"The Purcell principle is always troubling when it allows unconstitutional election laws to go into effect. It is just wrong when it means a state can act unconstitutionally but be completely immune from challenge." - Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @latimes.com https://lat.ms/43NzIba

"There are people in the judiciary who are afraid that judicial security for the lower courts and politics are getting played off each other, and no one wants to be in that position,” says Jeremy Fogel, executive director of @bji.bsky.social https://wapo.st/43SvbUQ #BerkeleyLaw @washingtonpost.com#BerkeleyLaw

"Senator Kelly’s statement, again, is just restating the law and the obligations of members of the military and intelligence forces; it is not advising or urging insubordination or disloyalty or mutiny or refusal of duty," Professor Saira Mohamed told @time.com https://bit.ly/484JsQI #BerkeleyLaw

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky spoke to @politico.com to break down high-profile court cases related to gerrymandering efforts in California and Texas: https://politi.co/3XO59hV #BerkeleyLaw

"I do think there's a measure of individual responsibility people need to take. They need to be mindful of what an AI chat is. And it's a word-association machine," Professor Catherine Crump told @people.com https://bit.ly/4pw0QUe #BerkeleyLaw #AI @catherinecrump.bsky.social#BerkeleyLaw

"Truthful speech is protected by the First Amendment and should not be the basis for accusing people of sedition, let alone threatening the death penalty." – Opinion by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky via @sacbee.com https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article313101828.html#storylink=cpy #BerkeleyLaw

Q&A with Thelton Henderson '62: The civil rights icon and Berkeley Law visiting professor witnessed violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South: https://bit.ly/48AspWP #BerkeleyLaw

Berkeley Law's Advocacy Competitions Program is proud to present the 2025 Halloum Business Competition final round! Watch our finalists go head-to-head at the negotiation table: https://youtu.be/JRTUaaAVPd4 #BerkeleyLaw @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social#BerkeleyLaw

Can the president order killings of suspected drug smugglers? https://youtube.com/shorts/3WoMTzasJ_U?feature=share #ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

@bji.bsky.social @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social’s Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.) is quoted in this article about judicial security: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

3L Becca Goren was named Best Advocate and Berkeley Law placed second at the recent Tournament of Champions Trial Competition in Waco, Texas: https://bit.ly/3XO4U6x #BerkeleyLaw

“I do think the U.S. is starting to withdraw from the position that it played for much of the 20th century, as did the U.K. for much of the 19th, in enforcing international rules,” Professor John Yoo told @foreignpolicy.com https://bit.ly/4o9bSxD #BerkeleyLaw

“There is a long-term strategy that many big entities [...] subscribe to, which is, if we settle every case, then people will keep suing us with increasingly frivolous cases,” Chesa Boudin, executive director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center told @mercurynews.com https://bayareane.ws/3KcNXQ7

Berkeley Law’s weekly Coffee Chat Series creates timely opportunities for students to meet with over 40 employers: https://bit.ly/43IYTLT #BerkeleyLaw

Thank you to Professor Leah Litman — Strict Scrutiny co-host, law professor, and former Supreme Court clerk — for joining us at Berkeley Law to discuss her new book 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴. @leahlitman.bsky.social #BerkeleyLaw

"The speech Trump is criticizing simply states the law: soldiers are not to follow unconstitutional or illegal orders. The accusation is unfounded and unnecessarily chills criticism of the President’s actions," Dean Chemerinsky told @usatoday.com https://bit.ly/4psY2aE #BerkeleyLaw

“It doesn’t seem obvious to me that just because there’s a decision from a three-judge panel here, there’s any expectation that the Texas map is going to get struck down," Professor Emily Rong Zhang told @bloomberglaw.com https://bit.ly/4oglxCJ #BerkeleyLaw

“California has one of the most robust climate frameworks and has been quite successful in delivering on its goals,” Louise Bedsworth, executive director of @cleeberkeley.bsky.social told @bloomberg.com https://bloom.bg/4o6ceVJ #BerkeleyLaw

"I have strongly criticized the court for issuing several major rulings on its emergency docket without an opinion or explanation." - Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky in his recurring series, Courtly Observations, on @scotusblog.com https://bit.ly/44hd9vx

"With key cases on transgender athletes approaching, the Court shows little inclination to protect them from discrimination." - Opinion by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky via Daily Journal https://bit.ly/4rc8R2s #BerkeleyLaw

Please join @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social’s Civil Justice Research Initiative and @bji.bsky.social (virtually) on Dec 5, 1 PT for “Judges Standing Up for the Rule of Law.” The program is open to the public and will be recorded. For more: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bji...

Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of the Center for Law & Technology, among UC Berkeley experts addressing AI’s legal and economic implications: https://bit.ly/3K0FnUv #BerkeleyLaw #AI @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social#BerkeleyLaw

Join Professor Catherine Fisk and Edley Center Executive Director Catherine E. Lhamon for a fireside chat discussing the current status and democracy impacts of decimating federal civil service on Thursday 11/20. RSVP: https://bit.ly/4o0wPLi #BerkeleyLaw @catherinelhamon.bsky.social#BerkeleyLaw

"Through their frequent and increasingly forceful dissenting opinions, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson are sounding an alarm: Our democracy is in danger..." - Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky and Drexel Kline School of Law Professor Lisa Tucker via @inquirer.com https://bit.ly/47ZGICW

“You may be reporting on a Federal Indian Law issue without even knowing it.” - Professor Seth Davis, faculty director of the Center for Indigenous Law & Justice, spoke to @poynterinstitute.bsky.social about partnering with @indigenousja.bsky.social to host a webinar on 11/18 https://bit.ly/3K04Gpy

A week-long virtual food drive led by our Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice raised $15,855 for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. https://bit.ly/4r47iDH #BerkeleyLaw

Glowing group: First-year students bring record-setting credentials and intriguing experiences to Berkeley Law: https://bit.ly/4nZMWc1 #BerkeleyLaw

Professor Katerina Linos, co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, spoke to @laviedesidees.bsky.social about the role of international institutions, particularly the European Union: https://booksandideas.net/Expanding-International-Bureaucracy #BerkeleyLaw

Our friends at the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology are hosting an event on the legal ramifications of rescheduling psychedelics on Monday, November 17. Anyone is welcome to register🎉 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...

Professor Khiara M. Bridges joined @kpbssandiego.bsky.social to discuss the Supreme Court hearing a case regarding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act bit.ly/3Xu36PU #BerkeleyLaw

Berkeley Law was named one of 10 Leading Law Schools for Tax Law by JD Journal https://bit.ly/49jgTQE #BerkeleyLaw #TaxLaw

Erika Kelton ’87 won the John R. Phillips Leadership Award of The Anti-Fraud Coalition. The award is presented to those whose service goes above and beyond to strengthen the whistleblower community. #BerkeleyLaw

“My role has always been to push the envelope and to see where the ADA could be used in ways that weren’t obvious or explicit.” - Arlene Mayerson ’77 www.law.berkeley.edu/article/arle... #BerkeleyLaw #DisabilityRights

“The one thing we all learned on the playground is if you give in to a bully, it only makes it worse in the long term. It’s so important that institutions of higher education stand together at this moment and stand together for our shared missions.” - Dean Chemerinsky

Dean Chemerinsky's viewpoint on the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Trump administration to require that passports reflect a person’s sex at birth: www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e... via @sacbee.com

Berkeley Law’s groundbreaking AI program for Master of Laws (LL.M.) executive track students is expanding — and drawing rave reviews from its first participants. https://bit.ly/4ovl2FD #BerkeleyLaw #AI #LLM

“He's taking all this commitment knowing that he's not going to actually face any consequences because he doesn't have a financial stake," Professor Ofer Eldar spoke to @Forbes about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: https://bit.ly/4owm1FO #BerkeleyLaw

UC Berkeley Law Professor Daniel Farber and Ethan Elkind, director of @cleeberkeley.bsky.social spoke to @calmatters.org about regulation of greenhouse gases: https://bit.ly/4nMBD6V #BerkeleyLaw

Matthew Hamilton, a Ph.D. student in the Jurisprudence & Social Policy Program, has recently published several essays and white papers for the Edley Center on Law & Democracy and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. https://bit.ly/4qSYO2g #BerkeleyLaw

Professor Andrea Roth spoke to @bloombergtax.com about a judiciary panel meeting where judges and lawyers debated ways to address artificial evidence. She warned that the use of the words “simple” & “scientific” could “create mischief and unnecessary litigation.” https://bit.ly/43YGMS7 #BerkeleyLaw

Professor Emily Rong Zhang and David A. Carrillo, lecturer and executive director of the California Constitution Center, spoke to @bloomberglaw.com about a lawsuit challenging California's newly approved congressional maps bit.ly/43eGx5k #BerkeleyLaw

“You can’t have access to legal services if you can’t receive legal information, share your story and have that honest, true, trusted communication with your attorney,” said Deborah Schlosberg, @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Pro Bono Program. www.dailycal.org/news/campus/... via @dailycal.bsky.social

Can the Electoral College be changed or abolished? In this episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸, Dean Chemerinsky breaks down the requirements for changing the Electoral College. https://youtube.com/shorts/XWmrrZKFh0Q?feature=share #ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

Prof. Emily Rong Zhang (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social) says redistricting has long been a “wild west” of the US democratic system. “It’s brute force politics where the fights are some of the dirtiest,” she said. Via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🏛️ Join us for a free Berkeley Boosts webinar: Conversations on Civil Justice, Profiles in Legal Courage: "Standing Up for the Rule of Law." 🗓️ November 14 @ 1 p.m. PT 🔗 executive.law.berkeley.edu/boosts/profi... @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social

3L Public Interest Scholars Samahria Alpern (pictured), Nick Delehanty, Cindy Nguyen, and Lande Watson recently held a ‘Pearls of Wisdom’ event giving advice on summer jobs, course selection, journals, and more to the program’s 1L cohort. https://bit.ly/43cjUyn #BerkeleyLaw

Is it legal to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court? In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky explains the history of the number of Supreme Court justices. https://youtube.com/shorts/SkcbDVd6zCM?feature=share #BerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw

"Do amicus, or 'friend of the court,' briefs matter in Supreme Court cases? [...] I often wonder if they are worth the time and effort." Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky in his recurring series, Courtly Observations, on @scotusblog.com bit.ly/4osOegE

“It’s very, very unusual to have direct evidence of intent,” Professor Elisabeth Semel, co-director of Berkeley Law's Death Penalty Clinic, spoke to @theassemblync.bsky.social bit.ly/47GIj0m #BerkeleyLaw

“We have a small number of students at federal government agencies, and each student is in a different situation," said Susan Schechter, director of Berkeley Law's field placement program, on the government shutdown https://bit.ly/43gfM0i #BerkeleyLaw