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Librarian Geitner Invited to Speak on First Amendment
Lorin Geitner has been invited to speak to the Men’s Spirituality Group at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana, about his article, “The First Amendment and the Problems of Alienation,” which was published in the February issue of Orange County Lawyer magazine.
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Chapman Clinic Credited in Film
The Chapman Entertainment Law clinic is credited in the film “Below the Beltway,” which will premiere at the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival. Christian McGuigan, a third-year student who worked in the clinic last summer, is also credited in the film as an associate producer. The film festival runs April 22-29. Find out more about
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OC Register Quotes Professor Mainero
Professor Mario Mainero, visiting associate professor and former chief of staff for Orange County supervisor John Moorlach, was recently quoted in a column in the Orange County Register regarding funding for Planned Parenthood’s proposed breast health care clinic. Read the article here.
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Chapman Student Wins Big Scholarship
First-year student Branigan Robertson, who won Access Group’s $10,000 “My Inspiration” scholarship contest last year, was spotlighted in a recent issue of the ABA’s student magazine. “Robertson is not the cutthroat law student in the Paper Chase, according to his friends. ‘Quite the opposite, actually,’ says first-year student and classmate Erik Beck. ‘I remember expressing
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Professor Rotunda Is Top Downloaded Author
Professor Kyndra Rotunda has made the SSRN top 10 PSN: Administrative Controls list with 108 downloads of her paper, “A Comparative Historical Analysis of War Time Procedural Protections and Presidential Powers: From the Civil War to the War on Terror.” The article analyzes and compares procedural rules governing military trials from the American Revolution to
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Professor Rosenthal Publishes Article on 14th Amendment
Professor Rosenthal has published “The New Originalism Meets the Fourteenth Amendment: Original Public Meaning and the Problem of Incorporation” in the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues as part of a symposium sponsored by the University of San Diego’s Institute for Constitutional Originalism on the debate over whether the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the first eight amendments
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Professor Darmer Honored with Bridge Award
Professor Katherine Darmer will be honored with a Bridge Award at the first Gala Fundraiser and Award Show of Men Alive, Orange County’s Gay Men’s Chorus, for her role in creating the Orange County Equality Coalition and her continued legal support of the coalition as it strives to educate the community about equal rights. The
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Professor Rotunda Publises Op-Ed on Bush Lawyers
Professor Ronald Rotunda has published an op-ed in National Review Online, entitled “The Efforts to Disbar Bush Lawyers” where he comments on the Department of Justice’s decision not to prosecute those attorneys responsible for writing the “torture memos.” Read the op-ed…
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Professor Eggert Discussed Unfair Mortgage Lending Practices
Professor Kurt Eggert discussed unfair mortgage lending practices in an article featured in Southside Pride. “Lenders have an interest in painting themselves as responsible, even caring entities. … They want to cast blame for the sub-prime meltdown and make themselves seem like the victim of borrowers in order to fight off additional regulations.” Read the
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Chapman Student Covers Debate on Presidential Power
Orange County Register columnist and Chapman Law first-year student Frank Mickadeit covered the recent debate between former Chapman Law visiting professor John Yoo and former Congressman Bob Barr about the limits of presidential power hosted by the law school’s Federalist Society. “Knew something was up when more Chapman cops than I knew were on the