Professor Rosenthal will be one of the panelists on American Bar Association program: “Beyond Gun Control: McDonald v. City of Chicago and Incorporation of the Bill of Rights.” Other panelist will include Michael Kent Curtis, Judge Donald L. Smith Professor in Constitutional and Public Law at Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, N.C., and
Professor Rosenthal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in McDonald v. City of Chicago, a case in which the Court will decide whether the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms applies to state and local governments. The brief argues that the
Dean John Eastman of Chapman University School of Law recently participated in a Federalist Society Panel to discuss whether the judiciary should reinterpret Congresses power to tax and spend for the country’s general welfare. Dean Eastman believes, “If we understood that ‘general’ meant national interest… much of what passes for spending these days is not
Dean John Eastman participated in the “Battle of Law School Deans” against UCI Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, a debate that addressed “Constitutional Fidelity: Original Intent or Evolving Interpretation?” Due to strong demand, the debate was moved from the law school’s lecture hall to Chapman University’s Memorial Hall, which holds 1,000 guests. View webcast of debate… This
Dean Eastman recently appeared on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer to discuss State Secrets and the Patriot Act. Watch the video…
Dean John Eastman participated in a Berkley Law School webcast about the different methods of interpretations for the US Constitution, how the Constitution applies to an always-changing society, and the future of Constitutional law. Read More…
Professor Donald Kochan wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, entitled “The Case for Simplicity.” Kochan argues for simplistic modern legislation akin to the brief yet profound writings of the Founders, such as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Kochan believes that modern legislation is voluminous and incomprehensible such that “People cannot
Visiting Assistant Professor Kyndra Rotunda was quoted in The Collegian, in a piece entitled, “Scholars debate Constitutionality of Gitmo.” The article covered a recent debate at the University of Richmond regarding legal issues of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. In discussing the Geneva Convention’s protection of Guantanamo detainees Professor Rotunda stated, “Even today, the press
The Wall Street Journal published Professor Ronald Rotunda’s letter to the editor entitled, “Privileges, Immunities and Our Constitutional Rights.” The letter addresses a previously-published article regarding Privileges or Immunities Clause of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment. Professor Rotunda argues against the assertion that “if the court were to use the Privileged or Immunities Clause
Visiting Professor John Yoo published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, entitled “Closing Arguments: Security vs. freedom: A balance kept.” The article addresses the controversy surrounding the recent release of legal memoranda written in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Professor Yoo argues that lawyers working for the Bush administration were successful in their goal