U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to speak at Berkeley Law commencement
Current U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is set to speak at Saturday’s Berkeley Law commencement ceremony. Read More…
UC Berkeley Jewish law institute receives grant to expand resources
The Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society, has won a grant that will allow it to augment the resources it provides to the campus. Read More…
Law students attend sexual violence symposium
Four UC Berkeley law students participated last week in an international symposium to further global understanding of sexual violence and various policy solutions. Read More…
UC Berkeley law professor Jesse Choper receives award from state bar
UC Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper received a prestigious award from the state’s bar association Friday for his contributions to legal scholarship.
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Happiness perceived differently in Boston, San Francisco, study shows
Residents of San Francisco define happiness differently than Boston residents do, according to a new study. Bostonians placed overwhelming importance on educational attainment, finances, family support and contribution to others as markers of self-satisfaction, while residents of San Francisco tied satisfaction of their life to work, according a study by Read More…
California’s water system can adapt to climate change, new study shows
A study released last Tuesday by the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the UC Berkeley School of Law outlines and proposes changes to how California currently allocates water. Read More…
Charges dropped against UC regents in lab assistant death
A settlement has been reached with the UC Board of Regents over a case regarding a 2008 UCLA lab fire that left a 23-year-old student worker dead from burn injuries. Read More…
Group to protest Yoo’s employment at law school commencement
A San Francisco anti-war group will protest UC Berkeley School of Law professor John Yoo’s continued employment by the campus at Friday morning’s law school commencement ceremony at the Hearst Greek Theatre. Members of the Bay Area chapter of national anti-war group World Can’t Wait are calling for protesters to Read More…
Report calls for UC to clarify protest policies
In the wake of controversial police force used against student protesters at UC Davis and UC Berkeley last November, the draft of a UC-commissioned report released Friday makes recommendations to minimize police involvement and help campus administrators adapt to each protest. The report — which was commissioned by UC President Mark Yudof Read More…
Video: Al Gore video chats with law class
Former Vice President Al Gore spoke to law students through video chat on the topics of energy usage and the environment. Read the full article here.