Professor M. Katherine Baird Darmer was a beloved faculty member and colleague at the School of Law, where she worked for twelve years. Darmer was a passionate advocate for marriage equality and a vigorous opponent of discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. To our great loss, Professor Darmer died on February 17, 2012. Darmer
Professor Rosenthal addressed the annual State Solicitor Generals and Appellate Chiefs Conference of the National Association of Attorneys General, held in Washington, D.C on July 11. Rosenthal presented a discussion entitled, “Litigating the Second Amendment.” He also participated in a debate on July 12 at the State Solicitors General and Appellate Chiefs Conference on how
In this segment of his bi-monthly address, Dean Campbell reflects on the highlights from spring and summer of 2012. This includes: recent gifts made to the The Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Violence Clinic Professor Bazyler chosen by the National Law Journal as the Appellate Lawyer of the Week Chapman Law student wins prestigious fellowship
Professor Rotunda on FCPA and protecting investors – Legal Newsline Professor Caso comments on the key legal difference between mortgage loans and ordinary securities – Thomson Reuters News & Insight John Eastman on immigration and the U.S. Constitution –New York Times Professor Eggert on eminent domain and the foreclosure crisis – Los Angeles Times
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s health care decision, many Chapman law professors have been quoted in the media. Professor Eastman appeared on National Public Radio on June 29, 2012 to discuss the decision, saying, “This was a sellout of monumental proportions for those that recognize that there are limits on the federal power
L.A. Times quoted Dean Campbell and Professor Rotunda in an article entitled “Forty years after Watergate, many legal reforms rolled back.” The article concludes that, although in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal there were many reforms to U.S. laws., many of those changes have since been eliminated. Professor Rotunda is quoted as saying, “”We
Professor Bell was quoted in a piece in the ABA Journal on the U.S. News & World Report Law School ratings calculations.
Professor Rotunda co-authored an article published in The National Law Journal, entitled “Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct: High court should hear ‘Rubashkin’ to consider overzealous DOJ and judge who was essentially on prosecution team.” The article talks about how, in the past few years, a series of federal judges have criticized the U.S. Department of Justice
Professor Eastman published an op-ed in Bloomberg, entitled “Arizona Leads U.S. in Real Immigration Reform.” In it, Professor Eastman commented on the Supreme Court hearing dealing with Arizona’s S.B. 1070 immigration law, saying that the Supreme Court justices appeared to be leaning toward accepting the federal government’s argument that when it imposed sanctions only on
Professor Ron Rotunda was honored with the Chapman University School of Law award for excellence in research. Professor Nancy Schultz has won the Chapman University award for excellence in teaching. Chapman offers its congratulations and appreciation to Professor Rotunda and Professor Schultz.