Faculty

On March 6, Professor Chimène Keither appeared on an episode of Channel 4 News’ The Fourcast podcast centering on the legality and potential for escalation of the Iran war.

Professor Nila  Bala commented in a March 5 New York Times story exploring how prosecuting or suing parents of perpetrators has emerged as an outlet for those seeking accountability for mass shootings.

Professor Emeritus Edward Imwinkelried has been honored with UC Davis’ 2025-26 Distinguished Emeritus Award.

The nation’s premier scholar in evidence law, Imwinkelried has maintained his extraordinary productivity since retiring from UC Davis School of Law in 2013, after nearly three decades of service.

On Feb. 18, CEB OnLAW Pro published an expansive interview with longtime UC Davis Law Professor Richard Frank about the distinct climate and environmental challenges facing California.

Read the interview.

Dean Jessica Berg has announced that Professor Carter “Cappy” White is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award. Supported by the generosity of Bill and Sally Rutter, the award honors “law teachers who give stellar performances in the classroom.”  

White will receive the award at the Celebrating King Hall event on April 29 in the King Hall courtyard.

Professor Nila Bala was an invited speaker at the California State Assembly’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee’s March 3 informational hearing on surveillance. 

Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke at UCLA School of Law on Feb.

Professor Ashutosh Bhagwat’s 2025 book Killing the Messenger: The War on Social Media (Cambridge University Press) has been recognized with the Excellence in Free Speech Scholarship Award by the Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center at the University of Texas-Austin School of Law.

Bhagwat will accept the award and deliver a keynote speech on Feb. 25 at UT-Austin.

On Feb. 6, Professor and former Dean Kevin R. Johnson had the extraordinary honor of moderating a discussion with Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the Supreme Court of the United States at UCLA School of Law.