UC Berkeley School of Law

UC Berkeley School of Law, alongside several other law schools, announced Nov. 17 that it would no longer be participating in the U.S. News & World Report, or USNWR, law school rankings due to a flawed ranking methodology.

Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center, or HRC, announced Wednesday that international human rights attorney Betsy Popken will be joining the leadership team as the new Co-Executive Director alongside current Executive Director, Alexa Koenig.

Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board, or PAB, heard concerns about the use of a surveillance drone and the dismissal of civilians’ complaints at its regular meeting on Tuesday.

A doctor and former UCLA employee filed a class action lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California on Oct. 5 over his termination for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. 

UC Berkeley law professor Khiara Bridges testified during a Senate hearing Tuesday concerning the legal consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade.

Concerns for the future of women’s reproductive rights have risen after Politico leaked a Supreme Court opinion draft that could likely overturn Roe v. Wade.

More than 500 people attended Berkeley Law’s panel discussing how the United Nations and United States can support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

Dean Chemerinsky and professor Meyler will decide whether the Romeo and Juliet friar is guilty of criminal charges at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley.

Texas’ law allows private citizens to sue anyone involved in obtaining an abortion after the six-week window before fetal cardiac activity begins.

As terror in Afghanistan continues to sweep the streets and more Afghans seek refuge, UC Berkeley School of Law has established a pro bono legal support system aimed to help the rising humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.