Between July 27-August 1, Professor Donald Kochan’s op-ed on luxury and wealth, originally published in the July 26th edition of the LA Times, was reprinted in the several leading regional and local market newspapers. These included the Dallas Morning News (TX) (Aug. 1st Sunday edition), Cleveland Plain-Dealer (OH) (Aug. 1st Sunday edition), Deseret News (UT)
The Wall Street Journal quoted Former Dean John Eastman in an article about the recent ruling striking down portions of Arizona’s tough immigration law. “The claim that just simply having your law enforcement enforce federal law is a violation of federal law, that’s just ludicrous,” John Eastman said. Read the article entitled “States Dealt Blow
The New York Times invited Former Dean John Eastman to participate in a forum called “Room for Debate” on the ruling that blocked controversial provisions in Arizona’s new immigration law. “Truth be told,” John Eastman said of the judge’s decision, “I don’t think it will hold up well.” Check out Eastman’s contribution, entitled “Contradictions Galore,”
On July 27, 2010, the lead “Perspective” article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal was written by Professor Donald Kochan, entitled “Don’t Let Your Bubble Cross My Bubble.” The piece described the importance of understanding the concepts of externalities, harm, and regulatory justification in modern legal and social discourse.
Professor John Hall’s op-ed, entitled “Tribunal Problems Loom,” was published in the Asia edition of The Wall Street Journal. The piece discussed the challenges the next cases will bring after the historic first verdict at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.“It would be a great disservice if the Duch verdict turns out to be the high watermark
On July 26, 2010, the lead op-ed in the Los Angeles Times was written by Professor Donald Kochan, entitled “Luxury Needs No Remedy.” The piece discussed Benjamin Franklin’s views on luxury and wealth as they apply in today’s debates for legal and financial reform. Read Professor Kochan’s op-ed.
Professor John Hall was quoted in a front page New York Times article about the sentencing of a former prison warden of the Khmer Rouge who was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Professor Hall commented on the difficulties facing the United Nations backed tribunal in Cambodia. “The court has struggled to
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) has updated its monthly rankings of 654 American and international law school faculties and 1,500 law professors by (among other things) the number of paper downloads from the SSRN data base. Congratulations to Chapman Law Professor Francine Lipman who now ranks as #9 in recent tax downloads and as #15
Former Chapman Law Dean and current Professor John Eastman was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article entitled “Backers of Arizona Immigration Law Hope Suit Creates Precedent.” Professor Eastman discussed his hope that the Arizona law will be kept mostly intact. “Federal law doesn’t expressly pre-empt states from passing statutes governing immigrants,” said John Eastman.
Suzanna Adelizi, Director of Career Services, was quoted in The Daily Journal in Kari Hamanaka’s article entitled “Starting Salaries Stuck at 2008 Levels.” Ms. Adelizi said about the varied starting salaries for law school graduates, “it depends on what kind of attorney you want to be and what type of legal practice setting you want