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Berkeley Talks: The rule of law depends on the courage of judges

A panel of legal experts at a UC Berkeley Law event discuss how American democracy relies on an engaged public and on judges willing to uphold the rule of law with integrity.

A team of students and a faculty director stand in a line before the projected cover of their report on the assassination of Berta Cáceres.

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How a Berkeley Law team helped detail the assassination of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres

Law student Neil Gallagher (at left) sits behind a video and audio recording rig, in a living room with a fireplace, as he interviews Korean War veteran Kenneth Smith (right).

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By collecting veterans’ stories, law student seeks to honor their service

Law student Simone Browne sits behind the workings of the Carrillon at UC Berkeley, smiling.

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For whom the bells toll: Student harmonizes love of music with law studies

A group of people sit in chairs in two rows. Some have laptops on their laps. Two camera monitors also display their image, implying they are being filmed.

UC Berkeley students’ human rights research was highlighted in pulled ’60 Minutes’ story

An informal portrait of retired U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson, hands clasped, smiling thoughtfully

Thelton Henderson: Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, the struggle continues

Robert Yazzie, holding a microphone in one hand and gesturing with the other, in a somber mix of light and shadow

Navajo Nation Supreme Court, visiting UC Berkeley, offers insight on tribal law

Catherine Lhamon does an interview in a podcast studio

Voices Carry: Renowned public service lawyer on protecting democracy

Voices Carry: Reproductive justice lawyer on the post-Dobbs landscape

Roxanna Altholz sitting behind a desk, gesturing as she talks to two people who are listening.

‘A contribution to truth and justice’: Berkeley Law expert probes murder of Honduran environmentalist

Thelton Henderson, wearing black judicial robes, looking to his left and smiling as he stands before a microphone

A $6 million gift establishes Thelton E. Henderson chair in civil rights law at UC Berkeley

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‘We hold these truths’: UC Berkeley law dean leads bi-partisan pro-democracy project

The pediment and frieze of the U.S. Supreme Court building, bearing the inscription: Equal Justice Under Law

UC Berkeley experts react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on medical care for trans minors

A sidewalk with tents covered in blue tarps as vehicles travel on the adjacent road next to trees

“Punitive” policies target the homeless in wake of high court ruling, report finds

Workers in yellow hardhats, many holding shovels and other tools, stand in a smoky hillside field during a fire-suppression training.

Amid uncertainty, GrizzlyCorps aims to stay true to its mission fighting climate change

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A looming crisis: In deportation push, will the U.S. scrap constitutional safeguards?

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