September
Class of 2021 brings academic achievements, compelling stories to King Hall
Professors Dodge, Chin recognized for individual 'scholarly impact'
Trump officials brazen in disregarding detention rules, Professor Cooper tells Guardian
Dean Johnson, Professors Aldana and Cooper to speak about family separations
Professor Bennoune addresses relationship of climate change to cultural heritage
Janaki Jagannath '20 speaks at Climate Action Summit affiliate event in S.F.
Professor Imwinkelried joins challenge of fingerprint evidence standards in N. Carolina
Colleagues, friends honor Dean Emeritus Rex Perschbacher in UC Davis Law Review
Professor Joh answers New Republic's question: What would you ask Brett Kavanaugh?
Dean Johnson, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye comment on ICE arrest at court
Professor Frank comments for L.A. Times about battle for public access to coastline
IRS plan to block tax work-arounds not foolproof, Professor Shanske tells Mercury News
Professor Bennoune gives talk on Muslim opponents of fundamentalism
Professor Pruitt will appear at S.F. screening of Rwanda war crimes documentary
Professor Shanske, UCLA professor address federal tax changes at UC Center Sacramento
Academic blog cites access-to-justice article co-authored by Professor Pruitt
In video interview, Professor Angela Harris recounts her path to a law career
Professor Imwinkelried lends expertise to Australian law school, foundation
Trump's 'treason' query about op-ed was 'ludicrously stupid,' Professor Larson tells CBC
August
Civil Rights Clinic, co-counsel reach pact with Yuba County regarding jail conditions
N.Y. Times quotes Professor Shanske about feds' plan to scuttle states' tax work-arounds
CBS13 interviews Professor Joe about voir dire in Golden State Killer case
'Locking a policy into law' would limit offshore drilling, Professor Frank tells L.A. Times
Wajahat Ali '07 looks at white-power extremists in New York Review of Books article
UC Davis School of Law ranks 23rd among top U.S. law schools in 'scholarly impact'
Little precedent in Tribune case, Senior Associate Dean Afsharipour tells Bloomberg Law
Professor Frank weighs in on attempted rollbacks to emissions standards
Professor Frank assesses Justice Kennedy's environmental-law legacy in Sacramento talk
Professor Pruitt presents at Rural Sociological Society's annual meeting
Trump's tweets about wildfires were 'unconscionable,' Professor Frank tells L.A. Times
Immigrant Legal Services Center's Ray interviewed about DACA, new threat to immigrants
Professor Larson cited in L.A. Times op-ed weighing definition of 'treason'
Vox quotes Professor Joh's 2015 article about police 'bait' operations
Austin Quinn-Davidson '07 is apparent winner of Anchorage Assembly race
Legal challenge endangers California Coastal Act, Professor Frank tells NPR
Class of '18 members, other alumni score prestigious clerkships
Professor Cooper, Dean Johnson comment on juvenile detention ruling
Public interest students, alumni, faculty gather for brunch in Berkeley
Dean Johnson writes amicus brief in support of DACA
Professor Behre co-presents national webinar for ABA
Orientation in USA Law immerses international students in U.S. legal system
On-Campus Interviewing kicks off with increased employer turnout
July
Professor Ventry, collaborators explain why 'filing taxes isn't easy' in Politico op-ed
CLA Environmental Law Section awards 3 fellowships to King Hall students
Professor Pruitt speaks at workshop focused on Civil War's repercussions
Radio station in S. Korea seeks Dean Johnson's insights into Trump's immigration policy
Professor Shestowsky presents empirical study at Stanford Law
Water Justice Clinic Director Pannu joins panel at Mandela Fellowship event
Policy makers must prepare for 'killer robots,' King Hall alumna writes
Daily Journal names Julie Schwartz '08 one of its 'top 40 under 40'
Professor Larson comments on treason for Washington Post, PRI, other media
'Supreme Court Year in Review' panel assesses cases, nominee Kavanaugh
King Hall scholars lend insights to media about Supreme Court decisions
Iowa Supreme Court cites Professor Pruitt, Marta Vanegas '11 in abortion case
Professor Cooper talks to Mother Jones about lawsuit filed on behalf of migrant children
Dean Johnson discusses Trump's and Obama's deportation policies on Ohio public radio
Turning IRS' Free File program into law is a bad idea, Professor Ventry writes
Professor Shanske comments for National Journal, CALmatters on tax 'workarounds'
Daily Journal names Julie Schwartz '08 one of its 'top 40 under 40'
George S. Grossman, library director and professor emeritus, dies at age 80
As Supreme Court term ends, news outlets seek King Hall faculty's expertise
King Hall faculty comment for national media on pressing immigration issues
KHOP summer session welcomes 22 law-school hopefuls from around the state
U.N. report on poverty in U.S. cites paper by Professor Pruitt, Janet Wallace '10
Professors Cooper, Pérez inducted into Educators' Hall of Fame
Professor Joslin testifies on behalf of parental-rights bill for same-sex couples
Professor Chin speaks in Washington, D.C., and at Berkeley Law
Professor Horton presents paper on probate lending at conference in Chicago
Mississippi judge's order seeking more diverse judiciary cites Dean Johnson
Professor Chin cited in Kentucky Supreme Court case
Licensing Academy draws students from 16 countries
School of Law hires Menesh Patel as Acting Professor of Law
King Hall Alum of the Month: Katie Briscoe '12
King Hall mourns the loss of Rex R. Perschbacher, Dean and Professor Emeritus
June
Professor Afsharipour named new Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor Shestowsky to lead new Lawyering Skills Education Program
Separated-families crisis puts King Hall immigration experts in national spotlight
Inn of Court marks 25 years, honors Dean Perschbacher, Professor Reynoso
California budget earmarks $4 million for UC Immigrant Legal Services Center
Professor Soucek writes about 'Queering Sexual Harassment' for Stanford-Yale #MeToo collection
King Hall scholars out in force at Law and Society gathering in Toronto
Professor Joslin presents at Family Law Scholars and Teachers Conference in N.Y.
Free File tax program needs a revamp, Professor Ventry tells ProPublica
NewsDeeply cites report co-authored by Water Justice Clinic Director Pannu
Jessica Holcombe '02 finishes third in seven-person congressional race
Critical Race Studies in Education Association honors Dean Johnson
Professor Tang presents at Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum
Professor Bhagwat to argue for safe spaces in 'Intelligence Squared U.S.' debate
Professors Harris, Joe, Tang present, and Elmendorf comments, at Stanford conference
Company's move into making police drones could create monopoly, Professor Joh tells Slate
Dean Johnson weighs in on racial profiling standards in immigration courts, for ProPublica
Professor Ikemoto speaks at 'Transformations of the Human' event at Stanford
Charles Bird '73 evokes 1930s Germany in Trump v. Hawaii amicus brief
Deputy California AG Karli Eisenberg '11 chosen for U.S. Supreme Court Fellows Program
Professor Cooper and Dean Johnson comment on family separations at border
UC Davis School of Law nominated for national diversity award
Professor Afsharipour presents paper at Duke University conference
ABA appoints Professor Behre to its Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
Professor Shanske weighs in on potential tax workarounds, in San Francisco Chronicle
France is a 'cyber squatter' in fight over domain name, Krishnamurthy tells 'VICE News'
UC Davis reappoints Kevin R. Johnson as Dean of the School of Law
Professor Harris presents at Harvard Law's 'Disability, Law, and Bioethics' conference
Financial Times quotes Professor Hillman about state of law firms
Professor Chander attends ALI ceremony honoring Justice Ginsburg
Water Justice Clinic Director Pannu speaks on environmental justice panel
Sessions' 'administrative closures' ban will worsen immigration-case logjam, Professor Cooper tells Law360
Appeals decision has stymied prolific Illinois whistleblower, Professor Ventry tells Bloomberg Tax
Professor Joe guest lectures in class, joins panel discussion at Stanford Law School
May
Professor Joslin joins discussion of 10th anniversary of California Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex marriage
Water Justice Clinic Director Pannu writes Sacramento Bee op-ed about water bill SB 623
Prisoner’s civil rights case argued by King Hall students wins in Ninth Circuit court
Supreme Court decision could benefit California’s defense of sanctuary laws, Dean Johnson tells L.A. Times
PRI interviews Professor Cooper about deportations of Cambodians
Rhode Island Supreme Court cites Professor Chin in decision rooted in ‘civil death’ laws
Colombia’s new tactic for ousting Venezuelan migrants has precedents in U.S., Dean Johnson tells the AP
Professor Bennoune addresses cultural rights at arts-and-culture summit in Canada
Professor Larson interviews California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kruger at Yolo County Bar event
Professor Lin addresses ‘President Trump’s War on Regulatory Science’ at ASU
Professor Frank speaks to conference of federal judges about water laws in western states
Professor Bruch weighs in on ‘parental alienation syndrome’ for Sacramento’s Channel 10
Professor Sarkar to discuss effect of financial law on immigration
‘Law of Look and Feel’ article, by Professor Lee and Associate Dean Sunder, chosen for best-of anthology
Class of 2018 commencement celebrates graduates, King Hall’s values
Speaker line-up set for School of Law Class of 2018 commencement
Wajahat Ali ’07 makes CNN’s list of ‘25 influential American Muslims,’ writes for Atlantic
Academic Senate recognizes Professor Simmons’ distinguished service
Professor Joslin presents on two panels at ABA Section of Family Law conference
Professor Frank addresses Trump administration’s attempts at environmental cutbacks
Professors Ikemoto, Lin to speak at Research Policy and Ethics Symposium in King Hall
Presentation at Capitol highlights Aoki Water Justice Clinic
Professor Ikemoto discusses ‘Value and Values of Feminist Research'
Professors Elmendorf, Frank, Shanske write op-ed for San Francisco Chronicle on affordable housing
Professor Joh comments on DNA aspect of Golden State Killer case for New Republic
CBS13 interviews Professor Imwinkelried about judge allowing photographs of Golden State Killer suspect
KNX radio in L.A. interviews Dean Johnson about migrant caravan at U.S.-Mexico border
EPA could argue California sued too soon over emissions-standards change, Professor Lin tells Daily Journal
Professors Ikemoto, Joslin address assisted reproductive technology at 'Baby Markets Roundtable'
Professor Dodge delivers lectures in China
Professor Ikemoto discusses 'Embryo Economy' at Humanities Institute
Professor Aldana publishes co-edited book
King Hall Alum of the Month: Luis Alejo '01
War-crimes investigator Chris Engels ’04 appears in NBC, MSNBC news reports
April
Professor Dodge cited in Supreme Court opinion
Dean Johnson comments for Bloomberg Radio, KQED, Daily Journal on Supreme Court travel ban case
New York state’s tax ‘workarounds’ will face IRS scrutiny, Professor Ventry tells Bloomberg Tax
Professor Joslin speaks at annual meeting of International Society of Family Law
Professor Joe trains attorneys in voir dire in Fresno
Professor Shestowsky speaks at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management
Professor Brownstein weighs in on gun violence at ‘Campus Conversation’ event
Professor Lin speaks at Pace Environmental Law Symposium in White Plains, N.Y.
Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address
Professor Joe takes part in panel discussion about officer-involved shootings
Tech website Ars Technica quotes Professor Anupam Chander about carmaker Tesla's controversial "Autopilot" system
Professor Imwinkelried comments on Robert Durst case in Los Angeles Times
Professor Frank talks to KQED about Trump administration’s legal challenge to state’s federal-lands law
Public service law summer fellowships awarded to all 74 student applicants
Professor Ventry weighs in on new whistleblower rules
Professor Rose Cuison Villazor Publishes Los Angeles Times Op-Ed about Anti-Sanctuary Campaign
UC Davis Law Students Present Civil Rights Case to Ninth Circuit
King Hall Festschrift Event, University of San Diego Law Symposium to Honor late Professor Lesley McAllister
Ricardo Martinez '20 Awarded Prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship
Professor Courtney Joslin Helps Draft Bill Approved by California Assembly Committee
Professor Rick Frank Comments for KCBS on California's Emissions Standards
Professor Donna Shestowsky Presents Research to New York State Judges
King Hall to Participate in Spring 2018 "Adopt a Week" Program for UC Davis Pantry
UC Davis School of Law Ranks Among Top 10 Most Diverse Law Schools
Professor Cooper Comments on Teen Migrant Detention for NPR
Professor Bennoune to Serve on American Journal of International Law Editorial Board
Camille Pannu Featured Speaker at University of Denver Water Law Symposium
Professor Harris Speaks at Boston College Law School
Professor West Delivers Keynote for Women’s History Month
Dean Johnson Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle
Aoki Center Launches Tribal Justice Project
Professor Lisa Pruitt and Rebecca Williams '19 Give Presentations on Rural Poverty
King Hall Negotiations Team Finishes Second at Environmental Law Competition
Professor Irene Joe Speaks at Women Lawyers of Sacramento Luncheon
Professor Afra Afsharipour Presents at Tulane Corporate Law Conference
Professor Jack Chin Delivers Keynote at University of Houston Law Center
Capital Public Radio Interviews Camille Pannu about San Joaquin Water Quality Report
Professor Afra Afsharipour Comments for Bloomberg Law
Dean Johnson and Professor Cooper Comment for NBC News, San Francisco Chronicle on Controversial 2020 Census Question
March
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to attend UC Davis School of Law 2018 Commencement
Dean Johnson Files Amici Brief in Ninth Circuit DACA Rescission Appeal
Professor Afra Afsharipour Presents at Emory Law Faculty Colloquium
Professor Peter Lee Presents Paper at the University of San Diego
King Hall Negotiations Team finishes in the Final Four at Fordham National Basketball Negotiation Competition
Professor Dennis J. Ventry, Jr. Publishes Op-Ed with JURIST
Professor Dennis J. Ventry, Jr. Quoted in Bloomberg BNA about Charitable Fund Plans
Professor Frank Comments for Sacramento Bee on Trump-California Clash over Environmental Policy
Professor Frank Publishes Op-Ed in Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal Editions
Professor Soucek Speaks at Georgetown University Law Center
Professor Pruitt Appointed to Second Term on California Commission on Access to Justice
Professor Holly Cooper Comments for Associated Press
Professor Imwinkelried Completes Evidentiary Foundations, 10th Edition
Professor Shestowsky Delivers Keynote Address at Santa Clara – Stanford Law Dispute Resolution Workshop
King Hall Students Excel at Student Trial Advocacy Competition and the Capitol City Challenge
Professor Horton Speaks on the Future of Consumer Arbitration
California Assembly Honors Women of the Year Professors Holly S. Cooper and Amagda Pérez
King Hall Community Celebrates
Professor Bennoune Presents Report to UN Human Rights Council
Professor Frank Publishes Op-ed in Sacramento Bee on Trump and National Monuments
Professor Chin Speaks on White Nationalism in Barrett Lecture
Dean Johnson Comments for Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, and CALmatters on ‘Sanctuary’ Law Challenge
Professor Dodge Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court
Professor Larson Comments on School Shootings for George Washington University Paper
Professor Frank Comments for Los Angeles Times on Supreme Court Petition
Professor Ikemoto Presents on Global Fertility Market at University of Texas
Professor Imwinkelried Cited in ABC Report on Cosby Trial
Professor Soucek Speaks at Minnesota State, University of Kentucky School of Law
Professor Cooper Comments for KQED on Immigration Sweep
Dean Johnson Comments for New York Times on Citizenship Status of First Lady's Parents
Professor Elizabeth Joh Presents Award-Winning Paper at Privacy Policy Conference
Professor Frank Comments on California Water Rights for KQED
Professor Ventry Cited in Wall Street Journal on Marriage and Taxes
Professor Pruitt Delivers Keynote Address for Appalachian Justice Symposium
Professor Shestowsky Presents at Annual Northern California ADR Faculty Conference
King Hall Alum of the Month: Esmeralda Soria '11
February
Dean Johnson Quoted in Chinese Sciences Today
Professor Chander Speaks at Yale Law School on Internet Intermediary Liability
Professor Ikemoto Presents at McGeorge School of Law Diversity Week
Professor Joh Speaks on Artificial Intelligence at Seattle University School of Law
Professor Soucek Selected to Participate in University of British Columbia Seminar
Professor Chander Presents at UC Irvine Law
Professor Dodge Honored with 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award
Professors Chander and Larson Quoted in KXTV Report on Legal Recourse for ‘Deepfake’ Videos
Professor Chin Comments for Los Angeles Times on Suge Knight Case
Dean Johnson Cited on Immigration Status by Washington Post
Professor Frank Interviewed on Offshore Drilling by NPR’s KCRW
Professor Ventry Comments on Free Tax Prep Program for KPBS
King Hall Visiting Scholars Program Hosts Chilean Immigration Law Professors for Three-week U.S. Embassy Program
Professor Chin Cited in Ninth Circuit Dissent
Dean Johnson Appointed to Executive Committee of AALS Section on Civil Rights
Professor Joh Presents at UC Berkeley Law and Technology Seminar
Professor Behre Speaks at Schwartz-Levi Inn of Court
Douglas Mirell ’80 Joins Greenberg Glusker
Maggy Krell ’03 Joins Planned Parenthood as Chief Counsel
Dean Johnson Publishes Op-ed on Trump Immigration Plan in The Conversation
Professor Larson Comments on Trump and Treason for PRI, Washington Post, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PolitiFact
Guy-Uriel Charles Delivers 2018 Barrett Lecture on Constitutional Law
Professor Aldana Publishes Essay on Immigration in The Conversation
Professor Chander Quoted on NAFTA in Washington Post
Immigration Law Clinic Halts Deportation, Draws Media Coverage
Keynote Address by Professor Imwinkelried to Publish in Frontiers of Law in China
Professor Dodge Files Amicus Brief with D.C. Circuit
Professor Ikemoto Speaks at Documentary Film Screening
Gary Solis ’71 Honored with King Hall Distinguished Alumnus Award
Dr. Diane Ehrensaft Delivers 2018 Bill Smith Memorial Lecture
King Hall Welcomes KHOP Students for Winter 2018 Session
Professor Chin Interviewed on Nassar Case by KXTV
Professor Frank Publishes Op-ed on Supreme Court Environmental Case in Daily Journal
Professor Soucek Presents on Trump Travel Bans in Sacramento
Professor Chin Speaks at University of Illinois College of Law
Professor Elmendorf Presents on Electoral Reform at UC Hastings
Professor Frank Provides Briefing and Training for California’s State Environmental Attorneys
Professor Chin Speaks on Fourteenth Amendment at Louisiana State University
Professor Pruitt Speaks to State Bar of California Trustees on Rural Lawyer Shortage
Immigration in Crisis Lecture Series
January
Dean Johnson Comments on Immigration Raids for KCRA-3
Professor Chin Cited on Immigration Case in The Atlantic
Professor Pruitt Comments on Rural Housing Programs for San Francisco Chronicle
Professor Cooper Comments on California Values Act for CBS-13
Dean Johnson Quoted on Funding for ‘Sanctuary Cities’ by Sacramento Bee
Professor Frank Hosts California Air Resources Board Conference Featuring Governor Jerry Brown
Professor Ventry Comments on IRS Nominee for Bloomberg Tax
Professor Pruitt Comments on Rural-urban Disparities for High Country News
Professor Chin Speaks at University of Illinois College of Law
Professor Shestowsky Appointed to Executive Committee of AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Professor Pannu Speaks at California Water Law Symposium
Katie Kelly ’18 Publishes Summary of DACA Ruling on ImmigrationProf Blog
Associate Dean Sunder Presents at Georgetown University Law Center
Alum of the Month Profile: Michael Marriott '11
Dean Johnson Publishes Op-ed on DACA and Supreme Court in Sacramento Bee
Professor Chin Comments for Boston Globe on Trump Statements on Immigration
Dean Johnson Comments for McClatchy News Service on Trump and Ninth Circuit Vacancies
Professor Frank Interviewed on KPCC Regarding Proposed Climate Change Lawsuit
Professors Shanske, Ventry Comment on Tax Proposal for San Francisco Chronicle
Dean Johnson Quoted on DACA Injunction by KXTV
Gary Solis ’71 Interviewed on PBS News Hour
Professor Afsharipour Presents at International Corporate Governance and Law Forum
Professor Joslin Co-authors Textbook on Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Professor Dodge Files Amicus Brief with Second Circuit
Professor Ventry Selected Chair of IRS Advisory Council
Professor Frank Presents to Sacramento County Bar Association
Esmeralda Soria ’11 Appointed Fresno City Council President
Matthew Bourhis ’17 Advises Disaster Victims on Insurance via KSRO, Santa Barbara Independent
Dean Johnson Publishes Op-ed on Immigration Policy and Race in Daily Journal
Professor Cooper Comments on Immigration Enforcement for KXTV
King Hall Faculty Shine at Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting
King Hall, California Environmental Law & Policy Center to Host California Air Resources Board 50th Anniversary Conference
Dean Johnson Comments on Trump Immigration Policy Shift for San Francisco Chronicle
Professor Shanske Cited on California Tax Bill by The Nation, Bloomberg BNA, Los Angeles Times, KQED
Professor Frank Comments for Los Angeles Times on Offshore Drilling Plan
Professor Joslin Publishes Essay on Yale Law Journal Forum
Professor Larson Interviewed on Baby-naming Laws by Circa
Professor Ventry Cited on California Tax Proposal by San Jose Mercury News
Esmeralda Soria ’11 Elected Fresno City Council President
Marc Picker ’88 Appointed as Washoe County Alternate Public Defender
Thomas Varnum ’08 Honored among Business North Carolina’s ‘Legal Elite’
Dean Johnson Comments on DACA Injunction for KQED, KXTV
Professor Bennoune Interviewed in Charlie Hebdo Special Edition Commemorating 2015 Terrorist Attack
Professor Frank Comments for Sacramento Bee on Trump Administration Proposals
Luis Alejo ’01 to Chair Monterey County Board of Supervisors
John Ly ’06 Honored with Emerging Leader Award