"The fate of the SAVE Act in Congress is uncertain despite the strong pressures from Trump. But if enacted, it is sure to be challenged in the courts." — Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky in his Courtly Observations series on @scotusblog.com: https://bit.ly/3PIxmWB

What has SCOTUS said about requirements for proof of identification for voting and – given this – what would be the likely fate of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act if it were enacted? Erwin Chemerinsky @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social @scotusblog.com www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/the-...

When a first grader’s drawing ends up in federal court, who really wins? (Spoiler: No one). Check out the latest Civil Liberties in 60 Seconds for the breakdown of a case that’s testing the limits of free speech in schools.

"It’s ironic that they’re doing this just at the time when people are most worried about gas prices,” Professor Dan Farber, faculty director of @cleeberkeley.bsky.social, told @bostonherald.com: bit.ly/4lviJ4U #BerkeleyLaw

“I’m not going to change what I say, but I will try to make sure the assignments don’t invite students into making statements that could get them in trouble,” says Professor Christopher Kutz to @nytimes.com: https://nyti.ms/4uwZlbV #BerkeleyLaw

Check out Episode #16 of the Borderlines CJEU Series, featuring Judge Niilo Jääskinen in conversation with professors Katerina Linos (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social) and Mark Pollack (@templelaw.bsky.social) open.spotify.com/episode/044S...

The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART—BART’s struggles amount to a “post-Covid keyboard economy story,” said Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social and an expert… www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u... @heatherknightsf.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on "Abandoning the separation of powers in times of war," via @scotusblog.com www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/aban...

Steve Zieff ’78 and Elaine Leitner Fund ‘Premier’ Postgrad Public Interest Fellowship www.law.berkeley.edu/article/stev...

“What the Trump administration is doing in cutting off funds to universities is clearly illegal,” said Chemerinsky, who served as co-counsel on a case to restore some of @uofcalifornia.bsky.social’s research funding. “The response needs to be to go to court and challenge them.” Via @theatlantic.com

Steve Zieff ’78 and Elaine Leitner know it’s harder than ever to carve a path toward public interest law. So they want to smooth that road for Berkeley Law graduates. They have given $1 million to establish the Zieff-Leitner Public Interest Fellowship: https://bit.ly/47AETwI

Can the military cut a retired veteran's pension for political speech? The Pentagon tried to punish Senator Mark Kelly for a video, but a federal judge blocked it, ruling his speech is unquestionably protected. Now, the appeals court will hear the case in May. Watch my 60-second breakdown! ⬇️

Berkeley Law in the @newyorker.com: Article on C.F.P.B. recalls a @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social event "full of aspiring lawyers lured by free burritos" where Senior Fellows @srf1802.bsky.social & @saalevine.bsky.social discussed the "spectre of freewheeling fintech." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @sfchronicle.com: Trump and Hegseth wage war on Anthropic — and should be soundly defeated in court www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

In a new book, UC Berkeley legal scholar David B. Oppenheimer unearths the surprising history of diversity in Western thought. While high-level critics are trying to bury the idea, he says, research shows that diversity is good for society: https://bit.ly/4czdgrl #BerkeleyLaw

“But ‘color-blindness’ in a society with pervasive systematic racism is not a form of opposition to racism,” Oppenheimer writes. “It is simply racism-blindness.” news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/06/t... @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

"In many ways, the pioneering Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS) encapsulates Berkeley Law’s mindset: prioritizing civic engagement, collaborating across disciplines to maximize impact, and assessing how law operates on the ground." (👋 @veenadubal.bsky.social!)

Must-read from @nytimes.com featuring @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social prof @claudia-polsky.bsky.social, "who has led a class-action lawsuit among University of California researchers that has restored, for now, at least a thousand grants worth about a billion dollars." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"The idea is for students to think through and write down a potential roadmap for their career," says Professor Frank Partnoy on a new course that illuminates large firms’ structure and economics, practice areas, hiring process, and more: https://bit.ly/4sj5R4b #BerkeleyLaw

2025 annual report of the California Privacy Protection Agency has dropped. Lots going on in the Golden State regarding privacy. privacy.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

"The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday invalidating President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have enormous legal and practical significance." — Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via ABA Journal: https://bit.ly/4qSxsI9

Those in the Bay Area should catch our event on public corruption. A timely issue! (Video available later) www.law.berkeley.edu/event/combat...

Legal experts at Berkeley Law Event: Engaged Public, Judicial Courage Vital to American Democracy: https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/20/berkeley-talks-judicial-courage/ #BerkeleyLaw

Protesting is a right—and so is your digital privacy. 🦋 Just because the police can take your cellphone if you get arrested mean they have an all-access pass to your life. ⚖️ The law draws a line in the sand at your data. #DigitalPrivacy #FirstAmendment #ProtestRights

🎧Berkeley Talks: When the pressure is high, who stands firm? A panel of legal experts discusses how American democracy relies on an engaged public and on judges willing to uphold the rule of law with integrity. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/20/b...

“If the guardrails of democracy are to hold with a president who believes, in the words of his Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, that he can do literally anything, the courts are an essential and perhaps the only check on the president.” — Erwin Chemerinsky @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social via @latimes.com

What responsibilities do lawyers have when the rule of law is at risk? https://youtube.com/shorts/cjgTkE2pRow?si=AhCIMjQe6Rbq7kf3 #ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

“What happened to the streetcars that used to be around Oakland and the East Bay?” “It’s really a story of technology change,” says @ethanelkind.bsky.social, climate program director at @cleeberkeley.bsky.social www.kqed.org/news/1207376... via @kqednews.kqed.org @danbrekke.bsky.social #BayCurious

California needs to step up on clean trucks to counter federal rollbacks | #Opinion by @ethanelkind.bsky.social & Marie Grimm @cleeberkeley.bsky.social via @sacbee.com

"The clear conclusion from the court’s decision is that the No Secret Police Act would be constitutional if it applied to state law enforcement officers as well as to all others operating in the state." Dean Chemerinsky via @sacbee.com amp.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

Dean Chemerinsky: "The California Supreme Court should end this fiasco by specifying that beginning July 2028, California will use the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners." www.dailyjournal.com/article/3897...

🚨🚨🚨 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social is hiring an empirical pre-doc. We have a large group of quant-oriented legal scholars, and two other pre-docs currently working with us. Apply to be the third! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05264

Check out ‘Voices Carry’: Professor Brian Galle (@bdgesq.bsky.social) on Taxing the Ultrarich, in California and at the Federal Level www.law.berkeley.edu/article/prof... Host @gwyneth.bsky.social #CABillionaireTax

Academic freedom is under threat from all sides today.. Where does the First Amendment enter in? Erwin Chemerinsky and I analyzed the issues in this event, with Erwin taking the lead. youtu.be/eYp2xRNB8wo

Come work as an empirical researcher at Berkeley Law! We are taking applications now, with a deadline of 11:59pm on March 1. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05264

“A Grand Jury Will Indict a Ham Sandwich? Not in the Trump Era.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o... Criminal Law and Justice Center Executive Director Chesa Boudin & @ucdavislaw.bsky.social Prof. Eric S. Fish via @nytimes.com

A+ in International Law nationaljurist.com/top-law-scho...

“Getting to the bottom of the murder is of global significance because Berta’s leadership was part of the global effort to protect land, water & biodiversity in a climate emergency.” —Clinical Professor & Human Rights Clinic Director Roxanna Altholz ’99: https://bit.ly/4aNdjxp

"The effort grew out of a late-night idea by Berkeley Law students — including Amelia Dal Pra, Zadie Adams, Isaiah Paik, Shree Mehrotra, and Kaylana Mueller-Hsia — inspired by Times opinion piece from Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky & Prof. Burt Neuborne." https://bit.ly/4aoT3BT @abovethelaw.com

"I think we can see that across the judiciary in the U.S.—the increasing quantification of decision-making. Everything has to be done within a certain amount of time. Dockets are really exploding," says Michele Statz, PhD, Director of Judicial Wellbeing at @bji.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3ZuCAXK

"A coalition of law students is demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials be held to account for their violence across our nation." — 3L Amelia Dal Pra via @thenation.com: https://bit.ly/462x4iJ

“The Trump administration has chosen a small handful of issues that it is interested in enforcing through civil rights, and it’s noisy about those and noisy about its disdain for everything else,” says Catherine E. Lhamon @catherinelhamon.bsky.social to K-12 Dive: https://bit.ly/3Ojd998 #BerkeleyLaw

"But above everything, you must be able to communicate, engage with people, and support them. Leadership is fundamentally about people—the rest can be learned." Hogan Lovells Partner Nadira Clarke '92, practice area leader for the environment & natural resources practice. www.law.com/2026/02/06/h...

interesting executive.law.berkeley.edu/boosts/feder...

“If you really believe in your why, you can’t fail.” — 2L Grace Reinhardt-Perez reflects on endurance and how her faith helps her stay focused through the demands of the U.S. Army, Division I athletics, and law school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkEbL03nHEM #BerkeleyLaw 📹: Michaela Vatcheva

“Every authoritarian, or wannabe authoritarian, tries to intimidate the press. A free press that informs people of abuses of power is a threat to the control the authoritarian wants to exercise.” — Dean Erwin Chemerinsky open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

"Holding ICE agents accountable for excessive force is imperative, and it will hopefully deter similar wrongful conduct in the future. But it is also a crucial way of reaffirming the most basic tenet of the rule of law: No one is above the law." – Chemerinsky @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social @sacbee.com

"The Chief Privacy Officer Program [offers] rigorous, practice-informed training for the people responsible for privacy and AI governance at the highest levels of decision-making," Eric Askins, Assistant Dean for Initiatives and Innovation to @law360.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LYbIfK #BerkeleyLaw

The new @ucberklawexeced.bsky.social Chief Privacy Officer Program is designed to cover all of the exam topics necessary to achieve the State Bar of California's Privacy Law Specialist certification: https://bit.ly/4qVZrri #BerkeleyLaw

Can cities create protest-free, no-go zones around government buildings? https://youtube.com/shorts/5wKcy8QKuE8?feature=share #ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw