Michael Vargas wrote an article for San Jose Spotlight about the need to reform California’s recall process. “Personally, my position has not changed. Direct democracy doesn’t work. The framers of the U.S. Constitution had nothing but scorn for the idea of…
Eric Goldman was quoted by The Independent and the New York Post about Facebook claiming it has removed graphic videos of journalist Alison Parker’s murder while they are still up. Professor Goldman also spoke with KPIX news about racist comments…
Stephen Diamond spoke to Protocol about Robinhood’s citing of the First Amendment to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to defend the way the online brokerage communicates and engages with its users, after the SEC made an inquiry into the…
Devin Kinyon has been reappointed to the California State Bar’s Law School Council for a 3-year term, and has been appointed to serve as the chair for 2022. The Law School Council (LSC) meets several times per year to advise…
Michelle Oberman received the 2021 Faculty Senate Professor Award in recognition of a colleague by her faculty peers for outstanding professional achievement during her time as a Santa Clara University faculty member. Read more.
Stephen Diamond spoke to MarketWatch about the Facebook whistleblower situation. Stephen Diamond, an associate professor of law at Santa Clara University, said that Haugen’s submission should trigger an investigation by the SEC as to whether or not Facebook has made…
Colleen Chien will deliver the keynote address at Suffolk Law on the “Inequalities of Innovation” on Friday, October 1, 2021 at the Third Annual Intellectual Property & Innovation Conference. The keynote will be based on her Emory Law Journal article…
A research team from Santa Clara Law’s High Tech Law Institute (“HTLI”) has published an “insanely practical” manual of best practices for increasing diversity in innovation, intended to be a valuable tool for in-house intellectual property and innovation managers. The…
Lourdes Turrecha spoke to Wired about Apple’s child sexual abuse material scandal. Lourdes M. Turrecha, a privacy law professor at Santa Clara University, adds the company should be more transparent around CSAM it finds. “Apple should also publish transparency reports…
Eric Goldman was quoted in the Washington Post about a Texas bill signed by Governor Greg Abbott that prohibits social media giants from blocking users based on viewpoint; and by Buzzfeed News about a Facebook watchdog group, The Real Facebook…