Professor Lisa R. Priutt spoke on "Equality guarantees across the rural-urban axis" at the International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism at Queen's University held in Kingston, Canada February 28-March 1
The 2009 UC Davis Law Review Symposium will examine the career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the longest-serving member of the Court and the man often described as leader of its liberal wing.
Professor Dylan Malagrino spoke on "The Drug Testing of Athletes and Still-Open Legal Questions" as part of a public symposium on the Science of Cycling February 13 at Natsoulas Gallery in downtown Davis.
The UC Davis School of Law's acclaimed King Hall Outreach Program was featured in a "Spotlight" article posted on the UC Davis website homepage February 20.
Dean Kevin R. Johnson will be part of a panel on "Critical Reflections on Contemporary Immigration Law" as part of the Critical Race Theory and Immigration Law Conference at Yale Law School on April 16-17.
Associate Dean Vikram Amar commented on a proposed constitutional amendment that would require special elections to fill senate vacancies for National Public Radio's Morning Edition news program.
The Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation's gift of $1 million to the UC Davis School of Law to in support of the King Hall Expansion and Renovation Project drew media coverage from the Sacramento Bee, the California Aggie, local NPR affiliate KXJZ, and the Sacramento Business Journal.
The UC Davis Asylum and Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition, the only immigration law moot court competition on the West Coast and the only asylum and refugee law competition in the nation, took place February 7 in the United States District Court of California in Sacramento.
Professor Emeritus Cruz Reynoso commented on the possible retirement of U.S, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and its potential impact on the high Court for a Legal Talk Network podcast.
Bringing a wealth of experience as a communications professional, Pamela Wu will join the UC Davis School of Law staff on February 23 as the new Director of Marketing and Communications.