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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.” bit.ly/4yMwzWm #BerkeleyLaw #MMA

Former MMA star and current Berkeley Law 3L Scott Denarola works to protect fighters from exploit...

After major success in the cage, 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.”

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Why do some states require voter ID while others don’t? 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
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"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: bit.ly/4BgiEtq

Election lawyers say they’ve never seen anything like the DOJ’s lawsuit against California

Election law scholars and former Department of Justice attorneys said they found the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to block California from counting certain ballots to be head-scratchingly inept.

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“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: nyti.ms/4s88c2W

Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?

Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.

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“There was a crisis playing out in plain view and people weren’t paying attention,” says Chesa Boudin, executive director of the @BerkeleyLawCLJC, to @stateline_news: bit.ly/4zCqSKS #BerkeleyLaw

With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price • Stateline

AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew Shrum secured a ruling that spared his client...

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Is voting actually a constitutional right? 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

Is voting actually a constitutional right?

#ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw #Election

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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 Investigations Lab: bit.ly/4s5sERV

Human Rights Center report monitors U.S. global deportation network

Agreements made by the Trump administration allow for quick deportation of migrants to foreign nations that are not their own, sidestepping U.S. law, the report says.

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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 📍@berkeleylaw Warren Room (295) 🍴 Lunch + reception included events.berkeley.edu/hrc/even…

2026 Human Rights Center Fellowship Conference

Join the 2026 HRC summer fellows as they report back on their experiences and key takeaways from their fieldwork abroad and in-state, addressing cr...

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In a new episode of “Berkeley Law Voices Carry,” host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Professor Stavros Gadinis about his new book, 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵: bit.ly/4s26zUs

'Voices Carry' Podcast: Stavros Gadinis on 'Corporate Ordering'

In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Berkeley Law Professor Gadinis, whose new book chronicles how companies are writing the rules for AI, platform safety, and carbon accounting long before...

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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.: bit.ly/4ygn0hc

GC University 101 - Crisis Management - Berkeley Law Executive Education

Berkeley Law Professor and Author David Oppenheimer and Attorney and Author Jami Floyd will discuss the history of diversity in education, commerce, and science.

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Chemerinsky: Guns, religion, environment among potential blockbusters for Supreme Court’s new term. ow.ly/CeLG50ZT9ff #SCOTUS @BerkeleyLaw

Chemerinsky: Guns, religion, environment among potential blockbusters for Supreme Court’s new term

Erwin Chemerinsky. (Photo by Jim Block) When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to hear the first oral arguments of the term Monday, it will be with the same nine…

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Moderated a powerful @BerkeleyLaw talk with @GalvinAlmanza on her book The Price of Mercy. We bypassed theory to expose bad charges,youth interrogations & judicial grace. A student noting that school police out# nurses was 👁️opening is why this work matters #PublicInterestLaw
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How much does the absence of a formal “social media addiction” diagnosis matter in consumer-protection cases alleging that platforms misled consumers about compulsive use? | Forefront Vincent Joralemon | @BerkeleyLaw healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…

Can We Call Social Media Platforms “Addictive”? | Health Affairs Forefront

How much does the absence of a formal “social media addiction” diagnosis matter in consumer-protection cases alleging that platforms misled consumers about compulsive use?

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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 📍 @berkeleylaw Warren Room (295) 🍴 Lunch + reception included events.berkeley.edu/hrc/even…

2026 Human Rights Center Fellowship Conference

Join the 2026 HRC summer fellows as they report back on their experiences and key takeaways from their fieldwork abroad and in-state, addressing cr...

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Riverside Superior Court CEO Jason B. Galkin joined judicial leaders, Berkeley Law Professor Colleen Chien, and Meta’s Nikki Vo at @BerkeleyLaw AI Institute to discuss the courts’ role in AI innovation, public trust, and access to justice. 📸 Cheshire Isaacs
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"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 Prof. David Oppenheimer via @business: bit.ly/4rXVJ1x

Trump’s Moves to End DEI Ignore Evolution of Academic Freedom

Support for academic freedom and free speech isn’t a reason to oppose diversity policies — it’s a reason to engage with people of unfamiliar backgrounds and experiences, Berkeley Law professor David...

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“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 @AP: bit.ly/4jjGJZT

Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped

For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs. The stunning Pentagon announcement Thursday that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed...

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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: bit.ly/4zhk4SC #BerkeleyLaw #Mentorship

Court connection: Maripau Paz ’24 gains enduring lessons from federal judge and fellow Berkeley Law...

Paz says clerking for Daniels in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York changed how she views legal advocacy.

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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: youtube.com/shorts/bE93FdM7A… #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw #Election

Should I be concerned about voting by mail?

We’re launching a special It’s the Law series on key election topic...

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

Berkeley Law’s Claudia Polsky on taking Trump to court

Co-presented by California magazine and the Cal Alumni Association...

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