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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.

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Dear Berkeley Law Community,

It is with a very heavy heart that we are writing to share the sad news that our wonderful colleague, Laurie Edelman, passed away tonight.  Laurie had been seriously ill since late December, but had been doing better until recently.

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Congratulations to JSP Student Bonnie Cherry who is a recipient of the Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship!

Each year, the Institute of Governmental Studies awards three Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowships of $3,000 each. The Synar Fellowship is awarded to distinguished UC Berkeley graduate students who are writing their dissertations on an aspect of American politics, which may include comparative research across nations with the United States as a major case.

Congratulations to JSP Student Joel Sati who was offered and has accepted a tenure track position at the University of Oregon Law School!

Joel Sati will be an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law beginning Fall 2023. Sati will be teaching Criminal Law, Immigration Law, and Crimmigration among other courses.

Announcing the New LSR Editors!

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