UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses free speech on university campuses

October 24, 2024

THE JEWISH NEWS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Berkeley Law since 2017, was formerly dean of law at UC Irvine and, for two decades, a professor at the University of Southern California. He’s a noted constitutional law scholar and a widely admired expert on the First Amendment.

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UC Irvine Law professor Cindy Thomas recognized by AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research

October 24, 2024

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research (LWRR) has named University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Cindy Thomas Archer as the recipient of its 2025 Section Award.

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Grant to UCLA Law to support Tribal Legal Development Clinic

October 23, 2024

UCLA NEWSROOM — Bolstering UCLA School of Law’s efforts to improve the lives of Native people throughout California and the country, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has awarded a $2.2 million grant to further support the ongoing work of the law school’s Tribal Legal Development Clinic.

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A look at the UCLA Law Tribal Legal Development Clinic

October 23, 2024

LAist — UCLA established its Tribal Legal Development Clinic more than 25 years ago as a class to help law school students learn the legal needs of Native Americans and encourage more students to become tribal lawyers.

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An interview with UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings Law) chief advancement officer Julia Jordan

October 23, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Julia Jordan, UC Law SF’s new chief advancement officer, has a strong record of spearheading successful fundraising campaigns at the Bay Area Discovery Museum and Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. Now at UC Law SF, she is leading efforts to raise money for the College’s key initiatives.

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University of Cincinnati Law lecture examines Holocaust-Era theft in Europe and paths to restitution

October 23, 2024

UCINCINNATI — The story of the paper trail of “Jewish money” stolen by various European institutions during the Holocaust is a complicated and still incomplete narrative.

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Columbia Law hosts panel on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s civil rights legacy

October 23, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law legal scholars Olatunde C.A. Johnson and Jeremy Kessler joined a discussion on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s complicated record on integration in schools and the military.

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University of Connecticut Law hosts law school fair

October 23, 2024

THE DAILY CAMPUS — If one had to use a word to describe the University of Connecticut’s School of Law 2024 Law School Fair, it would have to be “diversity.” 

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Cornell Law launches Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic

October 23, 2024

CORNELL CHRONICLE — At the start of the fall semester, the Law School inaugurated its Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic, led by Clinical Professor of Law G.S. Hans, widely known for his scholarship in free speech, technology law, and legal ethics. 

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Fordham Law Criminal Defense Clinic secures exoneration for wrongfully convicted client

October 23, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Fordham University School of Law students in the Criminal Defense Clinic helped exonerate Keth Roberts for a murder charge from 1986. Roberts was exonerated on Oct. 3 by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic.

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