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    CLEANR Conference October 23

    Harmonizing Marijuana Legalization with Environmental, Land Use, and Other Regulations is co- sponsored by the Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources and Brown Rudnick LLP. Details >

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    New Video: We Are UCI Law

    What makes UCI Law such a top-notch school? This video shows it all, from the highly-ranked faculty to the commitment to public service, to the dynamic students from diverse backgrounds who come together and support one another. View video >

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    Faculty Ranked 7th in the Nation

    Recruited from prestigious schools, our faculty ranked seventh in the country in scholarly impact in a recent study. Pictured: Prof. Dan Burk. Read more >

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    We Are UCI Law: Class of 2014

    Class of 2014 graduates Lisa Faye Petak, Hagop Boyaci, AK Bennett, Jesse Welsh-Keyser, Teddy Nguyen, Pavneet Mac and Jonathan Markovitz reflect on their experiences at UCI Law. View video >

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Lauren Mendelsohn elected to Students for Sensible Drug Policy Board of Directors

This member of the Class of 2016 will serve two years as vice-chair on the board of directors of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), an international network of students concerned about the impact of drug use on communities around the globe. She hopes to increase diversity within the organization and in the wider reform movement. Mendelsohn is founder and president of Law Students for Sensible Drug Policy at UCI Law and has been active with SSDP since her freshman year at University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a bachelor’s in psychology. Read more >

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Erwin Chemerinsky

Dean Chemerinsky has been awarded the State Bar of California’s 2014 Bernard E. Witkin Medal, given to individuals who have helped shape the legal landscape through an extraordinary body of work. His new book, The Case Against the Supreme Court, was released in September to much acclaim. Click here for a video presentation of Dean Chemerinsky’s preview of the upcoming Supreme Court Term. Read more >

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Strong showing for UCI Law team at Latino/a National Moot Court Competition

Andres Gallegos ’16, Nefi Acosta ’16 and Amelia Alvarez ’15 represented UCI Law for the first time at the National Latino/a Law Students Association Moot Court Competition and represented UCI Law well. The team won the award for Best Petitioner’s Brief and made it to the final eight in the oral advocacy round. To prepare for the competition, the three students were mooted by professors and coached by Academic Skills Director Linda Puertas. The LLSA students hope this is the start of a long tradition of UCI Law success at the annual contest. Read more >

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