UC Berkeley Law professor Dylan Penningroth publishes book on the history of the civil rights movement

October 4, 2023

BERKELEY LAW — A seed planted by old family lore led Berkeley Law Professor Dylan Penningrothto hours in the records rooms of county courthouses across the South, teasing out how Black people used the levers of the law to advance their interests from the last decades of slavery through the 1970s.

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Video: UC Davis Law dean Kevin Johnson discusses his vision for the school

October 4, 2023

UC DAVIS — Since joining the UC Davis Law faculty in 1989, Dean Kevin Johnsonhas centered his work around those ideals of the King Hall’s namesame, Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Being a law school devoted to social justice and social change, and the diversity of our faculty and our student body helps us to pursue those…

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UC Davis Law professor Cruz Reynoso honored with courthouse named after him

October 4, 2023

UC DAVIS LAW — California’s Judicial Council voted on Tuesday to name courthouses after two trailblazing jurists – the retired Chief Justice of California, Tani G. Cantil- Sakauye ’84, and the late state Supreme Court Justice and UC Davis Law Professor Cruz Reynoso.

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UC Davis Law First Generation Advocates Program supports students’ transition to law school

October 4, 2023

UC DAVIS LAW — Entering her 1L year at UC Davis Law, Kimberly Martinez ’25 anticipated having “a lot of questions that I wouldn’t necessarily know who to ask,” she said. But Martinez found an immediate support system in First Generation Advocates, a 7-year-old UC Davis Law program that matches first-generation 1L students with faculty and…

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UC Davis Law professor emeritus Ed Imwinkelried invited to Judicial Conference Committee Special Meeting

October 3, 2023

UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — The Federal Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee of the Judicial Conference is responsible for proposing amendments to the Evidence Rules. In late October, the committee will host a special meeting. 

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UC Irvine Law professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow honored by California Lawyers Association 

October 3, 2023

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that UCI Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Carrie Menkel-Meadow won the California Lawyers Association (CLA) – Litigation Section’s 2023 ADR Hall of Fame Award.

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George Washington Law publishes bibliography celebrating faculty scholarship

October 3, 2023

GW LAW — GW Law is thrilled to present this bibliography that recognizes and celebrates our faculty’s immense scholarly impact.

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University of Houston Law Center creates installation honoring Black and Hispanic law graduates and faculty

October 3, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center debuted three new installations celebrating the significant achievements of its African American and Hispanic law graduates and faculty. 

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LSU Law professor Michael J. Malinowski publishes article on personal genome medicine 

October 3, 2023

LSU LAW — “Personal Genome Medicine: The Legal and Regulatory Transformation of US Medicine,” a new book by LSU Law Professor Michael J. Malinowski examining the ethical, legal, and social implications of direct-to-consumer, genetic health risk testing services such as 23andMe’s Personal Genome Health Service, has been published by Cambridge University Press.

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An interview with University of Michigan Law professor Dana Thompson

October 3, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — For Michigan Law faculty member Dana Thompson, the law isn’t just a profession. It’s a way to bring about economic change and further social justice. 

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