On September 28, 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1389 into law. This bill, jointly authored by Senators Steven Glazer and Ed Hernandez and co-authored by a bipartisan group of legislators, requires law enforcement to electronically record interrogations of all…
On September 28, 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1134 into law. This bill, authored by Democratic Senator Mark Leno and Republican Senator Joel Anderson, makes it easier for wrongfully convicted people in California to use new evidence to prove…
Securities Law Writing Competition – 2016 TOPIC: Any subject in the field of securities law ELIGIBILITY: Students enrolled at any accredited law school in the United States for the fall semester 2016. Unpublished papers, papers published in aany law journal…
The Center for Alcohol Policy Ninth Annual Essay Contest Topic: The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition and put control over alcohol regulation directly in the hands of the states. Though each state’s alcohol control policies are unique, they…
Mollie and Paul Hill Student Writing Competition Outstanding Paper by a Law Student — $250 2017 Contest Question There is a consensus that the U.S. health care system is frequently characterized by the excessive and unnecessary provision of medical services.…
Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights If/When/How, in collaboration with the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Center for Reproductive Rights and Justice at U.C. Berkeley School of Law, is pleased to announce the Call…
PLF Announces 2016-17 Law Student Writing Competition Sacramento, CA; July 20, 2016: Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) this week announced its 2016-17 Law Student Writing Competition, under the auspices of PLF’s Program for Judicial Awareness. The competition awards up to…
The SCU High Tech Law Institute and the Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy invite you to attend a pair of jointly-hosted conferences on Patent Quality, to discuss and support engagement in the USPTO’s Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative and other…
• Exoneree and NCIP advisory board member Rick Walker was interviewed for Exonerated NorCal Man Now on Death Bed Waiting for Check from California on ABC7. • NCIP exoneree Larry Pohlschneider and Legal Director Linda Starr were featured in A…
On three different evenings this summer, NCIP exoneree Maurice Caldwell and Legal Director Linda Starr met with groups of 250 bright, committed and talented high school students from around the country who were participating in the Envision Intensive Law and…