December 7, 2021
When Mario Ernesto Lopez was named UC Law SF’s inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives this past August, he was undaunted by the fact that the position came without a roadmap. “I’ve always done things a little bit differently,” Lopez says, grinning. Since 2016, he’s brought what coworkers…
November 28, 2021
Publications Paul Belonick, Constitutional Law: Blockchain’s Challenge for the Fourth Amendment,” The Judges’ Book (2021). Abe Cable, Corporate Law: Does Trados Matter?,” The Judges’ Book (2021). Ming Hsu Chen, “The Political (Mis)Representation of Immigrants in the Census,” 96 New…
November 19, 2021
Earlier this fall, UC Law SF welcomed 16 affiliated and visiting scholars from around the world. This talented group of practitioners, professors, and subject matter experts contribute to the college’s vibrant intellectual community and enhance the work of its centers of excellence. “Affiliated and visiting scholars associated with our centers…
November 19, 2021
In our Engaged Scholarship series, we speak with members of the UC Law SF faculty who are influential scholars, advocates, and thought leaders. Our latest conversation is with Chancellor and Dean David Faigman, John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law. David Faigman is an influential academic whose landmark work…
October 15, 2021
Four UC Law SF professors rank among the most-cited scholars in their fields over the past five years. One of them—UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean David Faigman—topped the list of evidence scholars at #1. Two—Richard Marcus and Scott Dodson—made the top-10 civil procedure list alongside scholars from Yale, NYU,…
October 9, 2021
Publications Scott Dodson, The Orange Book of Civil Procedure: A Student Guide (2021). Scott Dodson, The Red Book of Civil Procedure (2021). Robin Feldman, “The Devil in the…
October 7, 2021
In our Engaged Scholarship series, we speak with members of the UC Law SF faculty who are influential scholars, advocates, and thought leaders. Our latest conversation is with Professor Karen Musalo. Karen Musalo is a prominent scholar known for her groundbreaking approach to refugee and human rights law. She…
October 1, 2021
Update: On Sept. 20, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Veronica S. Rossman ’97 as a judge on the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She is the first federal defender to serve in that position. July 23, 2021 — Veronica S. Rossman…
September 3, 2021
In our Engaged Scholarship series, we speak with members of the UC Law SF faculty who are influential scholars, advocates, and thought leaders. Our first conversation is with Thomas Miller Professor of Law Hadar Aviram. Hadar Aviram is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work is…
August 20, 2021
Karen Musalo is a law professor and the founding director of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at UC Law SF. The following op-ed was originally published in the Los Angeles Times on Aug. 20, 2021. In the past week we have seen…
August 18, 2021
Ming Hsu Chen—an expert on race, immigration, and citizenship—has joined the UC Law SF faculty as a visiting professor for the 2021-22 academic year. While at UC Law SF, she will teach Legislation and Administrative Regulation plus the seminar Citizenship and Equality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in the fall semester and Constitutional…
August 18, 2021
In early March 2020, Lauren Lofton was at a conference in Tennessee, where the mood was dire. The state had just been devastated by 10 tornadoes. By the time Lofton arrived home in California, UC Law SF’s campus was moving into pandemic lockdown, where it would remain for more than…