Chapman Mediation Team Wins Tournament
Chapman’s mediation team triumphed in the International Academy of Dispute Resolution’s Law School Mediation Tournament in Chicago. Chapman competed among 36 teams (108 students) from around the world, including India, Germany, England, Scotland, Canada and the US. Chapman’s teams did an amazing job: Cynthia Guzman, Stephanie Brou and Chris Koras placed 1st overall for the
Chapman Law Students Involved with Academy Award Winning Film
Chapman Law students were involved with the Voltage Pictures and Summit Entertainment film “The Hurt Locker,” which won the 2010 Academy Award for best picture. Colin Nimsz (Class of 2009) interned with Nicholas Chartier at Voltage Pictures, and Regan Pedersen (Class of 2009) and Eva Feder (Class of 2010) interned at Summit Entertainment.
Photo Exhibit of Families with LGBT Comes to Chapman
A rainbow-colored gay pride banner hung across the entrance to Chapman University’s Leatherby Libraries as part of the “Love Makes a Family” traveling photo exhibit of families with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members. The Exhibit runs from April 26 to May 15, 2010 in the Henley Reading Room of Leatherby Libraries. Find out
Professor Bell Sings on Copyright
Keynote speaker Professor Tom Bell discussed and even sang about the first amendment, copyright and “unoriginal speech” at the Liberty Tree Conference on Censorship hosted at Cal State Fullerton. “The problem with copyright is that the rights of users get smaller and smaller,” Bell said at the Conference. Read about it here.
Chapman Students Land Internships in Cambodia
Chapman Law students Katrina Jaffe, a second-year student, and Julie Anne Ines, a first-year student, have been offered summer internships with the Open Society Justice Initiative in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Jaffe will be working primarily on issues relating to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, and Ines will be working on a media rights project. They are
Dean Canova Expresses Concerns About Wall Street Legislation
Dean Timothy Canova joined with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and a collection of former economic regulators and experts in an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), outlining concerns about the proposed legislation to address Wall Street’s problems. Get more information on the letter and
Professor Caso Makes Radio Appearance
Professor Tim Caso, who is also the director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, was featured on a recent episode of 89.3 KPCC, Air Talk discussing the constitutionality of public universities denying funds to student organizations that limit membership based on shared beliefs. Listen to the segment here.
Chapman Law Is Top 100 Law School
A recent article in the Daily Journal highlighted the fact that 13 of the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 law schools, including Chapman Law, are within the Golden State.
Chapman Alumnus Seeks Nomination for Lieutenant Governor
Chapman Law alumnus and law school Advisory Board member Scott Levitt is seeking the Republican nomination to be California’s next Lieutenant Governor. Levitt graduated from the law school a semester early in 2003 with an emphasis in Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental Law, and returned several years later to pursue a Masters in Law
Professor Rotunda Publishes Opinion on Citizens United
Professor Ronald Rotunda published an opinion article in the Washington Examiner on the First Amendment and the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. “President Obama specifically criticized the Supreme Court justices in his State of the Union address. If he knew what the Government’s lawyers were arguing, he might have a