Hastings Law Journal

The Psychology of Secret Settlements

Gilat Juli Bachar Volume 73, Issue 1, 1-48 The #MeToo movement called attention to the use of non-disclosure clauses in settlement agreements as a tool to silence victims of sexual wrongdoing by repeat offenders such as movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and Olympic gymnast...

The Federal Response to COVID-19: Lessons from the Pandemic

Nancy J. Knauer Volume 73, Issue 1, 49-104 When the first suspected human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus was reported in January 2020, the United States had in place an elaborate set of pandemic disaster and response plans that spanned hundreds of...

What Got Us Here, Won’t Get Us There: Why U.S. Commercial Space Policy Must Lie in an Independent Regulatory Agency

Gerardo Inzunza Higuera Volume 73, Issue 1, 105-158 This Note addresses the need for a comprehensive, centralized independent agency designated solely for the management of commercial space activities. The current commercial “space rush” promises unimaginable...

How Can I Ever Repay You? The Borrower’s Dilemma and a Tax-Based Solution to the Student Debt Problem

Kate Souza Volume 73, Issue 1, 129-160 The growing cost of higher education relative to wage growth means that college is no longer the sure path to financial security it once was. While the cost of tuition ballooned over the past several decades, government funding...

The United States’ Ineffective Response Towards Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Justine Yu Volume 73, Issue 1, 161-190 The city of Hong Kong has undergone a dramatic political shift in recent years. Once known as a safe haven for freedom of speech and expression,[1] HK is now a place where anti-Communist Party views are suppressed under the...

Expanding Accountability: Using the Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim to Compensate Black American Families Who Remained Unheard in Medical Crisis

Nia Johnson Volume 72, Issue 6, 1637-1663 Black Americans have constantly been victims of health disparities and unequal treatment in healthcare facilities. This is not new. However, more attention has been paid to accounts from Black Americans alleging that their...

Secrets, Lies, and Lessons from the Theranos Scandal

Lauren Rogal Volume 72, Issue 6, 1663-1702 Theranos, Inc., the unicorn startup blood-testing corporation, was ultimately laid low by a former employee whistleblower. The experience of that whistleblower during and after her employment illuminates detrimental secrecy...

The Intersectional Race and Gender Effects of the Pandemic in Legal Academia

Angela Onwuachi-Willig Volume 72, Issue 6, 1703-1716 Just as the COVID-19 pandemic helped to expose the inequities that already existed between students at every level of education based on race and socioeconomic class status, it has exposed existing inequities among...

About Hastings Law Journal

Since 1949, Hastings Law Journal has published scholarly articles, essays, and student Notes on a broad range of legal topics. With close to 100 members, HLJ publishes six issues each year reaching a large domestic and international audience. One of these issues may be dedicated to our periodic symposium, which features speeches, commentaries, and panel discussions on an area of current interest and development in the law.

UC Hastings’ flagship law review has contributed to the advancement of knowledge in legal thinking and case law through scholarly articles written by experts in the legal community. Each Journal Volume publishes in December, February, April, May, June, and August.

Recent Mentions by the Supreme Court of the United States

For submissions and further information please contact Harry Libarle, Executive SCOCA Editor at harry.libarle@uchastings.edu.Rosales-Mireles v. U.S., 138 S.Ct. 1897 (2018), citing Rebecca Hollander–Blumoff, The Psychology of Procedural Justice in the Federal Courts, from
Volume 63.
Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 138 S.Ct. 1365 (2018), citing Adam Mossoff, Rethinking the Development of Patents:
An Intellectual History, from Volume 52.

Recent Mentions by the Supreme Court of California

De La Torre v. CashCall, Inc., 5 Cal 5th 966 (2018), citing Harry G. Prince, Unconscionability in California: A Need for Restraint and Consistency, from Volume 46.
Chen v. Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, 7 Cal. 5th 862 (2019), citing Gregory E. Smith, Choice of Law in the United States, from Volume 38.
City of Oroville v. Superior Court, 7 Cal. 5th 1091 (2019), citing Arvo Van Alstyne, Inverse Condemnation: Unintended Physical Damage, from Volume 20.

The Hastings Law Journal works jointly with Berkeley Law’s California Constitution Center to produce publications focused on the Supreme Court of California. Contributors include former justices of the court, academics, and advocates. View the most recent posts here. For submissions and further information please contact Harry Libarle, Executive SCOCA Editor, at harry.libarle@uchastings.edu .