Professor Rotunda Invited to Symposium on Libya
According to National Review Online, Professor Ronald Rotunda was invited as one of seven experts to weigh in on whether the U.S. involvement in Libya is constitutional, in a NRO Symposium entitled, “We Do Declare: Libya and the United States Constitution.” About President Obama’s role, Professor said,” it is easier to run for president than
Professor Cianciarulo Discusses Immigration Policy
Professor Marisa Cianciarulo appeared on KCET-TV’s “SOCAL CONNECTED” to discuss federal immigration policy. “I think it’s an extremely complex and difficult problem and it’s not one we are likely to see a solution to in the near future, in large part because it is so much tied to economy,” Professor Cianciarulo said at one point
Professor Eggert Quoted in Article on Goldman Sachs
The Financial Times quoted Professor Kurt Eggert in an article about Goldman Sachs attempting to sell a mortgage servicing operation. “There is an inherent conflict when a bank that is betting on the housing market owns a company that can affect the default rates of the loans underlying that market,” Professor Kurt Eggert said. Read
Chapman's AMVETS Legal Clinic Featured in Article
The Chapman AMVETS Legal Clinic was featured in the Centre Daily Times in an article entitled, “AMVETS’ Pro Bono Legal Clinic Fills Veteran Need.” The article discussed the recent $500,000 grant by AMVETS for pro bono legal aid for veterans helped by AMVETS Legal Clinic. The article highlighted the involvement of Chapman Law students. “Our
Chapman Professors to Present at Law & Society Association Event
The Law & Society Association Annual Meeting will include presentations by Professor Deepa Badrinarayana, Professor Katherine Darmer, Professor Bobby Dexter, Professor Larry Rosenthal, Professor John Tehranian, and Professor Ernesto Hernández- López. This exciting international conference, which hosts inter-disciplinary and legal scholars interested in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life, will
Dean Eastman to Speak at Chapman Federalist Society Conference
Former Dean Eastman and former Clinton Acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger will speak at Chapman Federalist Society national electronic press conference, “The President’s Duty to Enforce”. Former Dean Eastman will discuss the Attorney General’s duty to defend statutes and initiatives with which he disagrees. This topic has recently come under intense scrutiny, following then-California Attorney
NY Times Quotes Professor Eastman
Former Dean John Eastman was quoted in the New York Times about the Justice Department’s decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. In the article, entitled “The President’s Courthouse,” Former Dean Eastman said that although there were indeed occasional cases in which the Justice Department should decline to defend a statute, this one
Chapman Law Alumnus Hired By Disney
Congratulations to Kyndell Paine (’10) who, after a series of six interviews, has been offered the position of Manager of Government Relations for the Disneyland Resort. Kyndell will begin full time on February 28.
Professor Rotunda Publishes Article on Bankruptcy
SSRN released Professor Ronald Rotunda’s latest article, Stern v. Marshall, and the Power of Bankruptcy Courts to Issue Final Orders on All Compulsory Counterclaims. Professor Rotunda’s article, published in the BNA Bankruptcy Law Reporter, examines the serious legal issues surrounding the probate dispute between Anna Nicole Smith (former Playboy Playmate) and E. Pierce Marshall, the
Professor Canova Publishes Op-Ed on Fed Stimulus
The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by Professor Timothy A. Canova entitled, “Obama’s Budget Fix for States Misses the Mark.” The opinion piece calls for the need of more federal stimulus. “Washington should do far more to compensate states for the damage done to their economies by several decades of federal policy failures,”