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Kristie Chamorro, an instructional & educational technology librarian at #BerkeleyLaw, had already begun gathering information she thought might be helpful to faculty, students, and staff navigating #generativeAI. Her compilation is now available on the library’s website, with regular updates to reflect the latest developments, and she’s working on an #ai research guide for students. #lawfedi #LawSchool #LawLibrary
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/law-library-resources-generative-ai/
Program | Registration Berkeley Law and the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will be hosting an event to honor the career and impact (so far!) of our dear colleague Pamela Samuelson. The event will be held at Berkeley’s beautiful University Club at the California Memorial Stadium on Friday, November 3, 2023. We’ll start at […]
“Why don’t the Supreme Court justices understand that that they would benefit greatly from an ethics code and an independent office to assess their ethical issues?”
— #Opinion by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky via CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/opinions/scotus-cant-afford-another-self-inflicted-wound-chemerinsky
Since 1983, U.S. News has published rankings of the nation’s law schools. For almost as long, there have been complaints about the way the rankings are done and what value they offer.
Last fall, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken announced that Yale — which consistently earned the top spot in the rankings — would no longer participate in the process because it is “undermining the core commitments of the legal profession.” Berkeley Law quickly followed, as did more than 60 law schools.
In this episode of the More Just podcast, Dean Chemerinsky talks to a blockbuster panel to discuss how we got here, what the revolt means, and what the future may hold: Dean Gerken, now in her second term leading Yale Law School; Colorado College President L. Song Richardson, who pulled her school out of the college rankings; and Colin Diver, a former dean at Penn Law and president of Reed College who’s been a longtime critic of the rankings.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/podcast-episode/the-future-of-law-school-rankings/
Chemerinsky: Time Is Running Out for John Roberts and the Supreme Court
"In light of the Supreme Court’s unwillingness to adopt an ethics code for itself, Congress must step in and pass a statute imposing standards. All other judges in the country — state and federal — are bound by ethical rules. It is inexcusable that the most important and powerful judges are not."
Via CalMatters: California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines
“The board doesn’t have the tools to act quickly,” said Michael Kiparsky, water program director at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley School of Law. “The fish don’t care if the lawyers are trying to figure out who’s right or wrong if they’re dead.”
https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/06/california-water-fines/
Dean Chemerinsky on Allen vs. Milligan:
"After a decade of weakening federal protection of voting rights, the Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed that the Voting Rights Act prevents racial discrimination in drawing election districts. This was a surprising and important 5-4 victory for voting rights, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. writing the majority opinion, joined by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and the three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson."
The SEC Takes on Crypto
Assistant Dean Adam Sterling will be joined by Emily Flitter of the New York Times to discuss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Bitcoin. Followed by a panel discussion with Berkeley Law Professors Robert Bartlett, Stavros Gadinis, and Jai Massari.
June 8, 2023 at 10:00 Am PT
Register here for Berkeley Boosts hosted by Berkeley Law Executive Education
https://executive.law.berkeley.edu/boosts/the-sec-takes-on-crypto/
Assistant Dean Adam Sterling will be joined by Emily Flitter of the New York Times to discuss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Bitcoin. Followed by a panel discussion with Berkeley Law Professors Robert Bartlett, Stavros Gadinis, and Jai Massari.
Berkeley Judicial Institute series aims to improve communication between media and the courts
“The work of the press, like that of the courts, is vital to a thriving democracy,” says Jeremy Fogel, a former federal judge who’s the executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute (BJI). “We encourage both institutions to explore new ways to make their relationship mutually productive.”
All three “Judges and the Press” sessions are free and open to anyone, with a target audience of judges, court administrators, and journalists.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/berkeley-judicial-institute-judges-press-communication-event/
#LawFedi #LawProfs #LawSchool #Judiciary #Media #PublicMission
"The Supreme Court dealt a serious blow on Thursday to a core protection of workers, the right to strike."
– Berkeley Law Professor Catherine Fisk and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on Glacier Northwest, Inc. vs. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, via Los Angeles Times Opinion.
#LawFedi #LawSchool #LawProfs #workersrights #LaborLaw #SCOTUS
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