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Eric Biber and 2L Tam Ma Say Federal Law Will Boost Loan Assistance Program

National Law Journal, June 22, 2009 by Karen Sloan
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202431601871&slreturn=1

Officials and students at Berkeley’s law school spent the past academic year adjusting the school’s assistance program in light of the new federal law, said Eric Biber, an assistant professor and member of the financial aid committee. The school can afford to be more generous with its own money because of the infusion of federal assistance…. “Our goal was to provide better coverage for our students in a way we could sustain in the long term,” Biber said.

“I don’t know that the information has really trickled out to students,” Ma said. “The students who are really interested in it are going out and doing their own research.”

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Eric Biber Wants Obama to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections

San Francisco Chronicle, April 15, 2009 by Eric Biber
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/15/ED0M172996.DTL&type=printable

Unfortunately, the Bush administration undermined the consultation process by introducing loopholes in the implementing regulations. These loopholes potentially exempt a wide range of development projects from consultation…. Congress has given the Obama administration authority to undo these regulatory changes. The Obama administration should use its authority to restore the role of high-quality information in endangered species protection.

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Eric Biber Criticizes Administration’s Fast Review of Endangered Species Act Comments

Associated Press, Oct. 21, 2008 by Dina Cappiello
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_endangered_species

“It would seem very difficult for them in four days to respond to so many thoughtful comments in an effective way,” said Eric Biber…. Along with other law professors across the country, Biber sent in 70 pages of comment.”

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Eric Biber Criticizes Administration’s Plan to Weaken Endangered Species Act

The Miami Herald, Oct. 14, by Renee Schoof
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081014/sc_mcclatchy/3072395

“The rules are overbroad, rushed and possibly illegal,” Biber said. “Given the timing of the proposed changes, it’s clearly an effort by the administration to weaken the regulations before President Bush leaves office.”

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Eric Biber Clarifies Courts’ Position on Trespass Laws

Press Democrat, August 21, by Nathan Halverson
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080821/NEWS/10644/1033/news&title=Google_claims_right_to_post_photos_from_private_land

Eric Biber … said California courts can be quick to enforce trespass laws. “The court system is often very protective of people’s rights to keep people off their land,” Biber said. “It may be hard for (Google) to avoid liability.”

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Eric Biber and 2L Tam Ma Say Federal Law Will Boost Loan Assistance Program

National Law Journal, June 22, 2009 by Karen Sloan
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202431601871&slreturn=1

Officials and students at Berkeley’s law school spent the past academic year adjusting the school’s assistance program in light of the new federal law, said Eric Biber, an assistant professor and member of the financial aid committee. The school can afford to be more generous with its own money because of the infusion of federal assistance…. “Our goal was to provide better coverage for our students in a way we could sustain in the long term,” Biber said.

“I don’t know that the information has really trickled out to students,” Ma said. “The students who are really interested in it are going out and doing their own research.”


Eric Biber Wants Obama to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections

San Francisco Chronicle, April 15, 2009 by Eric Biber
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/15/ED0M172996.DTL&type=printable

Unfortunately, the Bush administration undermined the consultation process by introducing loopholes in the implementing regulations. These loopholes potentially exempt a wide range of development projects from consultation…. Congress has given the Obama administration authority to undo these regulatory changes. The Obama administration should use its authority to restore the role of high-quality information in endangered species protection.


Eric Biber Criticizes Administration’s Fast Review of Endangered Species Act Comments

Associated Press, Oct. 21, 2008 by Dina Cappiello
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_endangered_species

“It would seem very difficult for them in four days to respond to so many thoughtful comments in an effective way,” said Eric Biber…. Along with other law professors across the country, Biber sent in 70 pages of comment.”


Eric Biber Criticizes Administration’s Plan to Weaken Endangered Species Act

The Miami Herald, Oct. 14, by Renee Schoof
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081014/sc_mcclatchy/3072395

“The rules are overbroad, rushed and possibly illegal,” Biber said. “Given the timing of the proposed changes, it’s clearly an effort by the administration to weaken the regulations before President Bush leaves office.”


Eric Biber Clarifies Courts’ Position on Trespass Laws

Press Democrat, August 21, by Nathan Halverson
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080821/NEWS/10644/1033/news&title=Google_claims_right_to_post_photos_from_private_land

Eric Biber … said California courts can be quick to enforce trespass laws. “The court system is often very protective of people’s rights to keep people off their land,” Biber said. “It may be hard for (Google) to avoid liability.”



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