Fowler Law Professor Ronald Rotunda is Cited by U.S. Supreme Court, Among Others
Chapman University Fowler School of Law Professor Rotunda’s reference text, Legal Ethics – The Lawyer’s Deskbook on Professional Responsibility (co-authored with John S. Dzienkowski) was cited in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court on February 25, 2015 in North Carolina State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. F.T.C. , 135 S.Ct. 1101,
Associate Dean Kochan Publishes “Bubbles (or, Some Reflections on the Basic Laws of Human Relations)”
Associate Dean Donald Kochan’s recent article ” Bubbles (or, Some Reflections on the Basic Laws of Human Relations) ” was published in the Fordham Environmental Law Review (Volume 26, Number 2, Page 133, Winter 2015). Excerpt from the abstract: Very few of us want to live in the absolute isolation of a “bubble.” Most
Orange County Affiliate Bar Presidents Discuss Diversity in Legal Profession at Fowler School of Law
Organized by a coalition of Fowler School of Law student organization leaders, on February 12, 2015, Chapman University’s Fowler School Law hosted nearly one dozen presidents from Orange County’s affiliate bar associations to discuss the status of diversity in the legal community. A packed room of over 75 students, attorneys, and members of the community
Chapman University's Fowler School of Law moves up in new U.S. News Rankings
ORANGE, Calif. – The new U.S. News & World Report ranking of national law schools has been released, and Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law has moved up 13 positions to #127 in the “Top Schools” group, the highest tier of the national law school rankings. Fowler Law Dean Tom Campbell said of the school’s
Michigan Law School Academic Dean Monica Hakimi Presents 'What's the Point of International Law?' at Recent Chapman Dialogue
On Thursday, February 19, 2015, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Monica Hakimi, Associate Dean for Academic Programming and Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. Dean Hakimi presented a thought-provoking discussion, What’s the point of International Law? as the featured guest for our Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series. The
Chapman University Hosts Candlelight Vigil to Remember Slain University of North Carolina Students
On Monday, February 16, 2015, Chapman University’s Fish Interfaith Center, and the university’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) and Muslim Law Students Association (MuLSA), hosted a candlelight vigil in memory of the three American Muslim individuals who were killed near the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. Deah Barakat (23), a dental student at UNC-Chapel
Rutan & Tucker, LLP Continues Partnership With Chapman's Fowler School of Law
Orange County-based law firm Rutan & Tucker, LLP has again committed an annual gift of $15,000 to Chapman University Fowler School of Law to support its first year oral and written advocacy competition program. With the addition of this year’s gift, Rutan’s recent contributions to the law school now total $235,000. “We hold Chapman in the
Deputy Dean of Chicago Law – Tom Ginsburg – Discusses the U.S. Constitution in Comparative Perspective at Latest Dialogue
On Monday, February 2, 2015, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Tom Ginsburg , Deputy Dean, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago Law School. Dean Ginsburg presented his talk, Were the Framers Right about Constitutional Design?
Fowler Faculty Before Congress & the Press on the President’s Executive Action on Immigration
At the forefront – and on multiple sides – of the legal debates in the recent news over immigration law and policy, observers will find the scholarly work and legal analyses of several Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law professors. We highlight below some of the most recent legal opinions of these scholars
Professor Ernst Publishes 2014-2015 Update to Patents Chapter in Business Litigation Treatise
In 2011, Professor Samuel Ernst first co-authored (with The Honorable Timothy B. Dyk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) the Chapter on Patents in the leading treatise BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION IN FEDERAL COURTS (now in its third edition). For the past three years, Professor Ernst and Judge Dyk have completed