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Golden Gate University's 14 New Year's Resolutions For Law Schools In 2014, Wes R. Porter

Publications

New Year's resolution-making isn't just for people, but should be a requirement for higher education, particularly law schools, according to Professor Wes Porter, Director of Golden Gate University's Law Litigation Center. "Law schools that continually embrace fresh teaching techniques graduate the smartest students possible," says Professor Porter. To help law schools kick-start 2014, he offers 14 New Year's Resolutions for Law Schools.

Blame Congress, Not Prosecutors, For The Absurdity Of Mandatory Minimums, Wes R. Porter

Publications

Contrary to public perception, prosecutors do not "coerce" or "threaten" otherwise innocent people to plead guilty using mandatory minimum sentences. "Mandatory minimums," as they are called, are minimum terms of imprisonment for specific offenses imposed by statute instead of a judge. Judge John Gleeson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York joined the chorus of critics in an October 2013 court statement, when he said that "[p]rosecutors routinely threaten ultra-harsh, enhanced mandatory sentences that no one - not even the prosecutors themselves - thinks are appropriate." Of course, some federal prosecutors do act badly - …

Jefferson Award Winning Attorney Champions Underdogs, Changes Policy, Kpix Channel 5

Articles About Faculty

Morton Cohen, a Bay Area attorney, has been building a legacy in the courtroom and the classroom. His volunteer work has earned him this week’s Jefferson Award.

Benson V Marin County: Severing A Joint Tenancy As A Property Tax Change Of Ownership, Roger Bernhardt

Publications

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Golden Gate Lawyer, Fall/Winter 2013-14, Lisa Lomba

Golden Gate Lawyer

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The Sky Is The Limit: Regulating The Next Generation Of Privacy Invasion, Laura Patty

GGU Law Review Blog

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Introduction To Upcoming Ninth Circuit Survey, The Honorable Richard R. Clifton

GGU Law Review Blog

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A Flaw In California's Cap-And-Trade Plan, Alan Ramo, Janet Redman

Publications

California has made clear its intention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But is it taking the right steps to do so? The state has set a goal of returning to 1990 emissions levels by 2020. It has adopted renewable energy standards, driven the national trend in controlling automobile emissions and instituted a cap-and-trade program aimed at curbing climate pollution from power plants, refineries and other "stationary sources" of emissions. But a low-profile bill scheduled for consideration by the Legislature next year has exposed that, at least as far as its cap-and-trade program is concerned, California may be off-track. As it …

Taking A Second Look At Arrestee Dna In California, Mark Wilson

GGU Law Review Blog

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Talk Is Cheap, But Texting While Driving Shouldn’T Be, Kristina Maalouf

GGU Law Review Blog

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The Role Of Trade And Foreign Investment On The Inland Empire's Regional Economy, Assembly Committee On Jobs, Economic Development And The Economy

California Assembly

Executive Summary: International trade arid foreign investment serve as critical components of California's $2.0 trillion economy. If California were a country, it would be the 17th largest exporter and the 14th largest importer in the world. Exports from California ($162 billion) accounted for over 10.5% of total U.S. exports in goods, shipping to over 220 foreign destinations in 2012. California's land, sea, and air ports of entry serve as key international commercial gateways for the $537 billion in products entering and exiting the U.S. Statewide, 4.4 million California jobs are dependent on foreign trade. Over 562,700 California workers benefit from …

Joannou V Rancho Palos Verdes: Earthquake Movement & Lot Lines, Roger Bernhardt

Publications

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Spring 2014 Course Schedule, Registrar

Student Handbooks

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California State Parks: A Budget Overview, California Research Bureau, Matthew Buttice, Jennifer Ruffolo

California Agencies

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

2013 Legislative Summary, Assembly Committee On Public Safety

California Assembly

MEMBERS:
Tom Ammiano, Chair
Melissa A. Melendez, Vice Chair
Reginald B. Jones-Sawyer, Member
Holly J. Mitchell, Member
Bill Quirk, Member
Nancy Skinner, Member
Marie Waldron, Member

COMMITTEE STAFF:
Gregory Pagan, Chief Counsel
Gabriel Caswell, Counsel
Sandy Uribe, Counsel
Stella Y. Choe, Counsel
Shaun Naidu, Counsel

Sue Highland, Committee Secretary
Elizabeth V. Potter, Committee Secretary

12th Annual Conference On Recent Developments In Ip Law And Policy, William T. Gallagher, Marc H. Greenberg

Intellectual Property Law

Program booklet and handouts for the IP Law Center at Golden Gate University School of Law's 12th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy.

Your Career: A Path To Scholarship, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

Golden Gate Dean Rachel Van Cleave interviews Professor Benedetta Faedi Duramy about her journey through academia.

Nursing Home Advocates Challenge Treatment Law - Prof. Mort Cohen, Bob Egelko

Articles About Faculty

Advocates for nursing home patients are challenging a California law that allows doctors to decide when a patient is mentally incompetent to refuse treatment.

A lawyer for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, which filed the suit Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court, said doctors have used the 1992 law to administer mind-altering drugs, put patients in physical restraints and, in one case, remove a feeding tube.

Herrera Names Peter Keane To San Francisco Ethics Commission, Matt Dorsey

Articles About Faculty

City Attorney Dennis Herrera today named law professor and law school dean emeritus Peter Keane to the San Francisco Ethics Commission. Keane brings a wealth of experience in law and government ethics issues to the five-member panel, which is charged with serving citizens, public officials and political candidates through education and enforcement of ethics laws and regulations.

Viewpoint: Coming Together, Crafting Solutions, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

I have previously called for greater collaboration among a broad variety of lawyers to address the critical issues facing legal education and the legal profession. Private lawyers, government attorneys, public interest lawyers, legal educators, and even law school regulators must come together at the table for the betterment of the profession. Last week, two conferences made some initial and very positive strides in this direction. The NALP Foundation and West LegalEdcenter held a one-day forum, Tomorrow's Law Practice: A Forum on the Market, Demand and Opportunities for Lawyers; and the Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Initiative held its annual conference entitled, Connecting …

Fifth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Veterans In The Judiciary, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program Handbook for:

October 17, 2013
Fifth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture:
Veterans in the Judiciary
Featuring: Associate Justice Ming. W. Chin, Supreme Court of California

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October 18, 2013: First Annual Veterans Law Conference
Presented by the Law Students Veterans Coalition of Northern California

Sex Trafficking In Massage Parlors: Working Out The Knots In The San Francisco Health Code, Joanne Badua

GGU Law Review Blog

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25 Innovative Ideas, Michelle Weyenberg

Articles About GGU Law

PreLaw Magazine names GGU Law among the top 20 most innovative law programs for our 1st STEP Trial and Evidence program.

Food Insecurity Impacts On The U.S. Poor As The World Warms, Helen Kang

Publications

Studies exploring the vulnerability of human populations to climate change-induced food insecurity have understandably focused on developing nations, where 98 percent of the world’s hungry are. The threat to food security in those regions is indeed a critical issue as climate change affects every aspect of food security: food availability or amount of food production; food access, which refers to the ability of a person or community to acquire an adequate supply of available food; utilization or the ability to attain necessary nutrition from the acquired food; and stability, which refers to the ability to consistently access food in adequate …

Ninth Circuit Upholds Cal. Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Alan Ramo, Tim O’Connor

CUEL - Center for Urban Environmental Law

The Ninth Circuit’s decision September 18, 2013, reversing the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union District Court preliminary injunction, virtually vindicated the California Air Resources Board’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”). It was also a resounding affirmation by the panel’s majority of California’s overall experiment in addressing climate change on the state level.

Jd Prospectus, 2013-2014

Law School Bulletins & Prospectus

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Finally, Overtime Coverage For All Domestic Workers In California!, Hina B. Shah

Publications

After nearly 75 years of exclusion from federal and state labor protections, domestic workers have finally scored two important victories in their fight for equal treatment. Late last week, Governor Brown signed AB 241, extending California overtime protections to domestic workers who spend a significant amount of time caring for children, elderly and people with disabilities. One week earlier the federal Department of Labor finalized new rules that significantly extend federal minimum wage and overtime protections to domestic workers who care for the elderly and people with disabilities. Together, these actions extend overtime coverage to all domestic workers in California.

Value(S) Of Lawyers, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

Top concerns facing legal educators and the legal profession today are the cost and quality of a legal education and the job market for graduates. President Barack Obama's comments in August about whether law school should be shortened to two years have generated healthy discussions about the trifecta we are grappling with: cost, quality and employment. These are critical issues. However, it is important not to lose sight of both the value of the legal profession as well as our fundamental values as lawyers and what model might best support these.

2013 Dean's Annual Update, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Dean's Annual Report

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2013-14 International Women Judges Graduate Fellow Announced, Lisa Lomba

Press Releases

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