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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

‘She never gave up fighting’: UC Berkeley law professors discuss Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy

According to Shannon C. Turner Professor of Law Amanda Tyler, Ruth Bader Ginsburg worked to overturn jury laws that made women feel unwelcome in the judicial system.

To honor former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s decades-long fight for justice both on the bench and as an attorney, the UC Berkeley law community gathered virtually to commemorate her life and legacy.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020

UC law school deans refute federal government criticism of Critical Race Theory

Deans from several University of California law schools released a joint statement Sept. 11 addressing the federal government’s decision banning staff training relating to white privilege and the social science framework Critical Race Theory, or CRT.
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Campus

Sunday, July 26, 2020

UC Berkeley law professor advises White House on how to pass policies without Congress

UC Berkeley School of Law professor John Yoo has been consulting the White House on a political theory that allows a sitting president to impose policies without congressional approval.
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Academics

Friday, June 26, 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law to be conducted entirely online in fall 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law announced that it will hold all classes online for the fall semester in a letter from Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on Friday.
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Campus

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law talks race, police reform in 1st of livestream series

In the wake of George Floyd’s death and the ensuing protests across the country, four UC Berkeley professors discussed their thoughts in the first segment of a longer series on race and policing.
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Campus

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Experts say COVID-19 presents threats to democratic process in general election

Five campus experts talked about the challenges the coronavirus pandemic will present for the 2020 general election in an event Friday.
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State

Saturday, April 18, 2020

CA Bar Examination may be postponed or canceled due to spread of COVID-19

Due to social distancing orders, the fate of the scheduled California Bar Examination in July is uncertain. State Bar of California board of trustees chair Alan Steinbrecher sent a letter to the California Supreme Court outlining two options to replace the exam.
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Campus

Friday, January 31, 2020

‘Making this campus more inclusive’: UC Berkeley communities react to Boalt Hall name removal

The Building Name Review Committee spent almost three years circulating surveys, inviting public comment and reading reports from an internal Berkeley Law committee.
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Campus

Thursday, January 30, 2020

‘Burden of the history’: UC Berkeley removes Boalt Hall’s name

As of early Thursday morning, the campus has removed Boalt Hall’s name and the building’s name pin lettering.
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Campus

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Robert Reich, Erwin Chemerinsky discuss Trump’s potential impeachment

UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix hosted a discussion centered on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s phone call with the Ukranian president.
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‘She never gave up fighting’: UC Berkeley law professors discuss Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy

UC law school deans refute federal government criticism of Critical Race Theory

UC Berkeley law professor advises White House on how to pass policies without Congress

UC Berkeley School of Law to be conducted entirely online in fall 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law talks race, police reform in 1st of livestream series

Experts say COVID-19 presents threats to democratic process in general election

CA Bar Examination may be postponed or canceled due to spread of COVID-19

‘Making this campus more inclusive’: UC Berkeley communities react to Boalt Hall name removal

‘Burden of the history’: UC Berkeley removes Boalt Hall’s name