Faculty

Professor of Environmental Practice and California Environmental Law & Policy Center Co-Director Rick Frank co-taught a Dec. 12-13 California Judicial Council-sponsored course in Sacramento designed to train state court judges regarding principles of California water law. 

Professors Kevin R. Johnson and Amagda Pérez appeared on ABC10 Sacramento’s To the Point with Alex Bell for an expansive Dec.

Professor Emeritus Alan Brownstein wrote an essay titled “Teaching Controversial Subjects” for the 2024 edition of the California Supreme Court Historical Society’s California Legal History journal.

The annual journal publishes scholarly articles as well as oral histories of important figures from California’s bar and judiciary.

Professor Afra Afsharipour delivered two lectures as a visiting scholar in Taiwan in early December. National Chung Hsing University in Taichung hosted Afsharipour’s visit.

On Nov. 22, Professor Lisa Ikemoto gave a presentation titled “Genome Nation”  as part of the Governing Reproduction: Exploring Law and Politics conference at the University of Ottawa. 

The interdisciplinary conference explored issues related to reproductive rights in Canada.

On Dec. 10, Professor Emeritus Ed Imwinkelried delivered a two-hour lecture on expert testimony to the Puerto Rican Bar Association.  The continuing legal education program is sponsored by the federal district court for Puerto Rico.

Professor Kevin Johnson spoke to the Sacramento Bee for a Dec. 5 story on an Assembly bill that would restrict immigration officers from school campuses and childcare centers. 

On Nov. 22, Professor Kevin Johnson spoke as part of the workshop “Policies, Practices, and Systems to Retain and Advance Black People in SEM.”

Professor  Chimène Keitner talked to BBC radio and blogged for Lawfare about the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants on Nov.

Professor Nila Bala’s forthcoming Boston College Law Review article  “Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance” received a highly positive and expansive review in Jotwell from Rutgers Law School Professor Anibal Rosario-Lebrón.