Media Highlights

Prisons are Skimming Big Chunks of CARES Act Stimulus Checks 

The Intercept—February 17, 2021

Amy Spivey: “When we’re talking about the 2020 tax returns, I think it’s all fair game with garnishment.”

Answers to working parents’ questions about workplace rights during the pandemic

Seattle Times—February 17, 2021

Jessica Lee: “It’s hard enough even for lawyers to understand all of these laws, and they’re changing every day.”

‘Doing the Right Thing’?: van der Veen’s Defense of Trump Elicits Sharply Divided Views From Phila. Trial Lawyers

Law.com—February 17, 2021

Shanin Specter: “It’s terrific that Philadelphia lawyers have put aside whatever misgivings they may have about their client and have hewed squarely to the principle that unpopular clients and causes need able representation.”

Voice of America International Edition

VOA—Feburary 14, 2021

Joel Paul: “The Senate rules proscribe that as soon as the articles of impeachment are delivered to the Senate, the trial must commence the following day at 1:00 p.m. The delay that took place was entirely within McConnell’s control.”

Is there a democratic solution to Haiti’s current crisis?

CNN—February 12, 2021

Nicole Phillips: “The international bodies are not following Haitian constitutional experts and legal bodies in their interpretation.”

Americans Divided On Letting People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine For Religious Reasons

Huffington Post—February 12, 2021

Dorit Reiss: “Most states with religious exemptions do not have real oversight over whether there is, in fact, religious objection.”

In Amgen Antibody Patent Case, Court Dodges Industry Upheaval

Bloomberg Law—February 12, 2021

Robin Feldman: “Amgen is one of the most important Federal Circuit decisions in quite some time.”

College and Community Stories

Mieke Eoyang (’02) Appointed Cybersecurity Adviser for Biden Defense Department

UC Law SF congratulates Mieke Eoyang on her appointment as deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy. Eoyang will lead the Department of Defense’s cyberspace policy and strategy, integrating it with national policy.

Jennifer Van der Heide (’92) Assumes Interior Department Leadership Post

UC Law SF congratulates Jennifer Van der Heide on her appointment as chief of staff for President Joe Biden’s Department of Interior.

Scholarly Leadership

Jodi Short published “Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand: Know when to avoid, engage, or drop them” in Harvard Business Review (March-April 2021) (with Michael W. Toffel).

Nira Geevargis presented on Supervision & Feedback in a Time of Remoteness: Best Practices for the Field & Academic Supervisor panel at the Disruption in the Legal Sector: How Technology Can Enable Educators, Students, Lawyers, and Judges Around the Globe to Stabilize the Sector and Provide Access to Justice conference sponsored by the Institute for Global Understanding of Rule of Law at Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi (IGUL), Atlanta John Marshall Law School, and Mitchell Hamline School of Law (February 11, 2021).

Veena Dubal received The UC Law SF Board of Trustees Foundation Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship.