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  1. Berkeley Law students at COP15 say human rights are often neglected in climate change conversations. http://bit.ly/6zQNnX
  2. Samuelson Clinic and EFF sue Fed gov't to find out how it monitors social networking sites. Online privacy at risk. http://bit.ly/8EB8rP
  3. Berkeley Law beats Harvard: expands $$ aid to grads in public service; Harvard suspends free tuition for pub svce 3Ls. http://bit.ly/734dhK
  4. Expert Lis Semel says CA cloaks execution procedures in secrecy; wants state to consider one-drug injection. LA Times. http://bit.ly/6a2YuF
  5. Ken Bamberger says lawsuit against cell & wireless cos "compelling"; woman died when driver on cell phone hit car. NYT http://bit.ly/4y8rmQ
  6. Law prof Frank Zimring says DA wasn't required to inform victim's family of lenient plea deal in Nicole Quigley case. http://bit.ly/7wWPpw
  7. Law students Zoe Loftus-Farren & Cáitrín McKiernan to present paper on human rights & climate change at UN Conf. http://bit.ly/5LJgFj
  8. Tax Prof Eric Rakowski says there's "going to be quite a bit of money distributed" to pay Mayor Ron Dellums' IRS tab. http://bit.ly/8b7vua
  9. Berkeley Law-UCLA Law study shows how to slow climate change by drawing renewable energy off rooftops, roads, aqueducts.http://bit.ly/4sLjMC
  10. Visiting scholar Devon Carbado talks re: Discrimination on the Basis of Race. Sponsored by Center for Social Justice. http://bit.ly/7ww2JP
  11. Graduates from class of 2009 will be sworn in to the California State Bar on Fri. Dec. 4 at Berkeley Law in Booth Auditorium. Congrats!
  12. Melissa Murray wins AALS Derek Bell Award for her contributions to legal ed, social justice, teaching & scholarship. http://bit.ly/7grXLw
  13. Prof David Sklansky says harsh police action shot on cam & posted online spreads outrage quickly, hurts all officers. http://bit.ly/8WCfVI
  14. Pres Obama taps Berkeley Law alum and Dir. of San Fran Dept. of Enviro Jared Blumenfeld '92 for high-profile EPA post. http://bit.ly/5qj32E
  15. Criminal justice expert David Onek interviews White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske about the "War on Drugs." http://bit.ly/61xE0k
  16. US State Dept. Envoy Jonathan Pershing gives Berkeley Law a preview of UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. http://bit.ly/34rvG3
  17. Prof Pam Samuelson says Google Book Deal 2.0 still ignores concerns of authors, publishers, but placates FR, GER, DOJ. http://bit.ly/2gLf44
  18. CA is broken: will a Constitutional Convention fix it? Prof Henry Brady, CEO Jim Wunderman, etc. at Berkeley Law 11/17. http://bit.ly/4Ecogj
  19. SFChron reports UCRegents to set higher student fees. Law skl fees will rise by $579, not $31K as suggested. See costs: http://bit.ly/2OyvaL
  20. Law prof Holly Doremus says CA's new water law has "no teeth" and H20 Control Board "lacks political courage." SacBee http://bit.ly/1nz20l