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Professor and arbitration expert David Horton appeared in the The Guardian and on Bloomberg’s On the Merits podcast and MSNBC’s The ReidOut program to speak about high-profile attempts by Disney and Uber to enforce arbitration clauses to which custome

Professor Darien Shanske spoke to CalMatters on Oct. 29 about California’s Proposition 5, aimed at lowering the percentage of votes needed for local government bonds to pass from the current two-thirds majority to a 55% majority.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson participated in the Los Angeles County Bar Association program ”The Case for Optimism: Doubling Down on DEI in the Legal Workforce, Workplace and Marketplace” on Oct. 29 at Loyola Law School.

The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board quoted Professor Luke Fadem in its Oct. 24 endorsement of the effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.

Professor Raquel Aldana presented at the American Society of Comparative Law’s annual meeting, held Oct. 17-19 at Texas A&M University School of Law.

Aldana gave a talk titled “Climate Displacement in the LAC (Latin American and Caribbean) Region: Progress and Promise for a Just Transition.”

Professor Karrigan Börk researches legal and ethical issues in ecological restoration along with local governance issues in ecosystem management. His publications range from the definitive text on the history and application of California Fish and Game Code Section 5937 to a hatchery and genetic management plan for spring-run Chinook salmon. He holds a Ph.D. in ecology (conservation biology) from UC Davis, a J.D.

Professor Richard Frank was quoted extensively in a Sept. 17 Daily Journal story that focused on a recent Los Angeles Superior Court ruling invalidating the city of Los Angeles’ ordinance phasing out oil and gas operations within city limits.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund will honor Professor Leticia Saucedo with its Excellence in Legal Service Lifetime Achievement Award on Nov. 7 at an awards gala in Los Angeles.

Reporter Jasmine Garsd interviewed Professor Kevin Johnson for a Nov. 1 Morning Edition news segment on former President Donald Trump’s plans to use law enforcement to implement his plans for mass deportation of immigrants if he is re-elected to the White House.

On Oct. 24, Professor Rick Frank and River Partners President Julie Rentner published a Capitol Weekly op-ed headlined “How protecting Central Valley communities from flooding can help restore the Bay-Delta and salmon.”