Paul Elias, Associated PressStudentsBerkeley Braces for Visit by Right-wing Speaker Ben ShapiroBERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a “very large” visible police presence Thursday, when the birthplace of America’s free speech movement faces its next potential clashes. City and campus authorities anticipate demonstrations at a speech by conservative […]September 13, 2017StudentsEx-student Pleads to California School Rampage that Killed 7SAN FRANCISCO — A disgruntled former nursing student has pleaded no contest to killing seven people at a Northern California vocational college and will spend the rest of his life in prison. One Goh also pleaded entered the plea Tuesday to injuring three others during his 2012 rampage at Oikos University in Oakland, California. The […]May 2, 2017WomenStanford Put on Defensive Over Assault Prevention EffortsSAN FRANCISCO ― Campus policies put in place to prevent and respond to sexual assaults worked about as well as Stanford University officials expected, after a member of the school’s swimming team was spotted by a garbage bin on top of an unconscious woman. Two graduate students passing by on bicycles interrupted the attack, chased […]June 8, 2016Asian American Pacific IslanderCalif. Court Mulls Reversal of Century-old Racist RulingThe California Supreme Court is mulling whether to reverse a 125-year-old decision to deny a Chinese immigrant’s application to practice law in the state.March 16, 2015Asian American Pacific IslanderLaw Students Push to License Dead Chinese AttorneyIn a decision still studied in law schools as a 19th century lesson in bigotry, the California Supreme Court in 1890 denied Hong Yeng Chang’s application to practice law solely because he was Chinese.May 5, 2014HomeLaw Professor Wins California Court Fight Over Affirmative Action EffectsSAN FRANCISCO—In a bitter fight over the effects of affirmative action, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that law school data on race, attendance and grades should be available to the public.December 19, 2013Community CollegesImmigrant Fights to Become California LawyerLiving in the U.S. illegally, Sergio Garcia is asking the California Supreme Court to license him despite the U.S. Department of Justice’s objection.September 4, 2013SportsNCAA Battles Former Players’ Lawsuit Over RevenuesIf Ed O’Bannon and others succeed, it would force the NCAA to essentially pay student-athletes for the first time in its 107-year history.April 1, 2013LatinxCourt Upholds In-state Tuition for Some ImmigrantsThe California Supreme Court weighed in Monday on the politically charged immigration fray when it ruled that undocumented immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities.November 15, 2010SportsLawsuits Seek to Compensate College AthletesEd O’Bannon was a star basketball player at UCLA. His lawsuit seeks a share of the money the NCAA earns from licensing former players’ images in commercials, DVDs, video games and elsewhere. (photo courtesy of UCLA)September 20, 2010Page 1 of 1
