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January 21, 2021
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January 15, 2021
157 Deans Issue Statement on 2020 Election
January 12, 2021
For Immediate Release Today, 157 Law School Deans from schools across the country published a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. The statement marks a rare occasion. It is unusual for such a…
CNDR Professors Speak at Practicing Law Institute
January 12, 2021
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR)’s Director and Professor Sheila Purcell, along with Adjunct Professor John Dean, spoke on ethics in negotiation at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Negotiation Training held on January 6, 2021. Adjuncts Kavya Mohankumar and Shirish Gupta also spoke on ADR choices at…
In the News – January 11, 2021
January 11, 2021
Media Highlights What would self-pardon mean for President Trump? Law professor says it could get messy ABC7 News—January 8, 2021 Joel Paul: “I don’t think it would be possible to actually complete an impeachment trial in the time that we have left.” Rethinking gender alliances at work Strategy+business—January…
Happy New Year from Chancellor and Dean David Faigman
January 6, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Among my family and friends, I am known as an eternal optimist, sometimes against all odds. I have been fortunate that this optimism has usually been vindicated. Despite its manifest difficulties, 2020 gave me more reasons than ever to be hopeful, not least of which was the…
In the News – January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021
Media Highlights Opinion: Regulating Big Tech will be hard, and California is proving it MarketWatch—December 31, 2020 Veena Dubal: “Uber and Lyft’s campaign was so robust and so well done and replete with false information.” COVID vaccine gives small businesses enough hope to go bankrupt Bloomberg Business—December 29,…
In the News – December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020
Scholarly Leadership Dorit Reiss published “Mandating COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in the Workplace,” The Regulatory Review.Jodi Short wrote “Facile Formalism: Counting the Ways the Court’s Removal Jurisprudence Has Failed” for the Yale Journal on Regulation’s Notice and Comment Blog.Jared Ellias’s research was covered in the Bloomberg article…
David A. Pereda ’05 Appointed to CA Superior Court
December 14, 2020
We are proud to share that alumnus David A. Pereda ’05 has been appointed to serve as a judge on the Alameda County Superior Court. David A. Pereda ’05 From Governor Newsom’s press release: Since 2018, Pereda has served as Special Counsel at the…
In the News – December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
Media Highlights Yes, Your Boss Can Fire You If You Refuse to Get a COVID Vaccine NBC San Diego—December 7, 2020 Dorit Reiss: “Requiring a vaccine is a health and safety work rule, and employers can do that.” Covid-19 Dealt a Blow to Working Women. Can We Emerge…
Professor Veena Dubal Appears on Democracy Now
December 10, 2020
On December 8, 2020, Professor Veena Dubal appeared on Democracy Now. She spoke about a potential wave of new anti-worker laws alongside Cherri Murphy, who is a Lyft driver and an organizer with Gig Workers Rising. The full segment, “After Prop 22 Win for Uber & Lyft, Advocates…
In the News – December 7, 2020
December 7, 2020
Media Highlights After 6 Months in Limbo, Philadelphia Court Sets January Date for Restart of Civil Jury Trials Legal Intelligence—December 1, 2020 Shanin Specter: “I am optimistic that Philadelphia’s judges will do what can be done to get trials up and running as soon as possible, so parties can…