Bergener Mirejovsky Continues Generous Scholarship Support with $50,000 Gift
Orange County’s Bergener Mirejovsky, previously Bergener & Associates, continues to support Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students, providing a $50,000 gift to fund scholarships for up to five incoming 1L students and follow those students into their 2L year. This is the third straight year that the firm has provided scholarships to
Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic Joins New Voluntades of O.C. Coalition
On October 7, 2015, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Julie Marzouk led a press conference officially launching the Voluntades of O.C. Coalition. Voluntades of O.C. is a coalition of legal service providers, law enforcement agencies, social service providers and the Mexican Consulate that have come together to address the significant problem
Professor Abigail Patthoff Publishes “This is Your Brain on Law School: The Impact of Fear-Based Narratives on Law Students”
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Abigail Patthoff’s article entitled “ This is Your Brain on Law School: The Impact of Fear-Based Narratives on Law Students ” was recently published in the Utah Law Review. From the abstract: Law students regularly top the charts as among the most dissatisfied, demoralized,
Professor Tom W. Bell publishes “Copyright Porn Trolls, Wasting Taxi Medallions, and the Propriety of ‘Property’”
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Tom W. Bell’s article, “ Copyright Porn Trolls, Wasting Taxi Medallions, and the Propriety of ‘Property’ ,” was recently published in Fowler School of Law’s Chapman Law Review (Volume 18, Number 3). From the abstract: What happens when the government creates privileges that have powers
Fowler School of Law Competition Team Takes Third in National Sports Law Negotiation Competition
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law started off the new academic year with impressive results at the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition in San Diego September 25-27. Fowler School of Law students made up three of the 40 total teams competing from across the nation with Jeff Farano (JD ’16) and Ashley Daniel (JD
Professor Eastman publishes “Cheating Marriage: A Tragedy in Three Acts”
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
Fowler School of Law Professor Scott Howe Publishes Article in Utah Law Review
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
Noted Criminal Law Scholar Christopher Slobogin Takes on Fourth Amendment at Chapman's First Dialogue of the Year
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
Fowler Law to Present Confidential Jailhouse Informants Debate
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
1L Hope Forman’s Amazing Humanitarian Experience in Tanzania
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