Santa Clara law students Colette LeBeau, Kirt Iverson, Efrain Staino, Robert Krupica, and Willa Gelvick competed February 26 to February 29 in the 2009 Pacific Super Regional Rounds of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. This year, Lewis and…

David Major, a 3L Santa Clara Law School student, successfully represented an African man who was imprisoned by his government and tortured for over a year on account of his religious beliefs and practices. The case involved many hours of…

A special lecture by Kyong-Whan Ahn, "Obscuring the Causes of Human Rights: South Korea in an ‘Economy-First’ World,” is being held on Wednesday, February 18th in Bannan Hall, room 142. Lunch is provided. Kyong-Whan Ahn is the chairperson of the…

The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) selected Professor Michelle Oberman’s book with Professor Cheryl L. Meyer entitled WHEN MOTHERS KILL: INTERVIEWS FROM PRISON for the 2008 Outstanding Book Award. According to the ACSJ, "The book was excellent and captured…

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has established her judicial advisory committees that will be responsible for making recommendations to her for the positions of U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Marshal. After consideration of their recommendations, Senator Boxer…

From January 6-9, The Center for Global Law & Policy at Santa Clara University School of Law hosted its third International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Workshop with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Details here. The workshop, which was…

The Santa Clara Law International Moot Court team took first place at the 2009 Pace University School of Law International Criminal Court Moot Competition, held January 30-Feb. 1 at Pace University in White Plains, New York. Competition was stiff, with…

The City of San José honored the Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC) during the city’s January 27th Council Meeting. Mayor Chuck Reed, through the recommendation of Councilmember Nora Campos, awarded a plaque to Professor Angelo Ancheta, the…

On Thursday, January 22, from 6-8 p.m., Santa Clara Law Admissions Office held its inaugural Second Life Event, "The Life Cycle of an Application." "We may be one of the first law school in the United States using Second Life…

The 120,000 member Screen Actors Guild is re-negotiating its major collective bargaining agreement with Film and TV producers. At the moment the two sides are stalemated over pay scales for work transmitted digitally over the Internet, among other issues. Earlier…