Lynette Parker, Associate Clinical Professor at the Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center received a Presidential Recognition Award. Presidential Recognition Awards acknowledge the importance of learning and of advancing the mission and quality of Santa Clara as a Catholic,…
For the second year in a row, The Advocate, the official newspaper for Santa Clara University School of Law, has been recognized as the nation’s Best Law School Newspaper by the American Bar Association Student Division. As a completely student…
Santa Clara Law Professor Colleen Chien testifies before Congress for the hearing on "The International Trade Commission and Patent Disputes" Professor Colleen Chien was one of five witnesses that testified on July 18, 2012 before the U.S. House of Representatives,…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19, 2012 — Your own sense of “metaphysical guilt” can be a powerful impetus to defend the rights of others, Paul van Zyl, a key architect of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission told the 300…
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced new appointments to Santa Clara County Superior Courts, and three of the four are Santa Clara Law alumni. JoAnne McCracken J.D. ’86, James L. Stoelker J.D. ’74 and Drew C. Takaichi J.D. ’80 were appointed…
Santa Clara, CA – For more than two decades, Maurice Caldwell has fought to prove his innocence after he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life behind bars. On Thursday, a San Francisco Superior Court judge granted his request…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011—Santa Clara University Law Professor Catherine J.K. Sandoval has been named by Gov. Jerry Brown to be one of two new commissioners on the five-member California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Sandoval joined SCU in 2004.…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 — Angelo Ancheta, who teaches election and voting-rights law at Santa Clara University School of Law and is director the University’s Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center, has been named to the 14-member…
Five Santa Clara Law alumni were among the nominees for the Best Bay Area Corporate Counsel Awards, sponsored by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times. Finalists were honored at a private reception on February…
Three students in the 2012 Santa Clara University School of Law’s graduating class have been singled out for special recognition. Nicole Bartz was awarded the Mabie Trust Award for the Outstanding Graduate of the Class of 2012. Award criteria are academic…