Professor Diane Marie Amann contributed a commentary on President Obama's plans for the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention center to "Room for Debate," a feature of the New York Times website.
The King Hall Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), a groundbreaking UC Davis School of Law program that offers financial assistance to graduates working in public interest law, is being expanded.
Jenny Chang '09 was presented with the Law School Medal for academic achievement and California Senator Darrell Steinberg delivered the Commencement Address at the UC Davis School of Law 2009 Commencement Ceremony.
King Hall alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends gathered May 14 for the King Hall Expansion Signing Celebration marking the completion of the steel frame of King Hall's new east wing.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented for the Sacramento Bee on the irony inherent in the way that some Americans embrace aspects of Mexican culture yet blame Mexican immigrants for a wide variety of social problems.
Professor Robert Hillman commented for Dow Jones Newswires on a challenge to Security Exchange Commission regulations classifying indexed annuities as securities and subjecting them to federal oversight.
Professor Donna Shestowsky commented on the murder charges pending against Freddie Rimpson III, a local man who helped authorities convict Jayshawn Visa Pierce of a 2006 killing.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented on the possibility of a Latino or Latina being appointed to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter for the Los Angeles-based, Spanish language newspaper La Opinion.
Professor Lisa Ikemoto commented on the lack of state and federal regulation of agencies that broker deals between infertile couples and surrogate mothers for a story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented on possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter for SFGate.com, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle.
