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April 21, 2026
Prof. Emily Taylor Poppe Hosts Trusts and Estates Career Panel
IRVINE, Calif. (April 21, 2026) —  University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Emily Taylor Poppe hosted a Trusts and Estates Career Panel for her class on April 14, welcoming alumna Rebecca France ’24, Judge Julie Palafox of the Orange County Superior Court, and local practitioners Mariah Witt, Jeff Carchidi, and Marc Sallus. The event was followed by…
April 9, 2026
Faculty Roundup | April 2026
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive April Mario Barnes …
April 6, 2026
UC Irvine Law’s Defending Democracy Clinic Takes Human Rights Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
Set for oral argument on April 28, Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I asks whether U.S. corporations can be held liable for helping foreign governments commit human rights abuses.  IRVINE, Calif. (April 6, 2026) — Students in the University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Defending Democracy Clinic are part of the litigation team for respondents in a…
March 26, 2026
Professor Dalié Jiménez Testifies at Little Hoover Commission Hearing on Student Institutional Debt in California
March 25, 2026
Association of American Law Schools Webinar Series on Professional Independence and the Legal Profession Launches March 25
UC Irvine Law will open the six-part weekly webinar series with a discussion on “Rule of Law, Executive Orders, and the Legal Profession”  IRVINE, Calif. (March 25, 2026) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law, through its Center for Empirical Research on the Legal Profession and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, are collaborating with leading centers and programs at five other universities as part…
March 13, 2026
Prof. Emily Taylor Poppe Elected Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
IRVINE, Calif. (March 19, 2026) —  University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Emily Taylor Poppe has been elected as a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the organization announced at its 2026 Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. She is one of 29 newly elected Fellows nationwide.  ACTEC, founded in 1949, is a national nonprofit association of approximately…
March 11, 2026
Faculty Roundup | March 2026
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive March Sameer Ashar …
February 25, 2026
Columbia Law School Blog: Securities Regulation’s Liquidity Rationale
Prof. Kevin Haeberle wrote a post for Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets based on his new article, “Securities Regulation’s Liquidity Rationale.”
February 11, 2026
Faculty Roundup | February 2026
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive February Sameer Ashar …
January 15, 2026
UC Irvine Law Rings in 2026 with National Leadership Roles in Law, Policy and Academia
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2026) — Kicking off 2026, the University of California, Irvine School of Law stands as a national leader in legal education, scholarship, and advocacy, with its faculty, staff and administrators serving in prestigious roles across major academic, professional, and legal organizations. From guiding influential editorial boards and spearheading interdisciplinary initiatives to…
January 14, 2026
Professor Joshua Blank Selected by the Administrative Conference of the United States to Conduct Study on Use of Agency Legal Explainers by Federal Agencies
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 14, 2026) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is pleased to announce that Joshua Blank, Professor of Law and Director of the UCI Law in NYC Program, and his co-author, Professor Leigh Osofsky (University of North Carolina School of Law), have been selected by the Administrative Conference of the United…
January 13, 2026
UC Irvine Law Faculty Excel in National Scholarly Impact Rankings
IRVINE, Calif. (January 13, 2026) — UC Irvine School of Law faculty figured prominently in the latest scholarly impact rankings released by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. and HeinOnline, which measure citations for faculty at ABA-accredited law schools.  The rankings, which evaluate approximately 10,000 full-time faculty and 17,000 part-time faculty across ABA-approved law schools, highlight UC Irvine Law’s significant contributions to legal scholarship across…
January 13, 2026
UC Irvine Law Leadership and Presenters at 2026 AALS Annual Meeting
Several members of the UC Irvine School of Law faculty and staff hold leadership positions, and were featured speakers, moderators and presenters at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting, in New Orleans, January 6-9, 2026. The Annual Meeting brought together legal educators from across the country and is the largest convening of law faculty in the world with more…
November 19, 2025
UC Irvine Law Faculty, Staff and Alumni Awarded 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll by AALS
IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 19, 2025) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is pleased to announce that Chancellor’s Professor Alejandro Camacho; Claire Foster (’25), Associate at Andrews & Higgins in Newport Beach; and Maryam Meechka Zomorodian (’20), Program Director of Global Programs at UC Irvine Law have been recognized by the Association of American…
November 13, 2025
UC Irvine Law Recent Faculty Scholarship
November 10, 2025
UC Irvine Law’s Faculty, Staff & Alumni Honored at 2025 Lauds & Laurels
Since 1971, the UC Irvine Alumni Association (UCIAA) and its board of directors have presented Lauds & Laurels, the association’s highest honor at the University of California, Irvine. Lauds & Laurels is one of the university’s oldest awards ceremonies, a tradition that has recognized more than 900 members of the UC Irvine community for their…
November 5, 2025
UC Irvine Law Announces New Center for Technology & Justice
Directed by Prof. Ari Ezra Waldman, the Center will address critical issues such as digital abuse, privacy, and tech regulation   IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2025) — UC Irvine School of Law launched the new Center for Technology & Justice (Center), a collaborative research-based institute directed by Professor Ari Waldman studying how technology can change law…
October 8, 2025
Faculty Roundup | October 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive October Sameer Ashar …
October 8, 2025
Prof. Jane Stoever Received the Foundation for Improvement of Justice’s 2025 Paul H. Chapman Award
October 3, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor L. Song Richardson Leads New Course on Mindfulness and the Law
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Chancellor’s Professor L. Song Richardson, former dean of UC Irvine School of Law and nationally recognized leader in higher education, is teaching a new course this fall, “Self-Leadership, Creativity, and the Law,” which examines the role of mindfulness and self-reflection in legal education and practice.  The seminar brings together 12 upper-level students…
September 25, 2025
Chancellor’s Prof. Mario Barnes Announced as Chair-Elect of the National Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
September 25, 2025
UC Irvine Law Celebrates Endowed Faculty Appointments of L. Song Richardson and Michael Robinson-Dorn
Irvine, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2025) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law held a special celebration on Sept. 24, recognizing the endowed appointments of Professors L. Song Richardson and Michael Robinson-Dorn, and the creation of a new endowed chair in environmental law.  Professor Richardson, former dean of UC Irvine Law, was recognized for…
September 14, 2025
Press Release for Korematsu Center Amicus Brief in Newsom v. Trump
September 9, 2025
UC Irvine School of Law Hosts 2025 Western Regional Legal Writing Conference
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Lawyering Skills Program hosted the 2025 Western Regional Legal Writing Conference on Sept. 5-6 with scholars in attendance from coast to coast, joining from law schools in Seattle to Buffalo. Themed “Lawyering Through a Justice Lens,” the conference highlighted the critical role…
September 8, 2025
Faculty Roundup | September 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive September Cindy Thomas…
September 4, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor David Kaye Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee on Whether EU and UK Tech Laws May Affect U.S. Free Speech and Innovation
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2025) — On Sept. 3, UC Irvine School of Law Clinical Professor David Kaye testified before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing titled, “Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation.” The hearing considered whether recent European and British laws governing online expression and digital markets may affect Americans’ free speech…
September 2, 2025
Professor Ari Waldman Receives Dukeminier Award for Scholarship on Gender Data and Automated Governance
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 2, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law  Professor Ari Waldman has been awarded the 2025 Dukeminier Awards’ Ezekiel Webber Prize by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law for his article, “Gender Data in the Automated Administrative State,” 123 Colum. L. Rev. 2249 (2023). Dukeminier Awards are…
August 7, 2025
Faculty Roundup | August 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive August Cindy Archer …
August 4, 2025
Ninth Circuit Rejects Government’s Request for Stay in L.A. Raids Case Co-Led by Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic
IRVINE, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2025) — Late Friday evening, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Vasquez-Perdomo v. Noem denied the federal government’s request for a stay of a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting federal agencies from continuing their unlawful stop practices in Southern California. Plaintiffs are represented by UC Irvine School…
August 1, 2025
ACLU of Southern California: Ninth Circuit Court Denies Stay in L.A. Raids Case
July 30, 2025
UC Irvine School of Law Welcomes Five Faculty Starting Fall 2025
IRVINE, Calif. (July 30, 2025) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law welcomes Trevor G. Reed and Christopher Williams (’19) to its full-time faculty. We also welcome Alisa Blair, Charlie Martel, and Danielle Tully to the Law School’s visiting faculty.   These new faculty members bring a wealth of expertise to UC Irvine Law…
July 10, 2025
Faculty Roundup | July 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive July Sameer Ashar …
July 2, 2025
Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic Joins Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Immigration Raids in Southern California
IRVINE, Calif. (July 2, 2025) — The UC Irvine School of Law’s Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic has joined a broad coalition of legal and community organizations in a class action lawsuit challenging the federal government’s recent immigration raids in Southern California. Filed on July 2, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the…
June 11, 2025
Faculty Roundup | June 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive June Alejandro Camacho …
June 10, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor R. Anthony Reese Plays Key Role in First-Ever Restatement of Copyright Law
IRVINE, Calif. (June 10, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Chancellor’s Professor R. Anthony Reese has served as an Associate Reporter for the newly approved Restatement of the Law, Copyright, the first Restatement ever devoted to copyright law.  On May 20, the American Law Institute’s membership formally approved the final stage of…
June 10, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor Ji Seon Song Wins 2025 Ian Kerr Best Paper Award at Privacy Law Scholars Conference
IRVINE, Calif. (June 10, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Ji Seon Song has been honored with the 2025 Ian Kerr Best Paper Award at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC), held May 29–30 at UCLA School of Law. The award recognizes her article, “The Interdisciplinary Policing of Pregnancy Criminalization,” written…
June 3, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor Christopher Leslie Recognized with Dual Honors at 2025 Cohen Awards for Antitrust Scholarship
IRVINE, Calif. (June 3, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Chancellor’s Professor of Law Christopher R. Leslie, who directs the UC Irvine Law Competition, Antitrust Law, and Innovation Forum, was recognized at the 2025 Jerry S. Cohen Awards for Antitrust Scholarship, receiving double honors for his recent scholarship on antitrust law. The…
May 27, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor Katie Tinto and Criminal Justice Clinic Secure Releases from Prison for Clients
Since starting this work in 2019, the Criminal Justice Clinic has won the release of 26 clients through its Compassionate Release and Excessive Sentences Project  IRVINE, Calif. (May 27, 2025) — UC Irvine Law Professor Katie Tinto and the  Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC) at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, secured the release of two clients serving lengthy…
May 20, 2025
The American Law Institute: Restatement of the Law, Copyright Is Approved
May 16, 2025
Law Professors Submit Formal Comments Opposing ESA “Harm” Rule Change
May 14, 2025
Faculty Roundup | May 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive May Sameer M.…
May 13, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professors Robert S. Chang and Annie Lai Lead Amicus Briefs Defending TPS Protections in U.S. Supreme Court Immigration Case
IRVINE, Calif. (May 13, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professors Robert S. Chang and Annie Lai each served as counsel of record on amicus curiae briefs filed May 8 at the U.S. Supreme Court in an immigration case concerning Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals.  Professor Robert S. Chang, Executive…
April 30, 2025
Southern California Record: UC Irvine Law Hosts 2025 Celebration of Books Honoring Faculty Authors
April 30, 2025
Professor Elizabeth F. Loftus Receives Double Honors
April 24, 2025
UC Irvine Law Hosts 2025 Celebration of Books Honoring Faculty Authors
IRVINE, Calif. (April 24, 2025) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law hosted its annual Celebration of Books, honoring nine books authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited by UC Irvine Law faculty within the last year. The collection featured at this year’s event encompassed a wide range of topic areas, ranging from tax law and…
April 22, 2025
Professor Shauhin Talesh Delivers Presentations on Forthcoming Book in the Emirates
April 15, 2025
Professor Elizabeth Loftus Named Highly Ranked Scholar; Co-Authored Study Wins 2025 CHI Best Paper Award
April 9, 2025
Faculty Roundup | April 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide. > View the faculty roundup archive April Mary Basick…
April 3, 2025
Professor David Kaye and International Justice Clinic Recognized for Digital Rights Work in South Korea
April 3, 2025
Professor Mehrsa Baradaran to be Honored at Patricia J. Williams Inaugural Award Ceremony on April 18 by the Race and Private Law Section of AALS
March 31, 2025
Indiana Supreme Court Cites Article by UC Irvine Law Professor Kenneth W. Simons in Self-Defense Ruling
IRVINE, Calif. (March 31, 2025) — An article on self-defense by University of California, Irvine School of Law Chancellor’s Professor of Law Kenneth W. Simons titled, “Duty to Compensate, in Law and Morality,” 55 San Diego L. Rev. 357 (2018), was cited and analyzed in the recent Indiana Supreme Court decision, Turner v. State, 2025…
March 21, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor Joshua Blank Tackles Tax Policy and Government Automation in New Books
IRVINE, Calif. (March 21, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Joshua Blank, an internationally recognized tax law scholar and expert in tax administration, compliance, and automated legal guidance, has recently co-authored two books for publication by Cambridge University Press. The books — “Untaxed: The Rich, the IRS, and a New Approach…
March 12, 2025
Faculty Roundup | March 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive March Joshua Blank …
February 28, 2025
Professor Emily Taylor Poppe Appointed Associate Reporter to The American Law Institute’s Principles of the Law, High-Volume Civil Adjudication Project
IRVINE, Calif. (February 28, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Emily Taylor Poppe has been appointed as an Associate Reporter to The American Law Institute’s (ALI) Principles of the Law, High-Volume Civil Adjudication project. A distinguished interdisciplinary and empirical scholar, Professor Taylor Poppe specializes in research that addresses inequalities in access…
February 24, 2025
UC Irvine Law Professor Kevin Haeberle Honored with Top 10 Securities Law Article for 2024
IRVINE, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Kevin Haeberle had his article Fraud-on-the-Market Liability in the ESG Era selected for republication in the 2025 edition of the Securities Law Review. Published by Thomson Reuters, the Securities Law Review typically selects the top 10 law-review articles of the year in…
February 21, 2025
Summer Kim and Grace Lee on building the bridge between UC Irvine and Korea through the Korea Law Center
February 12, 2025
Faculty Roundup | February 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive February Mario Barnes …
February 12, 2025
Professor Ari Waldman Ranked No. 34 Among Top-Cited Legal Scholars of 2024
February 11, 2025
Three Clients of UC Irvine Law’s Criminal Justice Clinic Granted Clemency
Since launching its Compassionate Release and Excessive Sentences Project in 2018, the Criminal Justice Clinic has won the release of 24 clients.  IRVINE, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2025) — On January 17, 2025, President Joseph Biden commuted the sentences of three clients represented by Professor Katie Tinto and the Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC) at the University…
February 11, 2025
UC Irvine Law Clinics Launch Community Workshop Series at El Centro Cultural de México in Santa Ana
IRVINE, Calif. (February 11, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Clinics have launched a workshop series for community members in partnership with El Centro Cultural de México in Santa Ana. Coordinated with the help of inaugural Santa Ana Legal Empowerment Attorney Sarah Beydoun (’23), the workshops aim to empower community members with…
February 10, 2025
UC Irvine Law Faculty Participate in UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public’s 2025 Annual Conference
February 10, 2025
Fred T. Korematsu Day: Civil Rights Lawyers Panel Discusses Advancing Fred Korematsu’s Legacy at UC Irvine Law
January 16, 2025
Two Professors Join UC Irvine School of Law’s Faculty in Spring 2025
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2025) — Two full-time faculty members joined the University of California, Irvine School of Law starting January 1, 2025. Katie Porter has returned to UC Irvine Law after serving three terms in the United States Congress, and Charles (Chas) Tyler has joined the law school’s doctrinal faculty from The George Washington…
January 16, 2025
UC Irvine Law Rings in 2025 with National Leadership Roles in Law, Policy and Academia
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2025) — Kicking off 2025, the University of California, Irvine School of Law stands as a national leader in legal education, scholarship, and advocacy, with its faculty, staff and administrators serving in prestigious roles across major academic, professional, and legal organizations. From guiding influential editorial boards and spearheading interdisciplinary initiatives to…
January 10, 2025
Faculty Roundup | January 2025
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive January Sameer Ashar …
January 10, 2025
UC Irvine School of Law and New York Law School Chart a New Path for the Journal of Legal Education
December 20, 2024
Thank You and Happy Holidays | A Year-End Message to Friends of UC Irvine School of Law
Dear Friends of UC Irvine School of Law,  2024 marked the 15th year since our first class of students arrived at UC Irvine School of Law in August 2009. As we approach the end of this year, we have gathered some of the year’s notable moments in this roundup of top stories. I also invite you…
December 19, 2024
UC Irvine Law’s Year in Review: Achievements and Impactful Narratives in 2024
December 17, 2024
Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Files Two Amicus Briefs Using Collaborative Advocacy Model
IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2024) — The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at UC Irvine School of Law, under the leadership of Executive Director and Professor of Law Robert S. Chang, filed two amicus briefs developed in collaboration with Boston University School of Law Visiting Lecturer and Clinical Instructor Caitlin Glass, who…
December 10, 2024
UC Irvine Law Professor Robert S. Chang Helps Secure Preliminary Injunction Against Arkansas Laws Targeting Foreign Ownership of Property and Data Centers
IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Robert S. Chang, executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, helped to successfully secure for a client a preliminary injunction against two Arkansas laws restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land and from holding ownership in data…
December 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | December 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive December Swethaa Ballakrishnen …
December 5, 2024
Professor Veena Dubal Appointed as General Counsel for the American Association of University Professors
December 2, 2024
Professor Mehrsa Baradaran Named Inaugural Recipient of the Patricia J. Williams Award by the Race and Private Law Section of AALS
November 19, 2024
Chancellor’s Professor of Law Mario Barnes Elected President of the Law and Society Association
IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 19, 2024) — Mario Barnes, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Co-Director of the UC Irvine Law Center on Law, Equality and Race (CLEAR), has been elected the next President of the Law and Society Association (LSA). He will begin the two-year term as President following the LSA annual meeting in 2025. LSA…
November 11, 2024
Prof. Alex Camacho Leads Legal Analysis of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 in Letter to U.S. House and Senate Leaders
November 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | November 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive November Swethaa Ballakrishnen …
November 1, 2024
Clinic News: Bill on Access to Remote Vehicle Technology, Co-Sponsored by Domestic Violence Clinic, Is Signed Into Law
October 30, 2024
Fulbright Program Highlights Prof. David Kaye’s Experience as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar
October 28, 2024
Northwest Asian Weekly: New Korematsu Center at aims to champion racial equality
October 24, 2024
UC Irvine School of Law Celebrates Official Opening of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law hosted a celebration on Oct. 22 marking the official opening of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality on campus. The program, attended by more than 150 people, featured remarks from Professor Robert S. Chang, the Center’s executive director;…
October 24, 2024
UC Irvine Law Receives Gift to Install Professor Robert S. Chang as the Sylvia Mendez Presidential Chair for Civil Rights
IRVINE, Calif. (October 24, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law announced the establishment of the Sylvia Mendez Presidential Chair for Civil Rights and installation of Robert S. Chang, professor of law and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, as the inaugural chair holder. The creation…
October 23, 2024
Orange County Register: UCI opens new civil rights law center named for Japanese-American who fought 1942 internment order*
UC Irvine Law celebrated the opening of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality on October 22.
October 23, 2024
MSN: Who’s Afraid of Gary Gensler? Not Don Wilson, the Trader Who Beat the Regulator Once Before
Professor Kevin Haeberle said that some heads of regulatory agencies are simply “more aggressive” than others. “When those individuals find themselves limited in what they can do in terms of rule-making, they often turn to regulation by enforcement.”
October 18, 2024
Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources: New approaches to public data make the invisible visible
October 16, 2024
UC Irvine Law Professor Cindy Thomas Archer to Receive 2025 AALS Section Award for Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
IRVINE, Calif. (October 16, 2024) — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research (LWRR) has named University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Cindy Thomas Archer as the recipient of its 2025 Section Award. The award will be presented to Archer during the LWRR section award ceremony…
October 16, 2024
UC Irvine Law Community Honors Chancellor’s Professors of Law Mario Barnes and Courtney Cahill
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law community gathered on Oct. 1 to recognize Professor Mario Barnes and Professor Courtney Cahill, who have been appointed as Chancellor’s Professors of Law. The celebratory event included remarks by Prof. Barnes and Prof. Cahill with colleagues and their families, campus leaders,…
October 15, 2024
Prof. Robert Chang to Receive 2024 NAPABA Trailblazer Award
October 14, 2024
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Company pays off debts of Atlantans in ‘random acts of kindness’
Professor Dalié Jiménez says, “Debt is a trap.” The further behind consumers fall, the harder it is to escape without severe damage to their lives, said Jimenez.
October 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | October 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive October Swethaa Ballakrishnen Publications: …
October 8, 2024
The Daily Journal: California’s dirty secret: Clean-record deals kept badcops on the job*
Prof. Susan Seager and the Press Freedom Project were highlighted in an opinion piece in The Daily Journal about clean-record agreements.
October 6, 2024
L’Eco di Bergamo: Incorrect Information Can Generate False Memories
Professor Elizabeth Loftus: “Our mind can be influenced and believe situations or things that never happened to be true.”
October 6, 2024
Orange County Business Journal: UCI School of Law Welcomes Four New Faculty*
October 3, 2024
Bloomberg Tax: Crypto Tax Payments Get Few Takers as More States Eye Programs
Professor Omri Marian is quoted: “It makes no policy sense. It’s an added collection cost to the state with no discernible benefit.”
September 30, 2024
Law.com: New UC Irvine Law Course Explores Practice Management With Help From Gen AI
This fall, UC Irvine Law offered a Modern Legal Practice Management course, taught by Amy Wegener and Ali Shahidi, where students learn how to navigate practice management, legal lifecycle matters, and client needs with assistance from generative AI tools.
September 30, 2024
MSNBC: Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow’s Produced Play Fatherland Opens in NYC
Director Stephen Sachs discusses the show on Morning Joe.
September 27, 2024
Professor Ari Waldman Receives Dukeminier Award for Scholarship on Sexual Content Moderation and Queer Expression
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Ari Waldman has been awarded the 2024 Dukeminier Awards’ M.V. Lee Badgett Prize by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law for his article, “Disorderly Content,” 97 Wash. L. Rev. 907 (2022). Dukeminier Awards are given to four faculty…
September 26, 2024
ABA Journal: US law firms are closing their China offices
Professor Ji Li is quoted saying: “The China offices of most U.S. law firms did not generate much profit in the past two decades, so the exit decision should not be that hard,” adding that what attracted U.S. firms to China was “the rosy expectation of a growing Chinese economy and continuous U.S.-China economic integration.”
September 24, 2024
Press Freedom Project client publishes blockbuster story on decades of police misconduct
September 20, 2024
UC Irvine Law Professor David Kaye to Testify Before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 24
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2024) — On Sept. 24, Professor David Kaye, director of the International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, will testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy in a hearing titled “Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of…
September 18, 2024
Professor Jane Stoever Honored with Women For: Orange County’s Suffrage Day Award
September 17, 2024
The Washington Post: The EU is losing two titans of tech regulation, testing its resolve*
Professor David Kaye says the shift in leadership will test how committed the E.U. is to providing the resources needed to impose its complex new rule book.
September 17, 2024
Oklahoma Voice: Concerns over private student loans brought to U.S. Senate panel
Professor Dalié Jiménez, Director of the Student Loan Law Initiative, said the private student loan industry had transformed in the last decade.
September 16, 2024
Analytics Insight: AI’s Fact-Checking Game, Debunks Conspiracy Theories Better Than Humans
Professor Elizabeth Loftus said that the reason for AI’s success is the ability to deliver the truth without bruising a man’s ego.
September 16, 2024
Mission Local: Mayor Breed is deleting texts. Legal experts say that’s a problem
Professor Susan Seager was quoted in Mission Local, weighing in on the legal implications of Mayor Breed’s deleted texts.
September 14, 2024
Bloomberg: AI Can Debunk Conspiracy Theories Better Than Humans
Profesor Elizabeth Loftus discusses AI’s effectiveness in debunking conspiracy theories.
September 12, 2024
Prof. Dalié Jiménez to Testify Before U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Private Student Loans
September 12, 2024
Student Borrower Protection Center: For First Time in A Decade, Senate to Hold Hearing Solely Dedicated to Private Student Loans
On September 17, Prof. Dalié Jiménez, Director of the Student Loan Law Initiative (SLLI), will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on the harms imposed on students and borrowers by private student lending.
September 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | September 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive September Swethaa Ballakrishnen …
September 9, 2024
More Perfect Union: Prof. Veena Dubal’s Research on Algorithmic Wage Discrimination Featured in Video
From the video: “In 2023, a law professor published a paper of shocking implications. Her research found that tech firms, like Uber and Lyft, were using secret algorithms to dictate what drivers earned based on factors we can’t even see. She called it algorithmic wage discrimination.”
September 9, 2024
Los Angeles Times: Spotty redactions and public records reveal names of deputies in case against DA advisor
Professor Susan Seager, who has been fighting on behalf of the LA Public Press for the release of the deputies’ names since May, is quoted: “This just shows how Attorney General Rob Bonta has wasted the time of several Los Angeles judges by asking them to keep these court records secret.”
September 6, 2024
CalMatters: What California lawmakers did to regulate artificial intelligence
Professor Veena Dubal is quoted: “It really feels like our legislature has been captured by tech companies who by their very structure don’t have the interest of the public at the forefront of their own advocacy or decision making, because they’re profit making machines.”
September 5, 2024
Foreign Policy: Elon Musk vs. (Parts of) the World
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in Foreign Policy: “The overall message that you get from all of this is that Musk is manipulable. X is not standing up for users as much as it’s standing up for its own interests—and those interests vary from country to country.”
September 2, 2024
Common Dreams: Don’t Take Rideshare Companies at Their Word When It Comes to Worker Pay (Opinion)
Professor Veena Dubal is cited on “algorithmic discrimination” practices in the rideshare industry.
August 30, 2024
The Atlantic: A New Tool to Warp Reality*
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was cited in The Atlantic for her decades of research on how memory can be manipulated. Researchers adapted her methods to explore how chatbots could implant false memories.
August 28, 2024
The New York Times: Telegram Founder Charged with Wide Range of Crimes in France*
Prof. David Kaye said Mr. Durov’s case could have wide-ranging consequences: “The question is whether it’s a big deal that signals a new era of government restriction of online expression and pressure on platforms.”
August 27, 2024
The Economist: The arrest of “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” has rattled social media*
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in The Economist.
August 27, 2024
The Washington Post: Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in the article sharing that he was “more critical of the letter, which he called ‘cynical’ and ‘obsequious.’”
August 22, 2024
The Lever: Will Harris Finally Kill Wall Street’s Infamous Tax Break?
UC Irvine Law Professor Victor Fleischer was cited in the Lever: “Lawmakers said that ending the tax break would generate $63 billion in revenue over a ten-year span — although that number could be as high as $180 billion, according to calculations by Victor Fleischer…”
August 21, 2024
Meet the Law School Videos: Profiling our Community!
August 16, 2024
2024-25 Intellectual Life Workshop Series
August 15, 2024
Ari Waldman Featured in Law & Society Association Member Spotlight
August 15, 2024
Ari Waldman Featured in Law & Society Association Member Spotlight
With support from a Law & Society Association Programming Grant, Prof. Waldman is organizing a workshop series aimed at creating a unified framework for studying the intersection of law, technology, and society.
August 13, 2024
The New York Times: Musk’s Trump Talk: After Glitchy Start, a Two-Hour Ramble
Prof. David Kaye is quoted: “With this ‘interview,’ Musk has shown how he plans to use his platform to promote Donald Trump’s candidacy.”
August 12, 2024
Professor Jane K. Stoever Recognized as Outstanding Orange County Resident for Courageous Advocacy in Women’s Rights
This annual celebration on August 24 honors “outstanding Orange County residents who embody the spirit and characteristics of those who have struggled courageously for women’s suffrage and other human rights.”
August 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | August 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive August Joshua D.…
August 7, 2024
The Los Angeles Times: A childhood memory sent her father to prison for murder. Was it real?
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was cited in the Los Angeles Times: “The Franklin case proved pivotal in the career of Elizabeth Loftus, a memory scientist who would become one of the most frequently cited and influential researchers in the field of psychology. Fueled by the Franklin case, Loftus designed a false-memory experiment…”
August 7, 2024
Profs. Andrew Gold and L. Song Richardson were included in Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports’ roundup of “12 lateral moves that made faculty ‘take notice’ during 2023-24.”
July 31, 2024
PR Newswire: Eminent Psychologist Prof. Elizabeth Loftus Graces Woxsen University’s 4th Convocation Ceremony
July 31, 2024
AirTalk: Deepfakes and AI images may be protected under free speech (Audio)
Prof. Ari Waldman appeared on AirTalk to discuss the legal gray area deepfakes reside in and how this technology can be safely regulated.
July 25, 2024
Bloomberg Law: California Gig Workers to Remain Contractors, Prop 22 Upheld
Prof. Veena Dubal says: “The only way for workers really to have power to rebuild labor rights is to organize. It’s going to be a long fight.”
July 25, 2024
CalMatters: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors due to California Supreme Court ruling
Prof. Veena Dubal says: “This is a really tragic outcome. But it’s not the end of the road.”
July 25, 2024
The New York Times: In Win for Uber and Lyft, California Court Upholds Gig-Worker Proposition
Prof. Veena Dubal says that while the ruling was an expected defeat for labor activists, the judges left open potential challenges to Proposition 22.
July 23, 2024
Devex: Who will control the internet?*
Prof. David Kaye, former U.N. special rapporteur, expressed that while the U.N. serving as a clearinghouse for AI developments is not inherently problematic, centralizing AI governance at the U.N. risks politicizing technical decisions and undermining the non-state-driven approach to internet interoperability.
July 23, 2024
PBS: Tipping Point: Colorado River Reckoning- A PBS News Special (Video)
VIDEO: In this PBS News Hour Special, Prof. Heather Tanana discusses the critical state of the Colorado River and the pressing issues surrounding tribal water rights.
July 23, 2024
Prof. Victor Fleischer was listed No. 23 in TaxProf Blog’s roundup of the top 25 SSRN Tax Professor Rankings, measuring the most all-time downloads on the SSRN database
July 11, 2024
Event Recording: UC Irvine School of Law Hosts 14th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
July 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | July 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive July Sameer Ashar …
July 10, 2024
Columbia Law School Blog: The Emergence of the Actively Managed ETF
Prof. Kevin Haeberle wrote a post for Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets on the emergence of the actively managed ETF.
July 3, 2024
Professor Ari Waldman Awarded Law and Society Association Programming Grant, Adding to UC Irvine Faculty’s Streak of LSA Honors
IRVINE, Calif. (July 3, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Ari Waldman has been awarded a 2024 Law and Society Association Programming Grant. LSA also announced that Professor of Law Swethaa Ballakrishnen and co-author Suryapratim Roy, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, have been awarded a 2024 LSA Global…
July 3, 2024
Free Europe: Former UN expert: Like Viktor Trump, Orbán treats the government as if it were his own company
Prof. David Kaye discusses freedom of speech issues facing Hungary, including the government’s manipulative sovereignty narrative and media control efforts.
July 2, 2024
Mother Jones: How a Young Thug “Meme Page” Helped Expose Georgia’s Broken Court System
Prof. Jack Lerner is quoted about the use of rap lyrics as evidence in trials and how it biases juries and undermines fair trials, posing significant First Amendment issues.
June 27, 2024
Aspen Ideas: Chancellor’s Prof. L. Song Richardson Speaks at “Academia at a Crossroads” Session (Video)
Prof. L. Song Richardson participates in the “Academia at a Crossroads” session at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival.
June 27, 2024
Orange County Register: Rep. Katie Porter will return to UCI Law next year
Prof. Katie Porter will return to UC Irvine School of Law in Spring 2025.
June 26, 2024
UC Irvine School of Law Welcomes Four Faculty Starting Fall 2024
Four exceptional faculty join the Law School, including former Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law L. Song Richardson IRVINE, Calif. (June 26, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law welcomes four full-time faculty members beginning July 1, 2024, including Robert S. Chang, Andrew Gold, Susan McMahon, and L. Song Richardson, former UC…
June 24, 2024
Voices of Monterey Bay: In Search of Answers: Agricultural Workers Say Pesticide Abuses are not Reaching Government Officials
Gregg Macey, Director of the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources at UC Irvine School of Law highlights that long-term pesticide exposure can lead to various illnesses, and when Latino and Indigenous communities bear the brunt, the implications go far beyond environmental harm and into the realm of potential civil rights abuses.
June 24, 2024
Democracy Journal: Markets and the Law (Book Review)
Prof. Mehrsa Baradaran’s book, “The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America” (W.W. Norton 2024), is reviewed by Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.
June 23, 2024
Prof. Mehrsa Baradaran Recognized in the Los Angeles Times as part of its L.A. Influential, Civic Center Feature
June 23, 2024
Los Angeles Times: Mehrsa Baradaran: Translator of dollars and sense
Prof. Mehrsa Baradaran was recognized in the Los Angeles Times as part of its L.A. Influential, Civic Center feature, highlighting “changemakers who are shaping every cultural corner of Los Angeles.”
June 17, 2024
The Record: Government and military officials fair targets of Pegasus spyware in all cases, NSO Group argues
Prof. David Kaye comments that Friday’s filing seems to suggest a broader purpose for Pegasus.
June 17, 2024
City of Los Angeles Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against UC Irvine School of Law Press Freedom Project Client Ben Camacho
June 17, 2024
Los Angeles Times: City of Los Angeles Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against UC Irvine School of Law Press Freedom Project Client Ben Camacho
Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager, head of the Press Freedom Project, comments in The Los Angeles Times on the significance of this victory for press freedom. The city sued Ben for publishing thousands of officers’ pictures that the city had itself provided in response to a public records request.
June 16, 2024
PolitiFact: Claim misrepresents California bill about parental notification for LGBTQ+ students
Prof. Courtney Cahill said the bill contains nothing that would do what the post claims. “The Senate bill has two provisions, neither of which ‘allows’ schools to ‘transition’ anyone. In fact, the bill nowhere mentions ‘social’ or ‘medical transition.’”
June 11, 2024
Orange County Register: California gig worker law AB 5 withstands challenge from Uber
Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted on the ruling saying that it means “the Legislature can continue to make laws that impact companies differently if the decision to do so is rational, without being concerned that such laws would violate the constitutional rights of the corporation.”
June 11, 2024
UC Irvine Professors Kaaryn Gustafson, Ari Ezra Waldman and Kelley Fong Receive 2024 Law and Society Association Awards
IRVINE, Calif. (June 11, 2024) — University of California, Irvine Professors of Law Kaaryn Gustafson and Ari Ezra Waldman, and Assistant Professor of Sociology Kelley Fong, were recognized at the Law and Society Association’s 2024 Annual Awards on June 6, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.   The Law and Society Association (LSA), which celebrated its 60th anniversary this…
June 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | June 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive June Law and…
June 7, 2024
Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen Awarded Law and Society Association Global Collaboration Grant
IRVINE, Calif. (June 7, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen and collaborator Suryapratim Roy, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, have been awarded a Law and Society Association Global Collaboration Grant for their research project, “Law & the Interloper: Comparative Projects and the Potential of Queer Theory.”  …
June 7, 2024
Professor Ji Seon Song Named a 2024-25 Hellman Fellow
Irvine, Calif. (June 7, 2024) — Ji Seon Song, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, has been named a Hellman Fellow for 2024-25 in support of her research proposal titled, “Crisis Policing.” “I am very honored to be selected as a Hellman Fellow and grateful to the Hellman Family and the…
June 7, 2024
The Guardian: Uber and Lyft made a deal to raise drivers’ wages. It was another victory for big tech
Prof. Veena Dubal explains a wage floor will not stop “algorithmic wage discrimination,” where companies like Uber and Lyft calculate minimum pay rates, leading to unpredictable, opaque, and unfair compensation systems for drivers, resulting in longer hours and poorer conditions.
June 7, 2024
Professor Alison Mikkor Elected to Board of Directors for the Association of Legal Writing Directors
IRVINE, Calif. (June 7, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor of Lawyering Skills Alison Mikkor has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD). Prof. Mikkor will serve a three-year term on the board beginning August 1, 2024. ALWD is one of the preeminent…
June 6, 2024
KERA News: Looking to push back Biden’s consumer protections, industry groups flock to Texas courts
Prof. Dalié Jiménez emphasizes that the kind of forum shopping occurring in Texas federal courts is especially accessible to well-funded plaintiffs, undermines the fairness of the legal system, and erodes public trust in the rule of law.
June 6, 2024
Science News: Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus warns the “confidence correlation” in eyewitness reliability is appropriate only when a lineup is conducted according to all best practices, which remains a rare occurrence.
June 5, 2024
Los Angeles Times: Elon Musk, America’s richest immigrant, is angry about immigration. Can he influence the election?
Prof. David Kaye said said Elon Musk’s promotion of misleading or false statements, including those about immigrants, is concerning because he can influence conversations on X in a way no one else can.
June 5, 2024
10 UC Irvine faculty members named Hellman Fellows for 2024-25 – UCI News
May 22, 2024
Daily Journal: ICE may have tough time getting court ok for ‘knock and talk’*
Prof. Annie Lai, a director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic which represented the plaintiffs in the case, commented on ICE’s ability to continue “knock and talk” operations by obtaining judicial warrants.
May 22, 2024
Los Angeles Times: In final round of gig drivers’ fight over Prop. 22, California Supreme Court to decide if it stays
Prof. Veena Dubal said that if Proposition 22 is allowed to stand, companies would double down on efforts to legalize the business model “all over the world, not just in other states.”
May 20, 2024
The New York Times: Let Justice in the Gaza War Take Its Course
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed about the International Criminal Court’s recent actions and the principle that basic rules of international humanitarian law apply to all.
May 17, 2024
Northwest Asian Weekly: Seattle’s legacy, Irvine’s future — Korematsu Center’s move to California
The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and executive director Prof. Robert Chang will join UC Irvine School of Law on July 1, 2024.
May 17, 2024
The Guardian: University of Georgia pulls out of ‘Cop City’ lawsuit requesting public records
UCI Law Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager criticized the university’s decision to halt its First Amendment Clinic’s public records work, emphasizing the importance of university resources in informing the public about the actions of a powerful police organization.
May 17, 2024
NRC: Tackling hate and disinformation on social media can lead to censorship
Prof. David Kaye discusses how the current wave of internet regulation in Europe can jeopardize free speech.
May 17, 2024
Court Rules Against Ice “Knock and Arrests”
May 16, 2024
CyberScoop: Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses
Prof. David Kaye noted that Poland’s current efforts to investigate and regulate spyware use involve both political and legal approaches.
May 13, 2024
Mario Barnes and Courtney Cahill Named Chancellor’s Professors of Law
IRVINE, Calif. (May 13, 2024) — Mario Barnes and Courtney Cahill have been appointed Chancellor’s Professors of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Chancellor’s Professors are endowed positions awarded to faculty who have demonstrated unusual academic merit and who are highly likely to continue producing notable achievement in scholarship. “Mario Barnes…
May 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | May 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive May Mehrsa Baradaran …
May 6, 2024
Los Angeles Times: Detention of independent journalist and activists at UCLA draws outcry over press freedom
UCI Law Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager called Beckner-Carmitchel’s detention illegal — including under a recent California law expanding journalists’ rights at protests — and demanded his release.
April 30, 2024
CalMatters: Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Why turning it off is easier said than done
The Senate bill that would end vehicle tracking under a restraining order was crafted with input from dozens of survivors who experienced abuse due to remote access or location tracking, said Prof. Jane Stoever, director of UCI Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic.
April 26, 2024
Houston Public Media: America’s Legalized Corruption with Legal Scholar Mehrsa Baradaran
LISTEN: Prof. Mehrsa Baradaran joins “I SEE U” host Eddie Robinson to discuss how the Civil Rights movement and advocacy for economic justice by Black activists catalyzed the emergence of neoliberalism.
April 26, 2024
NPR: Seattle City Council takes up changes to new minimum wage law
Prof. Veena Dubal said any city or state government that has tried to regulate these gig companies, has faced similar resistance.
April 18, 2024
UC Irvine School of Law Hosts Retirement Celebration in Honor of Distinguished Professor of Law Joe DiMento
On April 18, the UC Irvine community gathered to celebrate Professor Joe DiMento on the eve of his retirement, and his 50 years of tremendous contributions to UC Irvine and UC Irvine School of Law. View photos of the retirement celebration. In an episode of UCI Law Talks Podcast, Dean Austen Parrish interviewed UCI Law Distinguished…
April 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | April 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive April Sameer Ashar …
April 3, 2024
USA Today: Collection agencies can buy debt from creditors, can sue for money | Fact check
Prof. Dalié Jiménez told USA TODAY: “There’s nothing illegal about selling debts to collection agencies – or debt buyers as they would more accurately be called if they’re buying,” she wrote in an email. “(It) happens to probably most debts that go unpaid.”
March 30, 2024
The New York Times: A Look at Washington State’s ‘Strippers’ Bill of Rights’*
Prof. Veena Dubal said the new law was “the result of the hard work of organizing done by these workers in a very, very dangerous industry.”
March 26, 2024
Mashable: Talking to someone online for emotional support may be riskier than you realize
Prof. Ari Waldman reviewed the terms of service for the companies Mashable reported on and found very limited grounds for a lawsuit if a user sought recourse after experiencing harm.
March 26, 2024
CQ Researcher: Regulating Tech: Will new internet rules safeguard consumers?
Prof. David Kaye says that justification by governments teetering on the edge of autocracy to restrict information access is as simple as pointing to democratic countries who do it themselves.
March 26, 2024
Orange County Register: Sacramento Snapshot: New bill seeks to add protections for victims of abuse
Prof. Jane Stoever, director of the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, says: “For many survivors, reengaging with a person who has caused harm by initiating adversarial litigation is extremely frightening, retraumatizing and dangerous.”
March 21, 2024
UCI Law Professor Joseph F.C. DiMento Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
IRVINE, Calif. (March 21, 2024)  — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Distinguished Professor of Law Joseph F.C. DiMento has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected by the…
March 21, 2024
Foreign Affairs: The Risks of Internet Regulation*
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed that discusses how well-intentioned efforts could jeopardize free speech.
March 15, 2024
NPR: Uber and Lyft threaten to halt operations in Minneapolis over minimum wage law
Professor Veena Dubal says: “The city council has done exactly what government should do for both fair labor and fair competition: ensure that workers are getting paid in ways that sustain their livelihoods.”
March 13, 2024
The Washington Post: Lawmakers are wrestling with how to regulate deepfakes*
The problem is that “current laws aren’t working,” says UCI Law Professor Ari Ezra Waldman. While it has always been possible to manipulate images, he said AI presents a “proliferation problem,” because it has dramatically lowered the barriers to both creating and sharing those images.
March 12, 2024
UCI Law Professor Ezra Ross Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
IRVINE, Calif. (March 12, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor of Lawyering Skills Ezra Ross has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected…
March 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | March 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive March Sameer Ashar …
March 4, 2024
Harvard Law School: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Negotiation: Very Short Introduction to Negotiation
Join Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow for a virtual talk on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to discuss her latest book Negotiation: A Very Short Introduction.
March 1, 2024
RGA Online: Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Science and the Law
Prof. Joseph DiMento contributed an article to Rivista Giuridica dell’Ambiente – RGAONLINE extreme weather events, climate change and the law.
March 1, 2024
UCI School of Social Ecology: New book tells DAPA story
The book is co-authored by Susan Bibler Coutin, UC Irvine professor of criminology, law and society; Jennifer M. Chacón, the Bruce Tyson Mitchell professor of law at Stanford; and Stephen Lee, UCI professor of law.  Sameer Ashar, professor of law at UCI, is co-author of two chapters.
February 22, 2024
Fox 61: Psychology professor brings expertise to court | Troconis Trial
WATCH: Prof. Elizabeth Loftus explains to a jury the basics of memory psychology and some relevant studies she oversaw.
February 21, 2024
UCI Law Talks: In Memoriam: Honoring Professor Dan Burk (1962-2024)
February 15, 2024
Legal Writing Journal: Legal Writing and Faculty Pro Bono
Prof. Ezra Ross writes: “In this essay, I propose adding to the mix the topic of faculty pro bono, a public service-oriented consideration until now largely unprobed in the work about legal writing community values.”
February 14, 2024
Tech Policy Press: Evaluating the UN AI Advisory Body Interim Report
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed in Tech Policy Press.
February 12, 2024
Professor Trilby Robinson-Dorn Appointed Vice Dean of UCI Law
IRVINE, Calif. (February 12, 2024) — Professor Trilby Robinson-Dorn has been named Vice Dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law). Robinson-Dorn succeeds Professor Christopher A. Whytock who co-directs UCI’s Center in Law, Society and Culture.  “We are immensely grateful to Professor Whytock for his dedicated service and contributions as Vice…
February 10, 2024
Faculty Roundup | February 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide.  > View the faculty roundup archive February Sameer Ashar …
February 9, 2024
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition: In Memoriam Dan L. Burk (1962 – 2024)