UC Irvine Law in the Media
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Daily Journal: In the Counsel’s Chair: David Kaye on freedom and expression in the digital age
Professor David Kaye discusses his work investigating global censorship, European tech regulation, and emerging threats to free speech in America.
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TaxProf Blog: Harvey’s Principles for AI Adoption and Rollout in Law Schools
Dean Austen Parrish contributes weekly insights.
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TaxProf Blog: The Chronicle | Americans Think Trump is Overreaching on Higher Education
Dean Austen Parrish contributes weekly insights.
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TaxProf Blog: New LSAC Study: Doing Good Motivates Aspiring Lawyers
Dean Austen Parrish contributes weekly insights.
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California Lawyers Association: Law School Deans Open Up About Engaging Students and the Future of the Profession
Dean Austen Parrish is quoted in California Lawyers Association.
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TaxProf Blog: Dean Parrish to Contribute Weekly to TaxProf Blog, Now Hosted by AALS
Dean Austen Parrish is now serving as a Legal Education Editor for TaxProf Blog — a leading source for news, scholarship, and commentary on legal education and tax law for over twenty years — which is now hosted exclusively by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
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Above the Law: The Top Law Schools For Tax Law (2025)
UC Irvine School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program earned an A grade from preLaw Magazine, recognized by Above the Law among the nation’s top schools for tax law for its innovative curriculum, practical training opportunities, and growing national reputation in tax law education.
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Law.com: After Justices Scold Judges, Some Worry About Public Perception of Lower Courts
Dean and Chancellor’s Professor Austen Parrish is quoted in Law.com.
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The Law and Political Economy Project: Movement Law Under Fascism
Clinical Professor Sameer Ashar co-authored “Movement Law Under Fascism” for The Law and Political Economy Project, building on his earlier collaborative Stanford Law Review essay exploring law’s role in solidarity with social movements.
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JOTWELL: Ordinary Denials: The Shrug of Identity-Based Harm
Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen’s recent work in the Law & Society Review – Blasé: Deviant Lawyers and the Denial of Discrimination – was featured in JOTWELL and described as “revelatory” and a “powerful intervention” in a review by Prof. Erez Aloni.
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Rolling Stone: The Courts Finally Get It Right in Drake v. Kendrick: Rap Lyrics Aren’t Evidence
Clinical Professor Jack Lerner, Director of the Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic, co-authored a Rolling Stone op-ed examining the broader implications of the Drake v. Kendrick decision for artists and the First Amendment.
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Bloomberg Law: Protecting Pro Bono Legal Services Is Crucial for All Americans
Dean Austen Parrish co-authored a Bloomberg Law op-ed with Kellye Testy, AALS Executive Director and CEO, on the importance of safeguarding pro bono and public interest legal services.
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indisputably: Negotiators Who Change the World: Timeless Lessons on Leadership and Negotiation just published!!
Professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow contributed a chapter on Henry Kissinger to the newly published volume “Negotiators Who Changed the World: Timeless Lessons on Leadership and Negotiation.”
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Tech Policy Press: Where AI Meets Racism at the Border
Hinako Sugiyama, Digital Rights Fellow at UC Irvine Law, co-authored a Tech Policy Press piece highlighting the International Justice Clinic’s work on AI and human rights.
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Univision: “Widespread attack on freedom of expression”: Former UN rapporteur says the US faces the worst threat to the First Amendment.
In a Q&A, Professor David Kaye, former U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of expression, told Univision that government intimidation of media and abuse of regulatory powers signal a historic erosion of First Amendment protections in the United States.
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CNBC: How a ‘nudify’ site turned a group of friends into key figures in a fight against AI-generated explicit content
Professor Ari Waldman noted that victims of “nudify” tools can suffer severe trauma, including suicidal thoughts and self-harm. He told CNBC that many live in constant fear that the altered images could surface — “like a sword of Damocles” hanging over them.
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Tech Policy Press: Is Trust & Safety Dead, or Just Evolving?
A Tech Policy Press article reports on a forthcoming Emory Law Journal paper by Professor Ari Ezra Waldman and UVA’s Danielle Citron, who warn that Trust & Safety is drifting toward “proceduralist compliance,” with companies emphasizing legal compliance over genuine safety — risking a “zombie” field.