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��о�� Expert Media Sources on Federal Issues

Karen Michele Nikos — March 18, 2025 - 3:38pm

The ��о��, has political scientists, historians, economists, law professors, K-12 policy experts and other researchers who can help media navigate the current political scene. We also can help media contact researchers who can describe how their research benefits the public, and share potential consequences if funding is reduced or eliminated.

This expert guide was initially published in March 2025 and will be updated regularly. Note: This is reporters' use, not for publication.

The Conversation: Do Environmental Protection Laws Still Apply Under Trump?

Karen Michele Nikos — March 13, 2025 - 2:10pm

Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency — here’s why

In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,” the U.S.

��о�� Experts on Immigration, Labor and Human Trafficking

Karen Michele Nikos — February 10, 2025 - 1:44pm

The following ��о��, experts on immigration policy are available to speak to the news media. Keep an eye on this and other current expert lists at www.ucdavis.edu/news under "experts" tab. These resources will be updated regularly. This list updated July 2024.

Enrollment of Undocumented Students at California Universities Dropped from 2016 to 2023

Karen Michele Nikos — September 19, 2024 - 1:02am

Enrollment of low-income, undocumented students declined by half at University of California and California State University campuses from 2016 through the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new study by the University of California Civil Rights Project at UCLA and ��о�� School of Law.

��о�� Names New School of Law Dean

Karen Michele Nikos — June 24, 2024 - 10:45am

��о��, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan announced today that Jessica Berg will be the next dean of the ��о�� School of Law. Berg, who has served as one of two co-deans of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, or CWRU, for nearly 11 years, will start on Sept. 1.

Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

Malia N Reiss — March 26, 2024 - 9:17pm

��о�� Law Professor Karrigan Börk's paper proposing a water rights solution won the Morrison Prize, which recognizes the most impactful sustainability-related legal paper in North America.

��о�� Supreme Court Experts 2024

Karen Michele Nikos — February 08, 2024 - 11:30am

The following ��о�� School of Law professors can offer expertise on a series of issues before the U.S. Supreme Court this session. Some of those cases are highlighted below. We will add to this list as more cases surface and are argued, and as more media sources become available. Contact information for each source is contained in the hyperlinked biographies below.

How to Help Others During Law School’s MLK Day of Service and Celebration

Cody Kitaura — January 09, 2024 - 1:04pm

The ��о�� School of Law will host its fifth annual MLK Day of Service and Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, to honor Martin Luther King Jr., the namesake of the law school’s King Hall, on his holiday.

Dean Johnson to Step Down at End of Academic Year

Karen Michele Nikos — October 11, 2023 - 12:20pm

Kevin R. Johnson will step down as dean of ��о��, School of Law in July after an extraordinary three terms and 16 total years of service. He will return to faculty in the school.

The Conversation: Why is This Latest Trump Indictment the Most Serious Indictment Yet?

Karen Michele Nikos — August 02, 2023 - 12:40pm

Gabriel J. Chin, professor of criminal law, immigration and race and law, ��о��

The most serious Trump indictment yet – a criminal law scholar explains the charges of using ‘dishonesty, fraud and deceit’ to cling to power