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Can states consider race when drawing legislative districts?

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 1d

Can states consider race when drawing legislative districts?

In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky gives a preview of a Supreme Court case on the docket this month that could significantly impact voting rights across the U.S.
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The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board @sacbeeeditboard.bsky.social · 1d

New from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: “No longer would we be a country under the rule of law. We would be a nation under the rule of Donald Trump.”
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What happens to democracy if Trump ignores judge’s orders on National Guard? | Opinion

“If that happens, we will have a president who is no longer constrained by the Constitution or any law. There is a word for that: a dictator.”

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 1d

"The profound question for this term, and I believe for the future of our constitutional democracy, is whether the court will serve as a check on Trump." - Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky in his recurring @scotusblog.com series, Courtly Observations: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/the-trump-docket/

The Trump docket

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […]

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 1d

Two recent events brought top experts to UC Berkeley Law to address known concerns and worrisome uncertainties regarding the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) https://bit.ly/46HbvoE #UCBerkeleyLaw #AI

UC Berkeley Law events address concerns at the intersection of AI and racial justice

Experts confront AI’s impact on racial equity in several areas across the legal landscape.

US Supreme Court Weighing Presidential Powers In New Term

UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 2d

"The crucial question will be whether it serves as a check on President Trump or just a rubber stamp approving his actions," Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @barrons.com about the new Supreme Court term: www.barrons.com/news/us-supr... #UCBerkeleyLaw

Donald Trump's unprecedented expansion of the powers of the US presidency will be put to the test when the Supreme Court returns for its fall term on Monday.

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Top law schools for criminal law

UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 2d

UC Berkeley Law has been named one of the top law schools for criminal law, earning an A+ rating on the National Jurist's Honor Roll https://nationaljurist.com/top-law-schools-for-criminal-law
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From reentry clinics to criminal justice reform, students are confronting the legal system’s toughest challenges and finding purpose in the process. Criminal law demands sharp instincts, strong ethics...

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for our annual #HumanRights Fellowship Conference! Hear from our 2025 fellows about their summers work on pressing human rights issues.
📅 Oct. 10
🕔12:45–5 PM
📍 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Booth Auditorium (Rm. 175)
🍴 Lunch served, reception to follow!
events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

2025 Human Rights Center Fellowship Conference

The 2025 Human Rights Center fellows will discuss their experience working with organizations in California, New York, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nigeria...

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 2d

"I hope very much that the court will be a check on Trump. There isn’t any other. But so far, it has not played that role," Dean Chemerinsky told @latimes.com

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-05/supreme-court-trump-claims-of-unchecked-power #UCBerkeleyLaw

Tariffs and birthright citizenship will test whether Trump's power has limits

The Supreme Court's conservatives have yet to put limits on Trump's broad claims of executive power.

US Supreme Court girds for culture wars with LGBT, guns and race cases

UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 2d

"Like last year, this term the Supreme Court again will face issues that arise from the culture wars and the Trump presidency that deeply divide our country," Dean Chemerinsky told @reuters.com
https://reut.rs/4mWSVOj

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade back into the nation's culture wars during its new nine-month term that begins on Monday with a series of contentious cases on issues including transgender athletes, gay conversion therapy, guns and race.

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 5d

Putting the AI in Racial Justice: Events Confront Growing Concerns Artificial Intelligence Poses for People of Color www.law.berkeley.edu/article/ai-a...

UC Berkeley Law events address concerns at the intersection of AI and racial justice

Experts confront AI’s impact on racial equity in several areas across the legal landscape.

Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state's legal fight

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 5d

Dean Chemerinsky comments on “a pattern of ignoring court orders or trying to circumvent them,” and "a case in which he represents University of California faculty and researchers challenging Trump administration cuts to NSF funding." www.latimes.com/california/s... via @latimes.com

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 40 times. He says President Trump disregards the rule of law and overstates his control of federal funding.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 5d

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky via @nytimes.com:
Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o... #Opinion

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 6d

"There’s always the impulse to punish speech we don’t like. But the First Amendment protects all speech,” Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @calmatters.org about teachers posting to their private social media accounts during non-work hours bit.ly/3IPABbM #UCBerkeleyLaw #FirstAmendment

Charlie Kirk fallout hits California schools, where 20 teachers face discipline over posts

Some California teachers who posted social media comments critical of Charlie Kirk were disciplined, raising concerns about free speech.

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 6d

"I think having the opportunity to be around other Native people and around people who want to learn is really healing," said 2L Madelaine van der Ploeg, co-president of the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at an Orange Shirt Day event https://bit.ly/4nQODtb

‘Recognize the history’: UC Berkeley Law students host Orange Shirt Day event

When Erin Woodell of UC Berkeley School of Law moved to Canada a few years ago, she had no idea what Orange Shirt Day was, which comes every Sept. 30.

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Legal opinions usually aren’t exciting. This one has everyone talking | CNN Politics

UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 6d

“Judges are free to use their opinions to comment on the law and larger issues,” Jeremy Fogel, executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute @bji.bsky.social told @cnn.com about a recent opinion from a district court judge: cnn.it/48e6c1i #UCBerkeleyLaw

Not since the years before the Civil War had a trial-level federal judge signed off on an opinion simply as “Judge of the United States.”

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 6d

“Using the military for domestic law enforcement is something that’s characteristic of authoritarian regimes,” Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @latimes.com about the use of U.S. cities as military 'training grounds.' https://lat.ms/46O5ZPJ

Trump wants to use U.S. cities as military 'training grounds.' Can judges stop him?

With litigation still pending over his authority to send troops to Los Angeles earlier this year, President Trump has said he intends to deploy U.S. soldiers to cities he deems 'dangerous.'

Judges’ Mental Well-Being Gets New Attention as Threats Rise (1)

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 6d

Jeremy Fogel, executive director of Berkeley Judicial Institute @bji.bsky.social and a former federal trial judge in California, spoke to @bloomberglaw.com about increasing the focus on judicial well-being and mental health. https://bit.ly/46OQWFM
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After a day of sentencing criminal defendants, Judge Lee Yeakel made a ritual of replaying each hearing in his head and worry whether he’d gotten them right.

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 6d

Is misinformation protected speech?

Dean Chemerinsky breaks down false information and misinformation in a new episode of It's the Law. https://youtube.com/shorts/KsVzUIY9zcQ?feature=share

#UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw #Misinformation

Is misinformation protected speech?

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 7d

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: Will the Supreme Court uphold Trump's power grabs? www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #opinion via @latimes.com

Contributor: Will the Supreme Court uphold Trump's power grabs?

Cases on presidential powers, birthright citizenship and transgender access are on the docket this term.

Biden's Acting DOL Head Julie Su Joins UC Berkeley Law - Law360 Employment Authority

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 7d

Former acting Labor Secretary Julie Su will be a visiting professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she will focus her work at the Center for Law and Work bit.ly/3IE7ok8 via @law360.bsky.social
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Former acting Labor Secretary Julie Su will be a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she will focus her work at the university's Center for Law and Work, ...

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 7d

Is hate speech protected under the First Amendment?

In last week’s episode of It’s the Law, Dean Chemerinsky answered a question about incitement. This week, he explains hate speech. https://youtube.com/shorts/LxJbZUwCQHA

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Is hate speech protected under the First Amendment?

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 8d

"The October 2025 term officially begins, as always, on the first Monday in October, and once more there is a strong sense that it is going to be a momentous year in the U.S. Supreme Court." -Opinion by Dean Chemerinksy in his latest ABA Journal column: https://bit.ly/4gOlbAY

Chemerinsky: New SCOTUS term includes cases that will have profound effect on law, American society

The October 2025 term officially begins, as always, on the first Monday in October, and once more there is a strong sense that it is going to be a momentous year in the U.S. Supreme Court. Although the justices have been officially in recess since June ...

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 8d

"I am neither optimistic, nor pessimistic; I am petrified for the future of American democracy in light of what has happened just in eight months. We all should be very afraid about what has happened and where this is leading." -Opinion from Dean Chemerinsky via @sacbee.com https://bit.ly/4pTqHGY

‘I am petrified’: UC Berkeley dean warns of democracy's peril under Trump | Opinion

“How do we deal with so much that is outrageous, illegal, unconstitutional and dangerous when it is happening on a daily basis?”

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 9d

The UC Berkeley Law Clinical Program’s 2024-25 Annual Report showcases the stories, voices, and impact fueled by over 200 students who took part in 15 clinics last school year, seven in-house and eight at the East Bay Community Law Center. https://bit.ly/46siX71 #UCBerkeleyLaw

Clinical Program's Annual Report Highlights Broad Reach and Impact

Our Clinical Program’s 2024-25 Annual Report showcases the stories, voices, and impact fueled by over 200 students who took part in 15 UC Berkeley Law clinics last school year, seven […]