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A close presidential election could turn ‘messy’ — and maybe worse, scholars say

Berkeley political and legal experts say the Nov. 5 election will most likely be safe and secure, despite disinformation, mass confusion and threats of violence. But they see some scenarios that lead to crisis.

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Project 2025 could be disastrous for the climate. Legal scholars are preparing to fight back.

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More Just: The role of election laws in the 2024 presidential contest

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White House issues new directive on the ethical use of AI in national security

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Berkeley Talks: With white helmets and GoPros, these volunteers risk it all in Syria’s civil war

UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky talks to the camera next to a still photo of protestors holding a banner that reads

Watch the dean of Berkeley Law explain free speech in 101 seconds

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How UC Berkeley researchers are making online spaces safer for all

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Berkeley Law launches democracy center named for influential former dean

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Easing bail policy does not lead to increased crime, report finds

Haunting informal portrait of Omar Gómez Trejo, in deep shadows but with a few slashes of sunlight across his face and shoulders

Mexican prosecutor Omar Gómez Trejo finds safe harbor at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center

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High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn

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Supreme Court has ‘greenlighted the criminalization of homelessness,’ Berkeley experts say

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The legacy of eugenics

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New Berkeley Law program helps student athletes broker better deals

Donald Trump looks toward a camera after a jury found him guilty.

Trump’s conviction ‘a triumph for the rule of law,’ but election impact is unclear, Berkeley scholars say

Donald Trump outside of a Manhattan courtroom, in eerie light, his expression stern

Facing legal peril, Trump stokes racial, gender resentment in his base

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