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The Washington Post: What happened when other countries banned TikTok
Professor David Kaye told The Washington Post that regardless of whether TikTok continues operating in the United States, the passage and enforcement of such a law could pave the way for similar bans in other countries.
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Vulture: Don’t Expect a Drake Trial
Professor Jack Lerner, co-author of Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide for Attorneys, was quoted in Vulture, criticizing the lack of acknowledgment for the artistic context of rap in Drake’s case
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Aspen Leading Edge: The Past and Future of AALS with Melanie Wilson and Austen Parrish
LISTEN: Melanie Wilson, Dean of W&L Law, and Austen Parrish, Dean of UC Irvine Law, reflect on Melanie’s AALS presidency, organizational changes over the years, and Austen’s hopes for his upcoming term as president.
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OnLabor: UC Irvine Law Clinic Helps Secure Labor Protections for Detained Immigrant Workers
OnLabor covered the case in which the UC Irvine Law Workers, Law, and Organizing Clinic, under the leadership of Prof. Sameer Ashar, helped drive an NLRB complaint that expanded labor protections for detained immigrant workers.
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Bloomberg: Prison Company Accused by US of Retaliating Against Detained Immigrants
UC Irvine Law Workers, Law, and Organizing Clinic efforts helped drive the landmark NLRB complaint, strengthening labor protections for immigrant detainees.
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NPR: How will Meta’s decision to end fact-checking affect the profession around the world?
Professor David Kaye Professor was quoted in an NPR article discussing Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.
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AALS: UC Irvine School of Law and New York Law School Chart a New Path for the Journal of Legal Education
UC Irvine Law is highlighted in an AALS article exploring the vision and goals for the Journal of Legal Education. The piece features a Q&A with journal editors, including Dean Austen Parrish and Professor Alison Mikkor.
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Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach sues state of California over sanctuary law*
Professor Annie Lai, director of UC Irvine Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, was quoted in the Daily Pilot discussing Huntington Beach’s recent lawsuit against California’s sanctuary state law.
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The Washington Post: Meta’s fact-checking overhaul widens global rift on disinformation
Professor David Kaye said Meta’s decision to dial back fact-checking may signal a greater willingness to bend in the face of political scrutiny.
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Inside Climate News: Agricultural Poisons Tell a Tale of Two Californias
Gregg Macey, Director of the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources at UC Irvine Law, is quoted in Inside Climate News.
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The.Ink: How to get Americans to care about human rights
Professor David Kaye discusses the state of human rights work in America at the state and city level, his involvement in trying to build a national human rights infrastructure here in the U.S., and what’s likely to happen as we enter the even more challenging political environment that lies ahead.
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The Hill: California New Members 2025
California state Sen. Dave Min (D) is slated to keep a competitive California House seat blue, defeating Republican Scott Baugh, an Orange County businessman and former California State Assembly minority leader.
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Fordham Law: Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Students Work with Small Businesses to Make a Big Impact
Professor Carrie Hempel’s work as a visiting professor at Fordham Law School’s Entrepreneurial Law Clinic was highlighted in Fordham Law News.
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Law.com: Professors Association Appoints New GC at Fractious Time
Professor Veena Dubal has been appointed as general counsel for The American Association of University Professors — which advocates for academic freedom, shared governance and higher education rights.
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The New York Times: Supreme Court Appears Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care*
Professor Courtney Cahill is quoted in The New York Times discussing the Supreme Court’s considerations regarding the Tennessee law on transgender care for youth.
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The Hill: Inefficient and reckless: Why DOGE could be so dangerous (Op-Ed)
In an opinion for The Hill, Professor Alejandro Camacho and co-authors unpack the potential dangers of Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Politico: In Supreme Court battle over transgender rights, conservatives look to an unlikely ally: Europe
Dean Austen Parrish was quoted in Politico discussing the rise of the conservative crusade against U.S. judges in the 2000s: “There was this great pushback on anything foreign, because somehow it was giving up on American sovereignty, and we had to chart our own path.”
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Bite-Sized Business Law: Big Spenders: The Evolution of Corporate Money in Elections (Podcast)
Professor Ann Southworth dives into the decades-long campaign to deregulate campaign finance, drawing from her book, Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending.
