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ImmigrationProf Blog
Language Access and Immigrant Integration: May 4, UC Berkeley
From Aarti Kohli:Language Acquisition and Immigrant IntegrationThe process of immigrant integration and policies related to language differ significantly between European countries and the United States. The United States does not…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Alternative to the LSAT measures students’ ability to research, write and problem solve
By legalwriting
The New York Times is reporting today that two UC Berkeley Professors teamed up to design an alternative to the traditional LSAT entrance exam which they believe will better measure…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Bernanke on Mortgage Finance
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Board, spoke today at the UC Berkeley/UCLA Symposium: The Mortgage Meltdown, the Economy, and Public Policy, on The Future of Mortgage Finance in the…
Infrastructure Law Blog
Court clarifies public works contract claims procedures in relation to government tort claim procedures
On August 25, 2008, a California appellate court held that compliance with the claims procedures set forth in a public works contract relieves a contractor from the requirement to file…
PropertyProf Blog
Berkeley Tree Protest
By propertyprof
I'm just back from Berkeley--my first visit to that town. Pretty exciting for this legal historian to see a place that looms so large in recent history--and because I'm increasingly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant Youth and Institutions: Berkeley
Immigrant Youth and Institutions:Cultural Contexts of Agency and IllegalityFriday, April 2512:00 ā 1:30 pmISSC Conference Room, 2420 Bowditch Street (at Haste)Speakers:Vincent Chong, M.D./M.S. Student, UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program &…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration and Youth Violence
The deportation of immigrants who committed crimes as young adults is a big issue, of course. Here's an interesting presentation that is very relevant to the topic:The Institute for the…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
City of Berkeley Issues Manufactured Nanoscale Material Reporting Guidance
The Toxics Management Division (TMD) in the City of Berkeley’s Planning and Development Department has issued guidance on the nanoparticle municipal ordinance that the Berkeley City Council adopted on December…
In The (Red)Ā®
New Article Examines Interplay Between Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property Law
Peter S. Menell, a Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall) and the Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, is a highly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Letter to an Immigration Judge
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=02-23-07&storyID=26399February 14, 2007An Open Letter to an Immigration JudgeBy Margot Pepper (02-23-07)To: The Honorable Immigration Judge,Iām a 2nd-grade Two-Way Spanish Immersion (TWI) teacher at Rosa Parks school in Berkeley. Today…