Professor Anupam Chander spoke at the Fourth Annual Latin American Telecommunications, Technology, and Internet Public Policy Forum, which took place in Miami, Florida in March.
Professor Lisa R. Pruitt gave a talk on "Geographic Disparities in Access to Justice: The Arkansas Situation" on April 9 at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Marc Levinson '73 was named by American Lawyer as a "Dealmaker of the Year" for leading the legal team that advised the City of Stockton in its bankruptcy case.
Students in the UC Davis School of Law Humanitarian Aid Legal Organization (HALO) traveled to San Antonio, Texas during spring break to provide support and assistance for immigrant women and children detained in the Karnes County Residential Center.
Professor Dennis Ventry commented for the New York Times on "return-free filing," a system in which the government provides taxpayers with pre-populated tax forms using information it already collects from employers, financial institutions, and other sources.
Daniel Arkof '15 argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on April 13, earning praise from Judge Norman Randy Smith for his advocacy on behalf of the plaintiff-appellant in Fields v. Burson, an action alleging Eighth and First Amendment claims against prison officials.
The team of Anita Bamshad '16 and Niall Roberts '16 took top honors at the 46th Annual Irving L. Neumiller Competition held in the Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom on April 11 before a distinguished panel of judges including Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, also of the Ninth Circuit, and Justice Leondra Kruger of the Supreme Court of California.
Professor Alan Brownstein spoke at Mercer University as part of the Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State.
Professor Emeritus Harrison C. "Hap" Dunning was honored at the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Symposium on "Developments in the Public Trust" held at Lewis & Clark Law School on April 10. Professor Dunning also participated as a speaker at the symposium, as did Professor of Environmental Practice Richard Frank '74.
Class of 2015 members Kevin Dubrall, Samantha Gavin, Heather Marchione, Zainab Shakoor, Dawei Chi, Jessica Hiller, William Moodie, Andrew Collins, David Kruckenberg, and Amar Naik have been selected for membership in the Order of the Barristers.
J. Angelo DeSantis spoke at the National Muslim Law Students Association 9th Annual Social Justice conference titled "Power in Legal Diversity" held at UC Berkeley on March 20.
Rob McCray '75, CEO of the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, commented for a report on San Diego PBS affiliate KPBS regarding efforts by UC San Diego researchers to develop the next generation of wearable medical sensors.
Professor Rose Cuison Villazor will receive the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) Trailblazer Award at the organization's Annual Installation Dinner set for June 5 in San Francisco.
Daniel Arkof '15 is scheduled to argue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on April 13 in a hearing that will be televised live on video screens around King Hall.
Professor of Environmental Practice Richard Frank commented for the Los Angeles Times on the political difficulties Governor Jerry Brown will face in working to address water shortages and California's drought.
On April 2, Professor Albert Lin presented his research on "The Missing Pieces of Geoengineering Research Governance" at UC Berkeley School of Law's Environmental Law Colloquium.
Holly S. Cooper, lecturer and staff attorney with the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic, commented for Law360 on an alleged hunger strike by women held at an immigration detention facility in Texas.
Professor Mario Biagioli delivered the keynote address at the "Articulating Science, Technology, and Law: Regarding, Reflecting, and Remaking Society" conference held at the University of Kent on April 9-10.
UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic students Camellia Imani '16 and Junteng Zheng '16 succeeding in obtaining the cancellation of a removal order for a detained refugee who fled religious persecution in Iran.
According to statistics released this month to the American Bar Association, more than 80 percent of King Hall alumni who graduated in May 2014 are now employed in full-time positions where bar passage is required or a J.D. degree provides an advantage.