Professor Kyndra K. Rotunda published an opinion piece in the Washington Times entitled “Kagan’s anti-military campaign” questioning former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan’s 2005 ban of Judge Advocate General (JAG) officers from recruiting Harvard law students on campus. “Denying JAG officers and willing Harvard law students the opportunity to meet and talk about opportunities
Professor Francine Lipman was quoted in an article discussing the myth of “Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal” and the “demonstrably false” widespread belief that undocumented immigrants cost the United States more than they give. Check out the full article here.
The Los Angeles Times published an article featuring Visiting Professor Tom Campbell and his “nonconformist approach” to politics. Read the full article here.
Professor Tom Campbell was featured in an article discussing why he won’t sign ‘no tax pledge’ as well as his support of Arizona’s recent immigration law. The “no tax pledge” signed by his Republican opponents is “easy and popular, but it isn’t right,” said Tom Campbell. Read the full article here.
A recent article in the Voice of the OC discusses Professor Mario Mainero’s transition from chief of staff to County Supervisor John Moorlach to Chapman law professor. “I thought it was about time to go back to what I love doing,” Mainero said. Read the article here.
Former Chapman Law Dean and state attorney general hopeful John Eastman was recently quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle in an article entitled “Judge’s ruling puts prayer day in spotlight” about the April 15th Crabb ruling declaring National Prayer Day unconstitutional. Read the article here.
Chapman’s Outlaw Program was highlighted in an article in the Orange County Register about graduating families and their accomplishments. Graduating Chapman Law student and pioneer of Outlaw, Tiffany Chang, discussed the support from the campus and the continuation of the club. “I’ve been involved in what I think was a transformation of the law school
Chapman’s Elder Law Clinic, directed by Professor Kurt Eggert, was featured in a Daily Journal article entitled “Experience Comes With Age. ” Helping these people, who really have no other place to turn, is very satisfying” said Chapman Law student Stephen Honda about participating in the clinic. Read the article about the Elder Law Clinic.
Keynote speaker Professor Tom Bell discussed and even sang about the first amendment, copyright and “unoriginal speech” at the Liberty Tree Conference on Censorship hosted at Cal State Fullerton. “The problem with copyright is that the rights of users get smaller and smaller,” Bell said at the Conference. Read about it here.
Dean Timothy Canova joined with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and a collection of former economic regulators and experts in an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), outlining concerns about the proposed legislation to address Wall Street’s problems. Get more information on the letter and