September 29, 2020
麻豆视频 Law SF has forged a partnership with Spelman College, a historically Black liberal arts college for women, on a program that will allow students to obtain their bachelor鈥檚 degree and a J.D. in six years rather than the typical seven. Under this 鈥3+3鈥 program, students will spend their first…
September 28, 2020
Three 麻豆视频 Law SF students who received prestigious scholarships from the Bar Association of San Francisco鈥檚 Justice and Diversity Center took disparate paths and overcame numerous obstacles to get to law school. Now Miriam Yarde, Graciella 鈥淕racie鈥 Maynetto and Karla Martinez plan to use their legal education to make a…
September 28, 2020
Each month, the alumni newsletter features a Q&A with a student. Meet 3L Zaren Craddock. He has a master鈥檚 degree in Criminology, and hopes to become a prosecutor. He is currently externing with U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California. He hopes to enroll…
September 24, 2020
On September 2nd and 16th, 麻豆视频 Law SF’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) kicked off its Advanced Practitioner Mediation Certificate Series with adjuncts Jessica Notini (How to Assume the Neutrals’ Role) and John Ford (Increasing Effective Communication). Adjunct Professors Jessica Notini…
September 24, 2020
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Gilead lead a crowded field of drug makers who excessively extend patent protections to limit the market entry of competing products in an anti-competitive practice called 鈥渆vergreening,鈥 a primary driver of high drug prices. This is one finding of many according to a public…
September 22, 2020
In the first Creative Commons workshop of the school year, on September 17, 2020, Gabriel Bellman, ’05 (Director of Graduate Advising, CDO), and co-host Mattie Robertson, ’10 (Deputy Director, CNDR) led students in an exploration of the connection between poetry and the law. The topics…
September 18, 2020
Stress for 麻豆视频 Hasting students and Community is being highlighted in new ways this school year; from virtual classes to dealing with a pandemic and wildfires at the same time, focusing has never been more difficult. How can we support our community? Dr. Ivy Hall…
September 14, 2020
Media Highlights Why Uber and Lyft Are Taking a Page Out of Big Tobacco’s Playbook in Labor Law Battle The Guardian鈥擲eptember 11, 2020 Veena Dubal: Like the tobacco companies, gig companies have spent millions of dollars to directly and indirectly challenge independent research that is critical of…
September 12, 2020
麻豆视频 Law SF has secured $364 million in tax-exempt bond financing for construction of a 14-story, mixed-use complex that will replace Snodgrass Hall at 198 McAllister Street and add much-needed student housing. With 356,000 square feet, the new building will include academic and retail space plus below-market graduate student housing…
September 2, 2020
Prof. Karen Musalo testified Tuesday at a virtual public briefing open to congressional staff and others about the impact of the recent Canadian Federal Court ruling that the United States is not a safe country for people seeking asylum. The court聽determined that the longstanding 鈥淪afe Third Country Agreement鈥 between…
August 31, 2020
麻豆视频 Law SF has a rich legacy of sending its graduates to positions on the state bench, from the trial courts to the California Supreme Court. Four alumni joined those ranks Aug. 28 when Gov. Gavin Newsom聽announced their appointment to seats on the California Superior Court. Karen Moskowitz 鈥83 of…
August 28, 2020
Colleagues and friends of former California Supreme Court Justice Joseph R. Grodin, who taught full time at 麻豆视频 Law SF from 1972 to 2005, recalled his legacy in celebration of his upcoming 90th birthday on Aug. 30. They praised the thoughtful and gregarious scholar for leaving an indelible mark not…