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Making a Difference Within the Federal Prison System

“There are more careers for young attorneys now than ever before. So, dream big and be creative. The right path for you may appear in unlikely places.”

5th Annual Legal Ethics Conference

The 5th Annual Legal Ethics Conference (May 14, 2021) will focus on the ethical dilemmas within artificial intelligence (AI) and its many applications. The conference will include panels featuring thought leaders, scholars, and professionals working in legal ethics, AI, and technology.

Protecting Voters from Suppression, Technology, and Pandemics

“As I learned more about blockchain, I learned that it could be utilized for more than cryptocurrencies.”

CWSL Pro Bono Program Celebrates 30 Year Milestone

“Reaching this milestone is a huge testament to the program, the faculty, and the many students have who have contributed so many hours of pro bono work through the years.”

CIP Client Kimberly Long’s Charges Dismissed

“I’m so happy I can now put this case behind me and move on with my life.”

CWSL Law Review Suite Named in Honor of Kenneth ‘71 and Patricia Greenman

“It is particularly fitting that the Law Review Suite carry the Greenman name for years to come, as the Law Review was such an important part of Ken’s experience as a California Western student and alumnus.”

Understanding the World of Cryptocurrency

“The transparency that blockchain technology can bring to corporate governance and the attraction to foreign investment reveals endless avenues to walk down in crypto-land.”

Finding Your Niche

“A law degree opens all kinds of doors. People automatically treat you with a new level of respect once you have your law degree.”

Improving Homeowner Outcomes After Natural Disasters

“My presentation came from a unique perspective, and that is getting people back home rather than on managing harms to financial institutions.”

ILDJ Launches First Alumni Association in Latin America

“Red de Egresados will bring together all our graduates through events, meetings, and referrals, further strengthening our network.”

Advancing National Cybersecurity Solutions

“Most discussions about promoting national cybersecurity focus on governance structures, international relations, and political science; this article proposes a different agenda.”

In Memoriam: Marjorie Castetter, Widow of Former Dean Robert Castetter

“Marge was always a cheerleader for the law school. She had a passion for the people of the law school and for the careers that graduates went on to enjoy.”

Time to Reform the Senate Filibuster

“Because the Senate filibuster impedes the legislative process and counters democratic governance, it is time for reform.”

Pioneer of ‘Food Oppression Theory’ to be Keynote Speaker at Upcoming CWSL Law Review Symposium

“It is so important to continue to shed light on this subject and encourage a national debate on food disparity and the racial stereotyping that goes hand-in-hand with this practice.”

James Cooper’s Latest Documentary to Premiere at San Diego Latino Film Festival

“This documentary explores the hollowing out of the state as private actors wrest away a greater role in the regulation of cross-border transactions and inherently sovereign functions.”

Poster for the documentary Border Industrial Complex: Stories from the United States-Mexico Border

Where Will the Equality Act Go Now?

“It's really been kind of a non-issue when it comes to employment here in California.”

Are We About to Enter the Vaccine Industrial Complex?

“The unintended consequences of creating a multi-billion dollar vaccine industry that did not exist just a year ago should not be ignored.”

Three New Grants Enable CLP to Provide Legal Lifeline to Underserved Communities

“These funders allow us to meet the ever-growing legal needs of those most vulnerable within our community.”

California Western Community Law Project’s (CLP) Executive Director Dana Sisitsky, Supervising Attorney Ted Janowsky, and CLP Student Manager Shyam Patel work with students to provide much-needed legal services through Zoom clinics.

National Champions!

“Every win, especially on the national stage, makes other law schools more and more aware that California Western is a force to be reckoned with.”

Does Patent Law Provide Adequate Incentives for Environmental Innovation?

“Such inventions could provide tremendous benefit to the public.”

Why a National Museum Dedicated to Latinx History is Long Overdue

“Latinx community contributions to the culture and history of the United States are unequivocal, and as such, deserve to be recognized in the United States’ highest cultural institution.”

CIP Client Joann Parks Released After 29 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

“Nothing could be worse than losing your children and then being wrongfully convicted of their murder.”

JoAnn Parks, left, and attorney Raquel Cohen ‘09 celebrate Parks’ release from prison

Avoiding the Creation of "Paper Terrorists" Under Immigration Law

In an article published in the California Law Review, Professor Dadhania discusses the application of the terrorism bar in immigration law.

Victory For CIP Client Kimberly Long

California Supreme Court upholds reversal of murder conviction.

CIP Client Derrick Harris Exonerated

“That’s how wrongful convictions should be resolved: prosecutors and defense attorneys working together to fix a case when it goes wrong.”

Maestría Program Welcomes 108 New Students

“None of this could have happened without tremendous work from everyone in the Instituto.”

Be Empowered

When you choose to become a lawyer, you are choosing more than a career—you are making a commitment to using your broad skills and rigorous training for what is right and just, and to being able to use those skills straight out of law school. Be empowered with a law degree from California Western and become the lawyer you want to be.

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Inclusive community

California Western ranks in the top 10 for diversity among U.S. law schools, according to U.S. News.

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Top 10 Law School for Diversity - US news

Faculty Scholarship

California Western faculty have been published recently in more than a dozen top-50 law reviews and leading specialty journals including:
• California Law Review
• Northwestern Law Review
• UC Irvine Law Review
• Boston College Law Review
• Iowa Law Review
• Washington Law Review

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Inspiration Corner

"Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity."

Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn