October 28, 2025
UC Law San Francisco is pleased to share a selection of recent faculty publications and conference presentations from August to September, 2025. This period reflects our faculty’s continued scholarly productivity and thought leadership across a broad range of doctrinal and interdisciplinary fields. Explore our faculty’s recent…
October 17, 2025
UC Law SF earned an A+ rating in business law from National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine. Only 17 law schools received this top rating. The College offers a comprehensive Business Law Concentration, including courses in securities regulation, antitrust, startup law, and private equity, along with experiential programs and student-run…
October 10, 2025
Emerita Chancellor & Dean Mary Kay Kane [UC Law San Francisco Provost and Academic Dean Morris Ratner sent the following message to the law school community on October 10, 2025.] Dear UC Law SF Community, As part of her estate, Emerita Chancellor…
October 6, 2025
UC Law SF alumni are leaders in law, with many appointed to courts at all levels. Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed two UC Law San Francisco alumni to serve as judges in California’s Superior Courts. Matthew Siroka ’04 has been appointed to Marin County Superior Court. Siroka worked…
October 2, 2025
What can government leaders, legal scholars, and practicing lawyers do to defend the rule of law and protect democratic institutions? Twenty legal experts, including a federal judge and top scholars from seven law schools, will tackle that and other pressing questions during an all-day symposium…
October 1, 2025
UC Law SF alumni celebrate the launch of the new Sacramento chapter, strengthening a community with deep roots in the region. Graduates there reflect the breadth of the College’s impact — serving as judges, lawmakers, attorneys, government officials, and leaders across nearly every sector shaping California’s future. UC…
September 30, 2025
Chancellor & Dean David Faigman speaks at a Sept. 16 memorial celebrating the life and legacy of Joseph R. Grodin, a beloved professor, justice, and mentor whose intellect and compassion shaped generations of lawyers and legal scholars. Former California Supreme Court Justice and UC Law SF Professor Joseph…
September 30, 2025
Presiding Judge Julie A. Emede ’85 and Assistant Presiding Judge Eric S. Geffon started their terms on January 1, 2025. The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, has announced the election of Julie A. Emede ’85 as presiding judge for the 2025–2026 term. Emede, previously…
September 27, 2025
Graduates thrive at UC Law San Francisco because of the College’s strong foundation of donor support, which sustains student success programs, advances faculty excellence, and fuels groundbreaking centers and initiatives. The Into the Future campaign builds on this momentum, ensuring students and faculty have the resources to lead…
September 15, 2025
UC Law SF Professor Rory Little previews the criminal law cases set to shape the Supreme Court’s 2025–26 term. Professor Rory Little describes what’s at stake in upcoming Supreme Court cases, including three cases involving a defendant’s right to legal counsel, police “emergency search” powers, and capital punishment.
September 10, 2025
A leading researcher and voice in vaccine law and policy, Professor Dorit Reiss helps the media and the public make sense of a rapidly evolving federal health policy landscape. Professor Dorit Reiss is a leading national voice on vaccine law, regularly interviewed by major outlets like CNN,…
September 5, 2025
Professors Heather Field and Manoj Viswanathan, co-directors of UC Law SF’s Center on Tax Law, guide students through the complexities of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during a discussion at the Cotchett Law Center. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a sweeping, 870-page law signed July 4—is packed…