Category: Events

Friday November 8, 20249:00am to 4:00pmLive in person at UC Law San Francisco and on Zoom. Click here to register! Program outline 8:00 to 9:00 Registration, coffee, and snacks 9:00 to 10:00 Chief Justice Guerrero keynote discussion about her transition into the role, the Judicial Council’s new leader and potential changes in administration, and the current state of the court. 10:00 to 11:00 Dean Chemerinsky will lecture on federalism, state sovereignty, independence of state high courts, and the limits of state power. 11:00 to 12:00 former Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye will reflect on her time on the court, her observations about...

The dean of state constitutional law Professor Robert Williams presents: State Constitutions & The Limits of Criminal Punishments Symposium Click here to register! October 24, 2024 8:30 am – 6:15 pm Rutgers Camden Campus Center – Multipurpose Room This symposium will engage with the growing legal and intellectual movement to challenge excessive criminal punishments—broadly understood to include both prison terms and conditions of confinement—via the anti-punishment and related clauses in state constitutions. The symposium will explore the interplay between state and federal law, and how state courts can emerge from federal law’s shadow through the text, history, traditions, and unique...

The conference on the California Supreme Court, presented by Berkeley Law’s California Constitution Center and its partners, will be held on Friday November 08, 2024. This all-day event will feature conversations with current and former justices of the California Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, and scholars of state courts and constitutions. MCLE credit approval will be requested. Ticketing and other details will be released soon.

Friday June 10, 20229:00am to 4:00pmBroadcast live from the California Supreme Court conference center. Click here to register! The California Constitution Center presents its conference on the California Supreme Court, in partnership with: Institute of Governmental Studies, Citrin Center, Bar Association of San Francisco, Alameda County Bar Association, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Hastings Law Journal, Santa Clara Law Review, UC Davis Law Review, San Diego Law Review, and California Law Review. This free event is eligible for six hours of MCLE credit.

March 3, 2022 at 3:00PM PSTZoom Webinar Zoom Registration: Click here!

California Votes: The Effort to Recall Governor Gavin Newsom Friday, September 10, 2021 12:00pm to 1:00pm Zoom Webinar Registration link: Webinar: California Votes: The Effort to Recall Governor Gavin Newsom “Post-Mortem” Should the Recall be Recalled or Reformed? Friday, September 24, 2021 4:00 to 6:00 Zoom Webinar Registration link: Webinar: Recall Post-Mortem Should the Recall be Recalled or Reformed?