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Mara Gross
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Nonprofits, policy, erstwhile lawyer • Healthy and just communities • she/her • Portland, Oregon
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The gathering crowd in #Portland. So many people, so many costumes, so much good energy #NoKings
Thousands of people, many with signs, surrounded by trees in early fall colors. At Tom McCall Waterfront Park, taken from the Morrison Brisge.
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Portland, Oregon #NoKings
Large group of people, many with signs, with trees in the background at No Kings march in Portland, Oregon. Photo by the Oregonian People with signs gathered on Naito Parkway and Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland No Kings March
June 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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"A commitment to the rule of law is nonpartisan. All government officials, regardless of their party or ideology, must obey the Constitution and laws. Indeed, the very core of the rule of law is that no one is above the law." Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean at UC Berkeley Law
Full page of text, plus photo of law dean and quote. Here's as much as alt text will let me post: "Upholding the Rule of Law As a law school, we have a special responsibility for the rule of law in our society and in the world. A commitment to the rule of law is nonpartisan. All government officials, regardless of their party or ideology, must obey the Constitution and laws. Indeed, the very core of the rule of law is that no one is above the law. Now, more than ever, UC Berkeley Law must be a force for upholding the rule of law and for using law to make people's lives better. I have spent a great deal of time thinking about how as a law school we can respond to events that are occurring in Washington that are clearly in violation of the law: firing agency heads, inspectors general, and civil ser- vice employees in violation of federal statutes; closing agencies created by federal statutes; refusing to spend money appropriated by federal law; threatening to revoke visas for those who express particular views; and planning to move United States prisoners and detainees to El Salvador. Part of our response is to hold a series of programs, in conjunction with our new Edley Center on Law & Democracy, to educate our students and our community. One of those events took place a week after the November election as to what the Trump administration will mean for the law, with six professors speaking to a packed lecture hall. This semester, we are having a series of programs focused on specific issues: the environment, immigration, federal workers, reproductive justice, DEi, and others. We'll be hiring an executive director and have begun raising funds for the center, which I see as a core part of our efforts gqing forward. Also, it is very important to provide information to those in our community who might be affected by new policies. For example, we have provided detailed information about what students and their families can do in response to actions of the Immigrations…
April 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM