UC Berkeley Law hosts virtual discussion on repairing racial inequities in California
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Five academics probed the many facets of the debate in Berkeley Conversations, agreeing that this is a moment worth seizing to begin to repair the nation’s inequalities. The event was sponsored by Berkeley Law, at the suggestion of the school’s Staff Circle on Anti-Racism, and moderated by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center recently welcomed Professor Ian Haney López of the University of Berkeley School of Law, as he discussed his book. López began by talking about “dog whistle politics,” or the tactic of using coded meanings and phrases that trigger racist stereotypes.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Working tenaciously to level the playing field is a hallmark of Berkeley Law students. Allaa Mageid ’21, Ian Good ’22, and Rachel Terrell-Perica ’21, and Marta Rocha ’21, help a different small nation assess United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions through field placements at the UNHR Program in Geneva.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law students help nations assess Human Rights Council resolutionsUC Berkeley Law students form Political and Election Empowerment Project to prevent racial discrimination in redistricting
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The hard-fought 2020 election pushed many Berkeley Law students to advocate for campaigns, organizations, and causes. For those in the student-led Political and Election Empowerment Project (PEEP), a new partner is stretching their work into the critical 2021 redistricting year.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Jasmine E. Harris is part of a coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars who released the new report “Examining How Crisis Standards of Care May Lead to Intersectional Medical Discrimination Against COVID-19 Patients.” Professor Harris is an expert in disability law, anti-discrimination law, and evidence.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Jennifer Puza ’21 helped win the release of Brian O’Donnell, an incarcerated man who had served 19 years of his 40-years-to-life sentence under California’s “three strikes” law. Puza argued a motion for O’Donnell’s resentencing, and release from prison, based on O’Donnell’s good conduct and rehabilitative efforts.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Elizabeth Joh recently discussed issues in policing raised by changes in artificial intelligence as part of the panel “AI & Criminal Justice.” The online event was presented by the Denver Law Review. Professor Joh’s scholarship focuses on criminal procedure and policing.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of their pro bono work for Justice Warriors 4 Black Lives, UCI Law students, Christopher Lawrence (3L) and Jasmine Smith (2L), testified before the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the U.S. (the Commission).
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Three prominent law firms have established endowed scholarships at UCLA School of Law to support academically talented students who have overcome substantial hurdles on their journeys to gaining a legal education. Each firm employs more than 30 UCLA Law alumni.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Adam Winkler has been named a 2021-22 visiting scholar by Phi Beta Kappa. Winkler is one of 13 people representing a wide array of fields of academic expertise who were selected this year. Phi Beta Kappa is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor societies.
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