Santa Clara University Law Professor Colleen Chien has joined the Biden Administration as a part-time senior counselor in the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce oversees bureaus such as the U.S. Patent…
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Don Polden was interviewed by NBC Bay Area on lawsuits by employees challenging employers’ requirements to get the COVID vaccine.
Pat Cain was a guest on the Good Law/Bad Law podcast, discussing sex discrimination, glass-ceilings, and women law professors who broke down barriers throughout history.
Ellen Kreitzberg spoke to KTVU news about the recently passed SB 1391, the California law that says 14 and 15-year-old juveniles cannot have their cases moved to adult criminal court. Watch the clip. “When 14 and 15 year old children…
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Lourdes Turrecha spoke to Tom’s Guide about recent dumps of user data Facebook, LinkedIn, and Clubhouse. The user data recently showed up on internet forums, and the user information was “scraped” from publicly viewable user profiles rather than stolen in…
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David Ball spoke to KTVU Fox 2 News about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and what’s next for police reform. “New York City banned chokeholds in 1993, and yet Eric Garner died as the result of a chokehold.…
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Ellen Kreitzberg spoke to NBC Bay Area news about the wait for the jury’s decision in the George Floyd murder case. She said that a guilty verdict would be a first step toward justice.
When San Jose’s City Council recently voted 11-1 to resume “sweeps” that would wipe out homeless encampments around the city, the news hit one group of young adults especially hard. “It was kind of shocking,” said Danielle Graugnard, a law…
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Michael Vargas wrote an article for San Jose Spotlight about the new San Jose police chief Anthony Mata, and how he will engage with the LGBTQ+ community. His selection became controversial almost immediately, as community leaders raised concerns about his…
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Margaret Russell was interviewed by KQED radio about an Orange County teacher who was suspended for attending the January 6 capitol riot. The teacher did not enter the building.