"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!

"I became aware that termination of research funding was another weapon in the arsenal to shut down independent thought and expression." — @claudia-polsky.bsky.social: alumni.berkeley.edu/california-m...

Watch: Clinical Professor Claudia Polsky spoke to California Magazine about restoring hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to UC researchers: https://bit.ly/4i7iXix

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

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...

📚 Book Talk!👇

Khiara M. Bridges, Earl Warren Professor of Public Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social, will discuss her book, Expecting Inequity (mitpress.bsky.social). Don't miss it! Register below.

🗓 November 4, 2026 → 4-5:30 PM
📍2111 Bancroft Way #104, Berkeley & Zoom

“It is the school’s job to ensure that students have equal access to education and can learn without discrimination,” says @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Edley Center on Law and Democracy, to @nytimes.com: https://nyti.ms/4hHOshM #BerkeleyLaw

@dailycal.bsky.social: "Ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2026-27 term, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Berkeley Law professor John Yoo came together for an annual debate about the court’s judicial and political climate at the Supreme Court Roundup on Monday." https://bit.ly/4y5AtIM #BerkeleyLaw

“I just think, given the Trump administration and the times we live in, every term is going to have blockbuster cases," says Dean Chemerinsky to @usatoday.com: https://bit.ly/47owH2t #SupremeCourt

“Despite much speculation ... when the Supreme Court reconvenes to hear the first oral arguments of the new term on Monday, it will be with the same nine justices who have sat on the bench the past five years.”

—Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @latimes.com: https://lat.ms/4ATsJMs

"My hope is that the court will uphold the district court order and stop the illegal and inhumane practice of sending individuals to countries where they have no prior contact."
—Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @scotusblog.com: https://bit.ly/4ATulpG

So Yeon Kim is the newest member of Berkeley Law’s three-year Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) Program, which prepares graduates for careers in teaching and legal scholarship worldwide: https://bit.ly/4jGzs6g #BerkeleyLaw

Surveillance Pricing Protections Must Go Further.

The UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice and @nationalconsumers.bsky.social filed a comment for 27 nonprofits urging the FTC to go beyond requiring disclosure.