October 7, 2025
UC Law SF Professor Hadar Aviram, right, and Chad Goerzen coauthored Fester, which was honored with the 2025 Michael J. Hindelang Outstanding Book Award. Faculty Who Lead: Hadar…
September 30, 2025
Chancellor & Dean David Faigman speaks at a Sept. 16 memorial celebrating the life and legacy of Joseph R. Grodin, a beloved professor, justice, and mentor whose intellect and compassion shaped generations of lawyers and legal scholars. Former California Supreme Court Justice and UC Law SF Professor Joseph…
September 17, 2025
Since 2004, Nicole Ozer has worked at the forefront of the intersection of constitutional law, civil rights, and emerging technology, shaping some of the most significant privacy and technology laws and policies in the country. Constitutional rights and technology law expert Nicole Ozer will lead UC Law SF’s…
September 15, 2025
UC Law SF Professor Rory Little previews the criminal law cases set to shape the Supreme Court’s 2025–26 term. Professor Rory Little describes what’s at stake in upcoming Supreme Court cases, including three cases involving a defendant’s right to legal counsel, police “emergency search” powers, and capital punishment.
September 10, 2025
A leading researcher and voice in vaccine law and policy, Professor Dorit Reiss helps the media and the public make sense of a rapidly evolving federal health policy landscape. Professor Dorit Reiss is a leading national voice on vaccine law, regularly interviewed by major outlets like CNN,…
Join friends, colleagues, and family for a celebration and retrospective on the life and career of Joseph R. Grodin, a unique figure connecting the UC law SF school and the California Supreme Court, as a former California Supreme Court justice and professor of law at UC Law San Francisco.
August 21, 2025
Spirited debates between Rick Trachok of the Nevada Board of Bar Examiners and David Faigman of UC Law San Francisco led to a landmark study showing little correlation between bar exam performance and attorney competence. UC Law SF leaders co-authored a first-of-its-kind study showing bar exam scores…
August 19, 2025
Ralph Richard Banks joins UC Law SF as the 2025 Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professor with the Center for Racial and Economic Justice. Ralph Richard Banks brings decades of expertise in constitutional law, family law, and racial justice to UC Law SF as this year’s Wiley Manuel…
August 13, 2025
Administrative and constitutional law scholar Jodi Short of UC Law SF offered expert analysis to federal judges weighing cases involving executive authority. Professor Jodi Short joined top legal scholars to submit briefs in two major federal court cases involving executive power. The cases challenge executive orders and actions…
August 12, 2025
At UC Law San Francisco, students aiming for careers in tech don’t just study statutes and case law—they learn from the people who helped shape the legal and business strategies behind some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies. Ernest Hammond, associate general counsel of AI Product at Meta,…
July 31, 2025
Heather Varanini, professor of practice at UC Law SF, supports LEOP students with academic skills training and bar exam preparation. Professor of Practice Heather Varanini draws on personal experience and nearly a decade of work in academic skills training to support students in the Legal Education Opportunity Program…
July 14, 2025
A 2006 graduate of UC Law SF, Moira O’Neill returns to her alma mater with deep expertise in housing, climate, and land-use law and policy. UC Law SF alumna Moira O’Neill has joined the faculty in Fall 2025 to teach environmental, land-use, and property law. Her research has…