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2022-2023 BLAJ Session 1: Personal Jurisdiction–Revolution or Devolution?

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Berkeley Law and the Judiciary: a virtual series for judges, Session 1: November 2022, Berkeley Judicial Institute Executive Director Jeremy Fogel in conversation with Professor Andrew Bradt on "Personal Jurisdiction–Revolution or Devolution?" –  Reading Material: The False Promise of General Jurisdiction   --- B-CLE is only certified to give credit for California. If you are seeking credit for another jurisdiction, please check with your state bar to determine if California CLE credits are recognized, through reciprocity, in your jurisdiction.   Directions: Viewing on our B-CLE platform is completely complementary. To access the course, click "Add to Cart", then go to "Check Out". Afterwards, click "Order Free Program(s)". The course will then be ready On-Demand.

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  • 60
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  • 1/16/26
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2022-2023 BLAJ Session 2: Social Media at the Supreme Court: The Future of Section 230

FREE
  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Berkeley Law and the Judiciary: a virtual series for judges,Session 2: December 15, noon Pacific, Professor Andrew Bradt in conversation with Professor Tejas Narechania about Social Media at the Supreme Court: The Future of Section 230 - Reading Materials: (1) Elon Musk, internet freedom, and how the Supreme Court might force big tech into a catch-22, SCOTUSblog (2) Petition for Certiorari, Gonzalez v. Google (3) Justice Thomas concurrence, Biden v. Knight

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  • 1/1/26
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2022-2023 BLAJ Session 3: Mindfulness and Judging

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

January 12, 12:00 pm Pacific, with BJI's Executive Director, Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), on Mindfulness and Judging. Judge Fogel will talk about the application of mindfulness practices to the work that judges and other legal professionals do, including managing job-related stress, identifying and mitigating unconscious tendencies and assumptions in decision-making, and maintaining a calm, professional demeanor.

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  • 1/1/26
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2022-2023 BLAJ Session 4: Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Join Dean Erwin Chemerinsky as he talks about his book Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism.

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  • 1/1/26
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2022-2023 BLAJ Session 5: Current Developments in Voting Rights and Election Law

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Session 5: March 9, one Pacific, with Professor Emily Rong Zhang on Current Developments in Voting Rights and Election Law - Reading Material: (1) Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (The Syllabus is sufficient background for the program. For those seeking to delve into the Court’s reasoning, pages 13-19 of the majority opinion (Section III (A), (B), & (C)(1)) announce the new legal standard for Section 2 time, places, and manner voting claims, and pages 12-29 of the dissent (Section II (A) & (B)) articulate the dissent’s main points of disagreement with the majority.)   (2) When are majority-Black voting districts required? - SCOTUSblog

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  • 1/1/26
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2022-2023 BLAJ Session 6: Current Developments on Forensic Evidence

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Session 6: Join us as Professor Andrew Bradt talks with Professor Andrea Roth about Current Developments in Forensic Evidence.

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  • 1/1/26
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5th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Fall Race & Tech Symposium - Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World

$395.00
  • Instructor(s):  BCLT

Join us for Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World, a thought-provoking event exploring the intersection of race, technology, and legal frameworks. We’ll delve into the historical treatment of minority creators in copyright law, unpack the racial disparities in patent law and innovation, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for diversity in content moderation on social media platforms. Through engaging panel discussions and insightful conversations, we’ll address pressing issues such as name/likeness protections, Generative AI’s impact on copyrighted works, the need for greater diversity in patent law, and the racial implications of content moderation algorithms. Together, we’ll explore how these issues shape our digital landscape and what steps we can take to foster greater equity and inclusion. For topical questions for our speakers, please find the Speakers Bios and Contact Information within the Agenda and Resources pages. General, Implicit Bias, and Elimination of Bias CLE credit offered.

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BLAJ Session 7: Judging Energy Law

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Join Berkeley Judicial Institute as Professor Sharon Jacobs talks about Energy and Environmental Law.

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  • 1/1/26
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Collaborative Courts—the experience in Northern District of California

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Join Berkeley Judicial Institute’s Director of Research Katherine Hood as she interviews Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler and A Curiae’s Wyatt Lim-Tepper as they talk about the experience of building and maintaining collaborative courts in the Northern District of California.

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  • 71
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  • 2/21/25
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Judicial Emotions: Risks and Resources

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Join Berkeley Judicial Institute as Judge Kevin Burke interviews judicial emotion expert Professor Kathy Mack about the place of emotion in everyday judicial work.

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  • 2/13/25
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Promoting Hope and Opportunity in the Justice System: Mama Love and the Gemma Project

FREE
  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Occurred on June 28, 2024 Event Information Interested in providing more hope and opportunity in the justice system? Please join Berkeley Judicial Institute and Moderator Judge Laurel Beeler for what promises to be an uplifting discussion.  Lara Love Hardin will talk about her compelling and best-selling memoir, The Many Lives of Mama Love.  Ms. Hardin and Cynthia Chase will talk about The Gemma Project.

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  • 2/1/26
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Seating Juries

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  • Instructor(s):  BJI

Program recorded on September 1, 2023 Please join Judge Beth Freeman and Judge Trina Thompson as they consider and discuss ways to seat a jury.     They will talk about: Advantages and disadvantages of different practices Their experience of what works best for potential jurors, for the parties, the lawyers and the judges Northern District of California’s experience Learn more about the Northern District of California jury practice.

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  • 3/20/25
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