The UC Davis La Raza Law Students Association and UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic provided naturalization assistance to 65 lawful permanent residents interested in applying for U.S. citizenship during a naturalization workshop on April 4, 2009.
Professor Edward Imwinkelried traveled to Beijing from March 21 to April 3 to teach a course in Scientific Evidence at the Chinese University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) and to speak at the Renmin University of China.
State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg '84, one of California's most powerful, influential, and effective legislators, will deliver the commencement address at the 2009 UC Davis School of Law Commencement Ceremony.
A cover story in the March 2009 issue of National Jurist magazine praises King Hall as having one of the most diverse faculties of any American law school.
Professor Alan Brownstein commented for the Sacramento Bee on a California lawmaker's proposal to punish the practice of displaying a hangman's noose as an act of intimidation.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented for the Daily Journal on President Obama's announcement of his intent to nominate John Trasviña to become assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Professor Elizabeth Joh published a commentary on "The ethics of DNA databasing" in the "Economist Debates," a feature of The Economist magazine's website.
The UC Davis School of Law hosted the 15th annual Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty (CAPALF) March 27-29, drawing legal scholars from across the country to the university campus.
Justice Carlos R. Moreno of the California Supreme Court visited King Hall March 31 as part of La Raza Law Students Association César Chávez Week celebration, sharing thoughts on his journey as a pioneering Latino in the judiciary and his work as a member of California's highest court.
Students in the UC Davis School of Law Humanitarian Aid Legal Organization (HALO) traveled to East St. Louis, Illinois, over spring break to work with the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation and provide aid to the poor and homeless.
