The Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor by The Honorable Eugene Hyman JD ’77 on the therapeutic jurisprudence movement, which suggests that while every crime should be dealt with according to its seriousness, not every crime warrants…
Catherine Sandoval was quoted in a Reuters article which also ran in the New York Times about PG&E’s liability and possible bankruptcy if it is held responsible for fatal wildfires in 2018 and 2017, and the possibility of the utility…
Stella Ngai JD ’97 was appointed to the California State Bar Commission on Judicial Nominee Evaluations. Read more.
Joseph Grasser JD ’07 was named a Legal Lion by Law 360. Mr. Grasser is part of a team who represented the South Korean ramen company Nongshim, in a rare antitrust class action jury trial that lasted well over a month.…
Lynette Parker and Ruth Silver Taube will both be speaking at the Human Trafficking Conference at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose on Friday January 25th. This event is co-sponsored by the County of Santa Clara Office of Women’s…
Stephanie Grogan Jones JD ’04 was appointed to a Solano County Superior Court Judgeship by Governor Jerry Brown. Ms. Jones has served as a deputy public defender at the Solano County Public Defender’s Office since 2005. She served as a…
Professor Tseming Yang received a $4000 Hackworth Grant from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics to support his project entitled “Ethical Obligations and Legal Requirements in Environmental Regulation: Identifying Constraints and Opportunities for Vindicating the Equality Norm in EPA’s Civil…
Colleen Chien co-wrote two opeds on AI and criminal justice data. The first, “Better Data and Smarter Data Policy for a Smarter Criminal Justice System System” was published in The Ethical Machine. The second, “Make the First Step Act a smarter…
Patricia Cain was interviewed by the American Bar Association about her activism regarding same-sex couples in tax law.
Ruth Silver Taube was recognized by San Jose City Councilmember Don Rocha at the December 11 City Council meeting. In a Facebook post, Councilmember Rocha described Ms. Silver Taube as “a San Jose hero for her outstanding efforts in curbing…
