

Journalists and Media Professionals
UC Law San Francisco’s Office of Communications connects reporters with scholars who can provide expert legal analysis on current issues. Whether you’re covering a breaking story or high-profile case, seeking expert commentary on policy and legislation, or examining trends or impacts on people and communities, we’re here to assist.
Contact
For media inquiries or interview requests, please contact:
UC Law SF Office of Communications
Email: communications@uclawsf.edu
Key Legal Issues
UC Law SF faculty have legal expertise spanning the top societal issues. Click on each issue below to meet a selection of our foremost experts. Click here to browse the full faculty expert directory.
AI & Technology
Emerging technologies present ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges, including privacy, intellectual property, and algorithmic accountably.
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Business Law
Governing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, commercial transactions, securities law, and how businesses operate within legal and ethical boundaries.
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Civil Rights
Protecting individuals from discrimination and providing equal protection under the law to uphold fundamental freedoms and justice.
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Constitutional Law & Executive Powers
Interpreting the U.S. Constitution, defining the structure of government, and the separation of powers.
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Criminal Justice
The laws, policies, and institutions that define crime, enforce laws, and ensure fair legal proceedings from investigation to sentencing.
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Employment Law & Workers’ Rights
The legal protections for employees, covering wages, workplace safety, discrimination, and labor relations.
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Environmental Law
Protecting natural resources and public health through regulations on pollution, conservation, and development.
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Health & Vaccines
Regulating public health policies, medical ethics, access to care, drug production, and vaccines.
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Immigration, Asylum & Citizenship
The rights and processes for individuals seeking entry, refuge, and naturalization; definitions of citizenship; and examining legal, humanitarian, and national interests.
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Indigenous Law
The legal principles, rights, and governance systems of Indigenous peoples, and their interactions with local and federal laws.
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Intellectual Property
Protecting creative and innovative works, including patients, copyrights, and trademarks.
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Reproductive Rights
Access to contraception, abortion, and fertility care, balancing individual rights, medical ethics, and legal regulations.
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Tax Law
Shaping economic policy and legal obligations for individuals and organizations.
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Recent Experts in the News
Constitutional Law
Trump Claims Sweeping Power to Nullify Laws, Letters on TikTok Ban Show
As the Trump administration pauses enforcement of Congress’s TikTok ban, Prof. Zachary Price explores the constitutional questions raised by the move, warning that such actions may exceed the scope of executive power.
State’s Rights
In legal battles with Huntington Beach, California’s ultimate power at stake
Prof. David Levine explains why state authority may prevail in high–stakes legal battles over immigration and housing, as a conservative city government and the White House take on the State of California.
Citizenship
What the Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Birthright Citizenship
The Trump v. CASA, Inc. Supreme Court ruling could create “chaos” across the nation, as birthright citizenship may apply in some states but not others. Prof. Ming Chen helps to break down the decision’s impact on a definition of citizenship that has stood for more than 150 years.
Vaccines
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
As a key federal panel reverses longstanding flu vaccine recommendations, Prof. Dorit Reiss—a leading expert in vaccine law and policy—tells The New York Times how off-the-record discussions among panelists could affect the vote’s legitimacy.
Law and Politics
Can the Left Win Back Working-Class Voters?
Prof. Joan Williams discusses her new book, “Outclassed,” explaining how a growing “diploma divide” has shifted working-class voting trends and how a focus on shared values could help unify the middle class.
Technology and Crime
D.C. court officials repeatedly lost track of teens wearing ankle monitors. The timing was deadly.
Prof. Kate Weisburd discusses the limitations, both practical and societal, of relying on GPS ankle monitors for youths in a long-form piece on teens in Washington, D.C.
AI
Efficiency vs authenticity: Where’s the line when using AI to create art?
Prof. Robin Feldman examines the legal battlegrounds over generative AI in Hollywood and beyond that are affecting jobs, art, and what it means to create.
Employment Law
Teachers tend to plan pregnancies with summer due dates. Could a LAUSD policy change that?
Center of WorkLife Law Co-Director Liz Morris explains how gaps in California’s paid family leave policies may contribute to teacher turnover in public schools as the Los Angeles Unified School District considers new policies.