Two students receive United Nations Association Global Citizen Award

3Ls Anchita Dasgupta and Viktor Dimas recently won the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association’s annual honor.

Inside the $126 Billion Debacle to Build California’s Bullet Train

Watch to learn why this high-speed rail project is years late and billions over budget.

Alan Wapner took 72 trips in 5 years, charging airport agency $184,997

The Ontario City Council member’s paid trips included annual weeklong visits to Hawaii, along with trips to Amsterdam, the Bahamas, Hong Kong and Turkey.

What to know about Prop. 40, the billionaire tax

Here’s who supports and opposes it and why.

Difference makers: Human Rights Center student fellows help protect vulnerable communities worldwide

Three Berkeley Law students describe their work advocating for political prisoners, Indigenous territorial rights, and communities affected by environmental harms

Professor Hanoch Dagan refines ‘Relational Justice’ in two new articles

The recent work responds to critiques and questions from scholars about the 2024 book, co-authored with Avihay Dorfman.

Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations

The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

Climate change on trial: Can oil companies escape state court?

Prelude to a War? The Looming Disempowerment Cycle and the Future of Multiracial Democracy

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

Alabama Man’s Death Sentence Is Commuted as Governor Cites Thin Evidence (Gift Article)

Toforest Johnson’s conviction in the 1995 killing of a sheriff’s deputy relied on the testimony of a woman who was paid a $5,000 reward by the state for providing information.

Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic roars forward with multiple pathbreaking projects

In just its third semester, the clinic is delivering on the mission that fueled its creation: using data to support advocacy, policy, and social change.

The Supreme Court’s next major case on the free exercise of religion

On Nov. 3, the Supreme Court will hear argument in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. This case raises important questions about how far the court will go in expanding the Constitution’s protections of…

Can a state make it illegal to give food or water to people waiting to vote?

Professor Emily Rong Zhang answers election law questions: 1) Can ...

Older, Wiser Law Students Event Offers Valuable Career Insights

Our Older, Wiser Law Students (OWLS) group recently hosted its second annual Peer Career Advice Panel, featuring 2L and 3L members who shared their experiences and offered advice on applications […]

Former MMA star and current Berkeley Law 3L Scott Denarola works to protect fighters from exploit...

After major success in the cage, Denarola has found a new battleground — antitrust law — to pursue holding companies accountable when they “take advantage of workers who have nowhere else to go.”

Election lawyers say they’ve never seen anything like the DOJ’s lawsuit against California

Election law scholars and former Department of Justice attorneys said they found the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to block California from counting certain ballots to be head-scratchingly inept.

Trump’s New Press Secretary: Not-Quite Attorney at Law

Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding.