Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social of @the14thcenter.bsky.social tells #BerkeleyLaw graduates that although they are inheriting a democracy that has run out of steam, that they are young and have the perfect remedy: #Impatience. “The new America they create will be better than the one we lost.” …
May 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social of @the14thcenter.bsky.social tells #BerkeleyLaw graduates that although they are inheriting a democracy that has run out of steam, that they are young and have the perfect remedy: #Impatience. “The new America they create will be better than the one we lost.” …
@BerkeleyLaw is hiring a tenured professor in AI, Law and Society, as part of an interdisciplinary campus-wide cluster. Please spread the word, and consider applying! Deadline is September 4. Happy to field questions.
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05397
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05397
Professor - Artificial Intelligence, Inequality, and Society - School of Law
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
July 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
@BerkeleyLaw is hiring a tenured professor in AI, Law and Society, as part of an interdisciplinary campus-wide cluster. Please spread the word, and consider applying! Deadline is September 4. Happy to field questions.
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05397
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05397
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
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
"There just is no constitutional power for the president to really get involved in the election process at all. The framers of the Constitution clearly saw elections as a state function," says Professor Dan Farber: https://bit.ly/4dxEQWp @abc7news.bsky.social #BerkeleyLaw
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sues Pres. Trump over mail-in voting executive order
In a partnership with more than 20 other states, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Friday arguing that President Donald Trump's executive order affecting mail-in voting is unconsti...
abc7news.com
April 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"There just is no constitutional power for the president to really get involved in the election process at all. The framers of the Constitution clearly saw elections as a state function," says Professor Dan Farber: https://bit.ly/4dxEQWp @abc7news.bsky.social #BerkeleyLaw
Listen: Judge Jeremy Fogel, a former U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California and current Executive Director of @bji.bsky.social, joined the Amicus podcast by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social to discuss threats to the independent judiciary: https://bit.ly/49JpPhp #BerkeleyLaw
Judges Hate Talking About Threats to their Colleagues. Two of Them Do it Anyhow
Judge Robert Lasnik and Judge Jeremy Fogel open up about unprecedented threats to an independent judiciary.
slate.com
May 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Listen: Judge Jeremy Fogel, a former U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California and current Executive Director of @bji.bsky.social, joined the Amicus podcast by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social to discuss threats to the independent judiciary: https://bit.ly/49JpPhp #BerkeleyLaw
Alexa Koenig, research professor and co-faculty director of @hrcberkeley.bsky.social, spoke to @mercurynews.com
#BerkeleyLaw
#BerkeleyLaw
What ‘60 Minutes’ didn’t air: UC Berkeley research on alleged abuse at El Salvador mega-prison trib.al/dpt4GBS
What ‘60 Minutes’ didn’t air: UC Berkeley research on alleged abuse at El Salvador mega-prison
The findings focus on conditions at a prison that held Venezuelan immigrants deported there by the Trump administration.
trib.al
January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Alexa Koenig, research professor and co-faculty director of @hrcberkeley.bsky.social, spoke to @mercurynews.com
#BerkeleyLaw
#BerkeleyLaw
Berkeley Law alum Yosef M. Negose has been selected as one of the inaugural participants in The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law's Emerging Leaders Program.
#BerkeleyLaw #BerkeleyLawAlumni
#BerkeleyLaw #BerkeleyLawAlumni
July 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Berkeley Law alum Yosef M. Negose has been selected as one of the inaugural participants in The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law's Emerging Leaders Program.
#BerkeleyLaw #BerkeleyLawAlumni
#BerkeleyLaw #BerkeleyLawAlumni
On the new "Berkeley Law Voices Carry," Professor Khiara M. Bridges talks about her new book "Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans" built on two years of fieldwork and 200-plus interviews: bit.ly/3Qd2VIm
#BerkeleyLaw @mitpress.bsky.social
#BerkeleyLaw @mitpress.bsky.social
April 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
On the new "Berkeley Law Voices Carry," Professor Khiara M. Bridges talks about her new book "Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans" built on two years of fieldwork and 200-plus interviews: bit.ly/3Qd2VIm
#BerkeleyLaw @mitpress.bsky.social
#BerkeleyLaw @mitpress.bsky.social
“Under the First Amendment, the press decides how it wants to report the war. The government cannot control what the press says,” says Dean Chemerinsky to @thenation.com: https://bit.ly/4uIvGMV #BerkeleyLaw
The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment
If he can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is try to stop the dissemination of that bad news.
www.thenation.com
March 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“Under the First Amendment, the press decides how it wants to report the war. The government cannot control what the press says,” says Dean Chemerinsky to @thenation.com: https://bit.ly/4uIvGMV #BerkeleyLaw
Berkeley Law recently turbo-charged its status as a haven for top work law scholarship and research with three consecutive days of robust conferences that welcomed some of the field’s preeminent voices: https://bit.ly/4hqhouB #BerkeleyLaw
Labor Days: Berkeley Law solidifies its work law epicenter status with major programs featuring top experts
Three conferences in three days bring leading scholars, lawyers, policymakers, and students to explore the rapidly changing field.
www.law.berkeley.edu
September 25, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Berkeley Law recently turbo-charged its status as a haven for top work law scholarship and research with three consecutive days of robust conferences that welcomed some of the field’s preeminent voices: https://bit.ly/4hqhouB #BerkeleyLaw
A team of scholars including Professor Jonah B. Gelbach is one of two recipients of the 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the National Civil Justice Institute for an article published in the University of Chicago Law Review last year: https://bit.ly/4jS6DlL #BerkeleyLaw
‘Secret Settlements’ Study Wins Civil Justice Award
A team of scholars including Professor Jonah B. Gelbach is one of two recipients of the 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award for an article published in the University of Chicago Law Review last year.
bit.ly
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A team of scholars including Professor Jonah B. Gelbach is one of two recipients of the 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the National Civil Justice Institute for an article published in the University of Chicago Law Review last year: https://bit.ly/4jS6DlL #BerkeleyLaw
#Keynote @CenDemTech President/CEO @AlexReeveGivens Moderator
@BerkeleyLaw Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law/Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology @paulmschwartz
@privsecacademy.bsky.social
#ArtificialIntelligence #Policy #Design #Architecture #Safety
@BerkeleyLaw Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law/Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology @paulmschwartz
@privsecacademy.bsky.social
#ArtificialIntelligence #Policy #Design #Architecture #Safety
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#Keynote @CenDemTech President/CEO @AlexReeveGivens Moderator
@BerkeleyLaw Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law/Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology @paulmschwartz
@privsecacademy.bsky.social
#ArtificialIntelligence #Policy #Design #Architecture #Safety
@BerkeleyLaw Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law/Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology @paulmschwartz
@privsecacademy.bsky.social
#ArtificialIntelligence #Policy #Design #Architecture #Safety
This makes me so beyond angry.
This student was doing the traditional Islamic greeting for Ramadan (hadn’t even mentioned Palestine, but EVEN IF SHE HAD)
This student was doing the traditional Islamic greeting for Ramadan (hadn’t even mentioned Palestine, but EVEN IF SHE HAD)
April 11, 2024 at 5:19 PM
This makes me so beyond angry.
This student was doing the traditional Islamic greeting for Ramadan (hadn’t even mentioned Palestine, but EVEN IF SHE HAD)
This student was doing the traditional Islamic greeting for Ramadan (hadn’t even mentioned Palestine, but EVEN IF SHE HAD)
"Regulators are trying to figure out ways to stop people from being able to tell AI to do bad things... and put in safeguards and protections," says Vincent Joralemon, Director of the Life Sciences Law & Policy Center, to @ktvufox2.bsky.social.
Watch: https://bit.ly/4jldwgS #BerkeleyLaw
Watch: https://bit.ly/4jldwgS #BerkeleyLaw
AI leaders speak on safety at UN General Assembly
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...
www.ktvu.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:38 PM
"Regulators are trying to figure out ways to stop people from being able to tell AI to do bad things... and put in safeguards and protections," says Vincent Joralemon, Director of the Life Sciences Law & Policy Center, to @ktvufox2.bsky.social.
Watch: https://bit.ly/4jldwgS #BerkeleyLaw
Watch: https://bit.ly/4jldwgS #BerkeleyLaw
“It’s unprecedented to use the military for domestic law enforcement in this way, and there’s a long tradition against federalizing state guards for domestic law enforcement,” says Dean Chemerinsky to @calmatters.org https://bit.ly/4rM8FqR #BerkeleyLaw
Judge orders Trump to end National Guard deployment, calls LA mission 'profoundly un-American'
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end its National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, calling the president's arguments "profoundly un-American.'
calmatters.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“It’s unprecedented to use the military for domestic law enforcement in this way, and there’s a long tradition against federalizing state guards for domestic law enforcement,” says Dean Chemerinsky to @calmatters.org https://bit.ly/4rM8FqR #BerkeleyLaw
“It basically says that a federal officer can be criminally prosecuted for unreasonable actions. Federal officers, by virtue of being federal officers, do not get immunity from all state civil and criminal laws,” Dean Chemerinsky told @calmatters.org https://bit.ly/45eaYcB #BerkeleyLaw
New California law bans federal agents from wearing masks in showdown over immigration raids
The Trump administration is suing to block a new California that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearings masks on duty. It was shaped by concerns over masked immigration agents in Los...
calmatters.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“It basically says that a federal officer can be criminally prosecuted for unreasonable actions. Federal officers, by virtue of being federal officers, do not get immunity from all state civil and criminal laws,” Dean Chemerinsky told @calmatters.org https://bit.ly/45eaYcB #BerkeleyLaw
Listen the full "Berkeley Law Voices Carry" podcast episode featuring Professor Brian Galle, who’s just released a new book, How to Tax the Ultrarich, outlining a plan for fairer taxation at the federal level: www.law.berkeley.edu/podcast-epis... #BerkeleyLaw
Professor Brian Galle on 'How to Tax the Ultrarich'
Galle, a tax law expert, recently published a book outlining a plan for fairer taxation at the federal level.
www.law.berkeley.edu
February 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Listen the full "Berkeley Law Voices Carry" podcast episode featuring Professor Brian Galle, who’s just released a new book, How to Tax the Ultrarich, outlining a plan for fairer taxation at the federal level: www.law.berkeley.edu/podcast-epis... #BerkeleyLaw
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
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
How did the Supreme Court’s latest term affect voting? https://youtube.com/shorts/n8b85ZTbppg?feature=share
#ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
#ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
How did the Supreme Court's latest term affect voting?
YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law
youtube.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
How did the Supreme Court’s latest term affect voting? https://youtube.com/shorts/n8b85ZTbppg?feature=share
#ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
#ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
To what extent can the government set conditions on university funding? https://youtube.com/shorts/tXekAV2fvN4?si=3d0G0t6oI24Kl57B
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
To what extent can the government set conditions on university funding?
YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law
youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
To what extent can the government set conditions on university funding? https://youtube.com/shorts/tXekAV2fvN4?si=3d0G0t6oI24Kl57B
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
Can I carry a gun at a protest? https://youtube.com/shorts/SIUFgdoPaH8?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
Can I carry a gun at a protest?
YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law
youtube.com
April 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Can I carry a gun at a protest? https://youtube.com/shorts/SIUFgdoPaH8?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
"The speech Trump is criticizing simply states the law: soldiers are not to follow unconstitutional or illegal orders. The accusation is unfounded and unnecessarily chills criticism of the President’s actions," Dean Chemerinsky told @usatoday.com https://bit.ly/4psY2aE #BerkeleyLaw
'Punishable by death': Trump decries Dems as seditionists. What does he mean?
The president accused a group of Democrats of "seditious behavior, punishable by death."
www.usatoday.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The speech Trump is criticizing simply states the law: soldiers are not to follow unconstitutional or illegal orders. The accusation is unfounded and unnecessarily chills criticism of the President’s actions," Dean Chemerinsky told @usatoday.com https://bit.ly/4psY2aE #BerkeleyLaw
When corporations say they are “doing good,” who checks if that’s true?
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
When corporations say they are “doing good,” who checks if that’s true?
YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When corporations say they are “doing good,” who checks if that’s true?
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky was one of five recipients — including music icon @brucespringsteen.net and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — of the @aclu.org Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: https://bit.ly/44W0bmX #BerkeleyLaw
ACLU Honors Dean Chemerinsky, Springsteen, Kaepernick, Two Others
Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky was one of five recipients — including music icon Bruce Springsteen and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — of the ACLU’s Ralph Ellison […]
www.law.berkeley.edu
July 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky was one of five recipients — including music icon @brucespringsteen.net and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — of the @aclu.org Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: https://bit.ly/44W0bmX #BerkeleyLaw