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Laist: This California man won citizenship for all. Now that right is being challenged in court
Professor Robert S. Chang said the Supreme Court has long recognized that ending birthright citizenship would strip many U.S.-born children of their nationality
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The Washington Post: How a Georgetown scholar went from ‘quiet’ researcher to detainee
Professor Veena Dubal called the government’s focus on Suri “an extraordinary act” that signals authoritarianism.
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Law.com: California’s Bar Exam Debacle Carries High Price Tag
Mary Basick said the pass rate is more likely tied to the state bar no longer using NCBE multiple choice questions
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RGAonline: The American States and Municipalities: Can they counter the Trump II attack on Climate Change Law?
Professor Joe DiMento argues that despite the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal climate law, U.S. states and cities retain strong legal tools to resist rollbacks and pursue ambitious climate goals.
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CEB: Fixing a ‘Barely Functioning’ System: New Law Aims to Modernize California’s Competency Restoration Process
Professor Susan McMahon praised SB 1323 as a step forward but urges greater investment in early community mental health treatment to address root causes more humanely and cost-effectively.
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Tax Notes Talk Podcast: IRS Automated Guidance – Pros and Cons
Professor Joshua Blank, co-author of Automated Agencies: The Transformation of Government Guidance, discusses the IRS and other federal agencies’ use of artificial intelligence and chatbots in providing legal guidance to the public.
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The Hechinger Report: In Some States, Colleges Face a Double Dose of DOGE
Professor Veena Dubal stated higher education institutions are operating “under the threat of extinction” in response to unprecedented political and financial pressure.
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China Daily: Revived Land Laws Spark Racism Concerns
Professor Robert S. Chang warns that new foreign land ownership laws echo “alien land laws” once used to target Asian immigrants in the early 20th-century.
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ABA Journal: California delays releasing results from troubled February bar exam
Mary Basick called the bar exam delay “an impossible situation” that adds stress and uncertainty for February test takers.
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Daily Journal: Senior senator pressures State Bar to restore Multistate Bar Examination*
Mary Basick backed restoring the Multistate Bar Exam, calling it a fair and proven option that would bring “predictability and fairness” back to the July test.
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Above the Law: The Best Law Schools For Tax Law (2025)
UC Irvine Law’s Graduate Tax Program Ranked No. 1 in California, No. 8 Nationally.
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Daily Journal: Still grading the State Bar*
Mary Basick was praised in a Daily Journal letter for calling out the State Bar’s ongoing institutional failures.
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Daily Journal: Supreme Court demands to know how, why AI was used on bar exam*
Mary Basick called it “unbelievable” the Supreme Court wasn’t told about the Bar’s use of AI.
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Futurism: California Admits AI Was Used to Write Bar Exam Plagued by Problems
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, described the February 2025 California bar exam as “worse than we imagined.”
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Common Dreams: ‘An Attempt to Silence the Public’s Voice’: Trump Moves to Accelerate Oil Project Approvals
Professor Alejandro Camacho was quoted in Common Dreams stating that the Trump administration is “once again disregarding the law, environment, and even market data” in its effort to accelerate fossil fuel project approvals.
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Daily Journal: California bar exam plunges to new low amid scandal*
Mary Basick called the Bar’s use of AI-written questions by non-lawyers “irresponsible and reckless.”
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The Panther: Know your rights: a critical step to being prepared
Annie Lai, director of UC Irvine Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, stressed that all students have rights and should understand their legal protections.
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Canadian Lawyer: Trump threatens to revoke American Bar Association’s law school accreditor status
Dean Austen Parrish stated that revoking the ABA’s accreditor status could result in a “patchwork of licensure requirements” across different states.
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