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Hannah Buxbaum, the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, has been elected to the Institut de Droit International, a leading society that promotes the development of international law.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the S.F. Chronicle and CalMatters about the Supreme Court's ruling this week that allows roving immigration stops to resume in Los Angeles.

Professor Peter Lee participated in a recent roundtable hosted by Politico on financial fraud and cybercrime. The roundtable gathered representatives from the technology industry, law enforcement, government, and academia to address the rise of technology-based scams and other cybercrime. Professor Lee spoke about the role of AI-based technologies in both facilitating fraud and detecting it, and the need to consider greater regulation to stem cybercrime.

Professor Peter Lee recently presented two papers at faculty workshops in Hong Kong. At the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, he presented an article entitled “Synthetic Data and the Future of AI.” The article, which was recently published in the Cornell Law Review, explores the emergence of synthetic data used to train machine learning (ML) models and ways to enhance the development of such data.

Professor Peter Lee recently presented an article entitled “Synthetic Data and the Future of AI” at faculty workshops at Seoul National University School of Law and Korea University School of Law. The article explores the use of synthetic words, images, and other data to train machine learning (ML) models and ways to ensure the robust, transparent, and distributed development of such data.

UC Davis School of Law has appointed four luminary faculty members to open endowed chairs. The chairs were established previously through generous gifts from alumni and are awarded to faculty members who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, as well as in teaching and service.

By Carla Meyer

Michael Kahrs ’97 found his calling, at age 41, through the Civil Rights Clinic. Now Kahrs, a longtime Seattle solo practitioner who represented many incarcerated clients, has pledged $200,000 to help current and future King Hall students find a similar path.

Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin joined other immigration law experts for a June 30 webinar, “The History of U.S. Immigration.”

The University of Houston Law Center hosted the event, which provided context for today’s immigration policy. 

Professor Kevin R.

Professor Christopher Elmendorf spoke to The Economist for a June 19 story about how strongly Democratic cities in the United States are not well positioned to withstand President Donald Trump targeting them over immigration policies.