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OC Register Highlighted Professor Darmer
Professor Katherine Darmer was highlighted in an article in the Orange County Register covering Irvine’s OC Pride event this August. “My advice today is: Get married,” Professor Darmer told a cheering crowd. Professor Darmer said that she thinks there’s little chance of new same-sex marriages getting nullified in the future. “Take the courage you have
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Professor Eastman Quoted on Same Sex Marriage
The Seattle Times quoted Former Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair John Eastman in an article entitled, “California judge keeps gay weddings on hold – for now.” Former Dean Eastman discussed the possibility of establishing standing for opponents to same-sex marriage. Regarding whether a higher court would agree with Judge Walker’s assessment of standing, Former
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OC Register Published Professor Darmer's Op-Ed
The Orange County Register published Professor Katherine Darmer’s op-ed piece entitled, “M. Katherine Darmer: GOP candidates and Prop. 8,” examining the stances of Republican candidates Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina. Professor Darmer’s piece is critical of a law that might be based solely on the sentiments of the majority, and concerned about the candidates who
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Wall Street Journal Quotes Professor Rotunda
Professor Ronald Rotunda was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Proposition 8 and the Law: Where Do We Go From Here?” “The Supreme Court has not been unsympathetic to gay rights,” said Professor Rotunda. “But it hasn’t ever told us what the test is. So reasonable judges can go either way.”
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OC Register Features Professor Eastman and Professor Darmer
In an article entitled “Prop. 8 ruling bodes well for gays in Supreme Court test,” the Orange County Register featured Former Dean John Eastman as well as Professor Katherine Darmer. The piece discussed the implications of U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s opinion noting a lack of factual evidence in defense of Proposition 8. “Walker
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LA Times Quotes Professor Eastman on Prop 8
Former Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law John Eastman was quoted in the Los Angeles Times discussing the future of Proposition 8 in the Supreme Court after Wednesday’s ruling. “Walker’s analysis and detailed references to trial evidence were likely to persuade U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, a swing vote in the
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OC Register Quotes Professor Darmer on Same Sex Marriage
Professor Katharine Darmer was quoted in the Orange County Register in an article entitled “Rally celebrates ‘historic’ ruling” in celebration of the Wednesday’s ruling striking down California’s voter approved ban on same sex marriage. “This is an historic, visionary decision,” Professor Darmer said, as well as a “major stepping stone” to the Supreme Court. Read
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Professor Kochan Published in LA Times and Others
Between July 27-August 1, Professor Donald Kochan’s op-ed on luxury and wealth, originally published in the July 26th edition of the LA Times, was reprinted in the several leading regional and local market newspapers. These included the Dallas Morning News (TX) (Aug. 1st Sunday edition), Cleveland Plain-Dealer (OH) (Aug. 1st Sunday edition), Deseret News (UT)
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Wall Street Journal Quotes Professor Eastman
The Wall Street Journal quoted Former Dean John Eastman in an article about the recent ruling striking down portions of Arizona’s tough immigration law. “The claim that just simply having your law enforcement enforce federal law is a violation of federal law, that’s just ludicrous,” John Eastman said. Read the article entitled “States Dealt Blow
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NY Times Invites Professor Eastman to Forum
The New York Times invited Former Dean John Eastman to participate in a forum called “Room for Debate” on the ruling that blocked controversial provisions in Arizona’s new immigration law. “Truth be told,” John Eastman said of the judge’s decision, “I don’t think it will hold up well.” Check out Eastman’s contribution, entitled “Contradictions Galore,”