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Website: law.berkeley.edu
Website: law.berkeley.edu
About 70 Berkeley Law alumni who passed the July California Bar Exam were recently honored at the school’s annual Swearing-In Ceremony https://bit.ly/4q0dOKU #BerkeleyLaw
Alumni Bask in a Spirited Celebration After Passing the California Bar Exam
About 70 Berkeley Law alumni who passed the July California Bar Exam were recently honored at the school’s annual Swearing-In Ceremony, attended by over 150 guests. California Court of Appeal […]
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December 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
About 70 Berkeley Law alumni who passed the July California Bar Exam were recently honored at the school’s annual Swearing-In Ceremony https://bit.ly/4q0dOKU #BerkeleyLaw
Can states ban gender-affirming healthcare for minors or adults? https://youtube.com/shorts/2GcDfcD9K4g?si=NJpPt5yFcq7s96Hh
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Can states ban gender-affirming healthcare for minors or adults?
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December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Can states ban gender-affirming healthcare for minors or adults? https://youtube.com/shorts/2GcDfcD9K4g?si=NJpPt5yFcq7s96Hh
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Data from the Berkeley Law Deportation Data Project was used for this @nytimes.com interactive article on immigration enforcement: https://nyti.ms/49pCQwR #BerkeleyLaw
The Complex Deportation Network Behind Trump’s Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Data from the Berkeley Law Deportation Data Project was used for this @nytimes.com interactive article on immigration enforcement: https://nyti.ms/49pCQwR #BerkeleyLaw
"What happens if you try to look at particularly the experiences of women of color and see how discourses that are focused on race and on gender tend to occlude what their particular experiences were?"
— Professor Leti Volpp was featured on an episode of the 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 podcast. #BerkeleyLaw
— Professor Leti Volpp was featured on an episode of the 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 podcast. #BerkeleyLaw
🎧Berkeley Talks: How did early immigration laws target women? UC Berkeley historians unpack how the 1875 Page Act shaped downstream immigration and gender policy. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/b...
Berkeley Talks: The Page Act and the making of racialized US immigration control - Berkeley News
A panel of UC Berkeley scholars unpack how the 1875 law helped institutionalize racially targeted exclusion at the border and laid the groundwork for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and later U.S. immi...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"What happens if you try to look at particularly the experiences of women of color and see how discourses that are focused on race and on gender tend to occlude what their particular experiences were?"
— Professor Leti Volpp was featured on an episode of the 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 podcast. #BerkeleyLaw
— Professor Leti Volpp was featured on an episode of the 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 podcast. #BerkeleyLaw
2025 in Review: Here are a dozen Berkeley Law stories that provide just a sampling of the school’s innovative environment and collaborative culture: https://bit.ly/4qibjTD #BerkeleyLaw
Reflecting on 2025: A dozen memorable stories from a remarkable year at Berkeley Law
Across the legal landscape, the school's commitment to excellence, community, public mission, and leadership was on full display.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
2025 in Review: Here are a dozen Berkeley Law stories that provide just a sampling of the school’s innovative environment and collaborative culture: https://bit.ly/4qibjTD #BerkeleyLaw
“That could work for Musk, but there are not a lot of Musks around. He’s pushing the logic of the market, and the logic of corporate law, to its end,” Professor Stavros Gadinis, faculty director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business told @bloomberglaw.com https://bit.ly/44Gw57i #BerkeleyLaw
Musk Pay Pushes Corporate Law to Bend-or-Break Inflection Point
A year that saw Elon Musk’s record pay plan push corporate law to the breaking point has investors casting a wary eye across a legal landscape reshaped by billionaires.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“That could work for Musk, but there are not a lot of Musks around. He’s pushing the logic of the market, and the logic of corporate law, to its end,” Professor Stavros Gadinis, faculty director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business told @bloomberglaw.com https://bit.ly/44Gw57i #BerkeleyLaw
"What will be the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the midst of a presidency that is challenging constitutional limits, and at a time when the country is deeply ideologically divided?" — Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via ABA Journal https://bit.ly/3YHzM9c #BerkeleyLaw
Chemerinsky: A look back at the Supreme Court in 2025 reflects its conservative leanings
What will be the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the midst of a presidency that is challenging constitutional limits, and at a time when the country is deeply ideologically divided?
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December 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"What will be the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the midst of a presidency that is challenging constitutional limits, and at a time when the country is deeply ideologically divided?" — Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via ABA Journal https://bit.ly/3YHzM9c #BerkeleyLaw
“It basically says that a federal officer can be criminally prosecuted for unreasonable actions. Federal officers, by virtue of being federal officers, do not get immunity from all state civil and criminal laws,” Dean Chemerinsky told @calmatters.org https://bit.ly/45eaYcB #BerkeleyLaw
New California law bans federal agents from wearing masks in showdown over immigration raids
The Trump administration is suing to block a new California that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearings masks on duty. It was shaped by concerns over masked immigration agents in Los...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“It basically says that a federal officer can be criminally prosecuted for unreasonable actions. Federal officers, by virtue of being federal officers, do not get immunity from all state civil and criminal laws,” Dean Chemerinsky told @calmatters.org https://bit.ly/45eaYcB #BerkeleyLaw
"In a country committed to the rule of law, no principle is more essential than that no one, not even the president, is above the law."
— Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via the Daily Journal https://bit.ly/3Ybvrej #BerkeleyLaw
— Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via the Daily Journal https://bit.ly/3Ybvrej #BerkeleyLaw
Revive the Ethics in Government Act
The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"In a country committed to the rule of law, no principle is more essential than that no one, not even the president, is above the law."
— Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via the Daily Journal https://bit.ly/3Ybvrej #BerkeleyLaw
— Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via the Daily Journal https://bit.ly/3Ybvrej #BerkeleyLaw
Listen: Episode #14 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Eugene Regan in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos. open.spotify.com/episode/43qq...
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Eugene Regan
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December 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Listen: Episode #14 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Eugene Regan in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos. open.spotify.com/episode/43qq...
Listen: 'Voices Carry' podcast featuring David A. Carrillo, executive director of the California Constitution Center. He’s now editor-in-chief of California Legal History and joined the California Supreme Court Historical Society's board of directors. https://bit.ly/3MElQKC #BerkeleyLaw
‘Voices Carry’ podcast: California Constitution Center leader David A. Carrillo takes the helm of California Legal History
Carrillo has just become editor-in-chief of the book-length annual scholarly volume published by the California Supreme Court Historical Society and joined the society’s board of directors.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Listen: 'Voices Carry' podcast featuring David A. Carrillo, executive director of the California Constitution Center. He’s now editor-in-chief of California Legal History and joined the California Supreme Court Historical Society's board of directors. https://bit.ly/3MElQKC #BerkeleyLaw
Dave Jones, director of the Climate Risk Initiative at @cleeberkeley.bsky.social, recently published an article in @yalelawjournal.bsky.social analyzing how climate change is driving the growing property-insurance crisis. https://bit.ly/44zf2nB #BerkeleyLaw @cadavejones.bsky.social
Dave Jones shows how climate change drives the property insurance crisis
The director of the Climate Risk Initiative at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment recently published an article in the Yale Law Journal suggesting federal and state policy solutions.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Dave Jones, director of the Climate Risk Initiative at @cleeberkeley.bsky.social, recently published an article in @yalelawjournal.bsky.social analyzing how climate change is driving the growing property-insurance crisis. https://bit.ly/44zf2nB #BerkeleyLaw @cadavejones.bsky.social
“Students, activists, people who otherwise might not have entered this field are becoming doulas so they can help save lives, or at least make childbirth more empowering instead of another site of degradation,” Professor Khiara M. Bridges told @sacobserver.com https://bit.ly/4qCT8sj #BerkeleyLaw
Gen Z doulas transform Black maternal health care - The Sacramento Observer
Meet Maddison Brodeur, a young Gen Z doula working to change birthing care for Black women in Sacramento, addressing racial disparities in maternal health.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Students, activists, people who otherwise might not have entered this field are becoming doulas so they can help save lives, or at least make childbirth more empowering instead of another site of degradation,” Professor Khiara M. Bridges told @sacobserver.com https://bit.ly/4qCT8sj #BerkeleyLaw
Coming in Spring 2026: Professor Khiara M. Bridges' new book, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴.
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Presenting our spring 2026 catalog
Books that answer the most pressing questions of our fraught moment.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Coming in Spring 2026: Professor Khiara M. Bridges' new book, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴.
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How is “emergency” defined?
Thanks to Catalina C. on Instagram for submitting this question! youtube.com/shorts/D6TyD...
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Thanks to Catalina C. on Instagram for submitting this question! youtube.com/shorts/D6TyD...
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How is “emergency” defined?
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December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How is “emergency” defined?
Thanks to Catalina C. on Instagram for submitting this question! youtube.com/shorts/D6TyD...
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
Thanks to Catalina C. on Instagram for submitting this question! youtube.com/shorts/D6TyD...
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🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to scholar @roxanegay.bsky.social, New York magazine's @irincarmon.bsky.social and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Savala Nolan about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
❓Do you think misogyny has become mainstream?
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We're talking to scholar @roxanegay.bsky.social, New York magazine's @irincarmon.bsky.social and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Savala Nolan about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
❓Do you think misogyny has become mainstream?
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Misogyny Has Gone Mainstream. What Can be Done? | KQED
We gather a panel of thinkers and leaders to talk about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to scholar @roxanegay.bsky.social, New York magazine's @irincarmon.bsky.social and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Savala Nolan about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
❓Do you think misogyny has become mainstream?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to scholar @roxanegay.bsky.social, New York magazine's @irincarmon.bsky.social and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Savala Nolan about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
❓Do you think misogyny has become mainstream?
📻 Listen:
Listen to @kqedforum.bsky.social tomorrow to hear Savala Nolan '11, executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, along with @roxanegay.bsky.social, @irincarmon.bsky.social and @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/49dU5Bf #BerkeleyLaw
Misogyny Has Gone Mainstream. What Can be Done? | KQED
We gather a panel of thinkers and leaders to talk about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Listen to @kqedforum.bsky.social tomorrow to hear Savala Nolan '11, executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, along with @roxanegay.bsky.social, @irincarmon.bsky.social and @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/49dU5Bf #BerkeleyLaw
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Hear @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Savala Nolan '11, Exec Dir of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, on @kqedforum.bsky.social with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social & @irincarmon.bsky.social tomorrow at 9am www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Misogyny Has Gone Mainstream. What Can be Done? | KQED
We gather a panel of thinkers and leaders to talk about how misogyny has become mainstream and what can be done about it.
www.kqed.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Hear @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Savala Nolan '11, Exec Dir of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, on @kqedforum.bsky.social with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social & @irincarmon.bsky.social tomorrow at 9am www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
"Loyalty programs really are everywhere. So it looks really easy, but it sets you up for a lot of tracking down the line," says Sam Levine, senior fellow at @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social https://bit.ly/49g1PTb #BerkeleyLaw @saalevine.bsky.social
How Loyalty Programs Manipulate Consumers and Steal Personal Data | KQED
We talk about how loyalty programs exploit consumers, how California is fighting back and how we can stay alert to the pitfalls.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"Loyalty programs really are everywhere. So it looks really easy, but it sets you up for a lot of tracking down the line," says Sam Levine, senior fellow at @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social https://bit.ly/49g1PTb #BerkeleyLaw @saalevine.bsky.social
“There are serious questions on both the domestic law front and international law front,” Professor Elena Chachko (@elenachachko.bsky.social) told @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/americ... #BerkeleyLaw
Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
This is Washington's latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro's government, targeting its main source of income.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“There are serious questions on both the domestic law front and international law front,” Professor Elena Chachko (@elenachachko.bsky.social) told @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/americ... #BerkeleyLaw
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🚨 Tomorrow! 🚨
Learn why the public domain matters & how we can defend it in the #booktalk THE PUBLIC DOMAIN with James Boyle & Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
📆 Thurs Dec 18
🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT (1 PM ET)
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839697527...
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Learn why the public domain matters & how we can defend it in the #booktalk THE PUBLIC DOMAIN with James Boyle & Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
📆 Thurs Dec 18
🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT (1 PM ET)
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839697527...
@mollysvh.bsky.social @authorsalliance.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨 Tomorrow! 🚨
Learn why the public domain matters & how we can defend it in the #booktalk THE PUBLIC DOMAIN with James Boyle & Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
📆 Thurs Dec 18
🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT (1 PM ET)
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839697527...
@mollysvh.bsky.social @authorsalliance.bsky.social
Learn why the public domain matters & how we can defend it in the #booktalk THE PUBLIC DOMAIN with James Boyle & Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
📆 Thurs Dec 18
🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT (1 PM ET)
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839697527...
@mollysvh.bsky.social @authorsalliance.bsky.social
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Hear from @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social Senior Fellow Sam A.A. Levine (fmr Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection) & Stephanie Nguyen, fmr FTC chief technologist, now snr fellow at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social with @mina-kim.bsky.social www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
How Loyalty Programs Manipulate Consumers and Steal Personal Data | KQED
We talk about how loyalty programs exploit consumers, how California is fighting back and how we can stay alert to the pitfalls.
www.kqed.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Hear from @ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social Senior Fellow Sam A.A. Levine (fmr Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection) & Stephanie Nguyen, fmr FTC chief technologist, now snr fellow at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social with @mina-kim.bsky.social www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Berkeley Law is one of 11 law schools to receive an A+ rating in Criminal Law from JD Journal: https://bit.ly/48JRmzi #BerkeleyLaw
Berkeley Among Just 11 U.S. Law Schools to Earn an A+ Rating for Criminal Law
Berkeley Law is one of 11 law schools to receive an A+ rating in Criminal Law from JD Journal, which evaluated specialized concentrations, clinical programs, research centers, externships, law journal...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Berkeley Law is one of 11 law schools to receive an A+ rating in Criminal Law from JD Journal: https://bit.ly/48JRmzi #BerkeleyLaw
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Great to see @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Ted Mermin '96, Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice (@ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social) on Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's Countering Tech Fraud working group! www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/g...
Governor Newsom launches new initiatives to partner with tech policy experts and accelerate responsible AI in state government | Governor of California
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December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great to see @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Ted Mermin '96, Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice (@ucbconsumerlaw.bsky.social) on Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's Countering Tech Fraud working group! www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/g...
“We understand that life happens, and we’re often able to provide guidance or assistance,” says Anya Grossmann, Senior Director of Admissions and Recruiting to LLM Guide: https://bit.ly/48GKKld #BerkeleyLaw
As LL.M. Deadlines Approach, Quality Matters More Than Speed
Rushing an LL.M. application leads to errors, generic essays and missed opportunities. Law schools urge applicants to slow down, stay strategic and communicate early.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“We understand that life happens, and we’re often able to provide guidance or assistance,” says Anya Grossmann, Senior Director of Admissions and Recruiting to LLM Guide: https://bit.ly/48GKKld #BerkeleyLaw