UC Irvine Law in the Media
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National Jurist: Law schools face hot button issues: Free speech, DEI and accreditation
Dean Austen Parrish was featured in National Jurist discussing the complex challenges law schools face today.
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The Hill: Donald Trump’s record-breaking race to wreck the planet (Opinion)
UC Irvine Law Chancellor’s Professor Alejandro E. Camacho, writing in The Hill, reflects on the long history of U.S. environmental law and warns that recent federal actions could represent a significant rollback of protections, with lasting consequences for public health and the environment.
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The Wall Street Journal: How Tech Is Tackling the New Age-Verification Rules*
Professor Ari Waldman: “Some of these age-verification tools are no better than parents being in control of their own children.”
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Forbes: Top Research Universities Hit Hard By Trump Assault On Funding, Foreign Students
Dean Austen Parrish noted that changing loan limits could force law schools to adjust tuition strategies and rethink how they distribute financial aid.
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Marketplace: How Trump’s student loan borrowing caps could end up hurting law, pharmacy and medical students
Dean Austen Parrish noted that new loan limits could leave some students reliant on costly private loans, but also stressed that scholarships today make law school more attainable than in the past.
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ABA Journal: AALS shows and tells its 125-year history in coffee table book
Dean Austen Parrish, AALS president, came up with the idea for The First 125 Years, a photo-rich coffee table book capturing the association’s legacy and mission.
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JD Journal: The Law Schools With the Most Diverse Faculties in 2025: Full List, Methodology, and Why It Matters
UC Irvine Law is No. 10 on Princeton Review’s 2025 law school ranking of “Most Diverse Faculty.”
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The New Yorker: The Number
Professor Susan Seager, who leads the Press Freedom Project, told The New Yorker that media companies likely wouldn’t have settled Trump’s recent lawsuits without the leverage a sitting President holds over mergers, regulations, and contracts.
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The420: MIT Study Warns AI Can Implant False Memories Undermining the Integrity of Our Own Minds!
Professor Elizabeth Loftus is highlighted for her groundbreaking research on memory and her collaboration with MIT researchers on how AI can implant false memories.
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Deccan Herald: AI doesn’t just lie–it can make you believe it (Opinion)
Professor Elizabeth Loftus is highlighted for her groundbreaking research on memory and her collaboration with MIT researchers.
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WBUR: More than money: What a Harvard deal with Trump could mean for academia
Professor Veena Dubal: “They have the power and the position and the funding to hold the line and serve as an example to universities.”
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Filter: First Public Database of CA Police Officer Misconduct Records Unveiled
Professor Susan E. Seager, who worked on the database and also leads the Press Freedom Project, highlighted its importance for tracking officer discipline and legal cases.
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Above the Law: The Law Schools With The Most Diverse Faculty (2025)
UC Irvine School of Law is No. 10 for “Most Diverse Faculty” in The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings.
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The Los Angeles Times: Searchable database on cases of police use of force and misconduct in California opens to the public
UC Irvine Law’s Press Freedom Project is credited in The Los Angeles Times for contributing to the launch of the California Police Records Access Project.