UC Berkeley School of Law

As climate change continues to leave its mark on the world, UC Berkeley School of Law’s Environmental Law Clinic received a gift made in an effort to further advocacy and environmental justice work.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced appointments to the state government Thursday and Friday, including four UC Berkeley alumni and faculty.

Anthony Levandowski, a UC Berkeley alumnus with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering and operations research, was granted a full pardon by former president Donald Trump for trade secret theft.

Joseph Myers, who taught at UC Berkeley’s ethnic studies department for nearly 30 years, died due to heart complications Dec. 29, 2020, at age 80. 

Bernadine “Pinky” Sewell, founder of popular campus restaurant Pinky & Red’s, was diagnosed with colon cancer in August and has set up a GoFundMe page to cover her medical and living expenses.

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program Friday — causing UC administrators and students alike to celebrate.

UC Berkeley School of Law’s new Center for Law and Work, or CLAW, aims to promote the study of workers’ rights — an issue of heightened importance since COVID-19 pandemic's adverse impact on employment.

Oct. 3 marked the 150th anniversary of the UC Board of Regents’ 1870 decision to admit female students, further serving as a reminder of the political and cultural impacts four women had when elected to the 1918 California State Assembly.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Wednesday addressing racial discrimination and systemic racism in California.

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.