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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 1d

Join the @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Center for Innovation, Law, and Society (CILS) for a talk with Université de Liège Professor Jérôme De Cooman about how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act incorporates elements of fairness.

In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/4mKzR5z

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 1d

@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Kevin R. Johnson is delivering the keynote, "The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era," at this year's Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Saint Louis University School of Law Journal. More details: bit.ly/3WrogO4

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 7d

Join the Center for Innovation, Law, and Society (CILS) for a talk with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.

This in-person event will also be livestreamed: bit.ly/42kxaQV

#AGI #AI

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 13d

Join us for a talk with @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Aaron Tang, who will discuss recent and future U.S. Supreme Court cases as a way to explore the future direction of U.S. democracy.

🔵 Monday, Sept. 29
🔵 12 - 1 p.m.
🔵 King Hall, Room 1301 and via livestream: bit.ly/46m99vm

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 18d

Professor Kevin R. Johnson will be the keynote speaker at
@slulaw.bsky.social Journal's 2025 Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture on Oct. 10. The lecture will explore immigration and the U.S. Supreme Court in the early days of the second Trump Administration. Details🔗: bit.ly/421MLox

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UC Davis @ucdavis.bsky.social · 22d

Happy #LatinxHeritageMonth! Join Chancellor Gary S. May and Professor Raquel Aldana from @ucdavislaw.bsky.social in celebrating all the richness in culture our Chicanx and Latinx Aggies bring to our campus.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the month's events. Please visit: ucdav.is/LatinxMonth

Latinx Heritage Month 2025

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 26d

Congrats to Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Donna Shestowsky on being elected to the American Law Institute!

Read more at the link: law.ucdavis.edu/news/senior-...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join us on Saturday, Sept. 13, for the opening reception of a photography exhibit by photojournalist David Bacon, sponsored by the @ucdavis.bsky.social Labor and Community Center. Details and registration: bit.ly/3UYqGDp

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Aug 28

@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Lisa R. Pruitt spoke to The Practice, a magazine published by @hlsclp.bsky.social for its August issue about legal deserts, or rural areas with too few lawyers and judges to meet demand.

Check out the full conversation: bit.ly/3HWuC4r

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Confronting Antirural Bias - Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession

Why should legal scholars be thinking about rural-urban difference, broadly speaking? Lisa Pruitt, Brigitte Bodenheimer Research Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law. The...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Aug 27

@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor David Horton has been invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging next Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Visit the link for more information: www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/pro...

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Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers | United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Aug 27

Don't miss @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin at this event on Sept. 15.

Details and registration: bit.ly/3HRSOow

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LSU Law Center @lsulawcenter.bsky.social · Aug 27

This year’s LSU Law Constitution Day Lecture—“Birthright Citizenship & the Fourteenth Amendment: Originalism, Text, and the Executive Order”—will take place at 12:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, in the McKernan Auditorium at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join us in congratulating Jaleel Baker ’27, who is one of The Sacramento Observer's 2025 30 Under 30 Awardees.

Read more at the link: sacobserver.com/2025-observe...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Aug 4

Professor Kevin R. Johnson via @theconversation.com and the @ucdavis.bsky.social Curiosity Gap Blog.

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Karen Nikos-Rose @kmnikos.bsky.social · Jul 29

Deportation tactics of 4 U.S. presidents have done nothing to reduce immigration. Read about it in The Conversation, and the #UCDavis Curiosity Gap Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/blog/curiosi... @theconversation.com @ucdavislaw.bsky.social

The Conversation: Have Any U.S. Presidents Reduced Immigration?

All modern U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democratic, have attempted to reduce the population of millions of undocumented immigrants. But their various strategies have not had significant result...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Aug 4

Alumni Reunions for @ucdavis.bsky.social Law classes ending in 0 and 5 are set for Saturday, Oct. 18! Spread the word to classmates and register online today: law.ucdavis.edu/alumni/reunions

#UCDavisLaw #UCDavis #KingHall #UCDavisLawReunions #Reunion #Alumni

UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jul 2

Summer is in full swing! ☀️ Our social media team will briefly step away for a summer break to recharge and plan for the upcoming fall semester. We will see you on August 4!

Photo credit: Gregory Urquiaga

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alumni Awards nominations are now open! Nominate a peer who embodies the values of #KingHall and has demonstrated extraordinary achievements for this year's Rising Star and Distinguished Alumni Awards. Awards will be presented at Alumni Reunions on Oct. 18.

Details: bit.ly/3TUaFxu

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 27

Congratulations to @ucdavis.bsky.social Law student Trinity Balla ’27, who has been selected as a 2025 Diversity Scholar by San Francisco law firm Keker, Van Nest & Peters!

Learn more at the link: law.ucdavis.edu/news/trinity...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor @jackchin.bsky.social and other experts at 2 p.m. Central (noon Pacific) on Monday, June 30 for @uh.edu Law Center’s “The History of U.S. Immigration” virtual event. Register: bit.ly/44fwi07

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The History of U.S. Immigration CLE

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 16

@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Leticia M. Saucedo's comments from April are featured in a recent @nytimes.com story about President Donald Trump's acknowledgment that his immigration policies are impacting the farming and hotel industries. Click the link for the full story ⬇️

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Trump Tells Farmers ‘Changes Are Coming’ to Immigration Crackdown

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 16

“This action would be pretty laughable if the stakes weren't so high," Meredith Hankins ’16, an attorney with the @nrdc.org, says via @npr.org on the Environmental Protection Agency's rollback of rules and policies.

🔗 www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 12

In this video, @ucdavis.bsky.social Distinguished Professor of Law Kevin R. Johnson discusses how the current use of the military in Los Angeles goes beyond enforcing immigration law.

#UCDavisLaw #UCDavis #KingHall #ImmigrationLaw #Law

UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 11

Professor @brsoucek.bsky.social‬ recently participated in the 2025 Second Circuit Judicial Conference at the historic Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, N.Y. He spoke as part of the plenary session “Art & Legal Efforts to Silence, Tame and Cage It.” Read more at the link: bit.ly/4mKGczc

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · Jun 9

Congratulations to Professor @nilabala.bsky.social, recipient of the 2025 Ian Kerr Best Paper Award at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference, held May 29-30 at @law.ucla.edu. 🎊

Read more at the link: bit.ly/3ZL6qYL

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · May 30

We are currently accepting applications for transfer students to join the @ucdavis.bsky.social Law community! The deadline to submit applications is one month away: Monday, June 30.

Apply today at the link: law.ucdavis.edu/admissions/h...

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · May 30

@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor @brsoucek.bsky.social is one of the many scholars joining the UC Virtual Systemwide Academic Freedom Congress on Monday, June 2. He will be speaking on a panel about DEI and academic freedom.

Details and registration: tinyurl.com/2s8sh3xt

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UC Systemwide Academic Freedom Congress

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