Faculty

The Illinois Appellate Court cited Professor Shayak Sarkar’s 2024 UC Davis Law Review article “Capital Migration” in PepsiCo, Inc. v. Department of Revenue.

Professor Nila Bala was awarded the 2025 Ian Kerr Best Paper Award at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference, held May 29-30 at UCLA School of Law.

The Cruz Reynoso Bar Association awarded Professor Amagda Pérez its 2025 Defensor de Justicia Award at a May 2 ceremony in Sacramento.

On May 17, Professors Kevin R. Johnson and Amagda Pérez  discussed “Hot Topics in Immigration Law” at Unity Bar Summit 2025 at McGeorge School of Law. Johnson and Pérez focused on the evolving landscape of immigration policy and the vital role advocates play in protecting the rights of immigrant communities.

Professor Raquel Aldana and Jordan Porterfield ’25 spoke as part of the Chicana/o/x Studies Department’s spring symposium “Humanizing a Dehumanized Experience: The Voices of Resistance at UC Davis” on May 12. The event was co-sponsored by the Undocumented Student Resource Center and the Cross Cultural Center.

Professor Raquel Aldana delivered the keynote address at the César Chávez Youth Leadership Conference and Celebration on May 10 at the University Credit Union Center.

Presented by UC Davis’ Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the conference included opening remarks by Chancellor Gary S. May. KCRA Channel 3 news anchor Andrea Flores served as the event’s emcee.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the Sacramento Bee for a May 27 story about three men reportedly arrested by federal immigration enforcement officials at Sacramento Immigration Court.

Professor Karrigan Börk and Michigan State University Associate Professor Mariah Meek wrote a May 13 piece for The Conversation responding to a proposal by President Donald Trump’s administration

Professor Lisa Pruitt spoke to The Guardian for a May 16 story about how recent federal cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration are causing concern even in Trump strongholds like Shasta County.

Such unease highlights the potential effects the cuts pose to far northern California, where rural communities with smaller tax bases are more reliant on federal support.

Professor Eric Fish spoke to the New York Times for a May 15 story on Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher from Russia who now faces felony smuggling charges.