October 26, 2026
Executive Director Melissa Hooper joined the Guardrails of Democracy Conference at Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation on October 12. The event brought together academics and practitioners focused on democratic resilience to share strategies and discuss thorny issues of building support for rule of law among constituencies…
October 26, 2026
Tax law experts analyzed a proposed wealth tax on California billionaires at UC Law SF on Oct. 21. The panel included Brian Galle of UC Berkeley Law, Saba Shatara of Reed Smith and UC Davis Law, Greg Turner of the California Office of Tax Appeals and Heather Field…
October 21, 2026
Professor Radhika Rao views teaching and scholarship as an exchange, with each continually informing the other. Professor Radhika Rao marks 33 years at UC Law SF as a leading scholar of law, science and the human body. Former students credit her with changing how they think, practice law…
October 14, 2026
Professor Rory Little and U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson join Professors Richard Boswell and Scott Dodson to examine the legal and societal implications of Supreme Court decisions. U.S. Northern District of California Judge Trina Thompson joined three law professors to review major Supreme Court cases at a talk…
October 7, 2026
Professor Reuel Schiller brings a historian’s curiosity to questions of law, government, workers’ rights and social change. Professor Reuel Schiller has since 1996 taught at UC Law SF while advancing scholarship on legal history, labor and civil rights. His donor-supported scholarship has earned national recognition, including the John…
October 1, 2026
After more than two decades at UC Law SF, Professor Gail Silverstein says she remains inspired by the students, colleagues and community partners she encounters through her work. Gail Silverstein has taught at UC Law SF since 2005, helping students gain hands-on experience and encouraging them to…
September 30, 2026
UC Law San Francisco celebrated the artists whose work brightens its campus walls at the fourth annual Ripples community art celebration on Sept. 24. The rotating Ripples exhibit, curated by Esther Mallouh since 2022, features 81 works by 53 Northern California artists displayed across three UC Law SF buildings. The…
September 30, 2026
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 Sept. 21, 2026.] Dear UC Law SF Community,…
September 24, 2026
UC Law SF’s Summer Fellowship Program, now in its fifth year, placed law students with legal organizations and tribal courts in rural Northern California as part of the school’s restorative justice work tied…
September 14, 2026
Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy Melissa Hooper published a policy White Paper with the Berkeley Law Edley Center on Law and Democracy this August. The paper, Subverting the Judiciary: A Guide to Autocratic Attacks on Judicial Independence, examines how autocratic leaders attempt to capture judiciaries, dismantle judicial…
September 14, 2026
As Chancellor & Dean David Faigman’s tenure enters its final chapter, his influence is felt not just in what’s been built, but in how the College is positioned for what comes next. Standing on stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Chancellor & Dean David Faigman looks out at the…
September 14, 2026
From intellectual property to constitutional law, UC Law SF faculty are driving the conversation and advancing scholarship in the defining legal issues of our time. Award-Winning Book Documents a Prison Crisis The American Society of Criminology recognized Professor Hadar Aviram with the 2025 Michael J. Hindelang Outstanding Book…