Catherine Sandoval spoke with KQED radio about whether PG&E can operate without starting wildfires. Professor Sandoval also spoke with redgreenandblue.org after the federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric’s soon-to-expire felony probation called for the utility to be broken up.…
Santa Clara University School of Law is excited to announce the hire of two new faculty members, who will start in the Fall 2022 semester. Sean Bland will be joining us from Georgetown University where he currently serves as a…
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is an important accrediting body for law schools and a leading professional organization dedicated to excellence in legal education. In keeping with its tradition of leadership in legal education, members of the Santa…
Judge Eugene Hyman JD ’77 wrote an op-ed for the San Francisco Daily Journal about how legal system silos are harming domestic violence victims. Read the op-ed (a subscription is required). “A victim of domestic violence is expected to speak…
Michelle Oberman spoke with San Jose Outside about how equitable access to abortion services in San Jose is not a guarantee, despite many options. Michelle Oberman, a law professor at Santa Clara University, has seen this all before, having spent…
Michelle Oberman spoke with the New York Times about what a post Roe v. Wade America would look like. “Common forms of abortion support will become suspect: providing financial assistance, transportation or even advice. Depending upon the jurisdiction, such assistance…
Catherine Sandoval spoke with ABC 10 News about how PG&E is set to get off of federal criminal probation on January 26, while survivors of their disasters want the judge to intervene. Some attorneys see a good argument for Judge…
Michael Vargas wrote an article on Lessons from the Rittenhouse and McMichael trials for San Jose Spotlight. “Professor Bruce Green argues an informed public is the best antidote to prosecutorial misconduct. The challenge is that, outside of these cases, prosecutorial…
Judge Eugene Hyman JD ’77 wrote an opinion piece for the Mercury News about combatting smash and grab robberies in California. “I’ve written extensively about my support for progressive criminal justice reforms such as Propositions 36 (promoting drug treatment as…
Celebrating two decades of saving lives, training lawyers, and changing laws Obie Anthony III was supposed to die in prison, for a crime he did not commit. What saved him and 32 other wrongly-convicted California inmates—incarcerated for a combined 480…
