King Hall has an esteemed and diverse faculty who expand students’ knowledge of the law, help them build their legal skills, and teach them how to think like lawyers. More than 60 adjunct and visiting faculty extend the breadth of students’ classroom experience even further.
During her seven years in office, Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, of the UC Davis School of Law class of 1984, has emerged as one of the country’s leading advocates for equal access to justice, transparency, and the independence of the judiciary. The Chief Justice will return to UC Davis to be the keynote speaker for the 2018 School of Law commencement on Saturday, May 19 at the Mondavi Center.
In a Los Angeles Times opinion piece, immigration law professors Rose Cuison Villazor and Pratheepan Gulasekaram contend that a new development could undercut the DOJ's anti-sanctuary campaign.
The 2019 U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Law as having one of the most diverse J.D. student populations. The ranking is based on the total proportion of minority J.D. students.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson’s immigration scholarship was cited in the San Francisco Chronicle. Dean Johnson discussed the Supreme Court’s February 27 ruling in Jennings v. Rodriguez.
In a story for NPR’s Morning Edition, Professor Holly Cooper ‘98 discusses how the U.S. government detains teen migrants fleeing severe gang violence in their home countries.
The Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies at King Hall, UC Davis Law School, is celebrating the launch of the Aoki Center Tribal Justice Project on Thursday, April 12, at noon in the courtyard of the law school.
Dean Kevin Johnson points out in an article for NBC News that including this question could lead to legal residents not participating out of fear of the Trump administration's harsh rhetoric on immigration.