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The Washington Post: Some foreign students fear speaking out as visa cancellations rise
Professor Veena Dubal was quoted in The Washington Post discussing the chilling effect of rising visa cancellations on foreign students.
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Bar exam blunders and the crisis the State Bar continues to ignore*
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, co-authored an article in the Daily Journal arguing that the State Bar’s rushed changes to the bar exam violate state law and undermine fairness.
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Daily Journal: Audit of troubled bar exam likely months away, Umberg says*
Mary Basick said the delay in auditing the bar exam leaves test takers in limbo, compounding an already stressful situation.
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Law360: A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process*
Peter Afrasiabi, director of UC Irvine Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic and partner at One Legal, authored a Law360 article examining the due process implications of executive actions against law firms, drawing parallels to the Cold War-era Harry Bridges case.
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Law and Political Economy: Eight Legal Experts on Trump’s Assault on Higher Education
Professors Sameer Ashar and Veena Dubal contributed to a piece in Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project, analyzing the Trump administration’s executive actions against higher education.
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Vanderbilt University: Law Clinics File Amicus Brief Related to Application of Copyright Act in Tennessee Court of Appeals Case
Professor Jack Lerner, Director of the IPAT Clinic, joined a group of amici urging the Tennessee Court of Appeals to reverse a decision that misapplied the Copyright Act to restrict public access to records.
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The New York Times: How X Is Benefiting as Musk Advises Trump
Professor David Kaye is quoted in The New York Times: “He is transforming X as a platform into government media, without any kind of constraint.”
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American Association of University Professors: The Assault on Campus Protests
Professor Sameer Ashar, Director of the Workers and Tenants Law and Organizing Clinic, authored a piece examining how a recent Trump executive order targets pro-Palestinian student activism and threatens the democratic spirit of U.S. college campuses.
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Daily Journal: State Bar sticks with Kaplan for July exam despite outcry
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, was quoted in the Daily Journal.
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GRIST: How Trump’s funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law
Professor Heather Tanana was quoted in Grist, stressing that the federal trust responsibility includes food sovereignty, which may be violated by Trump’s funding freeze.
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Daily Journal: Bar Exam Committee Latest to Face Public Wrath of Botched Test
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, was quoted in the Daily Journal.
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LAist: Uber, CA settlement
Professor Veena Dubal was quoted in LAist, noting that drivers earn less post-Proposition 22 and have lost key worker protections.
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Law360: Paul Weiss Stuns Legal Industry with Trump DEI Deal*
Prof. Omri Marian is quoted in Law360.
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NRC: ‘Europe, don’t bow to Trump: Stick to your own social media rules,’ says US free speech expert
Professor David Kaye is quoted: “The right has weaponized the idea of freedom of expression.”
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Daily Journal: State Bar power struggle erupts over exam oversight*
Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills, was quoted in the Daily Journal.
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