National Lawyers Guild-SCU and ILSA present: “Understanding Venezuela: Violence, Democracy, the Media, and Human Rights” Thursday, March 13 @ NoonSCU Law, Bannan Hall 238 Panelists:* Martin Sanchez, Alternative Media Activist, Task Force on the Americas; Former Consul General of Venezuela;…
I’ve been fascinated by the varied reactions to the recent announcement that the NFL Competition Committee soon will consider proposing to the NFL owners a rule that would impose a 15-yard penalty on a team whose player utters the N-word…
The Human Experiment, a documentary film, is screening at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose on Thursday March 6rd and Saturday March 15th. The film, directed by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy, recipients of NCIP’s 2008 Media Award, explores the…
Alison Tucher, former Morrison & Foerster LLP partner and NCIP’s 2010 Pro Bono Award recipient, was recently appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County. Governor Jerry Brown selected Tucher to fill the vacancy left by retired Judge…
Please join NCIP on Thursday, March 20th for “Experts in the Courtroom: Problems and Suggested Solutions,” a special presentation by Dr. Itiel Dror, a world-renowned expert on cognitive bias. Dr Dror is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on expert performance in…
Jim Donato, Shearman & Sterling LLP partner, NCIP’s 2013 Pro Bono Award recipient, and NCIP former advisory board member will serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. The Senate confirmed Donato’s nomination to serve on…
Pursuant to the National Football League’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union, a football player becomes eligible to be drafted by the NFL three years after his high school class has graduated. For years, NFL and NCAA leaders…
The Patent Law Interview Program, or PLIP for short, usually takes place the last week of July or the first week of August in Chicago. I have attended PLIP for many years and believe it is a great place to…
This is a list of clerkship positions recently added to OSCAR. To see other recently added clerkships, follow the “Judicial Clerkship” tag to see other posts. To see all available clerkship positions, please go to: https://oscar.uscourts.gov/. If students have any…
On February 12, 2014, Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller introduced The Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014 to improve forensic science reform efforts by prioritizing scientific research and supporting long-term cooperation between scientists and various members of the criminal…