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California’S Women Veterans Responses To The 2013 Survey, California Research Bureau

California Agencies

The women veteran population in the United States now exceeds 2.2 million. About 8 percent of these women live in California, for a population of more than 180,000. Women veterans have much in common with their male counterparts but have unique experiences and needs as well. Anticipating and addressing these needs is a growing focus of state and federal governments. One component of California’s response to the growing women veteran population is the California Women Veteran Survey, a biennial survey of women veterans living in the state. Begun in 2009, this survey is administered by the California State Library’s California …

Obituary: Judith Mckelvey-Shaw, Sfgate.Com

1973-1981: Judith McKelvey

Judy McKelvey-Shaw of Greenbrae, California died on August 10 after an extended illness.

Golden Gate Lawyer, Summer 2014, Lisa Lomba

Golden Gate Lawyer

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More Than Meets The Eye With New Google Contact Lenses, Alec Wheatley

GGU Law Review Blog

Technology informs privacy. This is the lesson we relearn every time a company puts out a new product that changes the way we interact with the world and each other. The recent disclosure of Google’s filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office last year for a contact-embedded “image capture component” (read: camera) caused a flurry of commentary by privacy hawks and tech fans alike.

This raises the question: if the contacts are invisible to others so that it’s impossible to know if someone is wearing them, how can you know if they are being used to record you …

Cuel Comments On December 2013 Draft Eir/Eis For Proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (Bdcp), Paul Stanton Kibel

CUEL - Center for Urban Environmental Law

In July 2014 CUEL submitted comments on the draft environmental impact assessment for the proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP).

The following comments are submitted by the Center on Urban Environmental Law (CUEL) at Golden Gate University School of Law. The focus of CUEL' s comments is on Chapter 11 (Fish and Aquatic Resources) of the December 2013 Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (December 2013 Draft EIR/ EIS). The December 2013 Draft EIR/ EIS was prepared and circulated for public review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National …

Private Clean-Up Causes Of Action And Federal Preemption, Roger Bernhardt

Publications

The biggest problem that California practitioners will have with the new decision by the United States Supreme Court in CTS Corp. v Waldburger (2014) ___ US ___, 134 S Ct 2175 (reported on p 94), is that it comes out of North Carolina. It gives no California reference for its holding that §309 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 USC §9258) preempts state statutes of limitations that apply to common law actions by private individuals for toxic torts and replaces their normal triggering event (the date the cause of action accrues) with a “federally required …

Acosta: Mortgagor Removal Of Fixtures, Roger Bernhardt

Publications

Husband and Wife bought a home, then sought refinancing to borrow $700,000. Based on the appraisal of the home,which showed exceptional upgrades, Lender specified in the deed of trust that “fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property” were secured collateral. After the couple defaulted, Lender scheduled the home for a foreclosure sale on June 14, 2010, but told the Husband and Wife they could stay in the home until the end of the month. Wife e-mailed Lender on June 9, 2010, demanding $10,000 in exchange for the keys to the house and threatening that the home would not …

The Historical Significance, Modernization, And Future Of The Video Privacy Protection Act, Erika Williams

GGU Law Review Blog

In the twenty first century, we are accustomed to the privacy protections that prohibit video rental service companies from releasing our consumer service history to other sources without first obtaining our written, signed consent. However, most consumers likely do not know the historical significance of why we came to appreciate these privacy protections or what the exact terms of these privacy protections are.

Caregivers File Suit Against Kindred Healthcare And Affiliates For Wage And Hour Violations, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Press Releases

Today, the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) and the Women’s Employment Rights Clinic of Golden Gate University School of Law along with the law firm of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C., filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of in-home and facility caregivers in the California Superior Court, Alameda County against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and affiliated companies Professional Healthcare at Home, LLC and NP Plus, LLC, alleging failure to pay minimum wage and overtime and various meal and rest period violations, among other claims.

Engaging Work, Working While Engaged, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

Several recent items have led me to reflect on the meaning of work. Law students often ask my advice about their careers, and I typically ask them what they enjoy. “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day” is one of my favorite quotes. Therefore, Gordon Marino’s piece in the New York Times, Sunday Review, A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’ (May 18, 2014), gave me pause. Marino questions whether the advice of do what you love is really sound advice, as well as whether it is advice only for the elite who might have the luxury …

Shades Of Enron: The Legal Ethics Implications Of The General Motors Scandal, Michele Benedetto Neitz

Publications

Here we go again. "Where were the Lawyers?" is becoming a predicable refrain in response to any wide-ranging corporate scandal. General Motors is battling a rising deluge of lawsuits, investigations, and government fines in the wake of its February 2014 recall of millions of cars for a safety defect. The defect, a faulty ignition switch, is allegedly responsible for 13 fatalities and hundreds of injuries.

The sorrow of the tragic loss of life in this case is now joined by growing public anger about a cover-up at the company to avoid liability for the defect. GM's engineers and managers may …

Empathetic Advocacy - Law Schools And Our Veterans, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

GGU Law Dean Rachel Van Cleave discusses how to best advocate for veterans attending law school.

Coal Pollution And Climate Change, Alan Ramo

Publications

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Courses Tethering Evidence And Trial Advocacy/Mock Trial, Chris Behan

Articles About GGU Law

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Bitcoin: Crypto-Currency Or Bust, Ilon Oliveira

GGU Law Review Blog

Bitcoin’s nature makes regulation extremely difficult for international governments. The currency’s resistance to regulation also makes it appealing to people who want freedom from government or central bank control. However, given the rapidly moving growth and emerging uses of Bitcoin, governments will need to take action sooner rather than later, to prevent fraud and protect Bitcoin users.

Teaching Trial Advocacy To 1ls: The 1st Step Experience, Chris Behan

Articles About GGU Law

Four years ago, Wes Porter, Director of the Litigation Center at the Golden Gate University School of Law, created an innovative program to teach evidence and trial advocacy to law students in the summer between their first and second years of law school. The program, called 1^st STEP (Summer Trial and Evidence Program), has garnered national attention. In 2013, the program was featured in PreLaw Magazine's 25 Most Innovative Ideas issue and in National Jurist Magazine's article entitled Fifteen Innovative Experimental Ideas. Wes has also written about the 1^st STEP program in this blog. Additionally, a …

What Law Schools And Lawyers Can Do For Veterans, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

The mass shooting that left three dead and sixteen injured this year at Fort Hood is a stark reminder of the challenges and difficulties facing our service men and women. Within days of the tragedy, I attended two conferences in Washington, D.C. to discuss how the legal community may work to serve veterans. One was hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the other by the Puller Clinic at William & Mary Law School.

Golden Gate University Law School Students Win Awards, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Press Releases

Students enrolled in the Juris Doctor (JD) program at Golden Gate University’s (GGU) School of Law recently earned several prestigious accolades. Classes for the JD degree are taught by GGU’s exceptional full-time faculty, representing expertise in high-demand and high-need areas such as litigation, environmental law, and public interest.

Commencement Program 2014, Lisa Lomba

Commencement

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Congresswoman Jackie Speier Delivers Ggu School Of Law 2014 Commencement Address, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Commencement

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2014 Awards Ceremony Program, Lisa Lomba

Commencement

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Congresswoman Jackie Speier To Deliver Golden Gate University School Of Law Commencement, Lisa Lomba

Press Releases

Jackie Speier, Congresswoman for the 14th Congressional District, with a public service career spanning three decades, will deliver Golden Gate University School of Law’s 2014 Commencement address at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on May 15, at 11:00 a.m. Congresswoman Speier has more than 29 years of representative public service, and has been a fierce advocate for veterans, the prevention of gun violence, and in 2012 was named among Newsweek’s “150 fearless women” in the world.

Additionally, Golden Gate University President Dan Angel will present Paul W. Vince (JD 94) with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the …

Fiduciary & Nonfiduciary Duties Of Dual Agents, Roger Bernhardt

Publications

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California State Parks: An Equitable And Sustainable Revenue Generation Strategy, California Research Bureau, Jennifer Ruffolo, Matthew K. Buttice

California Agencies

Requested by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee

2014 Annual Report For Digital Commons: The Legal Scholarship Repository @ Golden Gate University School Of Law, Janet Fischer

Annual Reports

Digital Commons: The Legal Scholarship Repository @ Golden Gate University School of Law, or, simply, DC@GGULaw, is the institutional repository for the law school’s intellectual work and contributions to the field of law, whether produced by faculty, students, centers or conferences. This report highlights the major accomplishments of DC@GGULaw from April, 2013 through April, 2014..

Ggu Poverty Law Symposium - 2014, Michele Benedetto Neitz

Poverty Law Conference & Symposium

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Honorable Marshall Whitley Named Director Of Golden Gate University Law’S Llm In Taxation Program, Lisa Lomba

Press Releases

Golden Gate University (GGU) recently named the Honorable Marshall Whitley (Ret.) as Director of the School of Law’s LLM (Masters of Laws) in Taxation Program and Lindsay Jester as the program’s Assistant Director. Whitley was an adjunct professor in the program for nearly three decades prior to his promotion. He served for twenty years in the California Courts. For 10 of those years, Whitley presided over the Probate Departments for the California Superior Court in Alameda County.

2014 Reception, Wes R. Porter

Litigation Center at Golden Gate University School of Law

Reception program for the Litigation Program's end-of-year reception and awards ceremony.

Lawmaker’S Cookbook: A Recipe For “Tough-On-Crime” Laws, Stephen Butts

GGU Law Review Blog

Many “tough-on-crime” laws have been enacted over the past fifty years. These laws impose harsh sentences and severely restrict offenders’ civil liberties under the guise of preventing crime. Sex offender laws, Three Strikes laws, zero tolerance laws, and mandatory sentences are examples. “Tough-on-crime” laws are economically unfeasible, ineffective, and unjust; yet their creation continues.Chelsea’s law, the newest “tough-on-crime” law, was enacted just over three years ago.

Grassroots Policy Advocacy And The California Domestic Worker Bill Of Rights, Hina Shah

Publications

Recent victories in domestic workers rights are a result of grassroots, worker-led campaigns to change the cultural value of domestic work and fundamentally question why the law treats these workers differently from other workers. Building visibility through worker leadership and broad-based coalitions, the domestic work campaigns have succeeded in gaining more equal treatment under the law. This is the story of the California campaign and the Golden Gate University Women’s Employment Rights Clinic’s role in the campaign.