Mililani Trask JD ’78 has been selected as trustee for Hawai’i Island by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees. Trask is a lawyer and well-known Native Hawaiian rights activist that has served the Hawaiian community for decades.…
Judge Eugene Hyman JD ’77 wrote an op-ed for the Daily Journal about proposed changes to the Violence Against Women Act. Read the article (free membership required).
Michael Wiesner JD ’11 was recently made Partner at Orrick in San Francisco. Michael advises public and private companies and individual executives on compensation and benefits matters in the context of ongoing business operations and mergers and acquisitions, with an…
On March 1, Ruth Silver Taube will be moderator for “Addressing Human Trafficking in the Global Supply Chain”, sponsored by the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking. Read more and register for the event.
Ruth Silver-Taube received the 2021 Lifetime Achievement award from the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking. The award recognizes an individual who has dedicated their career to combating human trafficking in the South Bay. Read more.
Eric Goldman spoke with the East Bay Times about how a California appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Bay Area software giant Salesforce helped pimps and human traffickers by providing a database and services to a website that featured…
Brad Joondeph spoke with the Boston Globe about how D.C. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former clerk for retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is one of the women President Biden is considering for his first Supreme…
David Ball spoke with the East Bay Times regarding Santa Clara County building a $390 million new jail. “This is a reminder that Santa Clara (County) is not as progressive when it comes to criminal justice policy than many residents…
Margaret Russell spoke with ABC 30 News about the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will take up two challenges to affirmative action. “If the Supreme Court overturns earlier precedent, it means that affirmative action is over.”
Catherine Sandoval spoke with KUOW-FM (NPR news) about the failure of PG&E to prevent their equipment from starting the Dixie Fire. She was also quoted in an Associated Press article and by the Anderson Valley Advertiser about PG&E’s five years…