Professor Emeritus Cruz Reynoso was mentioned by the San Francisco Chronicle in an article listing Californians likely to be influential with the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama.
Associate Dean Vikram Amar commented on Attorney General Jerry Brown's legal challenge to Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban passed by California voters in November, for an article in the Sacramento Bee.
Professor Diane Marie Amann coauthored an amicus curiae brief submitted by the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ) in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al., the case against the man alleged to have masterminded the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and his accomplices.
Professor Floyd Feeney commented for the San Jose Mercury News on legislative Democrats' effort to resolve California's budget impasse by exploiting a loophole in the state Constitution to raise billions in new revenue.
Associate Dean Vikram Amar commented on boycotts undertaken by some opponents of Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban passed by California voters in November, for a recent story in the Wall Street Journal.
Professor Diane Marie Amann commented on the career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in a Delaware News-Journal story reporting that Stevens will administer the oath of office for Vice President-elect Joe Biden in January.
Professor Bill Ong Hing has been selected to receive the UC Davis Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community in the Academic Senate category.
Anne Stausboll '84 has been named as the first female chief executive officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation's largest public pension fund.
