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UCI Law Kicks Off 15th Anniversary by Welcoming Extraordinary New Students and Faculty
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) kicked off the 15th anniversary since our founding in 2008 with a total of 187 new J.D., LL.M. and Graduate Tax Program students from 34 states and 11 countries. In addition to new students, the Law School also announced four new full-time faculty members and two visiting faculty members. These new faculty members bring a wealth of expertise to UCI Law…
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Students in Workers, Law and Organizing Clinic Secure Settlement for Central Valley Packing Plant Workers
Alumnus Edgar Aguilasocho ’12 collaborates with clinic students to attain a measure of justice for essential workers who led walkouts during the pandemic IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2023) — Second-year students in the Workers, Law and Organizing Clinic (WLO) at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) secured a settlement from a packing plant in the Central Valley of California…
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Integrated and Equitable Climate Action Awarded $1.2 Million to Advance IECA Across the State
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2023) — A groundbreaking and collaborative consortium of community leaders, local and state policymakers, and UC scholars was awarded a $1.2 million climate action grant as part of the historic $80 million partnership announced on August 23, 2023 by the University of California and the state of California to address state climate priorities. The…
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Faculty Roundup: The Latest Highlights from UCI Law’s Faculty
Dan L. Burk UCI Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Dan L. Burk published “Patents in Action,” 63 Jurimetrics J. 221 (2023), which considers the construction of patents as social practices and aims to observe patents in action, that is, to catch patents in the act of becoming patents. Prof. Burk also recently published the article, “Cheap Creativity…
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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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UCI Law Welcomes Six New Faculty Members for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Irvine, Calif. (July 18, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to introduce four new full-time faculty members beginning July 2023: Veena Dubal, Kevin Haeberle, Ari Waldman and Adam Cowing. In addition, UCI Law is delighted to announce the appointment of Jessica Rofé (Spring 2024) and Heather Tanana to its visiting faculty. These…
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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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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Cites UCI Law Professor Mehrsa Baradaran’s Book 15 Times in Dissent on Affirmative Action Case
IRVINE, Calif. (June 29, 2023) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Mehrsa Baradaran’s book, “The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap” (Harvard University Press, 2017), was cited 15 times in Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard…
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Media Advisory: UCI Law Hosts its 13th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
IRVINE, Calif. (June 21, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce it is hosting its 13th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review event. Sponsored by Ms. Magazine, Ms. Studios and TorkLaw. WHAT: The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) will host its 13th Annual Supreme Court Term…
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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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AALS Selects UC Irvine School of Law as Co-host of the Journal of Legal Education
Northeastern University School of Law honored for nine years of service to the journal IRVINE, Calif. (June 5, 2023) — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is pleased to announce University of California, Irvine School of Law as a new co-host law school for the Journal of Legal Education (JLE). The school joins American University…
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UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and Professor Annie Lai Honored by ACLU SoCal
IRVINE, Calif. (June 2, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce that the UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) and Professor Annie Lai were awarded the Immigrants’ Rights Award at the ACLU SoCal Advocates for Justice Reception on June 1, 2023. They joined Hunter V. Armour, Madelyn Chen, Anjan Choudhury, Jacob Kreilkamp, Giovanni…
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Media Advisory: Thurs. 6/1: Sister Unity to Host ACLU Advocates for Justice Event
Kendrick Sampson, activists and legal champions to be honored at The Grammy Museum IRVINE, Calif. (May 31, 2023) — WHAT: The ACLU Foundation of Southern California will honor individuals, community groups and law firms, who have directly contributed to the organization’s legal and advocacy efforts across the southland, at its 2023 Advocates for Justice reception on Thursday, June 1 at…
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UCI Law Professor Katie Tinto and Criminal Justice Clinic Secure Release from Prison for Client
Since starting this work in 2019, this is the 17th successful case for the Criminal Justice Clinic’s Compassionate Release and Excessive Sentences Project IRVINE, Calif. (May 30, 2023) — UCI Law Professor Katie Tinto and the Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC) at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, secured the release of one of its clients, Rayford Stevens, who had been…
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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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David Kaye, UCI Law International Justice Clinic Director, Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
IRVINE, Calif. (May 18, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that UCI Law Professor David Kaye has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at Lund University in Sweden for the 2023-2024 academic year. Professor Kaye will serve as a Distinguished Scholar in Public International Law at…
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UCI Law Faculty Presenting at the 2023 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education
The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to share that several members of the UCI Law faculty will be speakers at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Conference on Clinical Legal Education, in San Francisco from April 27 through April 30, 2023. Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law Carrie Hempel will…
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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…
