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On Oct. 31, @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Review hosted its symposium, "Celebrating Dean Kevin R. Johnson: Honoring a Legacy of Transformative Scholarship and Leadership." Read more about it at the link: law.ucdavis.edu/news/law-rev...

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November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Last week, we hosted the inaugural Judges-in-Residence Program, an initiative spearheaded by @ucdavis.bsky.social Law's Career Services office. Thank you to U.S. District Court Judges Sunshine Sykes and J. Philip Calabrese for sharing their time, insights, and experience with our community!
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Happy Native American Heritage Month! Join Chancellor May and Dr. Antoinette Martinez, co-director of Tribal Health PRIME Pathway at UC Davis School of Medicine, in celebrating the Native American community's heritage and contributions to our campus.
Native American Heritage Month
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November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A new book by @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Ash Bhagwat examines the current political and legal wars over social media platforms.

More information at the link: www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...

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November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Prof. Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the @nytimes.com for today's article, "Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?"

“Since race can be one factor, in the exercise of discretion, it can become the dominant factor in an immigration stop,” Johnson said.

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N.Y. Times Quotes Professor Johnson About ICE and Racial Profiling
Professor Kevin R. Johnson commented for an Oct. 24 New York Times article, "Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?" Johnson offered context about how a Supreme Court decision from 1975 is in...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Congrats to Professor Lisa R. Pruitt, who has reached the 25-year milestone as a faculty member at @ucdavis.bsky.social Law!

She will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 22, at an event celebrating the latest members of UC Davis’ exclusive Quarter Century Club.

Read more: bit.ly/3J4gwyG

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October 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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My new essay is in the University of Chicago Law Review Online: “Children and the Cars That Watch Them.”

Autonomous vehicles promise freedom for kids, but also bring unprecedented surveillance.
Parental consent isn’t enough; we need substantive limits.

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Children and the Cars That Watch Them | The University of Chicago Law Review
Parents are turning to autonomous vehicles (AVs) to shuttle their children around, seeing them as a safe and convenient option. AVs promise increased mobility for children but bring with them unparall...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join UC Davis Law Review for its symposium featuring Professor @maryrziegler.bsky.social. This event will explore the history of the fetal personhood debate and its consequences for bodily autonomy and personal liberty.

📅 Friday, Oct. 17
📍 King Hall, Room 1001 and via livestream
⏰ 12 - 1:30 p.m.
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We are looking forward to this talk next Tuesday with Dr.
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.

➡️ In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/42kxaQV

#AGI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join the @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Center for Innovation, Law, and Society (CILS) for a talk with Université de Liège Professor Jérôme De Cooman about how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act incorporates elements of fairness.

In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/4mKzR5z

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence
October 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Kevin R. Johnson is delivering the keynote, "The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era," at this year's Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Saint Louis University School of Law Journal. More details: bit.ly/3WrogO4

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October 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Join the Center for Innovation, Law, and Society (CILS) for a talk with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.

This in-person event will also be livestreamed: bit.ly/42kxaQV

#AGI #AI
September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Join us for a talk with @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Aaron Tang, who will discuss recent and future U.S. Supreme Court cases as a way to explore the future direction of U.S. democracy.

🔵 Monday, Sept. 29
🔵 12 - 1 p.m.
🔵 King Hall, Room 1301 and via livestream: bit.ly/46m99vm

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September 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Professor Kevin R. Johnson will be the keynote speaker at
@slulaw.bsky.social Journal's 2025 Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture on Oct. 10. The lecture will explore immigration and the U.S. Supreme Court in the early days of the second Trump Administration. Details🔗: bit.ly/421MLox
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Happy #LatinxHeritageMonth! Join Chancellor Gary S. May and Professor Raquel Aldana from @ucdavislaw.bsky.social in celebrating all the richness in culture our Chicanx and Latinx Aggies bring to our campus.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the month's events. Please visit: ucdav.is/LatinxMonth
Latinx Heritage Month 2025
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September 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Congrats to Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Donna Shestowsky on being elected to the American Law Institute!

Read more at the link: law.ucdavis.edu/news/senior-...

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September 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join us on Saturday, Sept. 13, for the opening reception of a photography exhibit by photojournalist David Bacon, sponsored by the @ucdavis.bsky.social Labor and Community Center. Details and registration: bit.ly/3UYqGDp

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September 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Lisa R. Pruitt spoke to The Practice, a magazine published by @hlsclp.bsky.social for its August issue about legal deserts, or rural areas with too few lawyers and judges to meet demand.

Check out the full conversation: bit.ly/3HWuC4r

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Confronting Antirural Bias - Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession
Why should legal scholars be thinking about rural-urban difference, broadly speaking? Lisa Pruitt, Brigitte Bodenheimer Research Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law. The...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor David Horton has been invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging next Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Visit the link for more information: www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/pro...

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Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers | United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
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August 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Don't miss @ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin at this event on Sept. 15.

Details and registration: bit.ly/3HRSOow

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This year’s LSU Law Constitution Day Lecture—“Birthright Citizenship & the Fourteenth Amendment: Originalism, Text, and the Executive Order”—will take place at 12:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, in the McKernan Auditorium at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Join us in congratulating Jaleel Baker ’27, who is one of The Sacramento Observer's 2025 30 Under 30 Awardees.

Read more at the link: sacobserver.com/2025-observe...

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August 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Alumni Reunions for @ucdavis.bsky.social Law classes ending in 0 and 5 are set for Saturday, Oct. 18! Spread the word to classmates and register online today: law.ucdavis.edu/alumni/reunions

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August 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Summer is in full swing! ☀️ Our social media team will briefly step away for a summer break to recharge and plan for the upcoming fall semester. We will see you on August 4!

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July 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM