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Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.

Berkeley Law students can begin meaningful pro bono legal work as early as their first semester, and new students packed the recent Pro Bono Fair to explore the many possibilities. […]

The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools. Previously, both Republican and Democratic administrations addressed systemic racism, recognizing tha...

Three conferences in three days bring leading scholars, lawyers, policymakers, and students to explore the rapidly changing field.

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UC Berkeley Law's Vincent Joralemon spoke on The Four as world leaders gathered at the United Nations to address top global security concerns, with artificial intelligence taking center stage during a...

The EPA has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in UC research grants canceled by the Trump administration.

Featuring Rabia Belt, Professor of Law and Professor of History (by courtesy), Stanford Law School Abstract: Who was mentally competent to vote? Nineteenth-century American lawmakers often treated…

Some US law students arrived on campus this fall to find they aren't allowed to use their laptops or phones in class, as schools push to restrict access to AI.

The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.

The recent report focuses on how the use of large language models — the foundation of generative AI — are affecting the fields of law, journalism, and education.

In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks with the authors of a recent report from Berkeley’s Human Rights Center that examines how LLMs are are affecting the fields of law, journalism, and education.

U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Rachel Bloomekatz and Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Vladimir Devens ’87 recently shared their insights with members of the Berkeley Law community during ...

Stavros Gadinis, Professor of Law at UC Berkeley and author of Corporate Ordering: How Corporations Navigate Social Conflict, joins the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss how companies make rules...

Swarthmore stripped the name of Spencer Trotter from the hall after the school learned he had dug up a Native American burial ground in Chester County in 1899 and displayed human remains on campus.

The president lashed out at the justices he nominated after a defeat last week — is the judicial tide turning against him?

September 16–18

He credits the program’s AI Law and Regulation Certificate for his leading role at the contract management company Ironclad.

Warnings from industry leaders about doomsday scenarios ignore the power that people have to control how artificial intelligence is used, policy experts say. They are urging lawmakers to act now.

UC Berkeley School of Law professor Molly Van Houweling is not only an expert in patent law and intellectual property — she is also a world record-holder and nine-time cycling

A new study revealed that federal judges have faced nearly 200 anonymous pizza deliveries since 2025 as part of a coordinated effort to threaten them, highlighting a lack of resources within the Ma…

The political response to the attacks by Al Queda led to laws that weakened human rights and led to indefinite detentions without trial.

Van Valkenburgh, a leader in Berkeley Law’s environmental and public-interest communities, is the lead author of new research proposing policy solutions to wastewater pollution along California’s coas...

Berkeley Law Professor Molly Van Houweling recently won her ninth cycling world championship. Competing in the Women 50-54 division at the 2026 Union Cycliste Internationale Gran Fondo World Champions...

OPINION: Trump’s promise to provide $5,000 to Americans if Republicans keep control of both houses of Congress sounds like an offer of a bribe, but it is speech protected by the First Amendment.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman demands use of anti-Black slur “n—” in his courtroom, which offends some but does not appear to violate legal or ethical standards.

Also, a tribute to Gloria Steinem, whose fight for women's rights outlasted the rights themselves.

Arcia and Cortes forge a meaningful connection anchored in shared roots, challenges, and career aspirations.

A key issue in the debate over the Cal Chamber of Commerce CEQA initiative (BACA, or Proposition 45 on the ballot) is whether it includes data centers as the types of projects that are eligible for th...

Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...

Borderlines CJEU Episode #18: European Union Court of Justice Series Interview with President Marc van der Woude Show Notes Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest...

Merges’ “Lost Profits And Reasonable Royalties: Two Distinct Remedies for Two Separate Harms” was chosen as one of the best intellectual property papers of 2025.

The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law has released a human rights assessment of the use of large language models (LLMs) in the fields of law, journalism and education.

The Trump administration reinterpreted the Endangered Species Act to counter what it called "federal overreach." California is suing to block its changes, arguing they threaten vital habitat.

ICE owes millions of dollars in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show.

The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.

As federal civil rights enforcement fails, states need independent agencies with jurisdiction to enforce residents’ rights.

Despite the Prison Rape Elimination Act's implementation over two decades ago, sexual violence continues.