September 24, 2020
On September 2nd and 16th, 鶹Ƶ Law SF’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) kicked off its Advanced Practitioner Mediation Certificate Series with adjuncts Jessica Notini (How to Assume the Neutrals’ Role) and John Ford (Increasing Effective Communication). Adjunct Professors Jessica Notini…
September 24, 2020
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Gilead lead a crowded field of drug makers who excessively extend patent protections to limit the market entry of competing products in an anti-competitive practice called “evergreening,” a primary driver of high drug prices. This is one finding of many according to a public…
September 22, 2020
In the first Creative Commons workshop of the school year, on September 17, 2020, Gabriel Bellman, ’05 (Director of Graduate Advising, CDO), and co-host Mattie Robertson, ’10 (Deputy Director, CNDR) led students in an exploration of the connection between poetry and the law. The topics…
September 21, 2020
Media Highlights Trudging Towards Justice: The El Mozote Massacre’s Decades-Long Trials El Faro—September 18, 2020 Naomi Roht-Arriaza: “Knowing that this came from the top is still something that is not universally understood.” Congress’s Control Over the Military LawFare Podcast—September 17, 2020 Zach Price: Price…
September 18, 2020
Stress for 鶹Ƶ Hasting students and Community is being highlighted in new ways this school year; from virtual classes to dealing with a pandemic and wildfires at the same time, focusing has never been more difficult. How can we support our community? Dr. Ivy Hall…
September 14, 2020
Media Highlights Why Uber and Lyft Are Taking a Page Out of Big Tobacco’s Playbook in Labor Law Battle The Guardian—September 11, 2020 Veena Dubal: Like the tobacco companies, gig companies have spent millions of dollars to directly and indirectly challenge independent research that is critical of…
September 12, 2020
鶹Ƶ Law SF has secured $364 million in tax-exempt bond financing for construction of a 14-story, mixed-use complex that will replace Snodgrass Hall at 198 McAllister Street and add much-needed student housing. With 356,000 square feet, the new building will include academic and retail space plus below-market graduate student housing…
September 8, 2020
Media Highlights Free the FDA and the CDC from Political Pressure CNN—September 4, 2020 Dorit Reiss: Recent developments have caused concern among scientists and experts over the independence of both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Will…
September 2, 2020
Prof. Karen Musalo testified Tuesday at a virtual public briefing open to congressional staff and others about the impact of the recent Canadian Federal Court ruling that the United States is not a safe country for people seeking asylum. The court determined that the longstanding “Safe Third Country Agreement” between…
August 31, 2020
鶹Ƶ Law SF has a rich legacy of sending its graduates to positions on the state bench, from the trial courts to the California Supreme Court. Four alumni joined those ranks Aug. 28 when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced their appointment to seats on the California Superior Court. Karen Moskowitz ’83 of…
August 31, 2020
Media Highlights 鶹Ƶ Law SF to Name New Building After Bay Area Attorney Joe Cotchett KTVU—August 27, 2020 David Faigman: “Joe Cotchett is a true lion of the law, a fierce and effective advocate for those he represents, including many without means to afford the strongest voice,…
August 28, 2020
Colleagues and friends of former California Supreme Court Justice Joseph R. Grodin, who taught full time at 鶹Ƶ Law SF from 1972 to 2005, recalled his legacy in celebration of his upcoming 90th birthday on Aug. 30. They praised the thoughtful and gregarious scholar for leaving an indelible mark not…