Eric Talley Notes Rationale for Business Law Certificate

Daily Journal, May 17, 2011 by Erica E. Phillips
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“One thing became increasingly clear: It’s pretty hard to operate in [corporate and securities law] without having a pretty good understanding of exactly what it is that investment bankers are doing. The stakes have gone up, and the complexity of deals has gone up.”

Kenneth Bamberger Explains Relevance of Jewish Law Study

Daily Journal, May 17, 2011 by Sara Randazzo
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Studying Jewish law is relevant today, Bamberger said, because in many ways, it can be seen as a code of ethics governing interactions between people. “On top of that is a rich set of laws dealing with the entire spectrum of what we think law is about, from torts to contracts to copyrights to property,” he said. “It expands how one might think about acting in every context of life.”

Tirien Steinbach Lauds Students’ New Green-Collar Legal Clinic

Daily Journal, May 17, 2011 by Jill Redhage
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“When Sushil and Jalle came to talk to us, it was all we could do not to jump on them,” Steinbach said. Over the year, she said the students’ commitment to the project came to mean as much to the law center as the idea itself. “Part of it was just truly believing they were taking their intelligence and vision and directing it at something that was going to be incredible.”

Sushil Jacob Launches Green-Collar Clinic

Daily Journal, May 17, 2011 by Jill Redhage
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Jacob’s passion for community economic development began during his undergraduate years, but was honed when he moved to India afterward…. “That’s when I understood the power of cooperatives to help people gain economic self-reliance,” Jacob said.

Jeanne Woodford Opposes Death Penalty

KQED-FM, May 16, 2011 Host Scott Shafer
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“I think that it’s time to get rid of the death penalty. When you look at the number of people who are on death row and the money that we spend, and the fact that we execute very few people … it’s just an expensive punishment that we don’t carry out and ends up being a false promise to victims.”

Pamela Samuelson Thinks Beyond Google Book Case

Publishers Weekly, May 16, 2011 by Calvin Reid
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“It’s time to talk about general copyright reform,” Samuelson said. “The [U.S.] Copyright Office is the best entity to find out what the parties want and what may be a good model for legislation. Google is in a strong position on fair use and the publishers are not interested in further litigation. Chin wants a new settlement with an opt-in for out-of-print books.”

Jennifer Granholm Deplores Bleak Jobs Outlook

Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2011 by Don Lee
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It used to be that almost anyone willing to work hard could get ahead. Now, that doesn’t seem so certain. “The social contract was ripped in pieces, rendered ineffective by unforeseen forces such as globalization,” said former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who teaches at UC Berkeley’s law and public policy schools. “It needs to be rewritten for the 21st century.”