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:…
May 3, 2021
UC Law SF Moot Court held on to its coveted #1 ranking this semester, capping off a school year that saw alumni coaches participate in greater numbers than ever. The 90-plus student team members were dubbed “Covid National Champions” in a recent Zoom awards ceremony to celebrate the achievement.
April 26, 2021
Media Highlights Looking ahead to fall 2021…COVID-19 vaccines required for college and university campuses? KTVU FOX 2—April 23, 2021 Dorit Reiss: “Universities have been mandating vaccines for about a century.” From the Gila River to Bears Ears: Environmental activists renew push to protect Southwest US public lands amid…
April 24, 2021
An award-winning negotiation and dispute resolution team, a top-tier mediation clinic, and a holistic approach to providing students with the skills they need to be successful in the workplace are three of the qualities that likely earned UC Law SF its #8 ranking for dispute resolution programs in U.S. News…
April 23, 2021
Sinkyone Council supports an important Indigenous People’s justice initiative led by Yuki people in collaboration with UC Law SF and Round Valley Indian Tribes to recognize and address acts of genocide against the Yuki perpetrated by the College’s founder Serranus Hastings, who later became California’s first Supreme…
April 19, 2021
Media Highlights Former Shasta County sheriff’s deputy accused of 2019 manslaughter one step closer to trial Record Searchlight—April 16, 2021 George Bisharat: “When making charging decisions, prosecutors sometimes take into account whether the circumstances of the allegation are considered ‘aggravating’ or ‘mitigating.’” Commencement speaker Wally Adeyemo followed a…
April 12, 2021
Media Highlights S.F. school board member Alison Collins’ lawsuit draws skepticism from legal experts San Francisco Chronicle—April 1, 2021 Joel Paul: “Collins has a public forum, the ability to speak her mind and defend herself.” Carrots, sticks and jabs: What will California do to win over vaccine skeptics?…
April 7, 2021
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic preventing travel, UC Law SF students continued their work to help people seeking asylum. For the past three years, students have gone to T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a facility outside Austin, Texas, where people awaiting decisions on their immigration status are detained. This spring,…