Professors Kyndra and Ronald Rotunda attended the Iraq Star Benefit on October 4 in Los Angeles. Iraq Star is a non-profit organization that provides reconstructive surgery to service members who have sustained war injuries. More than 40,000 men and women have returned wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although the army provides prosthetic limbs and
In honor of the inauguration of its new LL.M. degree programs, the Chapman University School of Law and the Economic Science Institute (ESI) has created the Vernon L. Smith LL.M. Fellowship in Law & Economics for 2010-11. The Fellowship is designed to encourage the award winner to pursue study and research in law, economics, business and
Chapman University School of Law will be participating in the Barnard-Columbia Law Day Panel and Fair on October 8, 2009. The panel and fair will discuss the law school admissions process, law school curriculum, and how the current economic downturn may affect the legal profession. Learn more…
Associate Dean Richard Redding has published a new book, co-written with Frederick Hess and Robert Maranto, entitled The Politically Correct University Problems, Scope, and Reforms (AEI Press 2009). “Half a century ago, universities were the institutions characterized by vibrant free inquiry and free speech. Today something close to the opposite is the case. The Politically
Article in the Chicago Tribune, entitled “The end of the Chicago handgun ban,” includes a quote from Professor Ronald Rotunda. The article discusses the current handgun ban in Chicago. Professor Rotunda believes that there is only a 1 in 5 chance of the handgun ban surviving in the city. Read more…
Associate Professor John A. Hall wrote an op-ed piece in Boston Globe, entitled “Shutting down child sex tourism,” about the importance of restricting overseas travel of American pedophiles. Professor Hall found that 25 percent of all sex tourists are Americans that often travel to countries where the sexual exploitation of children is rarely enforced. “We
An article in the Phnom Penh Post, entitled “New book assesses tribunal,” quoted associate Professor John A. Hall, who has developed expertise on the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Professor Hall finds that the administrative issues, “have risen to such a level that they threaten to damage the legitimacy and viability of the legal process.” Hall believes
Visiting Professor and gubernatorial candidate Tom Campbell recently addressed the California Republican State Convention on September 25th to talk about his experiences in politics, education and to explain his motivation to run for Governor in 2010. Read the Los Angeles Times article here.
Chapman’s Animal Law Society raised $1,140 for the Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OCSPCA) through a pet photo contest. For the contest, the Society encouraged members to bring in photos of their pet and the Chapman community voted on which pet should be the Law Society’s mascot. A vote was
Professor Dan Bogart, who holds the Donely and Marjorie Bollinger Chair in Real Estate Law, has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute. The Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.