Law School

UC Law Students Face Fee Hikes and Loan Debt

Dean Rex Perschbacher and several law students were quoted in an article in the Sacramento Bee about the cost of schooling for those earning a professional school degree.

Activist Attorney Lynne Stewart to Speak at Law School

The title of the talk is: "Fighting Back: No one shall be tortured, falsely imprisoned or denied basic democratic rights."

Wednesday, February 28
Location:  King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom
Time:  Noon - 1:00pm

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New Forms of Colonialism Topic of UC Davis Law Event

The legacy of colonialism in today's world will be explored during the UC Davis Journal of International Law and Policy symposium titled, "The Evolution of Colonialism in a Global Economy."

Event Focuses on Surveillance, Wiretapping, Terrorism

John Yoo -- who spearheaded the Bush administration's legal response to the 2001 terrorist attacks -- and other constitutional scholars will debate the National Security Agency's surveillance program, warrantless phone wiretapping and the war on terror at UC Davis March
9.
 
The event, titled "Katz v. U.S: 40 Years Later -- From Warrantless Wiretaps to the War on Terror," will focus on how the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "search and seizure" decision in Katz applies in a modern age of global terrorism.

Growing Program Helps UC Davis Law Grads Serve Public

Low-income residents and senior citizens from five Northern California counties depend on Emily Fisher in Chico for free legal assistance with everything from eviction notices to harassing creditors.

Discover Davis--Symposia Series

Every Spring, the School of Law hosts a number of symposia and an annual moot court competition.