Can the government access and use information you post on social media? In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky explains the answer to a question about social media privacy. https://youtube.com/shorts/L8dEl-5lVA4?feature=share #UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw #SocialMedia

This week, @governor.ca.gov signed AB 325 (Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry) — The Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act — making California the first state in the nation to explicitly outlaw algorithmic collusion that inflates the cost of essentials like housing and groceries.

While still a law student, Eric Ahern ’25 developed an innovative calculation tool that eliminates tedious manual work and fuels faster, more reliable decisions that instill greater confidence. https://bit.ly/4h56eLh #UCBerkeleyLaw

"I think it's clear that there are six justices who accept the idea of the unitary executive." - Dean Chemerinsky joins the inaugural episode of the "Supreme Court Brief" podcast hosted by Jimmy Hoover to discuss the October 2025 Supreme Court term: https://bit.ly/4oa3a2z #UCBerkeleyLaw

“He’s had an epic career, holding nearly every possible judicial seat in California,” said David A. Carrillo, director of the California Constitution Center on the retirement of California Supreme Court Justice Martin Jenkins via @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #UCBerkeleyLaw

“It’s the only way for somebody to know that they haven’t been kidnapped. And so when ICE agents in masks without identification are taking people into custody, that shouldn’t be deemed a lawful arrest.” Dean Chemerinsky to @kqednews.kqed.org: bit.ly/4nGG7fT #UCBerkeleyLaw

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor John Yoo weigh in on Illinois and California National Guard cases and President Trump's power to deploy troops via @sacbee.com https://bit.ly/3VTV3LE #UCBerkeleyLaw

Arsen Kulyk LL.M. ’22 has parlayed his UC Berkeley Law LL.M. degree into a prominent and gratifying role at the AI data cloud company Snowflake in Silicon Valley. https://bit.ly/48lV0Qf #UCBerkeleyLaw #LLM

Listen: Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), executive director of Berkeley Judicial Institute @bji.bsky.social joins the Lawfare Daily podcast to talk about how courts are handling the enormous stress being put on the legal system: https://bit.ly/4nB3NCs #UCBerkeleyLaw

A $6 million gift from Bob and Colleen Haas to establish the Thelton E. Henderson ’62 Chair in Civil Rights Law was featured on @jbhe.com as a gift of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. https://bit.ly/4qgxVoC #UCBerkeleyLaw

This week, @governor.ca.gov signed SB 766 — the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act— into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ben Allen with support from Professor Ted Mermin, Senior Fellow Sam Levine, and others, SB 766 strengthens protections for Californians buying or leasing vehicles.

Three students in our Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, Nandina Babic (pictured), Michael Banerjee, and Margot Lipin are Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies Graduate Fellows this school year: https://bit.ly/48lEjUV #UCBerkeleyLaw

Can states consider race when drawing legislative districts? In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky gives a preview of a Supreme Court case on the docket this month that could significantly impact voting rights across the U.S. https://youtube.com/shorts/7yK16LSOz58?feature=share

New from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: “No longer would we be a country under the rule of law. We would be a nation under the rule of Donald Trump.” www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

"The profound question for this term, and I believe for the future of our constitutional democracy, is whether the court will serve as a check on Trump." - Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky in his recurring @scotusblog.com series, Courtly Observations: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/the-trump-docket/

Two recent events brought top experts to UC Berkeley Law to address known concerns and worrisome uncertainties regarding the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) https://bit.ly/46HbvoE #UCBerkeleyLaw #AI

"The crucial question will be whether it serves as a check on President Trump or just a rubber stamp approving his actions," Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @barrons.com about the new Supreme Court term: www.barrons.com/news/us-supr... #UCBerkeleyLaw

UC Berkeley Law has been named one of the top law schools for criminal law, earning an A+ rating on the National Jurist's Honor Roll https://nationaljurist.com/top-law-schools-for-criminal-law #CriminalLaw #UCBerkeleyLaw

Join us for our annual #HumanRights Fellowship Conference! Hear from our 2025 fellows about their summers work on pressing human rights issues. 📅 Oct. 10 🕔12:45–5 PM 📍 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Booth Auditorium (Rm. 175) 🍴 Lunch served, reception to follow! events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

"I hope very much that the court will be a check on Trump. There isn’t any other. But so far, it has not played that role," Dean Chemerinsky told @latimes.com https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-05/supreme-court-trump-claims-of-unchecked-power #UCBerkeleyLaw

"Like last year, this term the Supreme Court again will face issues that arise from the culture wars and the Trump presidency that deeply divide our country," Dean Chemerinsky told @reuters.com https://reut.rs/4mWSVOj

Putting the AI in Racial Justice: Events Confront Growing Concerns Artificial Intelligence Poses for People of Color www.law.berkeley.edu/article/ai-a...

Dean Chemerinsky comments on “a pattern of ignoring court orders or trying to circumvent them,” and "a case in which he represents University of California faculty and researchers challenging Trump administration cuts to NSF funding." www.latimes.com/california/s... via @latimes.com

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky via @nytimes.com: Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o... #Opinion

"There’s always the impulse to punish speech we don’t like. But the First Amendment protects all speech,” Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @calmatters.org about teachers posting to their private social media accounts during non-work hours bit.ly/3IPABbM #UCBerkeleyLaw #FirstAmendment

"I think having the opportunity to be around other Native people and around people who want to learn is really healing," said 2L Madelaine van der Ploeg, co-president of the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at an Orange Shirt Day event https://bit.ly/4nQODtb

“Judges are free to use their opinions to comment on the law and larger issues,” Jeremy Fogel, executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute @bji.bsky.social told @cnn.com about a recent opinion from a district court judge: cnn.it/48e6c1i #UCBerkeleyLaw

“Using the military for domestic law enforcement is something that’s characteristic of authoritarian regimes,” Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @latimes.com about the use of U.S. cities as military 'training grounds.' https://lat.ms/46O5ZPJ

Jeremy Fogel, executive director of Berkeley Judicial Institute @bji.bsky.social and a former federal trial judge in California, spoke to @bloomberglaw.com about increasing the focus on judicial well-being and mental health. https://bit.ly/46OQWFM #UCBerkeleyLaw

Is misinformation protected speech? Dean Chemerinsky breaks down false information and misinformation in a new episode of It's the Law. https://youtube.com/shorts/KsVzUIY9zcQ?feature=share #UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw #Misinformation

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: Will the Supreme Court uphold Trump's power grabs? www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #opinion via @latimes.com

Former acting Labor Secretary Julie Su will be a visiting professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she will focus her work at the Center for Law and Work bit.ly/3IE7ok8 via @law360.bsky.social #UCBerkeleyLaw

Is hate speech protected under the First Amendment? In last week’s episode of It’s the Law, Dean Chemerinsky answered a question about incitement. This week, he explains hate speech. https://youtube.com/shorts/LxJbZUwCQHA #UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw

"The October 2025 term officially begins, as always, on the first Monday in October, and once more there is a strong sense that it is going to be a momentous year in the U.S. Supreme Court." -Opinion by Dean Chemerinksy in his latest ABA Journal column: https://bit.ly/4gOlbAY

"I am neither optimistic, nor pessimistic; I am petrified for the future of American democracy in light of what has happened just in eight months. We all should be very afraid about what has happened and where this is leading." -Opinion from Dean Chemerinsky via @sacbee.com https://bit.ly/4pTqHGY

The UC Berkeley Law Clinical Program’s 2024-25 Annual Report showcases the stories, voices, and impact fueled by over 200 students who took part in 15 clinics last school year, seven in-house and eight at the East Bay Community Law Center. https://bit.ly/46siX71 #UCBerkeleyLaw

"It all depends on what the conditions are, and whether those conditions are constitutional," Dean Chemerinsky told @washingtonpost.com about a plan being developed that could change how universities are awarded research grants: wapo.st/4pKhO2c #UCBerkeleyLaw

Listen: Dean Chemerinsky joins "Legal Face Off" on @wgnradio.bsky.social to discuss the latest on Governor Gavin Newsom's ban on ICE agents wearing face masks in California: bit.ly/3W7CNhQ #UCBerkeleyLaw

Come join us on Nov. 19 for the 18th Annual BCLT Privacy Lecture delivered by Prof. Lior Strahilevitz @thelior.bsky.social. Register here: bclt.wufoo.com/forms/m1f7z1... @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social

‘A Translator in the Language of Law’: Former California, U.S. Labor Official Julie Su (@juliesulabor.bsky.social) Begins Role at UC Berkeley Law www.law.berkeley.edu/article/juli... by @gwyneth.bsky.social @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social

"We need to look at the bigger picture. Electricity rates have gone up about 50 percent in the last five years... high rates undermine our climate goals." Listen to @ethanelkind.bsky.social, director of @cleeberkeley.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social: bit.ly/3IIKsjx #UCBerkeleyLaw

What counts as incitement? Dean Erwin Chemerinsky is back with a new episode of It's the Law, a series that answers your legal questions. https://youtube.com/shorts/hqPgMNl3uM0?feature=share #UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw

“To have an endowed chair of civil rights at one of the best law schools in the country — and the world — is huge for me," said Judge Thelton E. Henderson '62 to the National Jurist: https://bit.ly/4npX9z1 #UCBerkeleyLaw

“The California Legislature has passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom should sign, Assembly Bill 288 to protect workers and businesses…” - Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky and Professor Catherine L. Fisk: bit.ly/4gDYDmw

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @kqednews.kqed.org politics correspondent Guy Marzorati and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's @ethanelkind.bsky.social about new climate legislation that outlines California's ongoing transition to clean energy. ❓ What are your Qs about California's climate goals? 📻Listen:

"The data centers that we see now will just multiply. And their need to cool their servers will multiply along with them." - Michael Kiparsky, director of the @cleeberkeley.bsky.social Wheeler Water Institute, spoke to @cbsnews.com about water use in data centers: https://cbsn.ws/4mD4bPr

Don't miss @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's @ethanelkind.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social this morning at 10am PT talking about California’s new environmental and energy legislation www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

"The reality is that we always have to be vigilant about our democracy." Listen to the “Berkeley Law Voices Carry,” podcast hosted by Gwyneth Shaw, featuring Catherine E. Lhamon @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, executive director of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy: https://bit.ly/4pFFTXY

“It’s unnecessary to do what the administration is doing now, unless one is operating like a mob boss," Catherine Lhamon @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, executive director of The Edley Center on Law & Democracy told @insidehighered.com https://bit.ly/4mvT4Yw #UCBerkeleyLaw

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky told @latimes.com [FCC Chair Brendan] Carr’s actions were part of a broad assault on free speech by the administration, which “is showing a stunning ignorance and disregard of the 1st amendment.” lat.ms/3VthiI6 #UCBerkeleyLaw