Faculty

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit cited an article by Professor David Horton in affirming a lower court’s ruling that an antitrust case against the food delivery platform Grubhub belongs in federal court and not arbitration, as Grubhub had argued.

Professor Holly Cooper spoke to the Los Angeles Times for a March 31 story that went inside a West Los Angeles immigration courtroom to explore the struggles of unaccompanied children who lack the right to court-appointed attorneys for deportation proceedings.

The Minnesota Reformer quoted Professor Darien Shanske, who spoke before the Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee on April 8 about a Democratic proposal to implement a first-in-the-nation tax on social media companies that collect data on Minnesotans.

Over spring break, Professor Raquel Aldana traveled with two students, Erik Nilsen ’25 and Abigail Kamba Kamba ’26, to the University of Dayton (Ohio) for the inaugural US-COPAJU (U.S. chapter of the Committee of Pan American Judges on Social Justice) conference.

On March 27, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Donna Shestowsky delivered the endowed Beecroft Lecture at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law.

Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin spoke to the Los Angeles Times for an April 9 story about how both the Trump administration and immigrant rights advocates praised the Supreme Court’s ruling that the U.S. could continue to deport immigrants under the 18th century Alien Enemies Act as long as detainees are given the right to challenge the government’s claim.

Professor Afra Afsharipour appeared on the public radio program Marketplace on April 2 to discuss the scant numbers of mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2025.

Professor Afra Afsharipour spoke to CNN for a March 31 report on companies retreating from sponsorships and other support for LGBTQ+ pride events amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts via executive orders.

UC Davis has honored Professor Kelly Behre with its 2025 Academic Federation Distinguished Service Award.

Behre has directed the Domestic & Sexual Violence Law Clinic for more than a decade. The clinic provides free civil legal assistance to low-income victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault in Yolo County.

Professor Lisa Pruitt presented “Consuming Newton County: A Short History” at the annual meeting of the Ozarks Studies Association on April 4 in historic Cane Hill, Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas published a story about the meeting, noting that Pruitt holds a J.D. and a B.A. in journalism from U of A.