UC Irvine Law in the Media
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The Orange County Register: What’s behind the sharp decline in Santa Ana’s cannabis tax revenue?*
Professor Bob Solomon, an expert on cannabis policy, commented that increased competition and falling prices, among other factors, have contributed to Santa Ana’s sharp decline in cannabis tax revenue.
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MSN: These 10 Black Female Attorneys Changed Law Forever – Their Stories Will Inspire You
Chancellor’s Professor L. Song Richardson is highlighted for her trailblazing leadership at UC Irvine Law and her transformative work in legal education.
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Reuters: Student loan caps could hit minorities, low-ranked law schools the hardest
Dean Austen Parrish commented that proposed student loan caps could disproportionately impact less-affluent students who may struggle to secure private loans without co-signers.
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The Orange County Register: Fact Check: What happens to undocumented immigrants arrested or convicted of crimes in California*
Professor Annie Lai said there has been a “significant increase” in the number of immigration detainers issued by federal officials to local jails since January.
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ABA Journal: California Supreme Court OKs provisional licensure—but not for all February candidates
Mary Basick is quoted in the ABA Journal.
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The New York Times: Arrest of Union Leader Highlights Link Between Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights
Professor Veena Dubal: “There’s been a real reckoning over the past 25 years with the history of xenophobia in California labor unions.”
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The Los Angeles Times: Government drones used in ‘runaway spying operation’ to peek into backyards in Sonoma County, lawsuit says
Professor Ari Waldman: “The use of drones over someone’s private space raises a question of what is considered private.”
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ABA Journal: Flurry of moves aim to remedy—and prevent future—California bar exam disasters
Mary Basick is quoted in the ABA Journal.
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San Francisco Chronicle: California pioneered modern gang surveillance. Trump may be exploiting it*
UC Irvine Law alum Sean Garcia-Leys ’16 was highlighted in the San Francisco Chronicle for his 2016 co-authored paper examining how flawed CalGang data has been used to accelerate deportations and deny legal protections to immigrants.
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The Daily Journal: The king has clothes, but not all fit; Limits of the Executive in U.S. clean energy policy*
Professor Joseph DiMento and recent UC Irvine Law graduate Danielle Straus co-authored an article in the Daily Journal.
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Tech Policy Press: Three Questions Prompted by Rubio’s Threatened Visa Restrictions on ‘Foreign Nationals Who Censor Americans’
Professor David Kaye was quoted in Tech Policy Press criticizing the visa policy as “completely open-ended” and warned that its lack of definition gives the administration vast discretion to target foreign officials.
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San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Everything went wrong’: California’s state bar exam plagued by problems, claims of questions from AI
Mary Basick: “Everything went wrong. Virtually everyone had an interruption. It may have hurt people who should have passed,” and the results, she said, may not be reliable.