Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor John Eastman recently published “ Cheating Marriage: A Tragedy in Three Acts ” in the Ave Maria Law Review (Volume 13, Number 2). From the abstract: In his dissenting opinion in United States v. Windsor, Justice Scalia accused the Court of “cheating,” because it decided
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor of Criminal Law Scott Howe’s article entitled “ Deselecting Biased Juries ” was recently published in the Utah Law Review (Volume 2015, Number 2). From the abstract: Critics of peremptory-challenge systems commonly contend that they inevitably inflict inequality harm on many excused persons and should
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law on September 10 welcomed Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law School, as the kickoff presentation for the 2015-2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series . His presentation, “ Can the Fourth Amendment Survive in
On September 30 Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law will present “A Conversation About Confidential Jailhouse Informants,” a presentation developed as a response to the controversy surrounding the People v. Scott Dekraai case and the related pre-trial hearings focusing on the alleged misuse of informants in the Orange County jail. (Dekraai confessed to murdering eight people in
From internships to world travel, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students spend their summers pursuing new and exciting adventures each year. One such student, Hope Forman (JD ’18), found herself in Tanzania for two life-changing months after graduating from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa last spring. Find out how her interest
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Dean Tom Campbell recently published a response article entitled “ The E-Books Conspiracy: Crossing the Line Between Applying and Creating Law ” in volume 69 of the University of Miami Law Review Caveat , the online companion to the quarterly review. From the abstract: This article
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Dean Tom Campbell and Professor Michael Bazyler visited Nuremberg, Germany July 17-26, 2015, with members of the California Judges Association and Creighton University School of Law for the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg Nazi war crimes trial before the International Military Tribunal. The trial is
This week, the second Republican 2016 presidential primary debate comes to Southern California’s Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor and nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt will serve as one of the co-panelists moderating the debate to be held on Wednesday, September 16 and which airs on
Congratulations to Grace Haeri (JD ’17) and Kerri Polizzi (JD ’17) on winning the 2015 Rutan & Tucker Golden Quill Competition ! Haeri was named Top Plaintiff and Polizzi won Top Defendant. The Golden Quill Award is presented annually to students whose briefs are selected as “Top Briefs” for the plaintiff and the defendant in
ORANGE, Calif., September 2, 2015 — Tom Campbell, dean of Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law since 2011, has made the request to step down at the end of this academic year and return to teaching, Chapman Chancellor Daniele Struppa has announced. “It is truly with mixed emotions that I would like to