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We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2023 Class of UCI Law at the Commencement Ceremony taking place at the Bren Events Center. For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/3HiatSZ

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America book talk series welcomes Danielle R. Olden to discuss her book, Racial Uncertainties: Mexican Americans, School Desegregation, and the Making of Race in Post–Civil Rights America (UC Press, 2022). ...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America book talk series welcomes Professor Natalia Molina to discuss her book, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community (UC Press, 2022). Kevin R. Johnson, Dean and Mabie-Apalla...

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MEDIA ADVISORY: http://bit.ly/3UoopjC On Monday, April 3, the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) hosted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra for virtual remarks highlighting the Bureau’s past work...

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Final arguments were held Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering. To see photos taken during the event: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAxv1E Congratulations to all the winners: Finalists: Petitio...

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Introducing a new video series titled "Coffee with the Dean" where UCI Law Dean Austen Parrish speaks with UCI Law students about their unique law school journey and experiences. Omar Rizk, UCI Law 2L, joins Dean Parrish in today's episode, and Omar...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Tanya Hernández to discuss her book, Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality (Beacon Press, 2022) with Professor Enid Trucios-...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series welcomes professors Francisco Valdes and Steven W. Bender to discuss their book, LatCrit: From Critical Legal Theory to Academic Activism (NYU Press, 2021). Margaret E. Montoya, Profe...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America book talk series welcomes Lisa Magaña and César S. Silva to discuss their book, Empowered! Latinos Transforming Arizona Politics (University of Arizona Press, 2021). Publisher's Description Empower...

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Creating a Prison to University Pipeline: Prison Education and the New "Clean Slate" Laws provided an overview of LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Education), a new University of California, Irvine initiative offering a Bachelor of Arts ...

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Meet the current co-chairs of UCI Law's Public Interest Law Fund (PILF), second year students Emily Laskoe and Ce-Lai Powell Fong. Today they're sharing some insights into their law school experience and why they chose UCI Law. Emily is from Charlo...

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he Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Cecila Muñoz to discuss her book, More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You … and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise. Zoom webinar information will be sent to those who ...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professors Michelle Holder and Alan Aja to discuss their book, Afro-Latinos in the US Economy with Dr. Danielle Clealand as commentator. Michelle Holder is an Associate Profess...

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UCI Law Professor Rachel Moran leads a white paper session on the future of Latinos in the West. Joining her: Professor Danielle Olden of University of Utah, with a white paper on the history of Latinos in the West. Professor Douglas Massey of Pri...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Geraldo Cadava to discuss his book, The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump with policy adviser Cecilia Muñoz as c...

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Harnik Shukla, UCI Law ’12 and partner at Knobbe Martens, tells us why he's excited to attend reunion.

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Ramón Gutiérrez to discuss his book, New Mexico's Moses: Reies López Tijerina and the Religious Origins of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (University of ...

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To learn more about Dean Austen Parrish, visit: https://www.law.uci.edu/about/deans-office/ Dean Parrish featured in Orange County Lawyer Magazine: https://www.virtualonlineeditions.com/publication/?m=15276&i=754508&p=30&ver=html5

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UCI School of Law in collaboration with Ms. magazine proudly hosts the 2022 Supreme Court Term in Review, moderated by Chancellor’s Professor Michele Goodwin. Perhaps not since Brown v. Board of Education or Roe v. Wade has there been a more repor...

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Zahra Takhshid, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, will deliver the UCI Law Mohannad and Rana Malas Lecture in Islamic Legal Studies “Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence: An Islamic Perspecti...

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UCI Law brings together three of its alumni to discuss their practice settings and varying approaches to advocating for workers' rights and protections. Moderated by Sameer Ashar, UCI Law Clinical Professor of Law, the panel will speak on their work ...

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The UCI Law Fair Elections and Free Speech Center welcomes E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport to discuss their new book, 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting (The New Press, 2022), with moderator Sara Wallace Goodman (UCI). Recorded via Zoom on...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Benjamin Márquez to discuss his book, The Politics of Patronage: Lawyers, Philanthropy, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (University of Texa...

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The Guest Speaker Series and Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law welcome Center Co-Director and Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science Richard L. Hasen to discuss his new book, Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Po...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor James Diego Vigil to discuss his book, Chicano High Schoolers in a Changing Los Angeles: 2nd Edition (Biblio Publishing, 2020). Gilberto Conchas, The Wayne K. and Anit...

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Jamie Raskin, Congressman for Maryland's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives will deliver the UCI Law Distinguished Lecture on “Constitutional Patriotism, the Failures of Partisanship, and the Future of American Democrac...

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The Nobel Committee recognized Maria Ressa’s years of effort defending press freedom in the Philippines, in the face of legal and political attacks by the government, and for her advocacy in the global fight for freedom of expression. Founder and C...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professors Hondagneu-Sotelo and Pastor to discuss their book, South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A. (NYU Press, 2021). Aurea Montes-Rodriguez, ...

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This virtual event hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings together three leading journalists to discuss what role journalists can and should play in supporting free and fair elections in the United States given the risk...

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Discussions of historical racial wrongs in the United States often raise questions about what measures might provide accountability for those wrongs. UCI Law marks the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday by bringing together three of its faculty members�...

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Over the course of the past two years, Beijing has harshly imposed its will on Hong Kong, adopting a National Security Law in 2020 that has been used ever since to crush protest, debate, and independent media. The next Hong Kong legislative elections...

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Countering the Risk of Disinformation in American Elections: How Big a Problem Is It and What Should Be Done? This three-part online lunch series hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law explores the risk of disinformation in A...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz (Northwestern) to discuss his book, Figures of the Future: Latino Civil Rights and the Politics of Demographic Change (Princeton, 2021). Reco...

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Countering the Risk of Disinformation in American Elections: How Big a Problem Is It and What Should Be Done? This three-part online lunch series hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law explores the risk of disinformation in A...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Adriana Villavicencio (UCI) to discuss her book, Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Educational Opportunities and Outcomes for Black and Brown Boys (Harvard Education Press, 2...

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Countering the Risk of Disinformation in American Elections: How Big a Problem Is It and What Should Be Done? This event is the first meeting of a three-part online lunch series hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law that exp...

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This half-day virtual conference considers a new danger to American democracy that emerged during the 2020 election season: the risk to the fair counting and certification of votes. The Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings togethe...

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Germany faces its most important election in a generation, as the September 26th ballot is the first one that Chancellor Angela Merkel will not contest since she became Germany’s leader in 2005. The country goes to the polls at a time of increased ...

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The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Richard Alba (CUNY) to discuss his book, The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream (Princeton, 2020), with comments fro...

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Women's reproductive health and rights in the U.S. are in serious peril. The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let stand Texas’s ban on abortions after six-weeks of pregnancy sets the stage for the upcoming Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs ...

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This virtual event hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings together three provocative and deeply thoughtful constitutional scholars pondering the question, “Is the U.S. Constitution Up to the Task of Preserving America...

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Threats to the fairness of elections, and the open debate that democracies require, have not been limited to the United States. Already in 2021, several elections worldwide have shown the challenges to a fair ballot in the digital age. We will kick o...

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Fair Elections and Free Speech Center Co-Directors David Kaye and Richard L. Hasen discuss their vision for the Center and upcoming events. Learn more at: https://www.law.uci.edu/centers/fefs/

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Professors Sameer Ashar, Annie Lai, Jennifer Lee Koh and Stephen Lee discuss "After Trump: New Horizons for Immigration Law" for the final installment of the Law & Policy in the Biden-Harris Era webinar series. Recorded via Zoom on June 8, 2021.

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A conversation on Palestine, settler colonialism, and the law with Jamil Dakwar and Tallie Ben-Daniel, moderated by Professor Kaaryn Gustafson. Jamil Dakwar A human rights lawyer and chair of Adalah Justice Project board. Born and raised in Haifa, h...

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We are UCI Law. In order of appearance: Interim Dean Bryant Garth, SBA President Jon Widjaja (3L), UCI Law alum Desiree Murray ’19 (Associate, Greenberg Gross, LLP), Elizabeth Schatz Cordero (2L), and Associate Dean for Equity Initiatives Sameer As...

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UCI Law is delighted to welcome back Bryant Garth in his role as Interim Dean of UCI Law while UCI Law conducts its search for a new Dean of the Law School! Interim Dean Garth retired from UCI Law in June 2019, but has remained affiliated with the la...

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UCI Law Professors Joshua Blank, Victor Fleischer and Omri Marian discuss "The State of Play in Tax Reform" for part two of the Law & Policy in the Biden-Harris Era webinar series. Recorded via Zoom on May 20, 2021.

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UCI Law Alumni Association President Sheila Chen congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2021 on their commencement.

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Recently, a catalogue of documentary evidence concerning the Japanese imperial military “comfort women” system throughout the Second World War was curated and translated into a readily accessible English format. This is a joint project of Comfort...

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UCI Law faculty and administrators send students their words of encouragement and good luck on spring 2021 final exams to all UCI Law students. You've Got This!

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Ian Haney López is a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He presents on his book "Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America." Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Series is part of The Fut...

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Edward Telles is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. He presents on his book "Durable Ethnicity." Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Series is part of The Future of Latinos in the United States: La...

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University of Colorado Law Associate Professor of Law Margot Kaminski presents on her article “Authorship Disrupted: AI Authors in Copyright and First Amendment Law” at this installment of UCI Law's 2021 Artificial Intelligence & Law Colloquium o...

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Chancellor's Professor of Law Michele Goodwin presents on "Civil Liberties in a Pandemic: The Lessons of History" at the first installment of the Law & Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration speaker series at UCI Law. Recorded via Zoom on March 3...

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UNC School of Law Associate Professor of Law Ifeoma Ajunwa presents on "The Paradox of Automation as Anti-Bias Intervention" at this installment of UCI Law's 2021 Artificial Intelligence & Law Colloquium on March 29, 2021. Introduction provided by UC...

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The 2021 UCI Law Moot Court Competition finals featured students Aaron Johnson (Petitioner) and Akila Shenoy (Respondent) arguing before The Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; The Honorable Robert B. Kugler, U.S. District C...

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CLEANR and Water UCI co-host a discussion with Senior Attorney and Senior Director for Water Initiatives at the Natural Resources Defense Council Steve Fleischli. Topics include: likely water resource priorities of the Biden administration including ...

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University of Richmond School of Law Assistant Professor of Law Rebecca Crootof presents on her article “Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Limits of Analogy” at this installment of UCI Law's 2021 Artificial Intelligence & Law Colloquium on March...

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Rocío Rosales is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She presents on her book "Fruteros: Street Vending, Illegality, and Ethnic Community in Los Angeles." Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Series is ...

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Michael A. Olivas is William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Houston Law Center and Director of the Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance at UH. He presents on his book "Perchance to DREAM: A Legal and Political H...

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Laura Enriquez is an Associate Professor in the Chicano/Latino Studies Department at the University of California, Irvine. She presents on her book "Of Love and Papers: How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family." Reimagining the Latinx Exper...

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María Rendón is Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine. She presents on her book "Stagnant Dreamers: How the Inner City Shapes the Integration of Second-Generation Latinos." Reimagining the ...

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Laura Gómez is Professor of Law and Faculty Director of UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies (CRS) Program, the first specialized program of study on race and law for law students in the nation. Prof. Gómez presents on her book "Latinos: A New Story ...

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Brooklyn Law School Professor of Law Frank Pasquale presents on his article “Data Informed Duties in AI Development," for the second installment of UCI Law's 2021 Artificial Intelligence & Law Colloquium on Feb. 8, 2021. Introduction provided by UC...

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Richard Rothstein, a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, is the author of the acclaimed book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Rothstein’s book describes and analyzes how American go...

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Keith Wattley, Founder and Executive Director of UnCommon Law, is the speaker of this installment of the Guest Speaker Series. Wattley is the Founder and Executive Director of UnCommon Law, an Oakland-based non-profit organization that specializes in...

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Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law Associate Professor of Law Jessica M. Eaglin presents on her article “Technologically Distorted Conceptions of Punishment," for the first installment of UCI Law's 2021 Artificial Intelligence & La...

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Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science Richard Hasen joins Professor of Lawyering Skills Henry Weinstein in conversation to discuss the aftermath of the 2020 elections. Introduction by Vice Dean Christopher Whytock. Recorded via Zoom o...

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Roberta Kaplan, founding partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, is the speaker at this installment of the Guest Speaker Series. Roberta Kaplan became a national figure in 2013 when she represented Edith Windsor in a landmark case where the Supreme Cou...

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Atteeyah Hollie, Managing Attorney of Impact Litigation at the Southern Center for Human Rights, is the speaker at this installment of the Guest Speaker Series. Atteeyah Hollie is SCHR’s Managing Attorney for impact litigation. She formerly served...

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Each fall, members of the UCI Law faculty present a preview of the major cases that the Supreme Court will be considering during the upcoming court term, which runs from early October to the end of June. This year, the program highlighted cases cover...

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Carlton W. Reeves is a distinguished federal district court judge, based in Jackson, Mississippi. Judge Reeves is the model of a courageous judge whose opinions and other public addresses demonstrate a firm knowledge of the Constitution, an artful us...

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John Gibson, Partner at DLA Piper, will be speaking at the next installment of the Guest Speaker Series. John Gibson focuses on antitrust, commercial, healthcare and technology litigation, including class action and multi district litigation. He has...

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Samrah Mahmoud '12, Partner at Troutman Pepper, was the speaker at this installment of the UCI Law Guest Speaker Series. Samrah is a commercial litigator who has successfully defended clients at all stages of a case, including at trial and on appeal...

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"Are U.S. elections rigged, broken or dependable? Lessons from Canada and Australia Offer Insights for Improvement" This webinar, recorded on September 21, 2020, covers international perspectives relevant to the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election. C...

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Although she graduated from UCI Law only six years ago, Brooke Weitzman '14 already has established a strong professional record of helping those who need it most. After working for two years at Orange County’s Public Law Center as an Equal Justice...

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This webinar brings together experts in elections and election law to consider whether the United States is prepared to run a fair, safe, and legitimate election process in the midst of the pandemic. Among the topics for discussion are the role of ab...

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UCI Law Board of Visitors Member Mitch Kamin interviews Professor of Law Bob Solomon on affordable housing policy, social justice, and COVID-19. Introductions by UCI Law Dean L. Song Richardson. Recorded on June 25, 2020 via Zoom virtual presentation...

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Julie Hill, UCI Foundation Chair and UCI Law Board of Visitors member interviews Chancellor’s Professor of Law Michele Goodwin on the limits of governmental action and constitutional rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Introductions by UCI Law Dea...

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UCI Law Board of Visitors member Michelle Jordan interviews Professor of Law Mehrsa Baradaran on the CARES Act and banking for all in the time of COVID-19. Introductions by UCI Law Dean L. Song Richardson. Recorded on June 16, 2020 via Zoom virtual p...

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Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science Rick Hasen discusses voting rights and election integrity at the time of COVID-19 with Professor of Lawyering Skills Henry Weinstein. Hosted by Veronica Gray, Partner of Nossaman LLP and UCI Law B...

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Clinical Professor of Law David Kaye presents on freedom of expression, disinformation and COVID-19 in this installment of UCI Law’s COVID-19 & the Law lecture series. Introductions by UCI Law Dean L. Song Richardson.

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UCI Law Board of Visitors Member and CEO of AIVITA Biomedical Hans Keirstead presents on the state of current healthcare innovations to combat COVID-19. Moderated by UCI Law Special Advisor to the Dean Joe Dunn. Introductions by UCI Law Dean L. Song ...

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Song L. Richardson is the Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at UCI Law with joint appointments in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and in the Department of Asian American Studies. She received her A.B. from Harvard College and he...

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About Sai Upadhyayula, J.D. Class of 2020 Upon graduation Sai will be joining the Life Sciences, Technology Transaction’s Group at Wilson Sonsini in San Diego. His academic journey to becoming a lawyer is an eclectic one. Sai received his bachelor...

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Anna Davis congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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Assistant Dean Jennah Jones congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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Assistant Dean Khary Hornsby congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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Prof. DiMento congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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Prof. Kim congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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Prof. Southworth congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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Prof. Ross congratulates the UCI Law Class of 2020

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