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UC Irvine School of Law Celebrates Official Opening of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law hosted a celebration on Oct. 22 marking the official opening of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality on campus. The program, attended by more than 150 people, featured remarks from Professor Robert S. Chang, the Center’s executive director;…
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UC Irvine Law Receives Gift to Install Professor Robert S. Chang as the Sylvia Mendez Presidential Chair for Civil Rights
IRVINE, Calif. (October 24, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law announced the establishment of the Sylvia Mendez Presidential Chair for Civil Rights and installation of Robert S. Chang, professor of law and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, as the inaugural chair holder. The creation…
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UC Irvine Law Professor Cindy Thomas Archer to Receive 2025 AALS Section Award for Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
IRVINE, Calif. (October 16, 2024) — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research (LWRR) has named University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Cindy Thomas Archer as the recipient of its 2025 Section Award. The award will be presented to Archer during the LWRR section award ceremony…
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UC Irvine Law Community Honors Chancellor’s Professors of Law Mario Barnes and Courtney Cahill
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law community gathered on Oct. 1 to recognize Professor Mario Barnes and Professor Courtney Cahill, who have been appointed as Chancellor’s Professors of Law. The celebratory event included remarks by Prof. Barnes and Prof. Cahill with colleagues and their families, campus leaders,…
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Faculty Roundup | October 2024
UC Irvine Law faculty are distinguished scholars, educators, and thought leaders, making significant contributions to the legal field each month. Stay up to date with their latest publications, research, and achievements through our monthly timeline, showcasing how they continue to shape legal scholarship and practice worldwide. > View the faculty roundup archive October Swethaa Ballakrishnen Publications: …
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UC Irvine School of Law and School of Physical Sciences Announce Scholarship Initiative
Qualified recipients will receive $90,000 over three years at UC Irvine School of Law. IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law and the School of Physical Sciences have established a collaboration to offer UC Irvine physical sciences graduates access to scholarship funds at UC Irvine School of Law. The scholarship program…
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Sean Garcia-Leys, UC Irvine Law ’16, to be Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award at Annual Lauds & Laurels Event
IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2024) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is pleased to announce that the UC Irvine Alumni Association will present Sean Garcia-Leys, UC Irvine Law ’16, with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the Lauds & Laurels ceremony on October 10 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. The Lauds & Laurels awards recognize outstanding…
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Professor Ari Waldman Receives Dukeminier Award for Scholarship on Sexual Content Moderation and Queer Expression
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Ari Waldman has been awarded the 2024 Dukeminier Awards’ M.V. Lee Badgett Prize by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law for his article, “Disorderly Content,” 97 Wash. L. Rev. 907 (2022). Dukeminier Awards are given to four faculty…
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UC Irvine Law Professor David Kaye to Testify Before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 24
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2024) — On Sept. 24, Professor David Kaye, director of the International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, will testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy in a hearing titled “Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of…
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John C. Hueston Appointed Chair of UC Irvine School of Law’s Board of Visitors
IRVINE, Calif. (September 16, 2024) — John C. Hueston, founding partner of Hueston Hennigan LLP, is the new chair of the University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Board of Visitors. He succeeds Richard (Rich) Bridgford, founding partner of Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian LLP. Rich, who served as the Board of Visitors chair from 2019…
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UC Irvine Law Professor Katie Tinto and Criminal Justice Clinic Secure Release from Prison for Client
Since starting this work in 2019, this is the 20th successful case for the Criminal Justice Clinic’s Compassionate Release and Excessive Sentences Project. IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2024) — UC Irvine 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…
