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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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;…
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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…
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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.
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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.”
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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MSNBC: Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow’s Produced Play Fatherland Opens in NYC
Director Stephen Sachs discusses the show on Morning Joe.
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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…
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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.”
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bloomberg: AI Can Debunk Conspiracy Theories Better Than Humans
Profesor Elizabeth Loftus discusses AI’s effectiveness in debunking conspiracy theories.
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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The Economist: The arrest of “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” has rattled social media*
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in The Economist.
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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.’”
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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…”
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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…”
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’”
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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.”
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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…
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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.” …
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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…
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Foreign Affairs: The Risks of Internet Regulation*
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed that discusses how well-intentioned efforts could jeopardize free speech.
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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.”
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Tech Policy Press: Evaluating the UN AI Advisory Body Interim Report
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed in Tech Policy Press.
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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…
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UCI Law Professor David Kaye Appointed U.S. Independent Expert to the Venice Commission (Council of Europe)
IRVINE, Calif. (February 9, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor David Kaye has been appointed as the Independent Expert of the United States to the European Commission for Democracy Through Law, better known as the Venice Commission. The Venice Commission advises the Council of Europe, its member states and…
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Daily Journal: Dan L. Burk, 1962 – 2024*
*Contact UCI Law Office of Communications for information on how to access stories with an asterisk.
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Law.com: Dan Burk, Founding Faculty Member of UC Irvine Law, Dies
Dan L. Burk, UCI Law’s Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law, died on Sunday at age 61, the school announced yesterday.
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Kudoboard: Celebration of Professor Dan Burk
For more on UCI Law Professor Dan L. Burk’s legacy, see this kudoboard.
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Goldman’s Observations: In Memoriam: Prof. Dan Burk
Santa Clara Law Professor Eric Goldman writes a moving remembrance of UCI Law Prof. Dan Burk.
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In Memoriam: Remembering Dan L. Burk (1962-2024)
With great sadness we share news of the passing of Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Dan L. Burk. Professor Burk, a founding faculty member of UCI Law and the first Chancellor’s Professor at the Law School, passed away on Sunday, February 4, leaving behind a profound and worldwide legacy on issues related to high…
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UCI Law Professor Omri Marian Named National Reporter to the 2025 Congress of the International Fiscal Association
Annual Congress to be held in Lisbon, Portugal October 2025, themed “Residence for Corporate Income Tax Purposes” IRVINE, Calif. (February 2, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor of Law Omri Marian has been appointed the United States national reporter for next year’s 77th Congress of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), a nonprofit…
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TaxProf Blog: The 50 Most Downloaded U.S. Tax Law Professors Of 2023
Prof. Omri Marian is listed No. 28, Prof. Joshua Blank is listed No. 40, and Prof. Victor Fleischer is listed No. 47.
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Financial Times: ICJ’s Israel judgment seeks to restore rule of law to a brutal conflict
Prof. David Kaye says: “For Israel the court’s order presents it with a dilemma — and the dilemma is how does it convey to the world that it is acting consistently with international law?”
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Foreign Affairs: The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacy
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed in Foreign Affairs.
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New Yorker: Can an American Hold the United Arab Emirates Responsible for a Smear Campaign?
Prof. David Kaye says: ” Sovereign immunity can be a serious bar to going after bad state behavior.”
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WIRED: Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback
Prof. David Kaye, former United Nations special rapporteur says: “It’s not a transparency report in any meaningful way.”
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TaxProf Blog: Amorality In The Lawyering Skills Classroom
Prof. Ezra Ross’ paper explores one facet of the “hidden curriculum” in 1L Lawyering Skills courses.
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The Christian Science Monitor: Growing like a weed: Taking stock 10 years after legalization began
Prof. Bob Solomon contends that the legalization of marijuana does not signify the eradication of illicit cannabis activities, drawing a parallel to the enduring legacy of alcohol prohibition.
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CoinTelegraph: A taxing obligation: Is crypto reporting ‘impossible’ under US law?
Prof. Omri Marian comments on crypto taxation: “If people do not more widely adopt crypto in the U.S., it has nothing to do with tax [treatment].”
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Marketplace: Labor Department wants to get more gig workers on company payrolls
Prof. Veena Dubal says ride-hailing and delivery apps have changed the conversation around who counts as an independent contractor and whether companies are exploiting that distinction.
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UCI Law Professor Dalié Jiménez Awarded Funds to Study Student Loan Interventions and Debt Collection Practices
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan 9, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that Professor Dalié Jiménez is the lead principal investigator on a project that was awarded $200,000 by the California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research (CPR3) to study the effects of pandemic-related interventions on…
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The Economist: How art is used against artists, like Young Thug, in court
Prof. Jack Lerner says that before rappers picked up their microphones, lyrics were rarely used as evidence in court, so why is rap music treated differently?
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The Washington Post: India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
Prof. David Kaye, former U.N. special rapporteur on free expression, says the responsibility falls on the Indian government to disprove these allegations.
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USA Today: Biden promised to make student loan forgiveness in bankruptcy court easier. But has he?
Prof. Dalié Jiménez comments that despite the changes, it’s deemed premature for the administration to assert success, with her remark, “I do think that it’s better than it was before, but that was a very low bar.”
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Profiles in Excellence: Reflections on UCI Law’s 15th Anniversary
The University of California, Irvine School of Law is the culmination of several generations of revolutionary dreamers. Those not satisfied with the status quo who wanted to redefine, reimagine and reinvent legal education. As the Law School marks its 15th anniversary, our “Profiles in Excellence” Q&A series highlights members from our collaborative and interdisciplinary community — including extraordinary students,…
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: It’s scary to use art as trial evidence (op-ed)
Prof. Jack Lerner pens an op-ed arguing that rap artists such as Grammy-winner Young Thug should be entitled to First Amendment freedom of speech protection in their work.
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Devex: The race to lead on AI risks sidelining human rights
Prof. David Kaye writes an op-ed in Devex on his predictions for AI and global development in 2024.
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New Book, “Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending,” by UCI Law Professor Ann Southworth, Available for Pre-Order
IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Ann Southworth’s forthcoming book, “Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending” (University of Chicago Press 2023), is available for pre-order. Drawing from interviews, public records and archival materials, the book explores the roles that lawyers, advocacy organizations, and their…
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Clean Technica: Solar News Large And Small — Abu Dhabi, Six Flags, And Arizona
Prof. Heather Tanana comments on the Gila River Indian Community and their agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a section of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix.
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Nevada Public Radio: New climate report shows hazards of drought to human health in the Southwest
Prof. Heather Tanana was quoted on her report that highlights drought-related health risks for Native American communities.
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Daily Journal: UC Irvine Law clinic helps release inmate 7 years early
Professor Katie Tinto, Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, said it’s the clinic’s 19th successful case since 2017.
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Media Advisory: “Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending,” Book Talk with UCI Law Professor Ann Southworth
IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Center for Empirical Research on the Legal Profession (CERLP) is hosting an online discussion with center Co-Director and Professor of Law Ann Southworth on her forthcoming book available for pre-order, “Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending”…
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LAist: $700,000 Settlement With LAist Reporter Includes Re-Training Of LA Sheriff’s Deputies On Press Rights
Prof. Susan Seager comments on the settlement, calling it a “huge win.”
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Intellectual Life Workshop Schedule 2023-24
August 30, 2023Dan BurkUniveristy of California, Irvine School of Law“Asemic Defamation, or, The Death of the AI Speaker” September 13, 2023Amna AkbarOhio State University Moritz College of Law“Riot Revolt Reform” September 20, 2023Christopher LeslieUniversity of California Irvine School of Law“Standing’s Double Standard” September 27, 2023Marco WanUniversity of Hong Kong“World Literature and the Little Chinese Seamstress…
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Electronic Frontier Foundation: Speaking Freely: David Kaye
In a Q&A interview, Professor David Kaye discusses what free expression means, regulation and the digital economy, and early experiences as a child that shaped his worldview.
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Fast Company: Is Biden doing enough to protect workers from AI?
Prof. Veena Dubal comments on the AI executive order.
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Public Counsel Recognizes UCI Law Professor Katie Tinto as a 2023 Pro Bono Honoree
UCI Clinical Professor of Law Katie Tinto
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The Washington Post: Labor wins bolster Biden’s strategy (Op-ed)
Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted in an op-ed on the United Auto Worker’s strike.
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Daily Journal: Uniform bar exam life span extended to 2028 (Subscription)
Assistant Dean of Academic Skills Mary Basick comments on the new changes made on the NextGen bar exam.
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UCI Law Faculty, Staff and Student Awarded 2023 Pro Bono Honor Roll by AALS
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 26, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that third-year UCI Law student Jared Gheen, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law Robert Solomon and Christina Tsou, UCI Law Library Head of Public Services, have been recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in…
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NPR: After no clean drinking water for 4 years, this Native American tribe wants more than sympathy
Prof. Heather Tanana is quoted on her work researching Native American reservations and their lack of clean water or adequate sanitation.
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Scientific American: Universities Need to Address Sexual Harassment in the Gaming They Sponsor
Prof. Stoever writes for Scientific American on how esports are booming on college campuses and safe participation in gaming is the new Title IX challenge. Read her op-ed, which follows her presentation to the White House’s Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse.
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Law360: SEC Silence On Grayscale Win Hints At Bitcoin ETF Approvals
Prof. Kevin Haeberle was quoted on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision not to challenge a decision overturning its rejection of Grayscale Investments’ bitcoin exchange-traded fund proposal.
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Science and Entertainment Exchange: Storytelling and the Science of True and False Memories
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus spoke on a panel with moderator Ahmed Best and Jeffrey Zacks.
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LAist: This Prolific LA Eviction Law Firm Was Caught Faking Cases In Court. Did They Misuse AI?
Prof. Ari Waldman comments on AI and how it could lead to miscarriages of justice.
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Sierra Club: Assisted Migration Helps Animals Adapt to Climate Change
Prof. Alejandro Camacho is quoted on how assisted migration can help animals adapt to climate change.
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Coda Story: Silicon Savanna: The workers taking on Africa’s digital sweatshops
Prof. David Kaye comments on the impact of Facebook’s outsourced content moderation system.
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The New York Times: California’s New Senator Was a Labor Leader. Why Are Unions Upset With Her?
Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted in the New York Times on California’s new senator and her history as a labor leader.
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The New York Times: Wall Street’s Most Hated Regulator Faces a Fundamental Threat
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted on the Fifth Circuit’s ruling last year that vacated a CFPB rule on payday lending that cast doubt over a vast swath of its regulations.
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PBS: 3 experts on the UAW strike and why we’re seeing an American labor ‘upsurge’
Prof. Veena Dubal weighs in on the United Auto Workers’ historic strike against Detroit’s Big Three auto companies.
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UCI Law Professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow Honored with California Lawyers Association 2023 ADR Hall of Fame Award
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that UCI Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Carrie Menkel-Meadow won the California Lawyers Association (CLA) – Litigation Section’s 2023 ADR Hall of Fame Award. The award is presented annually for distinguished service in the promotion or development of alternative dispute…
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Durango Herald: Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper call for multilevel government and agency action on tribal access to clean water
Prof. Heather Tanana commented on the introduction of a resolution in the U.S. Senate reaffirming federal responsibility for clean water access for Tribal communities.
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CBS Austin: AI regulation: Lightning speed or wait and see?
Prof. Dan Burk was quoted in CBS Austin on artificial intelligence regulation
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Washington Post: Under Musk, Twitter is handing over more data to investigators
Prof. David Kaye weighs in on Twitter’s data cooperation with investigators drawing concerns under Elon Musk
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Washington Post: In a first, spyware is found on phone of prominent Russian journalist
Prof. David Kaye was quoted about the implications concerning spyware found on the phone of a prominent Russian journalist
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Devex: Can the UN tame artificial intelligence?
Prof. David Kaye commented in Devex on the U.N.’s role in internet governance
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Faculty Roundup: The Latest Highlights from UCI Law’s Faculty
Dan L. Burk UCI Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Dan L. Burk published “Patents in Action,” 63 Jurimetrics J. 221 (2023), which considers the construction of patents as social practices and aims to observe patents in action, that is, to catch patents in the act of becoming patents. Prof. Burk also recently published the article, “Cheap Creativity…
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OC Register: Cook’s Corner mass shooting a horrifically common display of domestic violence
Prof. Jane Stoever was quoted in the OC Register on the Cook’s Corner mass shooting.
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UCI News: 3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects – UCI News
Alejandro Camacho, Isabella Velicogna and Steven Allison will work on state-funded projects that will spur implementation of solutions that directly address state climate priorities.
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Slate: The Devilish Change Uber and Lyft Made to Surge Pricing
Prof. Veena Dubal’s paper on algorithmic wage discrimination was cited in Slate.
