CSLS at UC Berkeley
@cslsatberkeley.bsky.social
Center for the Study of Law and Society
at UC Berkeley School of Law
Supporting empirical research and theoretical analysis on the social consequences of law.
https://csls.berkeley.edu/
at UC Berkeley School of Law
Supporting empirical research and theoretical analysis on the social consequences of law.
https://csls.berkeley.edu/
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The Fall 2026 CSLS Speaker Series will be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom as permitted.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us!
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us!
Please join us for Rabia Belt's talk, “Mental Incompetence on the Ground: Community Construction of Disability in Democracy," on Monday 9/28. This event will be held in-person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Find registration and accessibility details here: rb.gy/pltjm
Find registration and accessibility details here: rb.gy/pltjm
September 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Please join us for Rabia Belt's talk, “Mental Incompetence on the Ground: Community Construction of Disability in Democracy," on Monday 9/28. This event will be held in-person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Find registration and accessibility details here: rb.gy/pltjm
Find registration and accessibility details here: rb.gy/pltjm
As part of UC Berkeley’s Bearathon Campaign and CSLS’s 65th Anniversary Campaign, CSLS is raising funds for law and society graduate student summer research grants: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/1...
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September 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
As part of UC Berkeley’s Bearathon Campaign and CSLS’s 65th Anniversary Campaign, CSLS is raising funds for law and society graduate student summer research grants: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/1...
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“Throughout the conference, panelists noted the importance of public institutions, and successfully working within them, to a functional democracy.”
Appreciated the chance to be part of this thought-provoking conference @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
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Appreciated the chance to be part of this thought-provoking conference @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
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Pioneering Center for the Study of Law and Society still blazing new trails to show how law operates in the real world
Its 65th anniversary conference addressed criminal justice, inequality, democracy and civil society, and lessons for and from the legal profession.
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March 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
“Throughout the conference, panelists noted the importance of public institutions, and successfully working within them, to a functional democracy.”
Appreciated the chance to be part of this thought-provoking conference @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
www.law.berkeley.edu/article/pion...
Appreciated the chance to be part of this thought-provoking conference @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
www.law.berkeley.edu/article/pion...
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"In many ways, the pioneering Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS) encapsulates Berkeley Law’s mindset: prioritizing civic engagement, collaborating across disciplines to maximize impact, and assessing how law operates on the ground."
(👋 @veenadubal.bsky.social!)
(👋 @veenadubal.bsky.social!)
Pioneering Center for the Study of Law and Society still blazing new trails to show how law operates in the real world
Its 65th anniversary conference addressed criminal justice, inequality, democracy and civil society, and lessons for and from the legal profession.
www.law.berkeley.edu
March 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"In many ways, the pioneering Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS) encapsulates Berkeley Law’s mindset: prioritizing civic engagement, collaborating across disciplines to maximize impact, and assessing how law operates on the ground."
(👋 @veenadubal.bsky.social!)
(👋 @veenadubal.bsky.social!)
Join us for "The Distribution of Federally-Insured Mortgages: 1935-1975, Evidence from Local Land Records" featuring Omer Ali held in-person and livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 9/14.
Registration and accessibility details can be found here: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details can be found here: rb.gy/pltjm
September 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Join us for "The Distribution of Federally-Insured Mortgages: 1935-1975, Evidence from Local Land Records" featuring Omer Ali held in-person and livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 9/14.
Registration and accessibility details can be found here: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details can be found here: rb.gy/pltjm
The Fall 2026 CSLS Speaker Series will be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom as permitted.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us!
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us!
August 31, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Fall 2026 CSLS Speaker Series will be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom as permitted.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us!
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us!
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Leading sociologist and Berkeley Law alum Laura Beth Nielsen (JD & PhD in JSP) to lead the @abfresearch.bsky.social as the next (11th) Executive Director www.americanbarfoundation.org/leading-soci...
Sociologist Laura Beth Nielsen to Lead ABF into 75th Anniversary - ABF
ABF named Laura Beth Nielsen its eleventh Executive Director, effective September 1. Nielsen will be the first woman to lead the organization where she has been a Research Professor for 25+ years.
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July 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Leading sociologist and Berkeley Law alum Laura Beth Nielsen (JD & PhD in JSP) to lead the @abfresearch.bsky.social as the next (11th) Executive Director www.americanbarfoundation.org/leading-soci...
Get to know KT Albiston, CSLS Faculty Director in the Law & Society Association's recent Member Spotlight!
To view the feature in its entirety, click here: www.lawandsociety.org/2025/12/02/l...
To view the feature in its entirety, click here: www.lawandsociety.org/2025/12/02/l...
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Get to know KT Albiston, CSLS Faculty Director in the Law & Society Association's recent Member Spotlight!
To view the feature in its entirety, click here: www.lawandsociety.org/2025/12/02/l...
To view the feature in its entirety, click here: www.lawandsociety.org/2025/12/02/l...
CSLS warmly invites you to our final talk of the semester, "Agents of Commerce: Transactional Lawyering in the 19th Century United States" held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom, Monday 11/3.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
CSLS warmly invites you to our final talk of the semester, "Agents of Commerce: Transactional Lawyering in the 19th Century United States" held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom, Monday 11/3.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Please note updates to the Fall 2025 CSLS Speaker Series calendar. Events are to be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us for our final talks of the semester.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us for our final talks of the semester.
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please note updates to the Fall 2025 CSLS Speaker Series calendar. Events are to be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us for our final talks of the semester.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm
We hope you can join us for our final talks of the semester.
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We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2026-27 Academic year is now open! Applications are due by March 2, 2026 via e-mail at [email protected].
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Visiting Scholars | Center for the Study of Law and Society
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October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2026-27 Academic year is now open! Applications are due by March 2, 2026 via e-mail at [email protected].
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Please join us for CSLS book talk, Insuring Cyberinsecurity: Insurance Companies as Symbolic Regulators (University of California Press, 2025), to be held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 10/27.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Please join us for CSLS book talk, Insuring Cyberinsecurity: Insurance Companies as Symbolic Regulators (University of California Press, 2025), to be held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 10/27.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Please join us for a CSLS Visiting Scholars Speaker Series talk this afternoon featuring Anne Schlüter and Rebekah Jones, held In-Person from 3:30-5:00 PM.
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Please join us for a CSLS Visiting Scholars Speaker Series talk this afternoon featuring Anne Schlüter and Rebekah Jones, held In-Person from 3:30-5:00 PM.
Today, 10/21 - Part of the Tech Policy Week collection: What’s Happening with Federal Data, and What Can You Do About It?
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?
Tuesday October 21 4:30-5:45pm PDT
Location: Wheeler Hall 315 (Maude Fife Room)
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?
Tuesday October 21 4:30-5:45pm PDT
Location: Wheeler Hall 315 (Maude Fife Room)
What’s Happening with Federal Data, and What Can You Do About It?
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?
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October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Today, 10/21 - Part of the Tech Policy Week collection: What’s Happening with Federal Data, and What Can You Do About It?
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?
Tuesday October 21 4:30-5:45pm PDT
Location: Wheeler Hall 315 (Maude Fife Room)
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?
Tuesday October 21 4:30-5:45pm PDT
Location: Wheeler Hall 315 (Maude Fife Room)
Please note updates to the Fall 2025 CSLS Speaker Series calendar. Events are to be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm We hope you can join us!
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm We hope you can join us!
October 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Please note updates to the Fall 2025 CSLS Speaker Series calendar. Events are to be held in person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm We hope you can join us!
Registration and accessibility details can be found on our website: rb.gy/pltjm We hope you can join us!
We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2026-27 Academic year is now open! Applications are due by March 2, 2026 via e-mail at [email protected].
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Visiting Scholars | Center for the Study of Law and Society
csls.berkeley.edu
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2026-27 Academic year is now open! Applications are due by March 2, 2026 via e-mail at [email protected].
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested. Thank you!
Join us for today's talk "Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services
(Princeton University Press, 2023)" featuring Kelley Fong held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 10/6.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
(Princeton University Press, 2023)" featuring Kelley Fong held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 10/6.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
October 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Join us for today's talk "Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services
(Princeton University Press, 2023)" featuring Kelley Fong held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 10/6.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
(Princeton University Press, 2023)" featuring Kelley Fong held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 10/6.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
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The Center for the Study of Law and Society @cslsatberkeley.bsky.social has unveiled its fall speaker series lineup, offering a weekly dose of pathbreaking interdisciplinary socio-legal scholarship: www.law.berkeley.edu/sidebar/cent... #UCBerkeleyLaw
Center for the Study of Law and Society announces fall speakers
The speaker series lineup offers a weekly dose of pathbreaking interdisciplinary socio-legal scholarship on Mondays from Aug. 25 to Nov. 17.
www.law.berkeley.edu
August 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Center for the Study of Law and Society @cslsatberkeley.bsky.social has unveiled its fall speaker series lineup, offering a weekly dose of pathbreaking interdisciplinary socio-legal scholarship: www.law.berkeley.edu/sidebar/cent... #UCBerkeleyLaw
CSLS talk: "Testing Universalism: Do Interventions Targeting Socioeconomic Inequality, As Opposed to Racial Inequality, Garner Broader Support?" featuring Danieli Evans will be held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 4/14.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
April 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
CSLS talk: "Testing Universalism: Do Interventions Targeting Socioeconomic Inequality, As Opposed to Racial Inequality, Garner Broader Support?" featuring Danieli Evans will be held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 4/14.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
A 2007 UCLA Law Review article by Professor Catherine Albiston, CSLS Faculty Director, was cited in a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion.
Read more here: www.law.berkeley.edu/sidebar/prof...
Read more here: www.law.berkeley.edu/sidebar/prof...
Professor Catherine Albiston cited in Supreme Court opinion
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson referenced Albiston's 2007 article in her dissenting opinion in the Lackey v. Stinnie case.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A 2007 UCLA Law Review article by Professor Catherine Albiston, CSLS Faculty Director, was cited in a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion.
Read more here: www.law.berkeley.edu/sidebar/prof...
Read more here: www.law.berkeley.edu/sidebar/prof...
Join us for our upcoming talk: "Expressive Law, Social Norms, and Inequality," featuring CSLS Faculty Director Catherine Albiston, held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 3/17.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
March 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Join us for our upcoming talk: "Expressive Law, Social Norms, and Inequality," featuring CSLS Faculty Director Catherine Albiston, held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom on Monday 3/17.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
The Center for the Study of Law and Society is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 2025 CSLS Graduate Student Paper Prize! The award carries a cash prize of $1,000. Please see details below.
March 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Center for the Study of Law and Society is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 2025 CSLS Graduate Student Paper Prize! The award carries a cash prize of $1,000. Please see details below.
Please join us for upcoming CSLS Special Event: "Race, Law, and Society: Critical Perspectives from the Disciplines" held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom, Friday 3/7.
Registration and accessibility details: csls.berkeley.edu
Registration and accessibility details: csls.berkeley.edu
February 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Please join us for upcoming CSLS Special Event: "Race, Law, and Society: Critical Perspectives from the Disciplines" held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom, Friday 3/7.
Registration and accessibility details: csls.berkeley.edu
Registration and accessibility details: csls.berkeley.edu
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We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2025-26 Academic year has been extended.
Applications are now due by March 1, 2025, submitted via e-mail at [email protected].
For full details, please visit csls.berkeley.edu/opportunitie...
Applications are now due by March 1, 2025, submitted via e-mail at [email protected].
For full details, please visit csls.berkeley.edu/opportunitie...
Visiting Scholars | Center for the Study of Law and Society
csls.berkeley.edu
January 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2025-26 Academic year has been extended.
Applications are now due by March 1, 2025, submitted via e-mail at [email protected].
For full details, please visit csls.berkeley.edu/opportunitie...
Applications are now due by March 1, 2025, submitted via e-mail at [email protected].
For full details, please visit csls.berkeley.edu/opportunitie...
CSLS Special Event, the Robert A. Kagan Lecture in Law and Regulation: "Next Generation Compliance: Environmental Regulation for the Modern Era" will be held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom, Monday 3/3.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
February 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
CSLS Special Event, the Robert A. Kagan Lecture in Law and Regulation: "Next Generation Compliance: Environmental Regulation for the Modern Era" will be held In-Person and Livestreamed via Zoom, Monday 3/3.
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm
Registration and accessibility details: rb.gy/pltjm