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Law enforcement prosecutions are inherently difficult, UC Berkeley law Professor Jonathan Simon allowed. State law enables police to use deadly force when they reasonably believe they are threatened; juries bring a set of presumptions into the courtroom and historically they have been swayed by testimony of police officers. Considering all these hurdles, “it’s inevitably rare that officers are charged for using force in the course of their jobs,” Simon said, let alone convicted.

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Congratulations to JSP Student Haley Anderson has been awarded a Daniel E. Koshland Jr Fellowship in the Art of Teaching Writing!

The Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. Art of Teaching Writing Fellowship is a grant designed to provide graduate students teaching Reading and Composition courses in 2023-24 the opportunity to improve existing and develop new pedagogical skills and practices.

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Congratulations to JSP Student Diana Reddy who was offered and has accepted a tenure-track position at the UC Berkeley School of Law!

Diana Reddy will be joining the UC Berkeley School of Law as an Assistant Professor this summer. Diana will be teaching Work Law, Contracts, and seminars focusing on work, inequality, social movements, and political economy.

Congratulations to JSP Student Naomi Yitref who has been awarded the Mentored Research Award for the 2023-2024 academic year! Naomi was selected based on a two-step nomination process (departmental and campuswide), and her selection for this award reflects the university's recognition of her distinguished academic record and confidence in her promise for continued achievement.

Congratulations to JSP Student Diana S. Reddy who recently had an article published in the Yale Law Journal. You can read “After the Law of Apolitical Economy: Reclaiming the Normative Stakes of Labor Unions” here.

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Congratulations to JSP Student Eduardo Bautista Duran who has been selected for the UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship (PPPF).  Fellows were selected based on their outstanding academic achievements, their commitment to advancing issues of equity and inclusion, and their interest in pursuing a career in the professoriate.

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We will hold a memorial service for Laurie Edelman on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:00 p.m. in the Warren Room (Rm. 295) at Berkeley Law.

The service will also be streaming live on youtube, click here to view. 

We hope very much that you can join us to celebrate Laurie’s life and to remember our beloved colleague.

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Congratulations to JSP Student Daimeon Shanks who recently had an article (co-written with JSP alum, Ming Hsu Chen) published in the latest edition of the Maryland Law Review. You can read “The New Normal: Regulatory Dysfunction as Policymaking” here.