CSLS 65th Anniversary Conference: Law and Society and the Disciplines

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CSLS 65th Anniversary Conference: Law and Society and the Disciplines
Program Schedule

Friday, February 27, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Warren Room (295 Simon Hall), Berkeley Law


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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Light Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome from CSLS Faculty Director, Catherine Albiston
9:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Panel 1: Criminal Justice (Jonathan Simon, Chair)
  • Matthew Clair, Professor of Sociology and Law, Stanford University
  • Marie Gottschalk, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
  • Sara Mayeux, Professor of History and Law, Vanderbilt University
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Morning Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel 2: Inequality (Dylan Penningroth, Chair)
  • Asad Asad, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
  • Jake Grumbach, Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
  • Destin Jenkins,Professor of Black Studies and History, Yale University
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 
Catered Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Panel 3: Democracy and Civil Society (Rachel Stern, Chair)
  • Kim Scheppele, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Princeton University
  • Tom Ginsburg, Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Chicago
  • Lynette Chua, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Afternoon Break
3:20 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Panel 4: Lessons for and from the Legal Profession (Catherine Albiston, Chair)
4:50 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception 

Featured Speakers

Panel 1:
Criminal Justice