April 5, 2021
Media Highlights It’s Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic The New York Times—March 31, 2021 John Meyers: “We as professionals were singularly ill-equipped. Nobody had thought about proper forensic interviews in these situations.” Congress Bailed Out Uber’s Workers. Now What? Huffington Post—March 31, 2021 Veena Dubal: “There is…
April 1, 2021
Proposed federal legislation to boost lifesaving cancer screening for women of color has been named in memory of a 2016 UC Law SF graduate who died of cervical cancer at age 32. The Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act would provide funding for preventative health care services such…
March 31, 2021
Today, the Library is happy to celebrate César Chávez, a civil rights leader who advocated for the rights of workers and Latinx people. To help celebrate César Chávez Day, the Library is highlighting books about Chávez and the Farmworkers’ Movement. The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders…
March 31, 2021
Each spring, US News & World Report (USNWR) publishes its annual rankings of law schools. This year, UC Law SF’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) ranked 8th in Dispute Resolution Programs! CNDR is one of the largest ADR programs in the…
March 30, 2021
David Faigman, Hastings College of the Law With the publication today of US News & World Report’s (USNWR) annual rankings of law schools, it is a propitious time to take stock of the state of UC Law SF. As detailed below, the news is good. However, before getting…
March 29, 2021
Media Highlights Shasta County man in jail 7 years without conviction found incompetent for trial Record Searchlight— March 22, 2021 George Bisharat: “The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution includes a person’s right to be present at their trial, and checking for competency is a way of ensuring they…
March 26, 2021
March 25, 2021
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is in the midst of an Advanced Practitioner Mediation Training Certificate which runs through 2022. In February’s session, Handling Emotions Productively, we explored the impact of emotions. Human emotions are vital in mediation: They let us know what matters, they help us…
March 24, 2021
The Center for Business Law has launched a new scholarship program aimed at giving students from disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to flourish in the world of business law. The CBL Scholars Program provides full tuition plus mentorship and support from the alumni and law firms who brought the idea…
March 21, 2021
The shift to online learning has impacted how we communicate with each other. Much is lost when we are not face to face – we are less connected as humans and misunderstandings can happen easily. Law school is an opportunity to practice bringing differing viewpoints together, instead of diverging.
March 19, 2021
As technology revolutionizes the legal industry—a trend that has gathered steam during the pandemic—an innovative UC Law SF collaboration is connecting students with Silicon Valley companies at the forefront. Professor and Director of Applied Innovation Alice Armitage offers “Building a Legal Tech Startup,” a course in which upper-level students…
March 17, 2021
The news from Atlanta last night that eight people were killed, in a rampage directed at Asian and Asian American women and employees of massage and spa businesses, brings to the fore once again the depressingly significant part that hate plays in our society. When I teach constitutional law, it…