Lawyers from Lieff Cabraser’s anti-DEI grant terminations team are featured with co-counsel in the cover story of the spring 2026 issue of UC Berkeley Law’s Transcript magazine. The article focuses on the team’s extraordinary work in Thakur v. Trump, the ongoing pro bono class action challenging the U.S. government’s sudden and unlawful termination of vital federal research grants across the University of California system.
In “Answering the Call,” Berkeley Law highlights the collaborative effort led by faculty, alumni, and co-counsel to defend constitutional principles, protect critical academic research grant funding, and preserve foundational scientific research in California’s public university system. As the piece notes, the litigation has already helped restore more than 700 grants worth nearly $1 billion across the 10-campus UC system.
Case co-counsel Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky pinpoints the stakes:
“Our country is experiencing the most significant challenge to the rule of law in its history.”
Lieff Cabraser is proud to stand alongside Berkeley Law, Farella Braun + Martel, and the researcher plaintiffs in this important effort to uphold academic freedom, scientific research, and the integrity of our legal system.
Read the full article on the UCB Law website.
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