Criminal Law

UC-Berkeley: "A War Zone"
Faculty Hiring Down, But Not For UC Berkeley Competitors (Contra Costa Times): Slumped in a chair in his office, UC Berkeley law Dean Christopher Edley looks relaxed. But Boalt Hall, and the rest of the Berkeley campus, is a war...

Berkeley Law Dean Reiterates: Yoos Job is Safe
John Yoo is unlikely to lose his teaching job at Berkeley Law. The dean of the law school, Christopher Edley, has made that clear, most recently in an email to faculty members, in which he reiterated his position, that despite recent student protests over Yoo's return to the Berkeley campus, his position was safe.

ANN ALTHOUSE ON GROPEGATE: Groping. Theres a loaded word. Can we have some details Are the
ANN ALTHOUSE ON GROPEGATE: “Groping.” There’s a loaded word. Can we have some details? Are the Democrats really policing their own? Does every member of Congress at Massa’s level of touchiness get investigated, or was this selective investigation? ...

The Media's Aggressive Groping Problem
There's a very big difference between consensual sex and assault. Our media's screwed up coverage of DSK's rape charges and Schwarzenegger's groping would suggest otherwise.

THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION responds to Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgenea
THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION responds to Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau. Birgeneau’s e-mail, if taken to its logical conclusion, seems to imply that minority groups and undocumented students at UC Berkeley might become violent if people in the campus community do not support the DREAM Act and if other examples of “hateful speech” [...

Identity Theft Hits Boalt Students
I wanted to warn everyone about credit card information theft that's been occurring in Berkeley. At least seven students (edited to include Will) have had credit card information stolen and used as far away as Tennessee and a few students have fallen victim more than once...

US Army Helicopter Crashes On Campus
1 Crew Member dies

T-Mobile USA
alleging the company charged customers for services without their consent.

T-Mobile USA Inc.
allegedly charged customers for unsolicited text messages.

Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly charged borrowers improper foreclosure fees.

Nvidia and AMD
charged with price-fixing computer GPU (graphics processing units) chips