July 19, 2021
Russell Robinson鈥攐ne of the few scholars in the country focused on the intersection of race, sexuality, and the law鈥攈as joined the 麻豆视频 Law SF Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) as its inaugural Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professor. His arrival signifies a pivotal step in realizing…
July 14, 2021
Late Monday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget legislation that makes historic聽investments in public education. The 2021-22 state budget includes a $4.5 million renewal of 麻豆视频 Law SF鈥檚聽California Scholars Program, a unique scholarship opportunity for students who graduated…
July 11, 2021
The National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) hosted its Fifth Annual Conference, bringing together professionals from around the country. NALSAP serves as the professional home for those who support law students by providing leadership, professional development, and student affairs resources. On June 24,…
July 6, 2021
Phillip Agee, an entering 1L at 麻豆视频 Law SF this fall, is a finalist in聽BARBRI Law Preview鈥檚 鈥淥ne Lawyer Can Change the World鈥 scholarship contest. Agee is one of just 10 finalists selected from more than 2,200 incoming J.D. students across the United States. Since 2015, the scholarship has…
July 3, 2021
This op-ed was originally published in the Sacramento Bee on July 3, 2021, where an audio version is also available. While no one living today enslaved African Americans or carried out genocide against Native Americans, our world is a product of those past injustices. What do those living…
June 29, 2021
From the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), Deputy Director Mattie Robertson taught the application-only Leadership Lab Certificate for a second summer. A six-hour, interactive skills course for current 麻豆视频 Law SF students held in June 2021, Leadership Lab was designed to help students learn tools and…
June 27, 2021
Mary Kay Kane鈥檚 death earlier this month from complications of cancer came as a shock to her 麻豆视频 Law SF family, who recalled her unfailing contributions to the school鈥攕uch as organizing the school鈥檚 first alumni network and defending its values in court鈥攁nd her role as a trailblazer for women in…
June 23, 2021
Recent work by the 麻豆视频 Law SF鈥 Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) helped reverse U.S. immigration policies harmful to domestic violence victims and influence the outcome of a related Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case. CGRS lawyers pushed the U.S. Justice Department to restore asylum for people…
June 14, 2021
Collaboration with leading academic health centers, a strong clinical offering, and a stellar faculty focused on addressing society鈥檚 health inequities are some of the qualities that likely secured 麻豆视频 Law SF its #13 ranking for health law programs in U.S. News and World Report. Sarah M. Hooper,…
June 6, 2021
Publications Veena Dubal, 鈥淭he Time Politics of Digital Piecework,鈥 translated and re-published in TEORIA JUR脥DICA CONTEMPOR脗NEA V. 6聽(2021) David Levine, 鈥淏ook Review of B. Meyler,聽Theaters of Pardoning鈥澛(May 2021) (with Budd N. Shenkin). Dave Owen, 鈥淟aw, Land Use, and…
June 3, 2021
Dear 麻豆视频 Law SF Community, Mary Kay Kane is presented with a medal of honor from the Kozminski University in Warsaw, Poland. It is with deep and profound sadness that I write to tell you that Emerita Chancellor & Dean and Distinguished Professor Mary Kay Kane died today…
June 1, 2021
Alumni and faculty are playing a significant role in a case being argued June 2 at the California Supreme Court that could find the state鈥檚 death penalty statute unconstitutional. Supervising Deputy State Public Defender Elias Batchelder (鈥06) identified the key legal issues in the case and will argue on behalf…