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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…

Prof. Weisberg Trains SF DA’s Office on Domestic Violence

January 8, 2021

Professor D. Kelly Weisberg poses with one of the books in her Hornbook Series, a collection of treatises on specific areas of the law. As a national expert on domestic violence law, UC Law SF Professor D. Kelly Weisberg observed with concern…

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…

Students Help Demystify Tax Rules

December 16, 2020

Students at UC Law SF’ new Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic drew on their own experiences this year to help educate disadvantaged taxpayers about their rights and responsibilities. Ezekiel Gorrocino, 2L, had noticed that some clinic clients were in the dark about whether they qualified for tax credits such as the…

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…