Congress

Beyond the media gabfests and power grabs, the severity of our political issues must garner the attention of a future workable and governing House majority that can effectively negotiate. Without a speaker, the House’s hands are tied during a tumultuous time.

Calls for “regime change in Iran” could be heard at the corner of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue from picketers waving the flags for Iran and Mujahedin-e Khalq, Iran’s main opposition group, Saturday.

The Daily Californian sat down with Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law since 2017, in order to gain insight into the recent Supreme Court rulings. 

The widespread use of generative artificial intelligence, or AI, is raising significant copyright concerns that could threaten the future and legality of this new technology, according to a recent study conducted by Berkeley Law professor Pamela Samuelson. 

These concerns about the court as an institution should make the justices eager to rid the public of its skepticism. Instead, they dismissed themselves from acknowledging the problem and didn’t even bother to attend the hearing, which tells us what we already know — the Supreme Court is unable and unwilling to keep itself under check.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, will impact startups all over the Bay Area. 

A united Congress does not mean the elimination of dissent; ideally, unity is a product of genuine concern and eventual agreement. 

The Afghan Adjustment Act was not included in the December federal omnibus bill for the fiscal year of 2023 despite past support from the ASUC and ongoing advocacy by campus organizations.

Midterm elections might not determine the next president of the United States, but the upcoming elections still have a lot at stake for voters everywhere.

The 50th anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, prompted reflection from the UC Berkeley community on both the impact of the proposed legislation and what the country has yet to accomplish.