UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)

3rd Annual UC Law SF & Berkeley Law Alumni Mixer
2026-08-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Let’s end the summer on a high note!
All UC Law SF Bay Area Alumni and UC Berkeley Law Alumni are invited to the 3rd Annual UC Law SF & Berkeley Law Alumni Mixer.
Delicious tacos and drinks will be provided. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow professionals in the Bay Area, connect with old friends, and expand your network.
Please RSVP by August 13th.

Systems of Care 101: A Cross-Sector Orientation for Practitioners Working with Older Adults
2026-08-19 12:00 - 13:30 | CA
Register for the webinar here.
Location: Zoom, hosted by UC Law SF (Will be recorded and available to registrants)

Description
Older adults navigate a complex web of systems — health and long-term care, housing, and social services — that are often designed, funded, and delivered in silos. Practitioners working in one part of this landscape often have limited visibility into the others, which can create gaps in referrals, care coordination, and advocacy.
This 90-minute online orientation is designed for practitioners who are already working in or adjacent to the aging field but have not had formal exposure to other systems of care. Whether you come from a health or long-term care setting, a housing or community development role, a legal or advocacy background, or community-based social services work, this session will give you a shared map of how the systems fit together, what each one covers, how it is funded, and where the seams and gaps are. No prior expertise across all systems is assumed.
The session will describe national frameworks applicable to practitioners in any state but have special focus on California programs. Resources available in any state will be provided.
Attendees will be encouraged to attend an in-person, full day convening on Wednesday, September 23rd at UC Law SF titled “Aging Well: Health, Housing, and Justice in California.” Free registration by September 1: https://www.uclawsf.edu/event/aging-well-health-housing-and-justice-in-california/

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the need for and role of long-term care supports and services among older adults. Explain the critical distinction between Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) with respect to long term care coverage and why it matters for older adults and their families.
Describe the continuum of long-term care supports and services— from home and community-based services to skilled nursing facilities — and explain how it is accessed and financed.
Identify the major housing options for older adults, including subsidized, supportive, and age-restricted housing, and explain the funding and eligibility landscape for each.
Identify the structure and key services of the aging services network under the Older Americans Act.
Share an example of how these systems intersect and create gaps in care for older adults.
Apply a cross-system lens to their own practice by identifying at least one referral pathway or coordination opportunity outside their primary area of work.

Speakers
Lauren Carden, Director, California Housing Advocacy, Justice in Aging
Kelly Dearman, Executive Director, Department of Disability & Aging Services, San Francisco Human Services Agency
Sarah Hooper, Professor of Practice, Associate Dean and Executive Director of the UCSF-UC Law SF Consortium
Jarmin Yeh, Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging, UCSF

Reflective Mediation Practice Group
2026-08-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-08 17:30 - 19:30 | 198 McAllister St., 198 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Bring your mediation practice to the next level by participating in a reflective practice group!
Reflective practice groups are among the most effective ongoing learning experiences available to mediators. Under the guidance of an experienced mediator and facilitator, a small group of mediators meets regularly to take turns reflecting on their individual mediation cases. The group supports the mediator presenting a case to discover what mediator interventions worked best and what mediator behaviors created challenges. This collaborative exploration enhances awareness of the dynamics at play and increases the potential of learning from each mediation experience. Participants will be expected to anonymize all case identifying information so as to ensure strict confidentiality.
Beginning in January 2026, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco will offer a 6-session monthly practice group led by experienced mediator and mediation trainer Howard Herman. Currently a mediator at JAMS, Howard pioneered the use of practice groups for mediators at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco where he led the court’s ADR Program for 23 years, and where many mediators participated continuously in groups he led for over 15 years. Howard also has led practice groups for mediators in India and Brazil. Howard’s fuller biography can be found at jamsadr.com/herman.

Group Structure and Approach
The group will meet in person. It will be limited to 12 participants and is open to all practicing mediators. Generally, each session will be focused on mediator presentations of cases in which they have been involved. Rather than starting with a topic, discussion flows from what actually happened and the choices the mediator made throughout the process.
Key to a successful group is the creation of a safe and confidential environment of mutual support and respect, making stable membership and small group size important. Participants commit to in-person attendance at all six two-hour sessions, and to write up and present at least one case for discussion during the six-month period.
MCLE: 12 hours general credit for the series, including 1 hour of elimination of bias credit (excludes implicit bias/bias reducing strategies), 1 hour of competence credit (excludes prevention and detection), and 1 hour of ethics credit
Cost: $595 for the full series
If you are interested in joining the group, please complete this application.
Applications will be taken on a rolling basis until the group is full.

Pathways to Law Teaching
2026-08-05 08:30 - 13:30 | 198 Auditorium
If you are considering or would like to learn more about becoming a law professor, please join us for a pre-recruitment workshop at UC College of the Law, San Francisco (“UC Law SF,” formerly “UC Hastings”) on August 5. This half-day event is co-hosted by participating ABA-accredited law schools in Northern California in coordination with the American Association of Law Schools. It is one of several regional workshops taking place nationally.

The co-hosts of the August 5 regional workshop in San Francisco include:

Santa Clara University School of Law
Stanford Law School
UC Berkeley School of Law
UC Davis School of Law
UC Law SF (formerly “UC Hastings”)
UOP McGeorge School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law

The August 5 half-day workshop focuses on pathways to securing full-time law school faculty roles that involve a mix of teaching and research, commonly called “tenure-track roles.” The event is free to registered attendees. It includes two substantive panels. The first focuses on pre-market considerations, such as how to create a scholarly record and prepare a “job talk” article, pre-market teaching opportunities such as “VAPs” and fellowships, and information on how to apply for tenure-track positions. The second panel focuses on the interview process at law schools, including advice on how to give a successful job talk, how to interview well, and the hiring process, including timelines.

Again, the focus of this particular workshop on August 5 is on tenure-track (teaching and research) positions at ABA-accredited law schools. There are many other rewarding pathways into and in legal academia, including teaching as a part-time (adjunct) professor or serving in full-time teaching roles that do not involve research, such as in contract clinical, writing, or other lawyering skills teaching roles. This workshop does not address those other pathways. However, a prior workshop held last year at UC Berkeley School of Law did, and you can find recordings of those sessions on this page.

To register, you must complete this registration survey. Be sure to select the San Francisco iteration of the pre-recruitment event. As a standard security precaution, only registered participants will be admitted to the event. Please bring a form of identification such as a driver’s license.

For more information and resources, see these pages:

2025 Pre-Recruitment Workshop at UC Berkeley School of law.
AALS “Becoming a Law Teacher” website.
AALS list of pre-market VAP and fellowship programs.
National tenure-track hiring data.

Contents

Program Schedule

Speaker Biographies

More Information

Program Schedule

Time
Program

8:30 am – 9:15 am

Breakfast

9:15 am – 9:30 am

Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Morris Ratner, Provost & Academic Dean, Professor of Law, UC Law San Francisco

9:30 am – 10:50 am

Panel #1 Pre-Market Considerations
Panelists:

Eric Goldman, Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University
Donna Shestowsky, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California – Davis
Scott Dodson, Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Litigation and the Courts, UC Law San Francisco

Moderator:

Jonathan Glater, Professor of Law, Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Faculty Director of the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, University of California – Berkeley

10:50 am – 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Panel #2 Job Talks and Interviews
Panelists:

Ben Depoorter, Max Radin Distinguished Professor, UC Law San Francisco
Jarrod Wong, Professor of Law, Co-Director, McGeorge Global Center for Business and Development, Co-Director, International Certificate of Concentration, University of Pacific – San Francisco
Lindsay Harris, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Legal Writing and Lawyering Skills and Director, Keta Taylor Colby Death Penalty Project, University of San Francisco

Moderator:

Jennifer Chacon, Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law, Associate Dean for the JD Program, Stanford Law School

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch and Networking

Speaker Biographies

Jennifer M. Chacón
Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law, Associate Dean for the JD Program, Stanford Law School

Ben Depoorter
Max Radin Distinguished Professor, UC Law San Francisco

Scott Dodson
Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Litigation and the Courts, UC Law San Francisco

Jonathan D. Glater
Professor of Law, Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Faculty Director of the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, University of California – Berkeley

Eric Goldman
Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University

Lindsay Harris
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Legal Writing and Lawyering Skills and Director, Keta Taylor Colby Death Penalty Project, University of San Francisco

Morris Ratner
Provost & Academic Dean, Professor of Law, UC Law San Francisco

Donna Shestowsky
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California – Davis

Jarrod Wong
Professor of Law, Co-Director, McGeorge Global Center for Business and Development, Co-Director, International Certificate of Concentration, University of Pacific – San Francisco

More Information
For more information about this event at UC Law SF, please contact the Event Manager, Cynthia Diaz (diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu).

School Address and Room Location
This event will be held at 198 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102. Please stop at the front desk and share your name and identification to be let into the building. https://www.uclawsf.edu/map-directions/

Parking Information
If you drive, parking is available for a fee at either of the following nearby locations:

UC Law SF Parking GarageLocated at 376 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102.Please check the current parking rates here: https://sites.uclawsf.edu/garage/parking-rates/
Civic Center GarageLocated at 355 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102.Please check the current parking rates here: https://www.sfmta.com/garages-lots/civic-center-garage

Public Transportation
Address: https://www.uclawsf.edu/map-directions/
If you plan to take public transit, the following routes provide direct or nearby access to UC Law SF at 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102.

Muni Bus #5 (Fulton)
Stops directly in front of 200 McAllister Street.
Check current schedules here: https://www.sfmta.com/routes/5-fulton
Muni Metro (F, J, K, L, M, N, S, T lines)
All lines stop at Civic Center Station, one block south of campus; walk north on Hyde or Larkin to reach McAllister Street.
Check current schedules here: https://www.sfmta.com/muni-metro
BART
Closest Bart stop to the law school is Civic Center Bart Station, one block south of campus; walk north on Hyde or Larkin to reach McAllister Street.

Accessibility
If you have any accessibility or special accommodation request, including wheelchair or walking assistance, please contact Cynthia Diaz at diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu

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A Matter of Conscience: Sanctuary in the 1980s to the Present
2026-05-27 17:30 - 19:30 | 333-501 and SkyDeck
Please join the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) Center, and the Law & Society Association (LSA) for a film screening and discussion exploring the Sanctuary Movement that took root in the United States in the 1980s. The movement, born in a time when the U.S. rejected the asylum claims of those fleeing U.S. funded wars in El Salvador and Guatemala, was, and continues to be a concrete form of resistance. This year, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention during a time of unprecedented challenges to refugee protection worldwide. We come together at this moment to draw inspiration from the Sanctuary Movement, and the courage and conscience of those who have participated in it. The event will feature a presentation by documentary filmmaker Theo Rigby, with excerpts from two of his films, and will include remarks by Karen Musalo, Ming Hsu Chen, Jose Artiga and Pastor Drew Paton.
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West LA Alumni Chapter: Beer on the Beach
2026-05-14 17:30 - 19:30 | Oahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96817, United States
All Los Angeles area alumni are invited to join the West LA chapter for our 5th annual Beer on the Beach: Santa Monica edition at the Bungalow. Drinks and light bites will be generously sponsored by Jon Davidi ’18 and Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP. Come expand your network, meet other UC Law SF alumni in the area, and raise a glass with us.
Thank you to our West LA Alumni Chapter Leaders, Natalie Alameddine ’13 and Jon Davidi ’18, for hosting this event.
Please RSVP by May 13th.

HIV & Infant Feeding Symposium
2026-05-14 09:00 - 13:00 | CA
Join this half day online symposium to learn more about supporting women and birthing people with HIV in their infant feeding journey. Speakers will share updates on data and guidelines regarding breast/chestfeeding for people with HIV, discuss the nuances of shared decision making and the practicalities of guideline implementation across different settings, and provide materials that participants can use to advance informed free choice in infant feeding decisions, combat stigma, empower pregnant and lactating people with HIV, and change culture and policy in their institution.
Register on Zoom here.
Agenda
9-9:10 am: Welcome and housekeeping
Presenter: Lealah Pollock
9:10-9:55 am: Community panel on HIV and infant feeding
Panelists: Alyssa Crawford, Heather Rhea, Ciara (Ci Ci) Brown, Ashley Richardson, Bianca Ordoñez
Moderator: Monique Cowan
9:55-10:10 am: Ethics of infant feeding choice
Presenter: Marielle Gross
10:10-10:30 am: Reproductive justice, bodily autonomy, HIV and infant feeding
Presenter: Kytara Epps
10:30-10:40 am: Break
10:40-11:20 am: Q&A on challenging scenarios in HIV and infant-feeding
Panelists: Laura Cox, Karen Deutsch, Jenny McKinney, Kae Greenberg, Christiana Smith-Anderson
Moderator: Olivia Ford
11:20 am – 12:10 pm: Facilitated small group discussions to troubleshoot facilitators and barriers to implementation of infant feeding guidelines
12:10-12:15 pm: Return + Chat Reflection
12:15-12:50 pm: Panel on current research and future directions
Panelists: Emily Barr, Laura Cox, Jennifer Qin
Moderator: Lisa Abuogi
12:50-1 pm: Wrap-up, next steps

CEU information

Physicians:

The AAFP has reviewed Symposium on HIV and Infant Feeding and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 05/14/2026 to 05/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Nurses:

The Perinatal Advisory Council-Leadership, Advocacy, and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This course is approved for 4 contact hours. PAC/LAC’s provider number is CEP 5862. Licensee must retain this certificate for a period of four years.

LCSW/LMFT:

PAC/LAC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSW and LMFT. PAC/LAC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course is approved for 3.5 LCSW/LMFT continuing education units. PAC/LAC’s provider number is 128542.

Speaker list

Lisa Abuogi, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado
Emily A. Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Director of Translational Innovation and Maternal-Child and Family Health
Ciarra “Ci Ci” Brown, MS, HS-BCP, Director of Programs, The Well Project
Monique Cowan, CLD, CPD, CLE, Doula at Mahmme
Laura Cox, MS, RN, PHN
Alyssa Crawford, Informed Decision Making Toolkit, IDT
Karen Deutsch, FNP, MPH, Mother, Child and Adolescent HIV Program at UC San Diego
Kytara Epps, MPH, Public Health and Advocacy Strategist, Center for HIV Law and Policy
Olivia G. Ford, Editorial Director, The Well Project
Kae Greenberg, Public Interest Attorney
Marielle Grosse, MD, MBE founder/ceo, de-bi, co.
Jennifer McKinney MD MPH, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Bianca Ordoñez
Heather Rhea, Certified Breastfeeding Counselor
Lealah Pollock, MD MS AAHIVS, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Ashley Richardson, Founder of HER Voice
Christiana Smith-Anderson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, University of Colorado
Jennifer Qin, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow, Department of OBGYN, University of Washington

Crash Course in Legal Research (on Zoom)
2026-05-11 17:00 - 18:30 | https://www.uclawsf.edu/event/crash-course-in-legal-research-on-zoom/
Need to brush up on your legal research skills before the summer? Join the UC Law research librarians at 5 pm on Monday, May 11, as they provide a whirlwind overview of the research process, from getting the assignment to finding primary law to making sure the sources found are still good law. Attendees will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Doordash gift card.
Zoom Link: https://uclawsf.zoom.us/j/91517129610

Artificial Intelligence and the Architecture of Innovation with Professor Robin Feldman and Meaghan Kent '05
2026-05-05 17:00 - 19:30 | D.C. Bar Headquarters, 901 4th St NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Join Professor Robin Feldman and Meaghan Kent ’05 for a conversation about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the relationship among technological progress, economic incentives, and democratic governance. Professor Feldman will draw on her book, AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity, and together they will explore how intellectual property law and governance must adapt to rapid changes in AI. Drinks an light appetizers will be provided.
The Alumni Reception / Meet and Greet with Professor Feldman will start at 5:00pm (EST). D.C. Alumni and their guests are invited to attend. First 25 Alumni to RSVP receive a free copy of Professor Feldman’s book.
The main program will start at 6:00pm (EST). All DC area alumni, policymakers, legal practitioners, technology leaders, and guests are invited to attend.
Thank you to our amazing DC Alumni Chapter Leaders Jim Bubar ’78, Andy Green ’06, Jessica Leal ’09, Svetlana Matt ’12, and Tim Mills ’86. This event is co-sponsored by The D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Community.
Please RSVP by May 28th.

The Moral Turn in Administrative Law
2026-05-01 09:00 - 17:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Toward a Critical Theory of Moral Administration is an in-person workshop to be held at UC Law San Francisco on Friday, May 1, 2026. The workshop provides a forum to develop ideas about and theories of “moral administration”—a trend in legal scholarship, jurisprudence, and administrative practice toward foregrounding substantive moral values as the basis for administrative law and policy. The workshop will be structured as a series of round-table style dialogues organized around broad themes such as: situating moral administration theoretically, clarifying the substantive morals that should guide administration, and methodological and practical considerations of operationalizing moral administration within a pluralist, democratic polity.
Program Schedule
Click here to view the program schedule.
Hotel Accommodations
Please feel free to arrange lodging at one of the partner hotels below, which are offering discounted rates for UC Law San Francisco.

The Proper Hotel San Francisco
📍 45 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
InterContinental Hotel San Francisco
📍 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
The Marker Union Square San Francisco Hotel
📍 501 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
Corporate Code: NEGUCLS

Travel Grant / Travel Reimbursements
If you are receiving a travel grant (up to $1,000), please email your receipts to Cynthia Diaz at diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu. Per UC Law SF policy, you will need to submit a W-9 form to processes your reimbursement. You can download a blank W-9 form here.

Bagels and Coffee in the Law Library
2026-04-30 08:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-23 08:00 - 10:00 | Library Circulation Desk, San Francisco, CA, United States
Take a study break and stop by the Circulation Desk in the Law Library for bagels and coffee starting at 8 am on Thursday, April 23, and Thursday, April 30. We hope to see you there!

Northern District of California Historical Society Program on Wong Kim Ark and Birthright Citizenship
2026-04-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Northern District of California Ceremonial Courtroom, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, 94102, United States
Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment: A Re-enactment of the Landmark Wong Kim Ark Case followed by a discussion with attorneys, judges, and faculty

Admission is free for students, staff, and faculty.

Attorney CLE credit is available for $50.

People may attend in-person or via Zoom. For in person attendees, there is a reception immediately following the program.

REGISTER HERE

VITA Tax Clinic
2026-04-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-30 17:00 - 19:00 | UC Law SF, 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
During the 2025 tax filing season, the UC Law SF Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic will be in-person, located at 200 McAllister Street at Hyde in San Francisco. The clinic will run on Mondays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, beginning February 9, 2026, through April 13, 2026, excluding February 16 and March 2. The VITA clinic is drop-in only and does not take appointments.
Please bring with you:

Photo ID & Social Security Card or ITIN for each person on your tax return
W-2 for all jobs
All 1099s, 1098s, and any other tax forms
Your household’s health coverage information, including Forms 1095-A, B, or C, if applicable
If you received the Advanced Child Tax Credit in 2023, Letter 6419
Last year’s tax return
Savings/ checking account and routing numbers for direct deposit
Clients are encouraged to wear a well-fitting mask (N95, KN95, or equivalent) on site

For more information about the VITA clinic, including what to bring with you to have your taxes prepared, please see this flyer. If you have questions, you can email us at vita@uclawsf.edu or call us at 628-207-1956.

Constitutional Democracy and Cookies
2026-04-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Dining Commons
Professor Jodi Short, Professor Seema Patel, and Chancellor & Dean David Faigman will be tabling this session. Please stop by!

Symposium: Abolition in Teaching and Practice
2026-04-10 08:00 - 19:00 | 198 Auditorium
This symposium will explore how abolition is taught and practiced in law, community, and academic settings, emphasizing the expertise of both directly impacted people and allies.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfutu_rhQtO9GmXf4qRLYFxCnN2ocSv3HLvqza9keSkwp4F0Q/viewform

Center for Racial and Economic Justice - Juvenile Court Fines and Fees: Unseen Shackles Webinar
2026-04-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Register Here to Attend Virtually!

Birthright Citizenship, Reconstruction, and Immigrant Rights Today
2026-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Edith Stone Room, 1249 Marin Ave, Albany, 94706, United States
Birthright Citizenship, Reconstruction, and Immigrant Rights Today

Talk by Greg Downs (Prof of History at UC Davis) and Ming H. Chen (UC Law, San Francisco)

After the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed citizenship as a birthright to almost all people born in the U.S. But there have been many challenges to this right, including in a Supreme Court case heard April 1, 2026.
Come hear two experts explain the history of birthright citizenship and the relevance of that history to battles over citizenship today.

Greg Downs is professor and chair of History at UC Davis, author of four books on slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and another one forthcoming on Why Reconstruction Matters with Kate Masur.
Ming H. Chen is Harry & Lillian Hastings Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco. She focuses on the intersections of citizenship, race, and equality in Constitutional and administrative law.
This talk is part of the Path to Belonging project and is co-sponsored by the City of Albany, the Albany Library, and the League of Women Voters.

REGISTER HERE

Spring Symposium: Learning from FCI Dublin
2026-04-03 09:00 - 16:00 | 198-213
Symposium on incarceration of women and harms at FCI Dublin.

Constitutional Democracy and Cookies
2026-04-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Dining Commons
Professor Ming Chen will be tabling this session. Please stop by!

CEALS Presents - Bumps on China's Belt and Road
2026-04-01 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-201
Featured Speaker: Professor John Ohnesorge, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:30-1:30 PM
Location (*ROOM CHANGED): Room 333-201 (333 Golden Gate Ave., UC Law SF in Room 201)

The Belt and Road Initiative, announced by Xi Jinping in 2013, has provided the framing for a dramatic expansion of China’s reach into the global economy. Please join the Center for East Asian Legal Studies for a talk with Professor John Ohnesorge who will briefly describe the Initiative and debates surrounding it, then focus on key current economic and geopolitical challenges to its continued expansion.

Professor John Ohnesorge is Professor of Law, Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Center, and founder and director of the Compliance Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. A native of Minneapolis, Professor Ohnesorge received his B.A. from St. Olaf College (English and Psychology, 1985), his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School (cum laude, 1989), and his S.J.D. from Harvard Law School (2002). He spent several years in East Asia, as a teacher and law student in Shanghai in the 1980s, as a lawyer in private practice in Seoul in the 1990s, and as a visiting scholar at Seoul National University. He spent 2023 as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at Yonsei University in Seoul. His research interests include Administrative Law, Politics and Compliance, Law and Economic Development, East Asian Legal System Development, and International Economic Law.

A light lunch will be provided.

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Celebrating Richard Marcus: UC Law Journal's Festschrift Issue
2026-03-30 16:00 - 18:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The Provost and Academic Dean’s Office and the UC Law Journal cordially invite you to join us in honoring Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law and Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation Rick Marcus and the publication of a special Festschrift issue recognizing his lifetime of scholarly achievements. The celebration will take place on March 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Speakers, all of whom contributed articles for the special journal issue, include, in addition to Professor Marcus:

UC Law SF Board of Directors member Simona Agnolucci (’06)
UC Berkeley Law Professor of Jurisprudence Andrew Bradt
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein Founding Partner Elizabeth Cabraser
Michigan Law Emeritus Professor of Law Edward Cooper
UC Law SF Distinguished Professor Scott Dodson
UC Law SF Chancellor & Dean and Distinguished Professor David Faigman
United States District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal
Stanford Law School Professor of Law and Associate Dean Diego Zambrano

To access the full articles from the special journal issue, please click here.

The event takes place in the Deb Colloquium Room in Cotchett Law Center (333 Golden Gate), runs from 4:oo-6:00p.m., and concludes with a reception. The event is open to UC Law SF faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
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** This is open only to current UC Law SF students, faculty, staff and alumni. This event is closed to the public audience or folks not affiliated with UC Law SF. **

Social Justice Concentration Info Session
2026-03-30 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-122, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102
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Link to Zoom

Reception and Tasting Tour for Immigration Law Attorneys
2026-03-26 16:00 - 18:00 | 198 – 240, 198 McAllister Street, Room 240, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
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Constitutional Democracy and Cookies
2026-03-26 12:30 - 13:30 | Dining Commons
Professor David Levine and Executive Director Nicole Ozer will be tabling this session. Please stop by!

Center for Social Justice - Dependency Law
2026-03-25 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-640, 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA, 94102
RSVP here!
Zoom Link

From DC to the Bay: Making Political Progress in Challenging Times
2026-03-24 16:00 - 17:00 | 200 ARC, Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
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** This is open only to current UC Law SF students, faculty, staff and alumni. This event is closed to the public audience or folks not affiliated with UC Law SF. **
