Professor Richard Redding has written a new report for the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention that concluded that transferring juveniles for trial and sentencing to an adult criminal court has increased recidivism, especially among violent offenders, and has led many young people to a permanent life of crime. The report was
Professor Larry Rosenthal was quoted in a piece in the Orange County Register, entitled “Would-be GOP candidate’s campaign questioned.” The piece addressed the problems with Republican congressional candidate Delecia Holt’s campaign and whether fines or criminal action could be brought for alleged fraud. Professor Rosenthal stated that the charge would be the felony of filing
An op-ed co-written by Professors John Hall and Marisa Cianciarulo entitled “Exit Tragedy” appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal this week. The piece discussed U.S. policy of deporting Green Card holders who commit aggravated felonies (a term of art that can include minor crimes).
Professor Scott Howe’s Op-ed entitled “Harsh Prison Terms Might Work Better than Painless Executions” was published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The piece discussed the decision of Base v. Rees, in which the Supreme Court upheld Kentucky’s lethal injections procedure.
Professor Kyndra Rotunda was interviewed on Hannity’s America – Fox News by Sean Hannity on the Hannity’s America show to discuss her new book, Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials. View interview…
Professor Kyndra Rotunda was quoted on the Brit Hume “Political Grapevine” segment of Fox News where Hume mentioned her objection to the recent Supreme Court decision, Boumediene, saying that the former Army prosecutor agrees with Justice Scalia that the Supreme Court’s ruling will lead to more American deaths on the battlefield. Watch segment…
Professor Katherine Darmer was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times entitled “Disgraced NBA referee alleges 2002 playoff conspiracy.” In the article, Professor Darmer said she expects the letter by referee Tim Donaghy to further postpone sentencing, with the judge likely to press prosecutors about their investigation into his claims. “It’s really hard
Thanks to Professor Michael Bazyler (who will join the Chapman law faculty this fall), Chapman University School of Law was the only law school that appeared on the Agenda of the annual meeting of the prestigious American Society of International Law in Washington, D.C. The Law School and the University’s Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education
New LL.M. in Prosecutorial Science program kicks off with summer launch. Learn more…
Former death row inmate, Kerry Max Cook, speaks to packed audience. Learn More…