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Thank You and Happy Holidays | A Year-End Message to Friends of UC Irvine School of Law
Dear Friends of UC Irvine School of Law, 2024 marked the 15th year since our first class of students arrived at UC Irvine School of Law in August 2009. As we approach the end of this year, we have gathered some of the year’s notable moments in this roundup of top stories. I also invite you…
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Double Anteater Ethan Prom Returns to UC Irvine as a First-Year Law Student
Irvine, Calif. (September 12, 2024) — Even when first-year University of California, Irvine School of Law student Ethan Prom was across the globe riding a camel in Cairo, he kept UCI close to his heart — quite literally: he was wearing a UC Irvine shirt. Ethan enjoyed globetrotting over the last several months, but his…
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UC Irvine School of Law Welcomes Extraordinary New Students and Faculty
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 — The University of California, Irvine School of Law welcomed new J.D., LL.M. and Graduate Tax Program classes, totaling 213 new students from 14 states and 13 countries. UC Irvine Law’s commitment to student success is underscored by a slate of recent accolades. Most recently, the Law School was named No. 5 in the nation for providing the…
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UC Irvine School of Law 3L Jean Selep Honored with 2024 Paul Miller Memorial Fund Award
IRVINE, Calif. (May 9, 2024) — Jean Selep, a third-year student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, received the Paul Miller Memorial Fund award by the Los Angeles Copyright Society (LACS) on April 16 in Los Angeles. “Jean Selep’s work has been truly exemplary — in the classroom, as a Certified Law Student practicing…
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UC Irvine School of Law 1L Students Annie Hong and Serapia Hyunmin Kim Awarded 2024 KABA Foundation Scholarships
IRVINE, Calif. (May 7, 2024) — Annie Hong and Serapia Hyunmin Kim, first-year students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, were recognized by the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA) at its 44th Board of Governors Installation and Awards Banquet on April 25 at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.…
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UC Irvine School of Law Students Honored with CEB Legal Research and Writing Awards
IRVINE, Calif. (May 6, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law presented Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) awards for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing to students during an April 18 ceremony at the Law School. Recipients included second-year students J.P. Elberfeld, Jacob Ghandour, Riley Salvo, Ji Yeon Seo and Kayla Shojai for…
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Alternative Spring Break Highlights: UCI Law Students Volunteer at Five Organizations Across Three States
IRVINE, Calif. (April 11, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) students once again spent part of their spring break doing what they do best — volunteering their time to help others. As part of UCI Law’s Alternative Spring Break program, 26 UCI Law students traveled to Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana…
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UCI Law Student Externship Experiences: Inside the United Nations in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
By Robia Amjad and Celine Gruaz Robia Amjad, UCI Law 3L Last fall, I externed in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Civic Space Unit of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). At the Civic Space Unit, I primarily worked on matters with the goal of protecting civil society’s freedom of…
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Third-Year UCI Law Student Brenda Rosas Receives 2024 Latino Excellence Leadership Award
IRVINE, Calif. (April 9, 2024) — Brenda Rosas, a third-year law student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, was recognized with a leadership award at the University of California, Irvine’s seventh annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Award Dinner (LEAD). The university-wide accolade recognizes key leaders, graduate students, staff and faculty who support and…
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Orange County Business Journal: Post-Pandemic Era Ups Lawyer Demand*
“We anticipate adding three more attorneys to our Orange County office by the end of the summer of 2024, including two recent UCI law graduates.”
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Introducing UCI Law’s Inaugural Legal Empowerment Attorney Sarah Beydoun ’23
IRVINE, Calif. (March 12, 2024) — Sarah Beydoun (’23) has recently been hired to serve as the inaugural Legal Empowerment Attorney with the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), through a partnership with El Centro Cultural de México (El Centro), in a position that will help deepen the relationship between UCI Law’s…
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UCI Law’s Community & Economic Development Clinic Helps Farmworker Community Purchase Its Mobile Home Park, Protect Affordability
IRVINE, Calif. (March 6, 2024) — Comunidad Nuevo Lago, Inc., a resident-controlled nonprofit, closed escrow on its purchase of Shady Lakes Manufactured Housing Community (“Shady Lakes”) for $7.625 million on Thursday, Feb. 29. This acquisition, which will ensure long-term affordability for residents, marks a significant milestone after several years of organizing to purchase the park.…
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UCI Law Graduate Miranda Tafoya ’23 Wins Third Place in 2023 Selma Moidel Smith Student Writing Competition
Miranda Tafoya, UCI Law ’23
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UCI Law Faculty, Staff and Student Awarded 2023 Pro Bono Honor Roll by AALS
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 26, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that third-year UCI Law student Jared Gheen, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law Robert Solomon and Christina Tsou, UCI Law Library Head of Public Services, have been recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in…
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The Orange County Register: Wrongly convicted, they ‘lost hope’ after 17 years in prison. Then an OC mom helped prove their innocence
Annee Della Donna helped to set free two men in connection with a 2004 shooting in Lancaster, and built the Innocence OC project at UC Irvine School of Law in the process.
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UCI Law Graduate Sarah Beydoun ’23 and Third-Year Student Lucrece Borrego’s Article on Methadone Regulation for Opioid Use Disorder Published in Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to share that the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics has published an article that recent UCI Law graduate Sarah Beydoun (’23) and third-year student Lucrece Borrego co-authored with Kellen Russoniello, senior policy counsel at the Drug Policy Alliance,…
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Article by UCI Law Graduate Bethool Zehra Haider ’23 on the Social and Legal Construction of Muslim Women Published in the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce the publication of an article by recent graduate Bethool Zehra Haider (’23) in the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice. The article, “Asking the Muslim Woman Question: Understanding the Social and Legal Construction of…
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Tax Notes: Form Follows Function: The Continuity of Business Enterprise Doctrine
Andres Berdugo’s (’23) winning Tax Notes paper was featured in Tax Notes.
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Tax Notes: Meet the 2023 Winner of the Tax Notes Student Writing Competition: Andres Berdugo
VIDEO: Watch Andres Berdugo ’23 discuss his winning Tax Notes paper.
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The Intercept: Uninvited and Unaccountable: How CPB Policed George Floyd Protests
Records released by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, the American Immigration Council, and UCI Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic detail CBP’s involvement in policing the 2020 racial justice protests.
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American Immigration Council: Beyond the Border: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Presence at Racial Justice Protests in Summer of 2020American Immigration Council:
Records released by UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and American Immigrational Council reveal CBP deployed officers at protests after George Floyd’s death on May 25.
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UCI Law Graduate Tax Program’s Andres Berdugo ’23 Named 2023 Tax Notes Student Writing Competition Winner
IRVINE, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is proud to announce that Andres Berdugo (’23), a recent LL.M. graduate of the UCI Law Graduate Tax Program, was named the winner of the 2023 Tax Notes Student Writing Competition for his article titled, “Form Follows Function: A Critical Analysis and Reassessment…
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National Lawyers Guild Review: Involuntary Civil Commitment As Mass Incarceration
Tristan Campbell ’24 published an article in the National Lawyers Guild Review.
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Legal Aid at Work: Driver of Change: Laura’s Story
WATCH: Nora Cassidy ’17 Seeks Justice for Central Valley Truck Driver in Workplace Sexual Assault Case
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UCI Law Rising 2L Chaeyoung (Clara) Baik Awarded 2023 Hon. Arthur Nakazato Memorial Scholarship
IRVINE, Calif. (July 11, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is proud to announce that Chaeyoung (Clara) Baik, a rising second-year law student at UCI Law, was awarded the 2023 Hon. Arthur Nakazato Memorial Scholarship by the Orange County Asian American Bar Association (OCAABA). “I am grateful for the generosity of OCAABA in…
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UCI Law and Undergraduate Campuswide Honors Collegium Launch Scholarship and 3+3 Accelerated Program
IRVINE, Calif. (July 10, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and the University of California, Irvine’s Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a dynamic, two-part collaboration to offer CHC students access to an accelerated Bachelors/Juris Doctor degree program at UCI Law, and scholarship funds. “The collaboration…
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UCI Law Alumni Announce Award to Post-Graduate Racial Equity Fellow Erin Black ’23
Recipient Erin Black (’23) will embark on a public interest law career, working with and advocating on behalf of a nonprofit hospitality worker union IRVINE, Calif. (June 16, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce that Erin Black (’23) is the recipient of the Alumni Racial Equity Fellowship. UCI Law alumni founded this fellowship to provide a new…
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Rising Third-Year Law Students Isaiah Crosby and Jelani Shelton Appointed to NBLSA’s 2023-24 National Board
IRVINE, Calif. (June 8, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that rising third-year students Isaiah Crosby and Jelani Shelton have been appointed to the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) board. Crosby was named National Graphic Design Specialist and Shelton was named National Director of Programming and Events. Founded…
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UC Irvine Law Review Elects Editor-in-Chief Kanomé Jones and 2023-24 Executive Board
Irvine, Calif. (May 24, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce the election of the 2023-24 Executive Board for its flagship journal, the UC Irvine Law Review. Rising third-year student Kanomé Jones will serve as Editor-in-Chief, becoming the first Black student to hold the position. She succeeds Nicole…
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Atlanta Black Star: ‘I Thought About This Day For So Long’: Two Men Are Expected to Receive Only $140 for Each Day of the 17 Years They Spent Behind Bars for Crimes They Did Not Commit
Innocence Rights Pro Bono Project helps secure freedom of Juan Rayford and Dupree Glass
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Media Advisory: University of California, Irvine School of Law Commencement
IRVINE, Calif. (April 27, 2023) — The Honorable Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief United States District Court Judge, Central District of California, will deliver the address for the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) 2023 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 6. The ceremony will be held at the UCI Bren Events Center. Featured speakers include UCI Chancellor…
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Essence: Two Black Men in California Will Be Awarded Almost $900K Each After Wrongful Convictions
UCI Law’s Innocence Pro Bono Project was highlighted in Essence article on overturned case with Dupree Glass and Juan Rayford
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UCI Law Students Argue Ninth Circuit Appeal
IRVINE, Calif. (April 19, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic provides students with an exceptional experience learning how to be effective advocates representing real clients in appeals before the Ninth Circuit. Third-year students Roy Bendavid and Nicole Tackabery researched, briefed and argued a recent case before the…
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Spending Spring Break Serving Others
UCI Law students volunteered at five organizations across three states UCI Law students spent part of their spring break doing what UCI Law students do best – volunteering their time to help others. Earlier this month, 18 UCI Law students travelled to Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana to provide pro bono legal services at a variety…
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UCI Law J.D. and LL.M. Students Explore the Role of Police and Prosecutors in the U.S. and Korea through K-Drama & Crime Drama
IRVINE, Calif. (March 15, 2023) — A panel of expert UCI Law students, including J.D. students Esther Kye, Alfred Hwang, Maki O’Bryan, and Brittany Emsais, and LL.M. students Jeong Hwa Kim and Yonghyung Thomas Chung, joined by Professor Ji Seon Song, led a presentation on March 15 titled “K-Drama & Crime Drama: A Comparative Perspective.” The panelists…
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New UCI Law Clinic Report Urges a Human Rights Approach to Demands for a TikTok Ban
IRVINE, Calif. (Mar. 10, 2023) — The International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) released a report today on the lawfulness of a nationwide ban on the popular social media app TikTok under the United States’ human rights obligations. The report, Necessary and Proportionate? TikTok Bans and American Obligations Under International Human…
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OC Lawyers Magazine: February 2023 Issue
UCI Law Swearing-in Ceremony was featured in the OC Lawyers Magazine
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KUCI: Great Park Amphitheater Stakes AND Law School Enviro Clinic Clothing Swap
UCI Law Environmental Law Clinic 2L Student Bonggeul (Edward) Joo discusses Fast Fashion Thrift Swap with KUCI
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UCI Law Graduate Tax Program Students Named Finalists in National Tax Competition
IRVINE, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is proud to announce that a team of two UCI Law Graduate Tax Program students, Andres Berdugo and Eddie Coronado, were recently named as finalists in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2023 Law Student Tax Challenge (LTSC), a prestigious national tax planning…
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OC Register: After devastating earthquake, it’s time to reconsider Syria’s sanctions
UCI Law third-year law student Judy Baladi wrote an op-ed discussing the need to reconsider long-term sanctions on Syria in the aftermath of the recent earthquake, which was featured in the OC Register
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UCI Law’s Environmental Law Clinic Students Launch Project to Fight Fast Fashion
Unraveling Fast Fashion is a project by past and current students in the Environmental Law Clinic that aims to raise awareness about the negative impacts of fast fashion. IRVINE, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2023) — University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Environmental Law Clinic (ELC) students are taking action to combat the harmful impact of fast fashion on…
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Court Allows ICE Police Impersonation Case to Proceed as Class Action
LOS ANGELES — This week, a federal court granted class certification in Kidd v. Mayorkas, a lawsuit challenging U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) practice of impersonating police officers, among other tactics, when conducting warrantless arrests of community members at their homes.
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First-Year Student Melanie McCorkle Appointed to Irvine’s Child Care Committee
IRVINE, Calif. (Feb. 7 2023) — UCI Law first-year student Melanie McCorkle was appointed by Irvine Vice Mayor Tammy Kim to the city’s Child Care Committee. The Child Care Committee is an advisory body of the City of Irvine, reporting to the Community Services Commission, providing input on the needs of the community pertaining to child…
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University of Mississippi School of Law: Q&A with LL.M. Student, Active-Duty JAG Aaron Brynildson
UCI Law graduate Aaron Brynildson ’15, active-duty Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force, was highlighted by the University of Mississippi School of Law with a Q&A
