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U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder delivered the commencement address at Berkeley Law on Saturday, congratulating graduates on what he called “your chance to help realize your vision of a better world.” Here is a video excerpt of his remarks.
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Law school’s Altholz wins 2013 Yamashita Prize
May 14, 2013:
This year’s Foundation for Change: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize has been awarded to Roxanna Altholz, an assistant clinical professor of law and associate director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic at Berkeley Law. Altholz successfully represented 127 family members of 28 individuals who were forcibly “disappeared” between 1983 and 1985 by Guatemalan security forces.
From Marin to The Hague, working for justice
April 30, 2013:
Alexa Koenig, who is finishing up her dissertation as she settles into her role as executive director of the Human Rights Center, plans to “engage pretty deeply” with the center’s work in war-torn regions all over the globe.
Henderson Center symposium reimagines justice
March 25, 2013:
Problems of racism and violence are exacerbated by supersized prisons and misguided police practices, according to scholars, activists and community leaders gathered for the annual symposium of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at Berkeley Law.
Berkeley Law students win two of six diversity scholarships offered nationwide
March 8, 2013:
Berkeley Law students Cristina Sepe and Criselda Haro will each receive a $10,000 scholarship after being named Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars. They are two of just six law students chosen from more than 300 applicants nationwide.
On the front lines of same-sex marriage fight: One couple’s story
February 11, 2013:
Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier never expected to become figureheads in the battle to legalize same-sex marriage. But the case that began as a legal challenge to California’s Proposition 8 has thrust them into the international limelight. The two shared details of their legal and personal journey with 65 rapt students at Berkeley Law.
Law prof’s book reveals human cost of climate change
February 8, 2013:
New book by Andrew Guzman, Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change, predicts a grim future for billions of people in this century.
A head for business, heart in ‘Great Gig in the Sky’
January 29, 2013:
A veteran of Cal Performances and the top-40 music scene, Sheri Showalter balances work and life with earthly gigs as HR director for Berkeley Law and vocalist for House of Floyd, a popular Pink Floyd tribute band.
Law school launches reproductive-rights center
January 17, 2013:
As Roe v. Wade turns 40, Berkeley Law announces the formal launch of its new Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice. Founded by professor and Pulitzer Prize nominee Kristin Luker, it is one of the first centers to research the legal, economic and social impact of reproductive laws on women, families and communities.
Law clinic hails victory for Guatemalan civil-war victims
January 17, 2013:
In a ruling hailed as a victory for Guatemalan civil war victims, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has condemned Guatemala for its actions related to 28 forced disappearances in the 1980s. The International Human Rights Law Clinic at Berkeley Law litigated the case along with the Myrna Mack Foundation, a human-rights organization based in Guatemala City.
War crimes scholar named to lead Human Rights Center
January 4, 2013:
Alexa Koenig, a scholar of war crimes and international human rights law and Ph.D. candidate at Berkeley Law, has been named executive director of the law school’s Human Rights Center. Koenig has served as the center’s interim director for six months.
Intellectual-property-law honor for Berkeley Law student
January 3, 2013:
A Berkeley Law student has won a national student-writing award for his paper on the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision involving patents covering natural processes.
Survey shows most Americans want a ‘Do Not Mail’ initiative
December 7, 2012:
A new survey by UC Berkeley School of Law finds that a very large majority of Americans, across all ideologies, age groups, and income levels support a Do Not Mail initiative similar to the popular Do Not Call registry.
UK’s chief rabbi assesses ‘Future of Judaism’
December 3, 2012:
In a lecture at Berkeley Law, renowned scholar Lord Jonathan Sacks argued for the importance of what he called the ‘Jewish voice’ in Western civilization.
Law clinic nurtures local, green cooperative enterprises
November 26, 2012:
Berkeley Law’s new Green-Collar Communities Clinic helps low-income workers and entrepreneurs incubate cooperative, environmentally-sustainable ventures — from solar-installation businesses to green nail salons.
What California needs to do about electric cars (hint: more)
September 11, 2012:
Electric cars are key to California’s energy and clean-air future, but more needs to be done to make consumers aware of their performance, to reduce their cost and to build an easy-to-use charging network, according to a new report from the Berkeley and UCLA law schools.
Intense prep for law school admission test alters brain structure
August 22, 2012:
Intense prep courses for tests like the Law School Admission Test are popular for good reason: They can improve scores significantly. Now UC Berkeley neuroscientists have revealed the underlying result of such preparation: the brain’s neural connections change measurably, suggesting a bolstering of interconnections among reasoning areas of the brain.
Human Rights Center leads mission to Sarajevo seeking help tracing missing children
July 16, 2012:
On a trip led by Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center, a delegation from El Salvador recently spent a week in Sarajevo to study legal and scientific methods of locating lost children, in hopes of tracing some of the thousands who disappeared during the 1980-92 civil war.
Law student Alison Mollman receives Sax Prize for clinical advocacy
April 27, 2012:
For her work with both the Death Penalty Clinic and the East Bay Community Law Center, Alison Mollman ’12 received the Sax Prize for Excellency in Clinical Advocacy.
Berkeley Law scholar wins top teaching honor
April 16, 2012:
Berkeley Law Professor Anne Joseph O’Connell, a scholar of administrative law and civil procedure and a faculty member since 2004, is the winner of the law school’s annual Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction.
Granholm hosts nightly political show, ‘The War Room’
February 13, 2012:
Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, a faculty member at Berkeley in law and public policy, now hosts a prime-time political show. “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” airs Monday through Friday on Current TV.
Berkeley Law duo sweeps student disability-law writing competition
October 3, 2011:
Martin Quinones and Rachel Schwartz, second-year students at Berkeley Law, have won first and second place, respectively, in the annual Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition. Their win marks the second straight year that the school has swept the top two spots in the national contest.
Students to launch journal on entertainment and sports law
June 6, 2011:
This fall, Berkeley Law students will launch a new scholarly publication on the fast-changing field of entertainment and sports law. The Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law will appear initially as an exclusively online publication, featuring scholarly articles about the field, as well as op-ed-style submissions from legal practitioners, relevant news and more.
Berkeley Law clinic honored for death-penalty work
May 26, 2011:
Death Penalty Focus, a large nonprofit dedicated to eradicating capital punishment, named Berkeley Law’s Death Penalty Clinic the winner of its 2011 Abolition Award. Clinic Director Elisabeth Semel, joined by Associate Director Ty Alper, staff and clinic alumni, accepted the honor May 12 at an awards dinner in Beverly Hills.
