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As preventable infectious diseases harm more children, school immunization mandates are being challenged in state legislatures and courtrooms, UC Law SF’s Prof. @doritreiss.bsky.social and Lawrence O. Gostin write in a JAMA Viewpoint.
State Vaccine Law and Policy—A New Threat to Public Health
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of understanding the evolution and current trajectory of state-level vaccine requirements for assessing the stability of the nation’s immunization infrastructur...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As preventable infectious diseases harm more children, school immunization mandates are being challenged in state legislatures and courtrooms, UC Law SF’s Prof. @doritreiss.bsky.social and Lawrence O. Gostin write in a JAMA Viewpoint.
A decision to cut millions of dollars in federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics could face legal trouble, Professor @doritreiss.bsky.social tells @nbcnews.com.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A decision to cut millions of dollars in federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics could face legal trouble, Professor @doritreiss.bsky.social tells @nbcnews.com.
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Prof. Lawrence Gostin and I wrote about the threat to states school immunization requirements from both litigation and legislation, especially worrying given federal actions undermining vaccine access
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State Vaccine Law and Policy—A New Threat to Public Health
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of understanding the evolution and current trajectory of state-level vaccine requirements for assessing the stability of the nation’s immunization infrastructur...
jamanetwork.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Prof. Lawrence Gostin and I wrote about the threat to states school immunization requirements from both litigation and legislation, especially worrying given federal actions undermining vaccine access
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
UC Law SF graduates are achieving strong results. For the two most recent graduating classes, high rates of alumni passed the bar exam on their first try and landed jobs in the legal field within 10 months after law school. www.uclawsf.edu/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
UC Law SF graduates are achieving strong results. For the two most recent graduating classes, high rates of alumni passed the bar exam on their first try and landed jobs in the legal field within 10 months after law school. www.uclawsf.edu/2025/12/18/u...
The UC Law SF Board of Directors has launched the process to search for the next chancellor and dean. Chancellor & Dean David Faigman, who has led the College since 2016 and served on the faculty since 1987, is not seeking reappointment when his term ends in June 2027.
December 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The UC Law SF Board of Directors has launched the process to search for the next chancellor and dean. Chancellor & Dean David Faigman, who has led the College since 2016 and served on the faculty since 1987, is not seeking reappointment when his term ends in June 2027.
Professor Robin Feldman’s @forbes.com op-ed argues that, as modern AI systems challenge legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks, verification is the key to generating value.
Greater AI Transparency Would Help Build Trust And Generate Value
As AI blurs the line between real and synthetic content, trust depends on verification. Here's how a public-private certification model could help consumers understand what they’re seeing.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Professor Robin Feldman’s @forbes.com op-ed argues that, as modern AI systems challenge legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks, verification is the key to generating value.
COVID-19 changed how patients can access treatments for opioid use disorder, a major shift at the intersection of health and criminal law. #UCLawSF Professor Benjamin A. Barsky looks at how telemedicine laws and regulations shape access to care — and why some patients remain left behind.
Prof. Benjamin A. Barsky Discusses Legal Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)
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December 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
COVID-19 changed how patients can access treatments for opioid use disorder, a major shift at the intersection of health and criminal law. #UCLawSF Professor Benjamin A. Barsky looks at how telemedicine laws and regulations shape access to care — and why some patients remain left behind.
A federal advisory board’s vote to revise Hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns raises serious public health concerns, Prof. @doritreiss.bsky.social writes in an op-ed for @statnews.com.
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory panel is beset by incompetence, bias, and procedural chaos
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) meetings used to be a geek’s dream: hours of long, maybe dreary presentation of extensive data
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December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A federal advisory board’s vote to revise Hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns raises serious public health concerns, Prof. @doritreiss.bsky.social writes in an op-ed for @statnews.com.
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🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to Afghan-American Foundation's Joseph Azam, @theatlantic.com's @nickmiroff.bsky.social and @uclawsf.bsky.social's @karenmusalo.bsky.social about what Trump's pause on asylum decisions means for the Afghan community and beyond.
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We're talking to Afghan-American Foundation's Joseph Azam, @theatlantic.com's @nickmiroff.bsky.social and @uclawsf.bsky.social's @karenmusalo.bsky.social about what Trump's pause on asylum decisions means for the Afghan community and beyond.
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What Trump’s ‘Pause’ on Asylum Decisions Means for the Bay Area’s Afghan Community and Beyond | KQED
We talk about what these sweeping changes mean for legal immigrants, asylum seekers, and the federal agencies carrying out deportations.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to Afghan-American Foundation's Joseph Azam, @theatlantic.com's @nickmiroff.bsky.social and @uclawsf.bsky.social's @karenmusalo.bsky.social about what Trump's pause on asylum decisions means for the Afghan community and beyond.
❓What are your Qs about the changes?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to Afghan-American Foundation's Joseph Azam, @theatlantic.com's @nickmiroff.bsky.social and @uclawsf.bsky.social's @karenmusalo.bsky.social about what Trump's pause on asylum decisions means for the Afghan community and beyond.
❓What are your Qs about the changes?
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Member Scholar Dave Owen of @uclawsf.bsky.social said that data center developers could face litigation over alleged violations of state laws, as well. At the state level, conflicts are emerging over pricing arrangements and data centers’ financial responsibility.
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Litigators build toolkit to fight AI data centers
The Trump administration’s plans to advance data centers and the energy to support them are sparking a legal backlash.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Member Scholar Dave Owen of @uclawsf.bsky.social said that data center developers could face litigation over alleged violations of state laws, as well. At the state level, conflicts are emerging over pricing arrangements and data centers’ financial responsibility.
www.eenews.net/articles/lit...
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Thank you for supporting UC Law San Francisco on Giving Tuesday! We raised $77,768 — your gifts will establish new levels of excellence in legal education and expand opportunities for our talented students and faculty.
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thank you for supporting UC Law San Francisco on Giving Tuesday! We raised $77,768 — your gifts will establish new levels of excellence in legal education and expand opportunities for our talented students and faculty.
Since our founding in 1878, UC Law San Francisco has produced generations of lawyers, leaders, activists, inventors, partners, and public servants. Our excellent faculty and innovative initiatives prepare students to enter the legal profession with confidence.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Since our founding in 1878, UC Law San Francisco has produced generations of lawyers, leaders, activists, inventors, partners, and public servants. Our excellent faculty and innovative initiatives prepare students to enter the legal profession with confidence.
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Giving Tuesday is on December 2 and it’s the perfect opportunity to support our students and faculty working to confront injustice and strengthen communities.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Giving Tuesday is on December 2 and it’s the perfect opportunity to support our students and faculty working to confront injustice and strengthen communities.
You don’t have to wait to make a gift. Be part of UC Law SF’s extraordinary future and give now: give.uclawsf.edu/g/giving-tue...
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@politico.com recently featured Prof. Zachary Henderson, an expert in AI litigation, in a story on whether the law should do more to protect adults from AI chatbots.
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@politico.com recently featured Prof. Zachary Henderson, an expert in AI litigation, in a story on whether the law should do more to protect adults from AI chatbots.
A U.S. Border Patrol program that monitors millions of drivers and uses algorithms to flag “suspicious” behavior raises significant constitutional questions, Center for Constitutional Democracy Director Nicole Ozer highlights in a story for the Associated Press. @apnews.com
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A U.S. Border Patrol program that monitors millions of drivers and uses algorithms to flag “suspicious” behavior raises significant constitutional questions, Center for Constitutional Democracy Director Nicole Ozer highlights in a story for the Associated Press. @apnews.com
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On this episode of In Conversation, James Campbell is joined by Nicole Ozer, the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco
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UC Law San Francisco Nicole Ozer
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UC Law San Francisco Nicole Ozer
#uclawsf #wethepeople
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On this episode of In Conversation, James Campbell is joined by Nicole Ozer, the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco
Watch here👉 https://youtu.be/zU-0b-_A24o
UC Law San Francisco Nicole Ozer
#uclawsf #wethepeople
Watch here👉 https://youtu.be/zU-0b-_A24o
UC Law San Francisco Nicole Ozer
#uclawsf #wethepeople
In an interview with The Verge, #UCLawSF Prof. George Horvath explains how companies use “clinical-grade” as a marketing term — not a legally defined medical standard — to imply credibility without regulation.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In an interview with The Verge, #UCLawSF Prof. George Horvath explains how companies use “clinical-grade” as a marketing term — not a legally defined medical standard — to imply credibility without regulation.
www.theverge.com/report/80688...
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Professor David Levine spoke to KTVU about recent federal court rulings requiring the Trump administration to use emergency funds to continue funding SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) during the government shutdown.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Professor David Levine spoke to KTVU about recent federal court rulings requiring the Trump administration to use emergency funds to continue funding SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) during the government shutdown.
#UCLawSF Prof. @doritreiss.bsky.social draws on her vaccine law research to comment on the misinformation and conspiracy theories that underpin hundreds of bills that state legislatures are considering across the country to roll back public health protections.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#UCLawSF Prof. @doritreiss.bsky.social draws on her vaccine law research to comment on the misinformation and conspiracy theories that underpin hundreds of bills that state legislatures are considering across the country to roll back public health protections.
Prof. David Levine examines the ramifications of AB 218, the CA law that removed the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse cases. He writes in an op-ed that the policy choices that were made in crafting the bill are harming the taxpayers and the assault survivors it was intended to help.
California opened the door to justice for sexual abuse survivors - but fraud walked in too
The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Prof. David Levine examines the ramifications of AB 218, the CA law that removed the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse cases. He writes in an op-ed that the policy choices that were made in crafting the bill are harming the taxpayers and the assault survivors it was intended to help.
How do federal courts stay open during a government shutdown? Professor Scott Dodson, director of UC Law SF’s Center for Litigation and Courts, tells Straight Arrow News that judges’ salaries are constitutionally protected, but other court employees could face furloughs in a prolonged shutdown.
The impact of judicial employee furloughs is all just a matter of time
SAN spoke with an expert about the immediate and long-term impacts of furloughs across the federal judiciary.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How do federal courts stay open during a government shutdown? Professor Scott Dodson, director of UC Law SF’s Center for Litigation and Courts, tells Straight Arrow News that judges’ salaries are constitutionally protected, but other court employees could face furloughs in a prolonged shutdown.
Prof. Zachary Price analyzes the Trump administration’s bid to cancel more than $4 billion in foreign aid in a report in @nytimes.com.
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There Are Lessons From the Nixon Era in Trump’s Attempts to Freeze Spending
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October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Prof. Zachary Price analyzes the Trump administration’s bid to cancel more than $4 billion in foreign aid in a report in @nytimes.com.
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Some of our top professors discuss what’s at stake during UC Law SF's annual U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview.
UC Law SF Professors Explore Supreme Court’s Impact on Individual Rights and Government Power - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)
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October 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Some of our top professors discuss what’s at stake during UC Law SF's annual U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview.
UC Law SF Prof. Hadar Aviram has been honored with the 2025 Michael J. Hindelang Outstanding Book Award for Fester: Carceral Permeability and California's COVID-19 Correctional Disaster (University of California Press, 2024), coauthored with Chad Goerzen.
UC Law SF Prof. Hadar Aviram Honored with National Criminology Book Award - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)
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October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
UC Law SF Prof. Hadar Aviram has been honored with the 2025 Michael J. Hindelang Outstanding Book Award for Fester: Carceral Permeability and California's COVID-19 Correctional Disaster (University of California Press, 2024), coauthored with Chad Goerzen.
"Now there is no real limit on police seizures.” UC Law SF Professor Kate Weisburd and coauthor Daniel Harawa of NYU discuss the profound impacts of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the 4th Amendment in their Los Angeles Times op-ed.
Contributor: The 4th Amendment will no longer protect you
Thanks to the Supreme Court, now there is no real limit on police seizures. People of color will bear the brunt of this regime, including immigrants who are already subject to raids.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Now there is no real limit on police seizures.” UC Law SF Professor Kate Weisburd and coauthor Daniel Harawa of NYU discuss the profound impacts of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the 4th Amendment in their Los Angeles Times op-ed.