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Law and Political Economy: Eight Legal Experts on Trump’s Assault on Higher Education
Professors Sameer Ashar and Veena Dubal contributed to a piece in Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project, analyzing the Trump administration’s executive actions against higher education.
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Vanderbilt University: Law Clinics File Amicus Brief Related to Application of Copyright Act in Tennessee Court of Appeals Case
Professor Jack Lerner, Director of the IPAT Clinic, joined a group of amici urging the Tennessee Court of Appeals to reverse a decision that misapplied the Copyright Act to restrict public access to records.
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The New York Times: How X Is Benefiting as Musk Advises Trump
Professor David Kaye is quoted in The New York Times: “He is transforming X as a platform into government media, without any kind of constraint.”
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American Association of University Professors: The Assault on Campus Protests
Professor Sameer Ashar, Director of the Workers and Tenants Law and Organizing Clinic, authored a piece examining how a recent Trump executive order targets pro-Palestinian student activism and threatens the democratic spirit of U.S. college campuses.
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Daily Journal: State Bar sticks with Kaplan for July exam despite outcry
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, was quoted in the Daily Journal.
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GRIST: How Trump’s funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law
Professor Heather Tanana was quoted in Grist, stressing that the federal trust responsibility includes food sovereignty, which may be violated by Trump’s funding freeze.
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Daily Journal: Bar Exam Committee Latest to Face Public Wrath of Botched Test
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, was quoted in the Daily Journal.
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LAist: Uber, CA settlement
Professor Veena Dubal was quoted in LAist, noting that drivers earn less post-Proposition 22 and have lost key worker protections.
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Law360: Paul Weiss Stuns Legal Industry with Trump DEI Deal*
Prof. Omri Marian is quoted in Law360.
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NRC: ‘Europe, don’t bow to Trump: Stick to your own social media rules,’ says US free speech expert
Professor David Kaye is quoted: “The right has weaponized the idea of freedom of expression.”
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Daily Journal: State Bar power struggle erupts over exam oversight*
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, was quoted in the Daily Journal.
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The Journalist’s Resource: Reporters in UC Berkeley journalism program expose system California police used to hide officer misconduct
The Press Freedom Project at UC Irvine Law was featured in The Journalist’s Resource for its role in assisting reporters with legal challenges, helping them obtain public records that uncovered how clean-record agreements concealed police misconduct across California.
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The Associated Press: After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
Professor Veena Dubal told the Associated Press that faculty members with green cards who engage in advocacy that could be perceived as unwelcome by the Trump administration are deeply fearful about how it might impact their immigration status.
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