A Nov. 5 New York Times story headlined "Industries Turn Freedom of Information Requests on Their Critics" focused on Professor Dennis J. Ventry, Jr.'s strong criticism of the Free File tax program, and a public information request that followed.
In the lead-up to the Nov. 6 election, President Trump and his administration kept immigration issues in the spotlight. Several prominent media outlets asked UC Davis School of Law's experts for their insights.
Professor Donna Shestowsky has been appointed to the newly formed research advisory committee for the American Bar Association's Section on Dispute Resolution.
Professor William S. Dodge attended the advisers' meeting for the American Law Institute's Restatement (Third) of the Conflict of Laws in Philadelphia.
Water Justice Clinic Director Camille Pannu spoke at the University of Tennessee College of Law on Oct. 25 as part of "The Urgency Of Poverty: An Economic Justice Symposium."
Karen Johnson-McKewan '85 is a partner at Orrick in San Francisco. She specializes in litigation and has represented Oracle, NVIDIA, Netflix, Wells Fargo and Levi Strauss & Co. She also devotes her time to pro bono work and to heading The Marine Mammal Center board of directors.
A tweet by President Donal Trump about the caravan of thousands of migrants headed from Central America to the United States did not reflect entrenched law, Dean Kevin R. Johnson told Talk Media News.
Professor Shayak Sarkar gave talks at two universities in Chile last week on immigration issues in the United States, including ongoing litigation tied to California's "sanctuary" legislation.
BuzzFeed News interviewed Professor Holly Cooper about a a form vetting attorneys for immigrant children that Cooper received from federal immigration officials but that since has been discontinued.
The John Muir Institute of the Environment at UC Davis has selected Professor Albert Lin and Water Justice Clinic Director Camille Pannu as 2018 Muir Institute Fellows.
Professor William S. Dodge has completed his work on the American Law Institute's Restatement (Fourth) of Foreign Relations Law, which was published Oct. 22 and is available on Westlaw.
On Oct. 15, Professor Brian Soucek gave a lecture as part of the Rutgers Law School's Faculty Colloquium Series, in connection with the Rutgers Center for Gender, Sexuality, Law and Policy.
Professor Richard M. Frank and a group of 24 King Hall environmental attended the California Lawyers Association's Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite National Park.
For its annual symposium, the UC Davis Law Review chose a landmark, 40-year-old United States Supreme Court affirmative action case with UC Davis roots and legal implications still in play today.
An independent monitor appointed to investigate whether detained migrant children are being treated humanely needs to be able to assess the Office of Refugee Resettlement's actions, Professor Holly Cooper told public radio station KQED.
The Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies and the California Environmental Law & Policy Center have welcomed new legal fellows for the 2018-2019 academic year. Both are members of the King Hall class of 2018.
Professor Lisa Pruitt gave a keynote address, "Rural Access to Justice in the Golden State," on Oct. 17 at San Joaquin College of Law's Rural Legal Access Summit.
