Faculty

Professor Brian Soucek discussed his new book The Opinionated University on the Jan. 22 episode of the Capital Public Radio program Insight with Vicki Gonzalez.

New York Times chief legal affairs correspondent and Sidebar columnist Adam Liptak joined Professor Elizabeth Joh and co-host Roman Mars for the Jan. 30 episode of their podcast The 99% Invisible Breakdown of the Constitution.

Professor Peter Lee appeared on a KVMR News Special to discuss the use of AI in the legal field, including a recent case of generative AI misuse by the Nevada County District Attorney’s office. He also examined its broader impact on the legal practice and legal education. Listen to the episode here.

Professors Kevin R. Johnson and Darien Shanske spoke to media about Democratic California lawmakers’ legislative responses to the federal immigration crackdown, including measures lent new urgency by outrage over the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Professor Raquel Aldana spoke to LLM Guide for a Dec. 19 story headlined “As States Sue Over U.S. H-1B Fee Hike, Lawyers Suggest LL.M. Students Consider These Factors.” Read the story

Professor Darien Shanske spoke to the Financial Times for a Jan. 9 story headlined “California’s divisive plan to tax billionaires.”

Professor Karrigan Bōrk spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle for a Jan. 11 story headlined “PG&E plans to remove century-old California dams. But there’s a new obstacle: Trump.”

Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle for a Jan. 11 story headlined “Can ICE arrest you? What the law says about agents’ actions and protester rights.”

Professor Chimène Keitner wrote a Jan. 3 opinion piece for The Fulcrum related to President Donald Trump’s demands under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The article’s headline reads “Congress Shouldn’t Let Federal Tort Claims Become Political Gifts.”  

Professor Chimène Keitner wrote an explainer for Just Security on the significance of Nicolás Maduro’s assertion in a U.S. federal court on Jan. 5 that “I am still the president of my country.”