June 1, 2021
Alumni and faculty are playing a significant role in a case being argued June 2 at the California Supreme Court that could find the state’s death penalty statute unconstitutional. Supervising Deputy State Public Defender Elias Batchelder (’06) identified the key legal issues in the case and will argue on behalf…
May 29, 2021
Deep partnerships within the local community, nationally known faculty members, and broad student offerings are a few of the likely reasons why the UC Law SF clinical program was ranked 19th nationwide by U.S. News and World Report. Faculty members have built lasting relationships with the courts, nonprofits, and businesses…
May 29, 2021
Between May 20 – 25, 2021, UC Law SF hosted a virtual Mediation Training for students and lawyers involved in its Hastings to Haiti Partnership (HHP). Hosting online was a challenge, but our professors, students, and staff managed the technical challenges and translation issues expertly. Participants joined from our partner…
May 27, 2021
Seven UC Law SF students won a $5,000 grant to advance their proposal for protecting the belongings and dignity of people who are homeless. After making it to the finals earlier this year in the University of California’s 15th Annual Big Ideas Contest,…
May 26, 2021
A unique tax law concentration, a broad offering of clinical and doctrinal courses, and a distinguished faculty are likely some of the reasons why UC Law SF’ tax program rose seven spots in the most recent U.S. News and World Report rankings, breaking into the Top 20 for the first…
May 20, 2021
UC Law SF has partnered with the City and County of San Francisco and Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration on a program to ensure the safety of residents and visitors to the school and its surrounding neighborhood. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the Mid-Market Vibrancy and Safety Plan, which includes…
May 20, 2021
The Law and Society Association is recognizing UC Law SF Professor Setsuo Miyazawa’s four decades of service to the field of socio-legal scholarship with two awards—its Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award and its lifetime achievement Legacy Award. Miyazawa, senior visiting professor of law and senior director of the East…
May 7, 2021
UC Law SF La Raza Law Student Association (LRLSA) announced that 1L Dulce Rodas has been named the 2021 recipient of the Jeanette M. Acosta Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, which comes with an award of $4,200, honors UC Law SF alumna Jeanette Acosta ’16, who rose to national prominence as…
May 7, 2021
Five women just completed their first year of law school in part thanks to a unique state-funded scholarship program available only at UC Law SF. The California Scholars Program provides each student with $65,000 in support per year, covering tuition and a $20,000 stipend for living expenses. The program…
May 5, 2021
Academic Freedom Adopted by the Faculty Executive Committee in 2011; Updated and Approved by the Faculty on April 26, 2023 Preamble Recognizing that robust First Amendment principles in the United States Constitution and corresponding provisions in the California Constitution bind UC Law SF, as a…
May 4, 2021
Publications Kate E. Bloch, “Virtual Reality: Prospective Catalyst for Restorative Justice,” 58 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 285 (2021). Scott Dodson, “In-State Invocation of Diversity Jurisdiction: Theories,” Academia Letters No. 844 (2021). (refereed). Scott Dodson, “Texas v. Pennsylvania and the Political-Question Doctrine,” 2021 University of Illinois Law Review Online 141 (2021).
May 3, 2021
Media Highlights Domestic Abuse Survivors Fear Deportation Under Trump Policy Biden Has Yet To Reverse NPR — April 30, 2021 Blaine Bookey: “Women, children, families are being sent back to the very dangers that they fled.” Journalism at San Quentin SF Weekly — April 29, 2021 Hadar Aviram:…