Elements of 1L Courses
Formation
Assent
Breach
Damages
Enforceability
Contract Law
National Jurist named this professor "the most influential person in legal education" in 2017. Might have something to do with his 200+ Law Review articles and dozens of arguments before SCOTUS.
Erwin Chemerinsky
The Court's current Chief, this Justice famously declared in confirmation hearings that it is the duty of the Court to "call [legal] balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat."
John Roberts
The author of Brown v. Board of Education, Berkeley's Law's only alumnus ever appointed to the US Supreme Court is this former Governor of California.
Earl Warren
The epicenter of LGBTQ+ culture in the Western United States is in this San Francisco neighborhood, formerly represented on the Board of Supervisors by gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk.
The Castro
Actus Reus
Mens Rea
Causation
Prosecutorial Discretion
Justification or Excuse
Criminal Law
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg's final book, "Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Prevail" was co-authored by her former clerk, this Berkeley Law Professor.
Amanda Tyler
Former Berkeley Law Professor and current California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu's appointment to the Ninth Circuit was blocked, in part, because of his criticism of the appointment to the US Supreme Court of this Justice, who Liu described as "at the margin, not the mainstream."
Samuel Alito
Berkeley Law shares space on a resume with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL and the U.S. Congress for this famous Texan.
Collin Allred
San Francisco is famous for its micro-climates that often coat the city in fog. Locals colloquially refer to the fog by this name, shared with a leftist political philosopher and former Utah Jazz basketball player.
Karl the Fog
Pleading
Jurisdiction
Joinder
Discovery
Preclusion
Civil Procedure
One of Berkeley Law's most polarizing professors, this faculty member once counseled the Bush Administration on Guantanamo and recently published a book entitled "Defender in Chief: Donald Trump's Fight for Presidential Power."
John Yoo
In DHS v. Regents of UC, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky served as counsel on behalf of DACA recipients who were victorious before the Supreme Court by arguing that the Trump Administration violated this Federal Act.
Administrative Procedure Act
Julián Castro's 2020 Presidential Campaign was managed by this Black Berkeley Law alum and former policy director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Maya Rupert
This famous Skittles spokesperson was born-and-raised in Oakland, before attending UC Berkeley for college, and finishing his professional career with the then-Oakland Raiders.
Marshawn Lynch
Duty
Negligence/Breach
Causation
Defenses
Damages
Tort Law
From starting as a Kennedy clerk to becoming one of Twitter's most active legal commentators, this professor's Law Review article was at the core of SCOTUS's recent opinion in Van Buren v. United States.
Orin Kerr
In 2017, this Supreme Court Justice paid a visit to Berkeley Law before a sold-out Zellerbach Auditorium. This Justice told students "don't give up hope on us" in response to a question on the judiciary's role in a polarizing nation.
Sonia Sotomayor
The second-longest serving Secretary of State in US History, this Berkeley Law graduate famously navigated diplomacy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but was also largely responsible for U.S. military escalation in Vietnam.
Dean Rusk
The Yay Area has been home to many world-renowned hip-hop artists, including rappers E-40, Lil B the Based God, Mac Dre, and this inventor of the term "hyphy"
Keak da Sneak
Issue Statement
Brief Answer
Facts
Discussion
Conclusion
Legal Research and Writing
One of the foremost legal scholars on reproductive justice, this professor, and author of "Critical Race Theory: A Primer," has made headlines recently in response to state efforts to ban critical race theory in public education.
Khiara Bridges
The Former Interim Dean of Berkeley Law, this current host of the nationally-acclaimed "Strict Scrutiny" podcast testified before the US Senate against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the US Supreme Court.
Melissa Murray
A current faculty member with Berkeley Law, this alum and distinguished civil rights legal scholar spells their name in all lower-case and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley.
john a. powell
Richmond, California, north of Berkeley boomed as an industrial city during World War II. This famous fictional icon was symbolic of many of the individuals who migrated to Richmond to work at this time.
Rosie the Riveter