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Supreme Court to weigh Trump's firing of FTC member in test of presidential power It's a major test of presidential power over agencies set up to be insulated from White House control.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor John Yoo weighed in with @reuters.com about an upcoming Supreme Court case. https://reut.rs/48xTDw5

Contributor: The Supreme Court's 3 terrible reasons for allowing Texas' racially rigged map The six conservative justices have opened the door to states being able to adopt unconstitutional laws on voting — with immunity from judicial review.

New from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: "The Supreme Court’s 3 terrible reasons for allowing Texas’ racially rigged map" www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #opinion via @latimes.com

YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law Do noncitizens have the same free speech rights as citizens?

Do noncitizens have the same rights as citizens?
This special episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features Professor Catherine Crump, Robert Glushko Clinical Professor of Practice in Technology Law. https://youtube.com/shorts/xMQeU-FIJHQ?feature=share

#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw @catherinecrump.bsky.social

Tejas N. Narechania makes the connection between research, policy, and teaching As each hot new idea or gadget has grabbed funders and headlines — from broadband to AI — Narechania has kept his eye on striking a balance between innovation and accessibility.

As a scholar focused on the intersection of law and technology, Berkeley Law Professor Tejas N. Narechania has had a front-row seat to profound shifts fostered by Silicon Valley’s innovations. https://bit.ly/4rBOmfX #BerkeleyLaw @tnarecha.bsky.social

Sam Levine (@saalevine.bsky.social) and Doha Mekki (@dohamekki.bsky.social), @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social Senior Fellows, spoke to @prospect.org about AI and corporate profit. #BerkeleyLaw

Strategies: How to be original in an AI world - The Business Journals Berkeley Law leader Angeli Patel argues that true leadership in the age of artificial intelligence isn't about keeping pace with technology, but about cultivating the kind of human judgment that machi...

"In this AI-driven, globally-unstable moment, the real leaders are the ones who can say no to speed and create solutions with calm."

- Angeli Patel, executive director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, via @bizjournals https://bit.ly/3Y54mt1 #BerkeleyLaw #AI

Fed. Judges' Public Spat With Justices May Undermine Courts - Law360 Pulse Public criticism being traded back and forth in recent months between U.S. Supreme Court justices and lower-court federal judges over the justices' emergency orders is highly unusual in itself, but it...

"Most district judges really try hard to get these cases right, and they spend a lot of time doing that," Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), executive director of @bji.bsky.social, told @law360.bsky.social https://bit.ly/49VERlk #BerkeleyLaw

Morrison v. Olson and the triumph of the unitary executive theory Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […]

"Rarely has a solo dissent in a Supreme Court case eventually triumphed, but that is likely to happen as a majority of the justices appear poised to accept the 'unitary executive theory' of presidential power."

- Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @scotusblog.com https://bit.ly/49UgIvt

In a recent essay, Seth Davis of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social and Daniel B. Rodriguez of @northwesternlaw.bsky.social urge federal agencies to implement new ACUS practices instead of treating consultation with local governments as box-checking exercise. www.theregreview.org/2025/12/03/d...

Interactive Program Helps First-Year Students Learn How to Present Themselves to Large Firms The Berkeley Center for Law and Business and attorneys from its sponsor firms held a virtual BigLaw résumé "polish and pitch" session specifically curated for first-year students.

This week, our Berkeley Center for Law and Business and attorneys from its sponsor firms held a virtual BigLaw résumé “polish and pitch” session specifically curated for first-year students. https://bit.ly/3KnTPpS #BerkeleyLaw

YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law Do you have a First Amendment right to record ICE raids?

Do you have a First Amendment right to record ICE raids?

This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest – Professor Catherine Crump, director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic.https://youtube.com/shorts/x3fB_XHuKpI?feature=share

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Professor Catherine Fisk wins Miller Award Fisk was recognized for "outstanding academic and public contributions to the field of labor and employment scholarship” at the recent Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law.

Berkeley Law Professor Catherine Fisk recently received the Miller Award at the 2025 Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law, held at Seton Hall School. https://bit.ly/444bjhD #BerkeleyLaw

Environmental impact: Berkeley Law center plays vital role in shaping new California climate bills The school’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment guides several key policy advancements.

The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment @cleeberkeley.bsky.social provided research, data, drafting language, and technical assistance to propel key policy advancements across the climate landscape. https://bit.ly/43YwZM3 #BerkeleyLaw

Register for Dec. 5: A Convening on Science, Democracy & the Environment In-Person Registration for Dec. 5: A Convening on Science, Democracy & the Environment Flyer that reads, "A Convening on Science, Democracy, and the Environment: Developing a Community of Practice for Strategy and Action. Friday, December 5, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. International House, UC Berkeley School of Law Also available via livestream" Features keynote speaker headshots, names and titles, and CLEE and Edley Center logos.

Join us on 12/5 for a convening on science, democracy & the environment! Hear from expert speakers, including Wade Crowfoot, Martha Guzman Aceves, and Liane Randolph, as we explore what is needed to protect science for democracy and environmental protection. Register here: forms.gle/9dSu4FucPJxM...

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS considers limits on president's power to fire federal officials The Supreme Court will hear two cases--Trump v. Slaughter on Dec. 8 and Trump v. Cook on Jan. 21--that are likely to substantially change the law as to when the president can fire those in the executive branch of government. President Donald Trump has c...

"The Supreme Court will hear two cases—Trump v. Slaughter on Dec. 8 and Trump v. Cook on Jan. 21— that are likely to substantially change the law as to when the president can fire those in the executive branch of government."

-Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via ABA Journal https://bit.ly/4p5LSoe

Berkeley Law expands AI law and regulation LL.M. certificate offerings The University of California, Berkeley School of Law is expanding its LL.M. Certificate in AI Law and Regulation, adding new courses and emphasizing the program’s global impact as demand for tech-savv...

“Learning to think like a lawyer in the age of AI means using machine learning, computer vision & other digital tools ethically & effectively to investigate, analyze & advocate," says Professor Chris Jay Hoofnagle about the LL.M. Certificate in AI Law & Regulation https://bit.ly/3MxLosw #BerkeleyLaw

US navy accused of cover-up over dangerous plutonium in San Francisco Advocates allege navy knew levels of airborne plutonium at Hunters Point shipyard were high before it alerted officials

“Can you trust them to report this honestly?” Steve Castleman, supervising attorney of Berkeley Law’s Environmental Law Clinic, spoke to @theguardian.com about potentially dangerous levels of airborne plutonium in San Francisco https://bit.ly/48skgCO #BerkeleyLaw

Trump officials and judge face off over flights to El Salvador in rare, high-stakes contempt probe A federal judge in Washington has relaunched his contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.

“The judge has to believe that some line may have been crossed that you can’t ignore,” Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), executive director of @bji.bsky.social, told @apnews.com https://bit.ly/4runi23 #BerkeleyLaw

Contributor: This Supreme Court loophole could help Texas' illegal voting maps survive the midterms The so-called 'Purcell principle' allows states to argue that it's too close to an election to change laws.

"The Purcell principle is always troubling when it allows unconstitutional election laws to go into effect. It is just wrong when it means a state can act unconstitutionally but be completely immune from challenge."
- Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @latimes.com https://lat.ms/43NzIba

As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds There was a spike in threats against the judiciary in the early months of 2025, Marshals Service data shows.

"There are people in the judiciary who are afraid that judicial security for the lower courts and politics are getting played off each other, and no one wants to be in that position,” says Jeremy Fogel, executive director of @bji.bsky.social https://wapo.st/43SvbUQ #BerkeleyLaw @washingtonpost.com

Is It Illegal to Urge Troops to Refuse Unlawful Orders? President Donald Trump and his Administration have suggested six Democrats violated the law. Legal experts disagree.

"Senator Kelly’s statement, again, is just restating the law and the obligations of members of the military and intelligence forces; it is not advising or urging insubordination or disloyalty or mutiny or refusal of duty," Professor Saira Mohamed told @time.com https://bit.ly/484JsQI #BerkeleyLaw

Legal limbo for Texas and California House maps

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky spoke to @politico.com to break down high-profile court cases related to gerrymandering efforts in California and Texas: https://politi.co/3XO59hV #BerkeleyLaw

ChatGPT Questions Are Getting People Arrested, Authorities Say: Experts Break Down What Not to Type In recent months, authorities allege, multiple Florida teenagers have conducted searches on ChatGPT that led to them being in the crosshairs of law enforcement or facing criminal charges

"I do think there's a measure of individual responsibility people need to take. They need to be mindful of what an AI chat is. And it's a word-association machine," Professor Catherine Crump told @people.com https://bit.ly/4pw0QUe #BerkeleyLaw #AI @catherinecrump.bsky.social

Trump’s sedition threat against members of Congress is unconstitutional | Opinion “Accusing members of Congress of sedition and treason and calling for them to be sentenced to death is unheard of in the United States.”

"Truthful speech is protected by the First Amendment and should not be the basis for accusing people of sedition, let alone threatening the death penalty."
– Opinion by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky via @sacbee.com https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article313101828.html#storylink=cpy #BerkeleyLaw

Thelton Henderson: Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, the struggle continues - Berkeley News The civil rights icon and former federal judge, now a visiting professor at UC Berkeley Law, was a witness to the violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South. Today, he says, ...

Q&A with Thelton Henderson '62: The civil rights icon and Berkeley Law visiting professor witnessed violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South: https://bit.ly/48AspWP #BerkeleyLaw

YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law 2025 Halloum Business Competition Final Round

Berkeley Law's Advocacy Competitions Program is proud to present the 2025 Halloum Business Competition final round! Watch our finalists go head-to-head at the negotiation table: https://youtu.be/JRTUaaAVPd4 #BerkeleyLaw @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social

YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law Can the president order killings of suspected drug smugglers?

Can the president order killings of suspected drug smugglers? https://youtube.com/shorts/3WoMTzasJ_U?feature=share

#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds There was a spike in threats against the judiciary in the early months of 2025, Marshals Service data shows.

@bji.bsky.social @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social’s Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.) is quoted in this article about judicial security: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

3L Becca Goren Leads Stellar Berkeley Law Showing at Tournament of Champions Trial Competition 3L Becca Goren was named Best Advocate and Berkeley Law placed second at the recent Tournament of Champions Trial Competition in Waco, Texas, which invites the nation’s top 16 trial […]

3L Becca Goren was named Best Advocate and Berkeley Law placed second at the recent Tournament of Champions Trial Competition in Waco, Texas: https://bit.ly/3XO4U6x #BerkeleyLaw

Has Trump’s America Gone Rogue? The Trump administration’s cavalier approach to the rule of law is the end of an era.

“I do think the U.S. is starting to withdraw from the position that it played for much of the 20th century, as did the U.K. for much of the 19th, in enforcing international rules,” Professor John Yoo told @foreignpolicy.com https://bit.ly/4o9bSxD #BerkeleyLaw