August 19, 2025
Ralph Richard Banks joins UC Law SF as the 2025 Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professor with the Center for Racial and Economic Justice. Ralph Richard Banks brings decades of expertise in constitutional law, family law, and racial justice to UC Law SF as this year’s Wiley Manuel…
August 13, 2025
Administrative and constitutional law scholar Jodi Short of UC Law SF offered expert analysis to federal judges weighing cases involving executive authority. Professor Jodi Short joined top legal scholars to submit briefs in two major federal court cases involving executive power. The cases challenge executive orders and actions…
August 12, 2025
At UC Law San Francisco, students aiming for careers in tech don’t just study statutes and case law—they learn from the people who helped shape the legal and business strategies behind some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies. Ernest Hammond, associate general counsel of AI Product at Meta,…
July 31, 2025
Heather Varanini, professor of practice at UC Law SF, supports LEOP students with academic skills training and bar exam preparation. Professor of Practice Heather Varanini draws on personal experience and nearly a decade of work in academic skills training to support students in the Legal Education Opportunity Program…
July 14, 2025
A 2006 graduate of UC Law SF, Moira O’Neill returns to her alma mater with deep expertise in housing, climate, and land-use law and policy. UC Law SF alumna Moira O’Neill has joined the faculty in Fall 2025 to teach environmental, land-use, and property law. Her research has…
July 11, 2025
UC Law SF’s Professor Zachary Price shares expert analysis with national news organizations on timely constitutional issues, including presidential powers. Leading national news outlets regularly turn to Professor Zachary Price for insight on timely legal controversies involving constitutional limits and executive authority. He’s offered key analysis on high-profile…
June 27, 2025
Recent legal and governmental developments could dramatically change life for millions of Americans. UC Law San Francisco faculty provide the expertise and analysis to make sense of federal vaccine recommendations, potential changes to birthright citizenship, the ban on medical treatments for transgender youth, and the U.S. strikes on…
June 16, 2025
Dave Owen, Jodi Short, and Reueul Schiller are recognized for their scholarly contributions and excellence in the classroom. Recognizing their scholarly impact and leadership, UC Law San Francisco has elevated Professors Dave Owen, Reuel Schiller, and Jodi Short…
June 6, 2025
Professor Robin Feldman, director of the Center for Innovation and UC Law SF’s AI Law & Innovation Institute, provides expert guidance on AI policy to lawmakers and federal agencies. “With (generative AI) tools evolving by the hour and legal challenges mounting, where does that leave…
May 8, 2025
UC Law SF Professor Nira Geevargis, center, inaugural AALS Clinical Legal Education Section Externships Committee Mentorship Award recipient, with Emerging Leader Award recipients: University of Baltimore School of Law Professor Neha Lall, left, and Loyola Law School Professor Grace Parrish. The awards were presented at the AALS Clinical…
April 22, 2025
UC Law SF Professors Matt Coles, Rory Little, and Natalia Ramírez Lee discuss the legal and constitutional implications of the Trump administration’s early actions in a panel discussion at the San Francisco Public Library in April. Three UC Law San Francisco professors reflected on the first 100…
April 10, 2025
Professors Peter Bartu, Moria Paz, and Daniel Zoughbie discuss lessons from past conflicts—including Libya, Gaza, and postwar Europe—and how international law and diplomacy can shape a more stable future for the Middle East. Three international law and diplomacy scholars gathered at UC Law San Francisco in April…