Lawyers

• Minor Punishment Against Sexual Harassment Eventually Forces Berkeley UC Provost To Resign

  Executive vice president and provost for University of California in Berkeley has finally resigned from his administrative post. The resignation takes place following widespread criticism against his softer role in handling sexual harassment. However, he has cited personal ground behind his resignation.

• Student Association Calls for UC Davis Chancellor to Resign Amid Controversy

  The student association of the University of California has called for the school's chancellor to vacate the position or be fired. UC Davis is alleged of spending at least $175,000 trying to scrub the Internet of negative references related to the November 2011 pepper-spraying of students by campus police.

• Protests at UC Berkeley Follow Allegations of Sexual Assault

  The ongoing protest against sexual abuse inside the premise of the University of California, Berkeley campus intensifies. The recent scandal involved two graduate students and an assistant professor of the university.

• Student Victims Files Lawsuit Against UC Berkeley Professor Over Alleged Sexual Harassment

  Graduate students of University of California at Berkeley, Kathleen Gutierrez and Erin Bennett filed sexual harassment lawsuit against Blake Wentworth. The university also reveals new record, naming university staff member violating the campus' sexual misconduct policy.

• UC Berkeley to review head coach's role in alleged sexual harassment case

  The University of California at Berkeley will review whether its head basketball coach should have acted earlier to report alleged sexual harassment by an assistant coach.

• University of California Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Terminated Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

  Yann Hufnage, the assistant coach for UC Berkeley Golden Bears was accused of sexual harassment by a reporter. Head Coach for the mens' basketball team, Cuonzo Martin is initiates termination proceeding.

• Dean of Berkeley law school on 'indefinite leave of absence' amid sexual harassment lawsuit

  The dean of University of California Berkeley's law school has filed an indefinite leave of absence. This comes after his executive assistant filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him and the university.

• Sobs heard as Colorado cinema massacre trial begins

  Colorado's long-awaited cinema massacre trial began on Monday with opening statements in which jurors were asked to decide whether gunman James Holmes was insane when he killed a dozen moviegoers in 2012, or a calculating mass murderer who deserves execution.

• Measles outbreak spurs new action in California, New Mexico

  Students at all 10 campuses of the University of California will be required to be screened for tuberculosis and vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella and other diseases under a new health plan set to take effect in 2017, the university said on Friday.

• University of California to create gender-neutral restrooms

  The University of California will designate gender-neutral restrooms at its 10 campuses to accommodate transgender students, in a move that may be the first of its kind for a system of colleges in the United States.