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Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
California Supreme Court Announces New Test for CEQA “Unusual Circumstances” Exception
By Alex Merritt, Maria Pracher
Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley (2015) ___ Cal.4th ___, Case No. S201116 This week the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the Berkeley Hillside case, which considered…
Administrative and Regulatory
Supreme Court Issues Ruling Clarifying “Unusual Circumstances” Exception
In Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley, (March 2, 2015, S201116) __ Cal.4th __ (Berkeley Hillside), in a Majority Opinion joined by five Justices the California Supreme Court provided…
CEQA Developments
California Supreme Court Construes CEQA’s “Unusual Circumstances” Exception to Categorical Exemptions in Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley Decision
In a 46-page majority opinion written by Justice Chin and joined by four other justices, punctuated by an 18-page concurring opinion (by Justice Liu, joined by Justice Werdegar) which reads…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Fellow for Berkeley Center for Law, Business & the Economy
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Our friends at Cal are looking to hire a Fellow for the Berkeley Center for Law, Business, & the Economy. This would be an excellent opportunity for an associate looking…
ImmigrationProf Blog
MacArthur Foundation awards $1 million to Berkeley Law Human Rights Center
The MacArthur Foundation has recognized the Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law for its investigations and research on war crimes and human rights abuses with a 2015 MacArthur Award for…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
First Casebook on Reproductive Rights and Justice Is Now Available
The Center for Reproductive Rights and Justice (Berkeley Law): CRRJ Faculty Directors Author Groundbreaking Textbook:The Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice (CRRJ) celebrates Faculty Directors Melissa Murray and Kristin Luker…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Marian W. Moszoro at Boalt, February 2
By Law & Economics Prof Blog Staff
Political Contestability and Contract Rigidity: An Analysis of Procurement ContractsMarian W. Moszoro, Berkeley Haas School of Business and Kozminski University, Poland.Boalt Hall, room 13412:15 PM - 1:55 PM
Human Rights at Home Blog
Ethical Travel Destinations
By margaretdrew
The Houston Chronicle recently reported 10 travel locations recommended by Ethical Traveler, a Berkeley, California organization that advocates spending our travel dollars to enhance the economies of those countries that…
The Right Coast
Berkeley s Vast Anarchist Conspiracy? | Robin of Berkeley
So if the anarchists in our midst aren t homegrown. . then who are they? And where did they come from? Here are some theories making the rounds. via www.robinofberkeley.comAdventurous…
The Right Coast
Black Effigies Hanged on Berkeley Campus Spur Debate – ABC News
Effigies of black lynching victims found hanging at the University of California, Berkeley have sparked debate over whether the images are powerful protest art or just plain tasteless and racist.via…