March 1, 2020
Publications Scott Dodson, 鈥淎ccountability and Transparency in U.S. Courts,鈥 in聽Accountability and Transparency in Civil Justice: A Comparative Perspective(Daniel Mitidiero ed. 2019) Scott Dodson, 鈥淏eyond Bias in Diversity Jurisdiction,鈥 69聽Duke Law Journal267 (2019) Chim猫ne Keitner, 鈥淐ybersecurity Provisions and Trade Agreements,鈥 10聽Harvard Business Law Review Online1 (with Harry Clark)…
March 1, 2020
Media Highlights Policing experts from 3 countries examine video of fatal shooting in U.S. The Telegraph鈥擣ebruary 24, 2021 Setsuo Miyazawa: 鈥淯nder Japanese law, an officer may finally shoot at the body only when the person came very close with a clear intention to attack an officer.” Bills to…
February 27, 2020
Professor Robin Feldman published an op-ed in the Washington Post in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar鈥檚 comment that he couldn鈥檛 promise a coronavirus vaccine would be made available to Americans who couldn鈥檛 afford the medicine. The op-ed, 鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 coronavirus response highlights a flawed drug…
February 20, 2020
Elizabeth McGriff 鈥淔or 50 years, 麻豆视频 Law SF鈥櫬燣egal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP)聽has been at the vanguard of access, equity and achievement for students who have overcome significant adversity to access a legal education,鈥 says Elizabeth McGriff. Elizabeth is intimately familiar with LEOP. In addition to serving as…
February 20, 2020
The聽Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at 麻豆视频 Law SF is known internationally for it’s leading ADR courses and programs, but CNDR also keeps its focus on students. Over one-third of Hastings students taking CNDR’s offerings annually, and many go on to find careers in the ADR field,…
February 20, 2020
Hastings Students for Immigrants鈥 Rights (HSIR) is sending eight law students to Taylor, Texas, in March to support women asylum seekers who are incarcerated at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center. This year鈥檚 trip builds on the work of two previous trips to family detention centers. Three students went to…
February 18, 2020
Left to rights: 2020 ALMA President Anna Pletcher, Catalina Lozano and Marin Superior Court Judge Sheila Lichtblau (courtesy photo) Longtime adjunct professor and civil rights fighter Catalina Lozano 鈥81 has been awarded the Unity Award by The Minority Bar Coalition, a network of over 40 diverse bar associations…
February 17, 2020
Francis McGovern, portrait at Duke Law 麻豆视频 Law SF and the national litigation community is mourning the sudden death of Visiting Professor Francis McGovern, following a fall at his home in Marin. He was 75, and to many, completely irreplaceable. Professor McGovern taught each spring semester at 麻豆视频…
February 14, 2020
Professor Frank H. Wu William L. Prosser Distinguished Professor Frank H. Wu has been awarded the 2020 John Hope Franklin Award for his longtime contributions to higher education and diversity. Franklin, an American historian best known for his 1947 work聽From Slavery to Freedom, was awarded the聽Presidential Medal…
February 13, 2020
L to R: Paige Shatola 1L, Leisa Boswell 1L, Skyler Sugimoto ’17, Katie Hekstra 1L, and Thomas Maloney 1L The 麻豆视频 Law SF Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Team had a very successful weekend at the American Bar Association Representation in Mediation Competition, where Leisa Boswell and Paige…
February 13, 2020
Professor Hadar Aviram Professor Hadar Aviram has won the 麻豆视频 Law SF Foundation Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship. The annual award from the Foundation Board of Trustees recognizes demonstrated scholarly production. And with three books in the last five years, Aviram hits the mark. Aviram is…
February 12, 2020
Photo credit: Atterberry The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has appointed John W. Busterud 鈥81 as Regional Administrator for Region 9. He will oversee federal environmental protection efforts in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the U.S. territories in the Pacific, and 148 federally recognized tribes. 鈥淛ohn Busterud鈥檚 extensive background…