Chris Engels '04, Head of the Regime Crimes Team for the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), is featured in an article in International Criminal Justice Today regarding a closed-door meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights and its International Criminal Court Project on "Atrocity Accountability in Syria: What Criminal Investigations Have Uncovered."
An article by Professor Brian Soucek, "Perceived Homosexuals: Looking Gay Enough for Title VII," has been selected for a Dukeminier Award, which recognizes the best sexual orientation and gender identity legal scholarship published in the previous year.
Professor Lisa Ikemoto has been honored with the Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) Outstanding Faculty Award. Professor Ikemoto, who is the faculty advisor for the UC Davis School of Law chapter of LSRJ, is being recognized for her dedicated support of reproductive rights and the national organization.
Professor Karima Bennoune was interviewed on the RT TV program The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann about her acclaimed book, Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight against Muslim Fundamentalism.
Professor of Environmental Practice Richard Frank commented for the Daily Journal on the need for California to reform its system of water rights allocation in light of the ongoing drought and the challenges posed by climate change.
Holly S. Cooper commented for Law 360 on Mata v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court case concerning whether a federal appeals court can review the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to toll deadlines to reopen cases based on ineffective lawyering.
Professor Karima Bennoune has published an interview with Pakistani human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud on the website Open Democracy as a tribute to the slain arts promoter and advocate.
The King Hall community gathered to celebrate the Class of 2015 with a Public Service Graduation honoring the 98 members of the class who completed the Public Service Law certificate program.
The California International Law Center (CILC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 UC Human Rights Fellowships and John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships.
Professor Edward Imwinkelried and Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin were ranked among the top 100 authors on HeinOnline, an internet source of legal information much like Westlaw and LexisNexis.
Professor Darien Shanske commented for the consumer finance website Wallet Hub on how taxpayers can measure the efficiency with which their money is being used by government to provide services.
On April 13, Professor of Environmental Practice Richard Frank '74 and Environmental Law Fellow Janelle Krattiger `14 filed a friend-of-the court brief in currently pending litigation over the future of California's embattled Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Professor Elizabeth Joh presented 'Sting Victims: Third Party Harms in Undercover Operations' (co-authored with Professor Joo) at Northwestern Law School on April 20.
On April 15, Professor of Environmental Practice Richard Frank testified before the California Senate Committee on Environmental Quality at an informational hearing on the state's most important environmental law--the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Professor Karima Bennoune spoke on the violent extremist group known as the Islamic State at a Commonwealth Club of California event held on April 17 in San Francisco.
Professor Afra Afsharipour commented for the San Jose Mercury News on a set of proposals by Chevron shareholders who are pushing the company to stop using corporate money to influence elections.
Professor Darien Shanske spoke at the American Law Institute Young Scholars Medal Conference at New York University School of Law in New York City on April 13.
Interested in Mentoring a graduating King Hall Student? The Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Young Alumni Association are pleased to announce the much-anticipated launch of an alumni-student mentorship program.
