Justice Kennedy recalls McGeorge roots, landmark rulings in Sacramento talk
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy reflected on his Sacramento roots, his landmark rulings, and encounters wit...
New law lets California law students be paid for for-credit externships
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed AB 1155, a McGeorge clinic-originated bill requiring California law schools to allow studen...
Audit of troubled California Bar Exam nears governor's desk
The Legislature approved SB 47, an urgency measure authorizing the state auditor to investigate widespread problems with Febru...
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UC Irvine Law establishes Glassberg Chair in Environmental Law
The chair honors the Glassbergs, longtime conservationists who helped preserve Missouri's Meramec River and founded the Mysun Charitable Foundation in 1969.
California law deans push State Bar to adopt NextGen Uniform Bar Examination in 2028
They argue it is the clearest path to meeting California Supreme Court requirements after this year's disastrous rollout of a California-only test.
A career with real-world impact: What municipal law practice looks like
From attending city council meetings to drafting cannabis ordinances, it's all in a day's work for a municipal law attorney. Paloma Perez-McEvoy, a partner at Olivarez Madruga Law Organization LLP and co-chair of the firm's municipal law group, sat down with Cal Lawyer to explain what the practice area is really about.