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Website: law.berkeley.edu
Announcing our 2026 Commencement speakers: Civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) and Berkeley Law Professor Emily Rong Zhang. More info: https://bit.ly/49LiRsQ #BerkeleyLaw
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Don't miss Dean Erwin Chemerinsky in an upcoming panel, "Matrix on Point: Corruption in America," on Tuesday, Feb 3 at 4:00pm. He’ll be featured alongside Sarah Anzia and Ernesto Dal Bó, with moderation by Sean Gailmard.

Register to attend: https://bit.ly/3NLM0LR
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"In Trump v. Wilcox, the court discussed the Fed being different even though it had nothing to do with that case," Dean Erwin Chemerinsky told @reuters.com: https://reut.rs/3ZmVuzD
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor John Yoo weighed in on President Trump’s Venezuela operation in The Dispatch’s Debate Series https://thedispatch.com/debates/trump-maduro-venezuela-constitutional-executive-powers/ @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social #BerkeleyLaw
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The 2026 Gender Justice Summit is coming up Jan. 29–30 in person and online via Zoom. Two days of global perspectives on gender discrimination and harassment law, with up to 13 CA CLE credits. Register here: https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=862704& #BerkeleyLaw
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Merri Lopez-Keifer, Executive Director of the Center for Indigenous Law & Justice, shares how culture, connection, and community guide her work at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social in building belonging for Indigenous communities at Berkeley Law: https://bit.ly/3MxdfsY #BerkeleyLaw
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thank you to Professor Leah Litman — Strict Scrutiny co-host, law professor, and former Supreme Court clerk — for joining us at Berkeley Law to discuss her new book 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴. @leahlitman.bsky.social #BerkeleyLaw
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Erika Kelton ’87 won the John R. Phillips Leadership Award of The Anti-Fraud Coalition.

The award is presented to those whose service goes above and beyond to strengthen the whistleblower community.

#BerkeleyLaw
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Join us on 10/20 for the annual Jorde Symposium featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (lecturer), and Professors Khiara M. Bridges and Lawrence B. Solum (commentators).
Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/46TsELW @brennancenter.org @califlrev.bsky.social #UCBerkeleyLaw
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Andrew Verriere '09 has been appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as a Judge on the Contra Costa Superior Court
https://bit.ly/4msclKF @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Angeli Patel, director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Business, is a Stevie Awards Women in Business finalist in these categories:
- Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit
- Maverick of the Year
- Female Thought Leader of the Year - Government or Non-Profit
https://bit.ly/4nm9XWQ
September 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Learn more about the latest accomplishments of UC Berkeley Law’s Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice in their 2024-2025 Impact Report, "Connecting Movements: Building Power for Change" drive.google.com/file/d/1oa8k... @crrjberkeley.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“What does it mean to be a courageous lawyer in an age of rising authoritarianism?”
Join the Henderson Center for the first event in their new series, Courageous Conversations www.eventbrite.com/e/hon-mario-...
August 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ethan Elkind, director of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy, & The Environment (@cleeberkeley.bsky.social) joins @kqedforum.bsky.social to talk about what’s ahead for California’s environmental agenda: bit.ly/4mS8Xte

#UCBerkeleyLaw #EnvironmentalLaw #California
August 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Join the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice (@crrjberkeley.bsky.social) for "We Got Us: Community Care Models To Disrupt Poverty Criminalization and Family Separation" featuring UC Berkeley Law Professor Khiara M. Bridges on Tues. 8/12 at 12:30PM PT.

Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Cara Sandberg '12 has been appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/08/07/g...
August 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In our annual Summer Work Series, students share reflections about their on-the-job experiences. Rising 3L Jessica Vlacos describes their rewarding work with the California Department of Justice’s Civil Rights and Enforcement Section in San Francisco: www.law.berkeley.edu/article/jess...
July 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Join a virtual panel discussion on “Lawful and Unlawful Military Orders: Current Issues and Ideas” featuring UC Berkeley Law Professor Saira Mohamed at 1pm PST: zoom.us/j/9840082242...

#UCBerkeleyLaw
July 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Q&A: UC Berkeley Distinguished Librarian Award winner Ramona Collins on cycling, retirement, and the best part of her job: www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/news/d... #UCBerkeleyLaw
June 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Amicus brief filed by the @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social, @tzedekdc.bsky.social, and the @thesbpc.bsky.social on Friday says: "The Administration Must be Stopped From Illegally Dismantling the CFPB" consumerlaw.berkeley.edu/news/42-lega...
May 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Spring Magazine Unpacks How UC Berkeley Law’s Scholars, Students, and Programs Are at the Vanguard on AI
www.law.berkeley.edu/article/tran...
April 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Join us on Monday, April 14th, for "Chill: How the Supreme Court Inadequately and Inconsistently Deals with the Concept of Chilling of Speech" featuring Dean Chemerinsky with comments from Lisa Grow (BYU Law). www.eventbrite.com/e/j-clifford...
April 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
4/10 at UC Berkeley Law: “Funhouse Footnote Four: How the Roberts Court Has Distorted the Civil Rights Settlement and the Judicial Role," presented by @profmmurray.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/hundt-fami...
April 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
2025 ELQ Symposium: Toxic Exposures, Within and Without

Friday, April 4 www.law.berkeley.edu/event/2025-e...
March 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM