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Our 2020 Symposium: Democracy Reform for the 21st Century is back on! It will be held virtually September 1018, 2020. See the full agenda and register at https://bit.ly/CLRSymposium2020. We hope to see you there! The California Law Review’s 2020 Symposium: Democracy Reform for the 21st Century promises to bring together scholars, legal practitioners, public servants, community leaders, and political experts to identify and evaluate key initiatives to strengthen our democracy.... In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide uprisings against racism and police killings, and the threat of interference in the upcoming election, ensuring the equity, integrity, and future of our democracy is now more important than ever. Drawing on diverse expertise, our participants will discuss what is at stake, what is possible, and how we get thereby amendment, statute, regulatory device, polling, etc. Discussions will be organized around three guiding principles: (1) Every person should be able to cast an informed vote; (2) Every vote should count equally; and (3) Every voter should have confidence that their vote matters. This event is hosted in partnership with Jeff Bleich, former Special Counsel to the President and Editor-in-Chief of the California Law Review (’89). #CLRDemocracyReform See more

CLR's Notes Department is looking for your academic analysis of a legal issue, debate, or problem! You can learn more about formatting and submissions requirements by visiting http://www.californialawreview.org/submit/notes The Notes Department uses an anonymous process to select pieces for publication. Please submit your notes and questions to Maro Vidal-Manou, [email protected]

Congratulations and welcome to Vol. 110, the newest members of @berkeleylaw’s California Law Review! We're so excited to have you!

Black lives matter. In the coming weeks, CLR Online will be launching a series of blogs exploring policing, race, and protests through a legal lens. But the issues of racial injustice we face today are, unfortunately, not new. Here are a few past articles discussing racial injustice and police brutality: Vol. 104, Issue 4: "The Racial Politics of Protection: A Critical Race Examination of Police Militarization" by Fanna Gamal (Berkeley Law '16) traces how police militariza...tion has been a racialized issue ever since the Reconstruction Era. https://bit.ly/3gP8eri Vol. 105, Issue 1: Devon W. Carbado discusses how the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourth Amendment legalizes the racial profiling of Black people, exposing them to not only the violence of frequent police contact, but also the violence of police killings and physical abuse. "From Stopping Black People to Killing Black People: The Fourth Amendment Pathways to Police Violence." https://bit.ly/3eI1BVP See more

Should copyright protection extend to artfully plated food? Jess Ogden (@berkeleylaw '20) makes the case for plating's originality and fixation on CLR Online: https://bit.ly/2X96MIA

When it comes to inequalities among school districts, Matt Razzano argues that courts need to reconsider how they approach the problem. Read his article on CLR Online: https://bit.ly/3aOjTSY

The California Law Review is excited to host this conversation with election law experts Nate Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law and former Senior Research Director of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, and Bertrall Ross, Chancellor's Professor of Law at Berkeley Law, to discuss how we can secure our democracy and run fair, safe elections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting and the Virus: How Elections Can Survive COVID-19 Tuesday, April 28, 12:50pm to 2pm Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3cJo18r

We asked Berkeley Law professors participating in the #COVID19 #lunchtalk series to share their ideas with the California Law Review Online. First up is Professor Dan Farber on federal emergency powers during a pandemic: https://bit.ly/2XCSPTN

In our latest blog post, "Moving Beyond Cultural Nationalism: Communities as Claimants to Cultural Heritage," Jenna Zhang (Berkeley Law '20) traces the development of international cultural heritage law from the 1954 Hague Convention to the present day, with a focus on who should be viewed as the owner of this heritage. https://bit.ly/2V7dLj0

At a prison, there is no social distancing. In our latest blog post, Hailey Cleek argues that states should prioritize the release of incarcerated individuals particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 in anticipation of the pandemic's peak: www.californialawreview.org/pandemic-behind-bars/

The newest issue of CLR is now live on our website! We’re so excited to provide you with our latest publication. You can check out all six incredible articles at californialawreview.org.

In the latest CLR Online piece considering R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC and Aimee Stephens, Ezra Young explores what "difference it might make if an openly transgender advocate argued before the Court." Give this article a read at http://www.californialawreview.org/what-supreme-court-coul/