Professor Katherine Darmer was quoted extensively in the Orange County Register, an article entitled, “State’s gay married couples could increase even if Prop. 8 is upheld.” The article discusses the California Supreme Court’s consideration of Proposition 8 and explores whether gays married elsewhere who move to California will have their marriages recognized here. If the
Professor John Hall published an article in the International Herald Tribune Associate, entitled, “Trial on Trial.” The article addresses the latest revelations regarding alleged misconduct and corruption at the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Professor Hall argues, “The recently agreed-upon mechanism to investigate corruption at the ECCC is woefully inadequate and falls far short of being the
Professor Katherine Darmer was quoted in the Los Angeles Times, in an article entitled, “Banned substances found on Roger Clemens’ trainer’s materials.” The article reports the discovery of performance-enhancing substances on the materials that Roger Clemens’ former trainer, Brian McNamee, said he used to inject the former baseball pitcher. Professor Darmer stated, “This is enormously
Professor Francine Lipman was quoted in an article in the Denver Post, entitled “ACLU suit against Weld County DA goes to trial.” The article reports on the first day of oral arguments in an ACLU lawsuit against the Weld County Colorado district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s office, which seized thousands of documents from a
Dean John Eastman was quoted in an article in the New York Times featuring John Yoo entitled, “Terror-War Fallout Lingers Over Bush Lawyers.” The article discusses legal briefs written by professor Yoo during his tenure with the Bush administration and raises questions as to what responsibility government lawyers should have if their legal advice is
Visiting Professor John Yoo was featured in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle entitled, “Obama lawyers argue to drop Yoo torture suit.” The article stated that President Obama’s Justice Department defended Professor Yoo, a former Bush administration lawyer, in a San Francisco federal court, arguing that a prisoner formerly held as an enemy combatant
Visiting Professor John Yoo was mentioned in an article in Newsweek, entitled“You Can’t Go Home Again.” The article describes Orange County as the birthplace of the modern conservative movement. It states that in his time at UC-Berkeley Professor Yoo “clashed with ‘hippies, protesters and left-wing activists.’” Yoo states that Orange County is different and that
Associate Dean Tim Canova was quoted in an article in U.S. Bank, entitled “More Shares Drop.” The article describes the U.S. government’s bailout of financial institutions such as Citigroup and AIG as teetering on nationalization. While some economists are opposed to nationalization, Dean Canova states, “I am skeptical of these arguments of the government’s impotence
Visiting Professor John Yoo was featured in an article in the Orange County Register, entitled “Ex-Bush lawyer talks about torture memos.” In this interview Professor Yoo answers questions regarding everything from his work for the Bush administration to his impressions of Orange County. Read Article …
Professor John Hall published an op-ed in Far Eastern Economic Review, entitled “Judging the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.” The piece discusses the accusations of corruption and political interference that have yet to be addressed by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in the genocide tribunal for surviving Khmer Rouge leaders. Professor Hall suggests