Professor Adam Badawi. “To get terminated with cause, the circumstances have to be extreme, they have to kind of be malfeasance or someone did something illegal." Read more>>
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Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says he doesn’t think Justice Clarence Thomas needs to remove himself from cases in which his wife is part of an organization that supports one of the parties, unless that organization is actually a party to the case. Read more>>
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UC Berkeley Law Professor Emily Zhang believes that many people impacted by Prop. 17 are unaware that they are newly eligible to vote. “A law changing can only do so much. There’s the second part, which is to make sure people know about the law,” Zhang said. Read more>>
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December 1, 2, 8, and 9 | Live Online Executive Course
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