UC Davis School of Law faculty provide expertise that ranges from constitutional and criminal law fundamentals to the latest takes on environmental law, immigration, data privacy and AI. Frequently quoted in media outlets and invited to present research around the world, King Hall faculty are leading discussions about pressing legal issues.
Professor Christopher Elmendorf spoke to The Economist for a June 19 story about how strongly Democratic cities in the United States are not well positioned to withstand President Donald Trump targeting them over immigration policies.
Noted journalist Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) relied on Professor Eric Fish’s scholarship in his July 21 article in The Atlantic on the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in Florida and other ICE detention facilities in the works as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans.
Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and Albany Law School Professor Emeritus Paul Finkelman spoke at a July 23 webinar on birthright citizenship based on their 2021 UC Davis Law Review article.
Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the Los Angeles Times for a June 23 story about the Trump administration suing Texas and Kentucky to end laws allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, and asking whether California will be next.
Professor Kevin R. Johnson talked to Capital & Main on May 1 about the long-term impact of recent Trump administration actions that have included detaining international students on dubious legal grounds and threatening to suspend the visas of others.
