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SF Chronicle: Press rights groups back journalist being sued by L.A. to claw back public records
Prof. Susan Seager was quoted in San Francisco Chronicle on a lawsuit against a journalist who is being sued by the city of Los Angeles.
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NBC News: Republicans take aim at the Biden White House’s emails with tech platforms
Prof. David Kaye comments in NBC News on government affiliations with tech platforms.
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Le Monde: Lost in a shopping mall
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus’ studies on the concept of false memory was featured in the French newspaper Le Monde
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NPR: The EPA plans to retool its pesticide program in an effort to protect endangered animals
Prof. Alex Camacho was quoted in NPR on the EPA’s plan to retool its pesticide program in an effort to protect endangered species.
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Fast Company: How Uber and Lyft quietly fund worker groups to pump the brakes on drivers organizing
Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted in Fast Company on Uber and Lyft gig workers’ rights.
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Market Watch: As Uber drivers complain of deactivations and ‘policies that keep us in poverty,’ company issues its own civil-rights audit
Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted in MarketWatch commenting on the civil rights audit that Uber released.
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KALW: Supreme Court conservatives reject Navajo Nation’s water rights case
LISTEN: Visiting Prof. Heather Tanana spoke on KALW Public Media’s “Your Call” program about the recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision against the Najavo Nation in a major water rights case
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Sacramento Bee: Domestic violence survivors are endangered by mandatory police reporting | Opinion
Prof. Jane Stoever co-wrote an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee with Karen Earl, CEO of Jenesse Center, Inc., explaining how AB 1028 “Centering Survivor Safety and Health” (McKinnor) modernizes California’s mandatory reporting law on adult domestic violence by replacing mandated police reporting with advocacy support.
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The Marshall Project: These States Are Using Fetal Personhood to Put Women Behind Bars
Prof. Ji Seon Song was quoted in The Marshall Project on how privacy laws are impacting fetal personhood cases against women
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New Scientist: Deepfake videos create false memories – but so do fake articles
Prof. Loftus commented in a New Scientist article on deepfake videos and articles, and their ability to create false memories
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Scientific American: The Supreme Court Should Back Firearms Restraints That Save Lives
Prof. Jane Stoever wrote an op-ed in Scientific American on why the Supreme Court should back firearm restrictions that save lives
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UCI Law Welcomes Six New Faculty Members for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Irvine, Calif. (July 18, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to introduce four new full-time faculty members beginning July 2023: Veena Dubal, Kevin Haeberle, Ari Waldman and Adam Cowing. In addition, UCI Law is delighted to announce the appointment of Jessica Rofé (Spring 2024) and Heather Tanana to its visiting faculty. These…
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KIMA Action News: Does Section 230 cover artificial intelligence? Experts are not sure
Prof. Dan Burk commented in KIMA Action News on Section 230 and artificial intelligence
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The New York Times: What Haunts Child Abuse Victims? The Memory, Study Finds
Prof. Loftus was quoted in The New York Times on a new study that finds memory recall affects child abuse victims more so than those who can not recall
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CNN Chile: Elizabeth Loftus: Memoria y eventos traumáticos | Sana Mente
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was interviewed on CNN Chile about memory and traumatic events
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Bloomberg Law: Navient Settlement Spotlights Overlooked Student Loan Discharges
Prof. Jiménez was quoted in Bloomberg Law on federal and private loans regarding the Navient Settlement and student loan discharges
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LAist: Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Program, Limits LGBTQ Protections In Favor Of Web DesignerLAist:
Prof. Jiménez spoke to LAist AirTalk about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
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Orange County Lawyers: UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor Of Law Reacts To Overturned Affirmative Action
Prof. Goodwin was quoted in Orange County Lawyers on the SCOTUS decision to overturn affirmative action
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UCI Magazine: Striving Together to End Family Violence
UCI Magazine featured the work of UCI Initiative to End Family Violence and Professor Jane Stoever
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MarketWatch / MorningStar: The company at the center of financial-aid disbursement has left investors with losses and college kids with questionable fees
Prof. Jiménez comments in MarketWatch on the potential risks of college-endorsed financial deals for students
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Transnational Litigation Blog: “Sticky Beliefs” about Transnational Litigation
Prof. Chris Whytock writes about ““Sticky Beliefs” about Transnational Litigation” in the Transnational Litigation Blog
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USA Today: What is disinformation? Misinformation? What to know about how ‘fake news’ is spread.
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was quoted in USA Today on the “misinformation effect”
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UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and Professor Annie Lai Honored by ACLU SoCal
IRVINE, Calif. (June 2, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce that the UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) and Professor Annie Lai were awarded the Immigrants’ Rights Award at the ACLU SoCal Advocates for Justice Reception on June 1, 2023. They joined Hunter V. Armour, Madelyn Chen, Anjan Choudhury, Jacob Kreilkamp, Giovanni…
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CoinTelegraph: Does the US have a crypto ‘tax loophole’ problem?
Prof. Marian comments in Cointelegraph on U.S. tax-loss harvesting with crypto
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UCI Law Professor Katie Tinto and Criminal Justice Clinic Secure Release from Prison for Client
Since starting this work in 2019, this is the 17th successful case for the Criminal Justice Clinic’s Compassionate Release and Excessive Sentences Project IRVINE, Calif. (May 30, 2023) — UCI Law Professor Katie Tinto and the Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC) at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, secured the release of one of its clients, Rayford Stevens, who had been…
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Financial Times: Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in Financial Times on cyberweapon manufacturers
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KATU: The rise of AI: Experts, lawmakers issue warnings as technology rapidly evolves
Prof. Dan Burk was quoted in KATU on the rise of artificial intelligence
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David Kaye, UCI Law International Justice Clinic Director, Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
IRVINE, Calif. (May 18, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that UCI Law Professor David Kaye has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at Lund University in Sweden for the 2023-2024 academic year. Professor Kaye will serve as a Distinguished Scholar in Public International Law at…
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The Washington Post: Climate change destroys habitats. Relocation of the animals is tricky.
Prof. Alejandro Camacho discusses the effects of climate change and habitat destruction in the Washington Post
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Fox11: OC DA vows to charge some burglary suspects with hate crimes
Prof. Katie Tinto was quoted in Fox11 regarding the Orange County District Attorney vowing to charge some burglary suspects with hate crimes
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Stateline: Climate change is destroying habitats. But relocating species could be tricky.
Prof. Alex Camacho was quoted in Stateline on endangered species and habitat destruction amid climate change
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The National Desk: Artificial Intelligence, Part 4: What’s next for AI? To regulate, or not to regulate?
Prof. Dan Burk was quoted in The National Desk on artificial intelligence and the future of its regulation
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Student Press Law Center: SPLC secures pro bono help for student journalist assaulted and arrested while covering protest
UCI Law Profs. Katie Tinto and Susan Seager mentioned in Student Press Law Center story on arrest of journalist
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Committee to Protect Journalists: Mahoney: UN can help journalists beyond World Press Freedom Day
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in Committee to Protect Journalists analysis article, “UN can help journalists beyond World Press Freedom Day”
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UCI Law Faculty Presenting at the 2023 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education
The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to share that several members of the UCI Law faculty will be speakers at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Conference on Clinical Legal Education, in San Francisco from April 27 through April 30, 2023. Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law Carrie Hempel will…
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Washington Examiner: Abortion hearing shows Democrats’ extremism
Prof. Goodwin comments in the Washington Examiner on Roe v. Wade overturn decision by Supreme Court
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Orange Coast Magazine: May 2023 Issue
Prof. Katie Tinto, Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, was featured in the Orange Coast Magazine May 2023 Issue
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KNBC: City of LA Asks Judge to Stop Spread of LAPD Photos
Prof. Susan Seager was quoted in KNBC article on City of LA asking judge to stop the spread of LAPD photos in journalist’s case
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Los Angeles Times: A California lawyer cashed in on criminal justice reform by fanning the hopes of inmates’ families
Prof. Katie Tinto was quoted in the Los Angeles Times story, “A California lawyer cashed in on criminal justice reform by fanning the hopes of inmates’ families”
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Los Angeles Times: His ads call him ‘California’s top-ranked habeas attorney.’ Where’s the evidence?
Prof. Katie Tinto was quoted in Los Angeles Times habeas sidebar, “His ads call him ‘California’s top-ranked habeas attorney.’ Where’s the evidence?”
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Wort Radio: SCOTUS Cases Explained: Student Debt Forgiveness
Prof. Jiménez, Director of the Student Loan Law Initiative, discusses student debt forgiveness on Wort Radio with David Nahmias from UCB Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice
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KNBC: Reporter Asks Court to Dismiss LA City Lawsuit Over Police Photo Release
Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager was quoted in KNBC on lawsuit over LAPD photo release
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The Los Angeles Times: Journalist seeks dismissal of lawsuit over photos of LAPD officers
Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager, head of UCI Law’s Press Freedom Project, comments in the Los Angeles Times on lawsuit over LAPD photo publication via reporter Ben Camacho
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Patch: How To Lend A Hand In Helping Wisconsin’s Environment This Earth Day
Prof. DiMento outlines actions to protect the environment in Patch article, “How To Lend A Hand In Helping Wisconsin’s Environment This Earth Day”
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Los Angeles Daily News: Journalist asks court to dismiss lawsuit over released LAPD public records
Head of the Press Freedom Project Susan Seager comments in the Los Angeles Daily News on journalist lawsuit over LAPD photos
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Wallet Hub: 2023’s Greenest States
Prof. DiMento was featured in Wallet Hub’s article about the Greenest States
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Bloomberg Tax: Is Your Bored Ape NFT a Work of Art? IRS Will Have to Decide
Prof. Omri Marian was quoted in Bloomberg Tax about the new IRS NFT
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UCI Law Community Honors Professors Alejandro Camacho and Rachel Moran
IRVINE, Calif. (April 17, 2023) — On April 17, 2023, the University of California, Irvine School of Law community celebrated Chancellor’s Professor Alejandro Camacho and Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor Rachel Moran to recognize their respective appointments as Chancellor’s Professors of Law. Professors Camacho and Moran are leading scholars and teachers in the nation – they exemplify what…
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Los Angeles Times: L.A. sues journalist, activist group to claw back photos of undercover officers
Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager commented in Los Angeles Times article
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Texas A&M Law Review: Choices: The Many Routes to Justice and Peace with Dispute Resolution, Ethics, and Feminism
The Texas A&M festschrift honoring Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow’s legacy of work has been published, including an article by Prof. Menkel-Meadow, and one by Prof. Swethaa Ballakrishnen
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CalMatters: A California program to fix mobile home parks approved 1 application in 10 years. Will a rebrand work?
Prof. Bob Solomon was quoted in CalMatters concerning a California program to fix mobile home parks
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UC Irvine Labor Center opens on campus
Irvine, Calif., March 21, 2023 – The University of California, Irvine has opened a new campus center that will provide timely and policy-relevant labor research, will educate the next generation of labor and community leaders, and will advance labor and workers’ rights initiatives.
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DOSSIER: Memory Deceives
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was highlighted in a German publication’s cover story on memory.
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MSNBC: Texas judge considers stripping access to abortion drug
Prof. Goodwin, senior editor for Slate Dahlia Lithwick, former Obama health policy director Dr. Kavita Patel, and president of NARAL Pro-Choice America Mini Timmaraju react to a Texas judge appearing open to ordering a stop to the use of an FDA approved abortion pill
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MSNBC: Chaos ensues across U.S. over abortion rights
WATCH: Prof. Goodwin speaks to MSNBC’s American Voices about the current state of abortion rights across the country
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Business Insider: Why student-loan borrowers probably don’t need to worry about a major lender’s lawsuit to end the payment pause
Prof. Dalié Jiménez talked to Insider about the student-loan lender SoFi filing a lawsuit to end the student-loan payment pause
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Bloomberg Law: Potential Plan B for Biden Student Loan Relief Messy, Untested
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted in Bloomberg Law column by Lydia Wheeler on potential Plan B for President Biden’s student loan relief
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Giddy: What Was Abortion Like in Early America?
Prof. Goodwin’s essay was cited in Giddy article, “What was Abortion Like in Early America”
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Reuters: Pacific Legal Foundation snags Supreme Court trifecta
Prof. Ann Southworth was quoted in Reuters in “Pacific Legal Foundation snags Supreme Court trifecta”
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WBUR: 5 women sue Texas over abortion restrictions
LISTEN: Prof. Goodwin speaks with WBUR Here & Now’s Celeste Headlee about five lawsuits concerning abortion restrictions in Texas
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International Bar Association: Big tech platforms face reckoning on accountability
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in the International Bar Association on policies for hate speech and misinformation on big tech platforms
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Healthline: Walgreens Says They Won’t Sell Abortion Pills in These States: Here’s Why
Prof. Goodwin was quoted in Healthline about Walgreen’s announcement that it is stopping distribution of the abortion medication mifepristone in 20 states
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USA Today: Plan B to cancel student loan debt? The White House won’t go there even as pressure mounts
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted in USA Today on potential outcomes of the Supreme Court’s decision regarding President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
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American Bar Association: Where Has the “Multi-Courthouse” Gone? Online and Other Places? With What Consequence?
Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow will give the plenary keynote at the American Bar Association’s 25th Annual Dispute Resolution Spring Conference
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Bloomberg Law: Biden Loan Forgiveness Has Narrow Path to Victory Via Standing
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted in Bloomberg Law on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
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UCI News: Fighting back
Prof. Jane Stoever was featured in UCI News story highlighting efforts by UCI’s Initiative to End Family Violence and Domestic Violence Clinic
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KQED: A Texas Federal Court Could Block Access to a Key Abortion Drug Nationally
LISTEN: Prof. Goodwin speaks with KQED in audio piece, “Texas Federal Court Could Block Access to a Key Abortion Drug Nationally”
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The Economist: At Young Thug’s blockbuster trial, rap lyrics are used as evidence.
Prof. Jack Lerner commented in the Economist in article, “At Young Thug’s blockbuster trail, rap lyrics are used as evidence”
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UCI Law Ranked No. 8 Overall, No. 2 for Professors Teaching, in Analysis of Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools of 2023
The University of California, Irvine School of Law was ranked No. 8 overall and No. 2 for professors: teaching in TaxProf Blog’s analysis of Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools of 2023. Princeton Review compiles its list of Best Law Schools based on data provided by 17,000 students and administrators at the law schools. UCI Law received…
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Article 19: USA: Supreme Court decision will have global impact on free speech online
Prof. David Kaye discusses Supreme Court case Gonzalez v Google case
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Project Syndicate: Sustainability Book Award
Prof. Joseph DiMento’s book, “Polar Shift: The Arctic Sustained” has been shortlisted by Project Syndicate for its 2023 Sustainability Book Award
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Vox: It’s official. Trump is back on Facebook and Instagram.
Prof. Kaye was quoted in Vox on former President Donald Trump’s return to Facebook and Instagram
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Los Angeles Times: Newsom told 123 California prisoners they could get out early. Many remain behind bars
Prof. Katie Tinto was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s commutation recommendations and how a third of those people still remain behind bars
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Truthout: Court of Appeals Rules That Domestic Abusers Can Own Guns
Prof. Shaffer was mentioned in a Truthout article about his op-ed explaining why SCOTUS is violating the 10th Amendment by not letting states enact gun control
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Reuters: Louisiana’s over-incarceration is part of a deeply rooted pattern
Prof. Goodwin’s 2019 law review article was cited in Reuters regarding mass incarceration in Louisiana and its reflection of racial bias and exploitation of Black labor
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Reuters: Louisiana’s over-incarceration is part of a deeply rooted pattern
Prof. Goodwin’s 2019 law review article was cited in Reuters regarding mass incarceration in Louisiana and its reflection of racial bias and exploitation of Black labor
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Coda: How surveillance tech helped protect power — and the drug trade — in Honduras
Prof. David Kaye comments on how surveillance tech helped protect power and the drug trade in Honduras
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The Daily Journal: Public norms or private autonomy*
Prof. Rachel Moran’s article, “Public norms or private autonomy,” which discusses Peltier v. Charter Day School, was published in the Daily Journal
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Business Insider: The case to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness keeps getting weaker, legal experts say
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted in Business Insider on President Biden’s legal defense regarding the student loan forgiveness plan
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TaxProf Blog: The 50 Most Downloaded U.S. Tax Law Professors Of 2022
Prof. Joshua Blank, Victor Fleischer and Omri Marian were ranked among the “50 Most Downloaded U.S. Tax Law Professors of 2022” by Paul Caron’s TaxProf Blog
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Yahoo News: Young Thug, YSL trial underway as lawyers challenge use of rap lyrics in RICO case
Prof. Jack Lerner was quoted in Yahoo News on Young Thug trial underway and use of rap lyrics in RICO case
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Business Insider: Why 2 law professors who think Biden’s student-loan forgiveness is illegal believe the GOP-led states that blocked the debt relief ‘utterly lack standing’
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted in Business Insider on President Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan
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CNET: AI Lawyer: It’s Starting as a Stunt, but There’s a Real Need
Prof. Emily Taylor Poppe quoted in CNET on AI lawyers
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The Weekly Dystopia: Microchips shifted to domestic production in new trend away from globalization
Prof. Shaffer was quoted in The Weekly Dystopia on semiconductor production in the U.S. and trade policy
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CNET: Amazon Downplays Its Retail Might With This One Number, on Repeat
Prof. Christopher Leslie was quoted in CNET on Amazon retail antitrust regulation
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AirTalk with Larry Mantle: Reservoir Levels Have Risen, But California Still Has A Water Problem
Prof. Rachel Moran spoke on AirTalk with Larry Mantle about a lawsuit challenging a dress code at a North Carolina charter school as gender discrimination
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Professor of Law Emily Taylor Poppe Named to Editorial Boards of Law & Social Inquiry and Law & Society Review
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2023) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor Emily Taylor Poppe was named to the editorial boards of two leading peer-reviewed law and society publications: Law & Social Inquiry and Law & Society Review. Professor Taylor Poppe is an interdisciplinary, empirical scholar whose research focuses on inequalities in access to civil…
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Forbes: What Taxpayers Need To Know About Digital Asset Loss Harvesting
Prof. Omri Marian was quoted in Forbes on tax loss harvesting using digital assets
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Inside Higher Ed: HEROES Act at Center of Debt-Relief Legal Fight
Prof. Dalié Jiménez was quoted in Inside Higher Ed on the HEROES Act and Biden’s student debt-relief plan
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Business Insider: If the Supreme Court strikes down student-loan forgiveness, it could have ‘startling implications,’ Biden says — and set a strange legal precedent going forward
Prof. Dalié Jiménez quoted in Business Insider on legal precedents concerning potential strike-down of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
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The Press-Enterprise: Criticism of judge in the killing of a Riverside County deputy not so clear, legal experts say
Prof. Katie Tinto discusses San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office argument against reducing bail for William McKay
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WIRED: Would You Sell Your Extra Kidney?
Prof. Goodwin mentioned in Wired article, “Would You Sell Your Extra Kidney?”
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Professor of Law Shauhin Talesh Named Co-Editor of the Law & Society Review
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is proud to announce that UCI Law Professor Shauhin Talesh has been named co-editor of the Law & Society Review (LSR), the flagship journal published by the Law & Society Association (LSA). He joins co-editors Professor Katharina Heyer (Department of Political Science) and Professor Ashley Rubin (Department of Sociology),…
