I have researched and a US president has no authority to postpone or cancel federal elections something no president has ever done, even during wartime. It’s never been done!
#ItsTheLaw #ElectionLaw #SeparationOfPowers #UCBerkeleyLaw

Proposition 50 could disenfranchise Republican California voters. Will it survive a legal challenge? If Californians vote in favor of the measure on Nov. 4, the number of Republicans in California’s House — nine of 52 total members — would likely be cut in half.

“Voters created the redistricting commission. What the voters created they can change or abolish,” David A. Carrillo, executive director of the California Constitution Center, spoke to @latimes.com about Proposition 50 https://lat.ms/4nF9qPs #UCBerkeleyLaw

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

“Disclosing can mitigate the appearance of impropriety. I think people ought to disclose. That’s what I would have done,” Jeremy Fogel, executive director of @bji.bsky.social and former federal judge told @propublica.org: bit.ly/4oKBwJP #UCBerkeleyLaw

Can the government legally mandate ideological balance in school curriculums or content?
In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky breaks down the answer. https://youtube.com/shorts/OP6kKXrPAQI?feature=share
#UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw

Elk Grove unionization effort extended into yearslong debate The casino wants union officials to organize an election. Union leaders say it’s not necessary.

"Tribes are sovereign nations, and after decades of disrespect for their laws, one can understand why they might wish to have their own laws respected,” Professor Kevin Washburn told @sacbee.com: www.sacbee.com/news/business/article312...
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Reidun Stromsheim ’82 gives $1 million to UC Berkeley Law in unrestricted funds Stromsheim’s meandering path from nursing in Norway to law in Berkeley led to a successful career as a bankruptcy attorney.

We’re deeply grateful to Reidun Stromsheim ’82 for her extraordinary $1 million unrestricted gift to Berkeley Law. Learn how Stromsheim's path from nursing in Norway to law in Berkeley led to a successful career as a bankruptcy attorney: https://bit.ly/47zwLvQ #UCBerkeleyLaw

Can the government spy on Americans without a warrant?

In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky gives examples of reasonable expectations of privacy. https://youtube.com/shorts/oYkDqaLTPiE?feature=share

#UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw

New Issue From Student-Led Berkeley Technology Law Journal The Berkeley Technology Law Journal, the field’s No. 1 law school journal according to Google Scholar and an aggregated meta-ranking of multiple lists, confronts wide-ranging topics at the intersectio...

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal, the field’s No. 1 law school journal, has released a new issue, which includes a piece by UC Berkeley Law Professor Robert P. Merges: https://bit.ly/43vCmly #UCBerkeleyLaw #TechLaw

Stanford Law’s Rhode Center Appoints New Executive Director | Stanford Law School Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession has named Malka Herman as its new executive director. The Rhode Center is a na

UC Berkeley Law alumna Malka Herman ‘20 has been appointed the new executive director for Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession: https://stanford.io/47MjnFK @law.stanford.edu @stanfordclp.bsky.social #UCBerkeleyLaw

AI has a SpongeBob problem

"When you use works to train a model, you're basically using them not for the expression [...] but you're using them as data," Professor Pamela Samuelson @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social, co-director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) told @politico.com politi.co/431TAXA #UCBerkeleyLaw

Supreme Court to hear landmark case that could shake up Silicon Valley Google and Oracle finally bring their decade-long dispute over what software code should be free to the Supreme Court, but a key figure will be missing.

“Intellectual property is a field of law in which the usual right-left splits don’t apply. Most of the IP cases in recent years have been unanimous or nearly so," Professor Pamela Samuelson @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social told @politico.com https://politi.co/3WqjssA #UCBerkeleyLaw

Flashback to a May episode of It's the Law: Dean Chemerinsky unpacks the history behind the 22nd Amendment, why modern presidents are constitutionally limited to two terms—and why that’s not likely to change. https://youtu.be/n9aUGNOq9Aw?si=SnxDKjNEsGKqgxiN #ItstheLaw #UCBerkeleyLaw

Join us for the 3rd annual Collaborative Learning Event on Reproductive Justice! We'll be focusing on theory and practice with expert panels and small group discussions.

🗓️ Thursday, October 30 📍 1995 University Ave, Suite 300 ⏰ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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'Make or break moment': Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump using troops in U.S. cities It's the first time the Supreme Court will decide whether the president has the power to deploy troops in American cities over the objections of local and state officials.

“Although local officials have raised cries of a federal ‘occupation’ and ‘dictatorship,’ the Constitution places on the president the duty to ‘take care that the laws are faithfully executed,’” Professor John Yoo told @latimes.com https://lat.ms/4oG5fDY #UCBerkeleyLaw

Can a president use the military to respond to protests within the United States?

In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky breaks down the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act. https://youtube.com/shorts/dnbC3QJ1qSU?feature=share

#ItstheLaw #UCBerkeleyLaw

Leading Law Schools for Tax Law in 2025 Tax law remains one of the most specialized and lucrative areas of legal practice. Attorneys in this field handle complex matters ranging from corporate taxation and international tax compliance to es...

UC Berkeley Law has been recognized as a leading school for tax law by JD Journal: www.jdjournal.com/2025/10/21/leading-law-s... #UCBerkeleyLaw #TaxLaw

Is it legal to deport someone if a judge says they may face torture?

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Can the U.S. deport someone to a country they have no connection to?

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Can federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers enter a hospital, school, or church?

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𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 on Immigration: Here's a thread with Dean Chemerinsky's videos answering questions you might have about immigration law. Start watching here ⬇️

Can the president force states to help with immigration enforcement?
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#ICE #Immigration #ItstheLaw #UCBerkeleyLaw

Is any form of affirmative action still legal in college admissions or employment?

In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky breaks down the answer. https://youtube.com/shorts/mdRVMFyFtNY?feature=share

#UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw #AffirmativeAction

The secret lives of violins — and the Berkeley scholar who uncovers them - Berkeley News As the curator of UC Berkeley’s Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments, Carla Shapreau traces the rich histories of treasured, centuries-old violins and connects them to the next generation of musici...

Carla Shapreau, curator of UC Berkeley’s Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments and a UC Berkeley Law lecturer, traces the rich histories of treasured, centuries-old violins and connects them to the next generation of musicians: https://bit.ly/47cYuUh #UCBerkeleyLaw

NLRB sues California over new 'trigger' labor law The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication.

"If the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) is not functioning as Congress intended, as it hasn't since January, then the NLRA (National Labor Relations Act) cannot constitutionally preempt state law," Professor Catherine Fisk told the Daily Journal: https://bit.ly/4oxxCUK #UCBerkeleyLaw

New Reports Examine Local Farmworkers’ Well-Being and Economic Security During Wildfires Researchers from our Human Rights Center (HRC) and UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health issued two reports about the effects of wildfires on local agricultural workers. Surveying over 1,000 farmworke...

Researchers from our Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social and UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health @ucbpublichealth.bsky.social issued two reports about the effects of wildfires on local agricultural workers. https://bit.ly/4o2UYSk #UCBerkeleyLaw

President Trump says he has 'unquestioned power' to send troops to San Francisco President Donald Trump is doubling down on sending National Guard troops to San Francisco, saying he has the "unquestioned power" to do it under the Insurrection Act in comments made during a Fox News...

"My hope is that the United States Supreme Court will come to the same conclusion, and we have to expect that President Trump will comply with the court order because every president in history has done so," Dean Chemerinsky told @abc7news.bsky.social abc7ne.ws/49dxxkt #UCBerkeleyLaw

Professor Christopher Kutz explores Publics in Action in new book Kutz uses the analogy of musical improvisation to describe the way collective actions take shape.

In his new book, Publics in Action: The Self-Making of Civic Life, Professor Christopher Kutz dives into what it means to consider something public, as well as how we can learn from each other in creating the communities we want to share. https://bit.ly/4osF7fo #UCBerkeleyLaw

Can parents opt out of school curriculum they disagree with?
In this episode of It's the Law, Dean Chemerinsky explains a recent Supreme Court ruling about school curriculum: https://youtube.com/shorts/45G3PV_fd4c?feature=share

#UCBerkeleyLaw #ItstheLaw #SupremeCourt

How rightwing groups help Trump’s education department target school districts Conservative groups are aiding the administration’s crackdown on equity policies in schools across the US

Catherine E. Lhamon, @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, director of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy spoke to @theguardian.com about the administration’s crackdown on equity policies in schools: https://bit.ly/4qe2U4B #UCBerkeleyLaw

Suffolk, NCCU lead list of this year's most innovative law schools AI may dominate the conversation, but innovation in law schools now reaches far beyond technology, transforming how students learn and how future lawyers serve clients. “Innovation is so much differen...

UC Berkeley Law has been recognized as one of the most innovative law schools by the National Jurist: https://bit.ly/43iMGx1 #UCBerkeleyLaw #TechLaw #AI