Faculty News

Professor Kelly Behre has been appointed to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. She will serve a one-year term.

Behre previously served on the commission from 2018-21, before she termed out.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson was a featured guest on Ms. magazine's On the Issues with Michele Goodwin podcast. Listen to the Sept. 16 episode, "New Back-to-School Anxiety: ICE Raids and Family Separation."

Professor Albert C. Lin was quoted in a Law.com Sept. 23 article, "EPA Proposes Less Stringent Risk Evaluations for Chemicals." Read more.

Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law Albert Lin specializes in environmental and natural resources law and also teaches Evidence at UC Davis School of Law.

Professor Darien Shanske  weighed in for the Washington Post on Aug. 26 about President Donald Trump’s opposition to other countries imposing digital services taxes on giant tech companies based in the United States. Read the story

Professor Darien Shanske spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle for an Aug. 21 story about how Stanford is the only university in California that will pay hundreds of millions in taxes under the national spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law in July.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson is the keynote speaker at this year's Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Saint Louis University School of Law Journal. On Oct. 10, Johnson will deliver the lecture "The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era."

Professor Kevin R. Johnson was quoted in a Sept. 12 Law360 story, "When the Supreme Court Says Using Race is OK." Read more.

This week marks the start of Latinx Heritage Month. The celebration, which runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, honors the achievements and contributions of the Latinx community. 

In a special video message, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May and Professor Raquel Aldana share the importance of this month.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the S.F. Chronicle and CalMatters about the Supreme Court's ruling this week that allows roving immigration stops to resume in Los Angeles.

Professor Peter Lee participated in a recent roundtable hosted by Politico on financial fraud and cybercrime. The roundtable gathered representatives from the technology industry, law enforcement, government, and academia to address the rise of technology-based scams and other cybercrime. Professor Lee spoke about the role of AI-based technologies in both facilitating fraud and detecting it, and the need to consider greater regulation to stem cybercrime.