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What happens when a voting law affects one racial group more than others? This episode features Professor Emily Rong Zhang as part of a special 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 series on key election topics. #Election #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

“The enticing question is: Is there a way to grab those flood flows before they flow out to sea, and hold them underground, and therefore expand our capacity?" says Michael Kiparsky, Director of the Wheeler Water Institute at @cleeberkeley.bsky.social, to @grist.org: https://bit.ly/4eiuA47

This summer, three @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social students took human rights work from the classroom directly into the field as HRC student fellows! Here’s a look at how they helped protect vulnerable communities worldwide. www.law.berkeley.edu/article/diff...

3Ls Anchita Dasgupta and Viktor Dimas, co-editors-in-chief of the Berkeley Journal of International Law, recently won the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association’s annual Global Citizen Award: https://bit.ly/4z4w7D0 #BerkeleyLaw

Watch: Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at @cleeberkeley.bsky.social, weighs in on the issues around California's high-speed rail project via @wsj.com: https://on.wsj.com/47G5GYs @ethanelkind.bsky.social

“Personal profit from public service is the definition of corruption. The goal of public service is to make the government work for the people,” says Catherine Lhamon, executive director of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy, to @ladailynews.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3Wb2LEr

"What’s new about the billionaire tax is that it’s a tax on billionaires,” says Professor Brian Galle (@bdgesq.bsky.social) to @sfexaminer.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4jH2LG7 #BerkeleyLaw

@washingtonpost.com: "Brian Galle, a professor of law at UC Berkeley Law who focuses on taxation and nonprofit organizations, said the AI companies could have a significant positive impact if they spend in a focused way" wapo.st/4i8iNaT @bdgesq.bsky.social

How would you describe the effect of money on elections? This episode features Professor Bertrall Ross as part of a special 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 series on key election topics. #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw #Election

Three Berkeley Law students — 2L Sonali Dhawan, 2L Kate Reeves, and 3L Sam Klein-Markman — are among this year’s @hrcberkeley.bsky.social fellows. They recently gave powerful presentations about their recent fieldwork: https://bit.ly/48fLMn4 #BerkeleyLaw

Two recent articles by Berkeley Law Professor Hanoch Dagan and co-author Avihay Dorfman continue to refine and expand the arguments made in their 2024 "Relational Justice: A Theory of Private Law" book: https://bit.ly/4yLi8RF #BerkeleyLaw

“The takeaway from this will be that consumer protection laws will be the way to hold tech companies accountable,” says Vincent Joralemon, Director of the Life Sciences Law & Policy Center, to @nytimes.com: https://nyti.ms/3WG2olp

Death Penalty Clinic client Toforest Johnson's death sentence commuted in Alabama. “Toforest Johnson is innocent. Now it is up to the courts to overturn his conviction and grant him a new trial. We will keep fighting until he is home with his family,” says Professor Ty Alper: https://nyti.ms/4sjkhm1

"As a matter of law, it should be an easy question for the Supreme Court: federal law does not preempt the ability to sue energy companies for their role in causing climate change." —Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @dailyjournalcorp.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3VOvI9c

"When the Supreme Court removed the last federal guardrail on gerrymandering in 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘷. 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴, it set up a dangerous experiment for the 2026 midterms..." —Opinion by Professor Bertrall Ross via @democracyproject.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4Bl0W7Q

Since the Citizens United, the political system has been flooded with big donor money influencing our elections and public policy. But states are taking steps to combat this, laying the groundwork for future efforts. Read my full paper with @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social:

Join us for "America at 250: Reimagining Who We Are" on Friday, October 30. This one-day summit brings together leading thinkers across public policy, law, journalism, and social justice at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social. Register for free today: https://bit.ly/4zDbOMW

In just its third semester, the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic is delivering on the mission that fueled its creation: using data to support advocacy, policy, and social change in the human rights field: https://bit.ly/4sikV3b #BerkeleyLaw

Can a state make it illegal to give food or water to people waiting to vote? Can you vote in the United States if you aren’t a citizen? This episode features Professor Emily Rong Zhang as part of a special 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 series on key election topics. #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw #Election

"One of the most dramatic changes in constitutional law in recent years has concerned the religion clauses of the First Amendment." —Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via the Courtly Observations series on @scotusblog.com: https://bit.ly/4yvCmyw

From @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Professor Bertrall Ross’s new “Elections 2026” essay — “Prelude to a War? The Looming Disempowerment Cycle and the Future of Multiracial Democracy”

🚨Elections 2026: New by @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Professor Bertrall Ross — “Prelude to a War? The Looming Disempowerment Cycle and the Future of Multiracial Democracy” We publish essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read here: bit.ly/4845vGl

Our Older, Wiser Law Students (OWLS) group recently hosted its second annual Peer Career Advice Panel, featuring 2L and 3L members who shared their experiences and offered advice on applications and interviews for summer jobs as non-traditional students: https://bit.ly/3U8IGhu #BerkeleyLaw

After major success in the cage, 3L Scott Denarola has found a new battleground — antitrust law — to pursue holding companies accountable when they “take advantage of workers who have nowhere else to go.” https://bit.ly/4yMwzWm #BerkeleyLaw #MMA

Why do some states require voter ID while others don’t? https://youtube.com/shorts/IHQFOrcCoNU?feature=share This episode features Professors Emily Rong Zhang and Bertrall Ross as part of a special 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 series on key election topics. #Election #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

"This is a publicity stunt by the Trump Justice Department and to help him attack the results of the November elections in California," says Dean Erwin Chemerinsky to @sfchronicle.com: https://bit.ly/4BgiEtq

On Oct. 26, we're hosting "Inside China's Secret Prisons," a book talk w/Orville Schell & Adam Hochschild on China's prison camps, their Soviet roots & threats to journalists who investigate them. 📅 10/26 ⌚️ 5:30 PM 📍Booth Auditorium @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social 🔗 events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/33...

@latimes.com: "Prof. Daniel Farber, author of 'Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits on Presidential Power,' said California’s raft of lawsuits is a result of the current Trump administration 'doing more aggressive things right off the starting block'" https://lat.ms/4zy1Tbc

NationalJurist.com: "At University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, students in the Life Sciences Law & Policy Center work at the intersection of AI, biotechnology and bioethics, often on questions that have yet to be settled." https://bit.ly/3VPrga5 #BerkeleyLaw #AI #TechLaw

“A general counsel implies that you’re practicing law, giving legal advice to the company. You can’t practice law without a license,” says Dean Chemerinsky to @nytimes.com: https://nyti.ms/4s88c2W

“There was a crisis playing out in plain view and people weren’t paying attention,” says Chesa Boudin, executive director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center, to @stateline.org: https://bit.ly/4zCqSKS #BerkeleyLaw

Is voting actually a constitutional right? https://bit.ly/4s1uQtT This episode features Professor Bertrall Ross as part of a special 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 series on key election topics. #ItstheLaw #Election #ElectionLaw #BerkeleyLaw

THIS FRIDAY! Join us for HRC's annual Student Fellowship Conference. Hear from our 2026 fellows about their summer work on pressing human rights issues. 📅 Oct. 16 🕔 12:45 PM 📍@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Warren Room (295) 🍴 Lunch + reception included events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/33...

The U.S. has built “deliberate” and “systematic” new procedures for deporting immigrants to 35 foreign nations, often putting the immigrants in danger while sidestepping U.S. law, according to a recent report by the @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Investigations Lab: https://bit.ly/4s5sERV

Three student organizations — Women in Tech Law (WiTL), the Women+ of Color Collective (WOCC+), and First Generation Professionals (FGP) — held mentor-mentee reveal gatherings that paired first-year students with 2L, 3L, or alumni mentors: https://bit.ly/3VHv9hq #BerkeleyLaw

In a new episode of “Berkeley Law Voices Carry,” host @gwyneth.bsky.social talks with Professor Stavros Gadinis about his new book, 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵. Listen in: https://bit.ly/4s26zUs #BerkeleyLaw

Berkeley Boosts: How do GCs define and measure a crisis event? General Counsel University instructors Seth Jaffe and Mark LeHocky provide an expert overview of the GC’s role in crisis management. Register for this webinar on November 5, 2026 at 10 a.m.: https://bit.ly/4ygn0hc

Two days until Ep. 1 of “Ten Years of HRC’s Investigations Lab.” Talia Harter, a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social student & Lab team lead, explains our research with @cristosal.bsky.social + @hrw.org on Venezuelans deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison. Tune in this Wednesday for the full episode!

"As universities cope with pressure to eliminate diversity policies, there’s now a persistent critique from conservative activists that diversity policies interfere with free speech and academic freedom." —Opinion by Clinical Professor David Oppenheimer via @bloomberglaw.com: https://bit.ly/4rXVJ1x

“This is a president who’s about spectacle and that’s, I think, precisely the message that he intends to deliver,” says Clinical Professor Elisabeth Semel, co-director of the Death Penalty Clinic, to @apnews.com: https://bit.ly/4jjGJZT

Mentorship Series: Clerking for Judge George B. Daniels ’78 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Maripau Paz ’24 says the experience changed how she views legal advocacy: https://bit.ly/4zhk4SC #BerkeleyLaw #Mentorship

Should I be concerned about voting by mail? We’re launching a special It’s the Law series on key election topics. This episode features Professor Emily Rong Zhang: https://youtube.com/shorts/bE93FdM7ABM?feature=share #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw #Election

👀 Sneak peek of Ep. 1 of “Ten Years of HRC’s Investigations Lab” featuring Haley Willis. Haley was part of HRC's very first Lab cohort, then spent 7 years on @nytimes.com Visual Investigations team. The full video with @alexakoenig.bsky.social, @noahbullock.bsky.social & Talia Harter drops Oct 14!

Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky and Miles Mogulescu via @sacbee.com: "This could potentially be one of the biggest national crises since the Civil War. Everyone who believes in democracy must start to get ready now." https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article317532139.html

Now available on Substack: "Which Men," an excerpt from 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯: 𝘈 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 by Savala Nolan, Executive Director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice: https://savala.substack.com/p/which-men

"Prop 45 would dramatically scale back the scope & timeline of environmental review for what its backers have called essential projects," says @ethanelkind.bsky.social, Climate Program Director, to @kqednews.kqed.org Listen: https://bit.ly/47CxNYi #BerkeleyLaw