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 21, 2021
On Oct. 19, UC Law SF Professor Robin Feldman testified before Congress in support of greater patent transparency. “To put it simply, shell games and hide-and-seek rarely make for an efficiently functioning market,” Feldman told the panel. The current patent system lacks the transparency needed to ensure…
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…
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 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…
July 19, 2021
Russell Robinson—one of the few scholars in the country focused on the intersection of race, sexuality, and the law—has joined the UC Law SF Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) as its inaugural Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professor. His arrival signifies a pivotal step in realizing…
May 4, 2021
Faculty Achievements: February 2021 Publications Binyamin Blum, “Book Review: American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19 by John Fabian Witt,” 55(1) Law & Society Review 206-209 (2021). Marsha Cohen, “Written Informed Consent – Translating into Plain Language. A Pilot Study,” 9 Healthcare 232 (2021) (with…
May 4, 2021
Faculty Achievements: December 2020-January 2021 Publications Scott Dodson et al., “The Zooming of Federal Civil Litigation,” 104:3 Judicature 13 (fall 2020). Veena Dubal, “An Uber Ambivalence: Employee Status, Worker Perspectives, and Regulation in the Gig Economy,” in Beyond the Algorithm: Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation (Cambridge University Press…
May 4, 2021
Faculty Achievements: November 2020 Publications Dorit Reiss, “Digging the Rabbit Hole, COVID-19 Edition: Anti-Vaccine Themes and the Discourse Around COVID-19,” Microbes and Infection (November 2020) (with Tara C. Smith). Jessica Vapnek, “Agricultural Legislation” in International Legislative Drafting Handbook, Carolina Academic Press (2020). Manoj Viswanathan, “The Unintended Consequences of California’s…