UC Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic students help file amicus brief in California Supreme Court 

January 27, 2025

UC BERKELEY LAW — Two students in UC Berkeley Law’s Death Penalty Clinic played pivotal roles in an amicus brief for OSPD v. Bonta(opens in a new tab), recently filed with the California Supreme Court, which argues that California’s death penalty laws have been applied in a racially discriminatory manner violating the state constitution’s equal protection guarantee.

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UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky to receive outstanding scholar award

January 27, 2025

ABF — Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).

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UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) works to improve alternative dispute resolution education in India

January 27, 2025

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR)  at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), is making significant strides in legal education in India.

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UC Law San Francisco adjunct professor James Schurz appointed to Marin County Superior Court

January 27, 2025

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — On June 20, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed long-time Adjunct Professor James Schurz to the Marin County Superior Court.

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Grant to California Western Law to support Community Law Project

January 27, 2025

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — California Western School of Law (CWSL) is proud to announce that its Community Law Project (CLP) has received grant funding from the City of San Diego, the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, and the San Diego County Bar Foundation.

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A profile on California Western Law student Alfredo Jimenez

January 27, 2025

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — “This is where I found my voice,”  says Alfredo Jimenez ‘25, who has turned a lifelong passion for creativity and connection into a meaningful pursuit of justice and community-building here at California Western School of Law (CWSL).

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Case Western Reserve Law discusses school’s diverse class in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending affirmative action in admissions

January 27, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — As law schools nationwide grapple with declining racial diversity among students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-based admissions, Case Western Reserve University School of Law is bucking the trend.

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Gift to Case Western Reserve Law to support First Amendment Clinic

January 27, 2025

CANDID — Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland has announced commitments totaling $5 million from the Stanton Foundation in support of initiatives at the university’s School of Law to bolster the exercise of rights under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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Case Western Reserve Law hosts meeting on updating the Geneva Conventions

January 27, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — With a total of 196 state parties, there are no other international treaties as widely ratified as the four 1949 Geneva Conventions on the Laws of War. But these important treaties are showing their age. 

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Case Western Reserve Law hosts lecture on digital assets and cyber security

January 27, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In November, the Compliance, Risk Management and Financial Integrity Institute hosted a lecture by Sanjeev Bhasker on digital assets and cybersecurity. Bhasker serves as Deputy General Counsel with the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), the White House.

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