Visiting Professor John Yoo published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled, “A missed opportunity to put skills above race.” The article discusses the Obama Administration’s support of the city of New Haven in the Ricci v. DeStefano case. Yoo writes, “President Obama and his chief law enforcement officer have missed an opportunity to live
Second year law student Tiffany Chang was featured in an Orange County Register article entitled, “Gay-marriage issue both scholarly, personal.” The article discusses the impact of Proposition 8 on gay and lesbian couples. Chang said that it is difficult for people to understand what it means to be treated like a second-class citizen until they
Numerous Chapman Law Professors were presenters at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting: Assistant Professor Deepa Badrinarayana was a speaker for the Sections on Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law on a Visit to Scripps Research Institute and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Intersections of Science and Law: The Scripps Institution of
Chapman Law’s student organization, Outlaw, organized and co-sponsored with the Orange County Equality Coalition (“OCEC”) a forum entitled, “Prop 8 Passed: What Next?” on Monday, November 24. Jayne Kacer, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and a faculty sponsor of Outlaw, moderated the event, which included professors, students and members of OCEC who addressed key issues in the
Professor Katherine Darmer was quoted in an article in the Sacramento Bee entitled, “Foes of Proposition 8 concede their loss.” In speaking on Proposition 8, Professor Darmer noted that “there is some chance that this litigation (challenging Proposition 8) will succeed. This court has already found that gays and lesbians have equal protection.” Professor Darmer
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor Elizabeth MacDowell’s article, “Law on the Street: Legal Narrative & the Street Law Classroom,” will appear in the most recent edition of the Rutgers Race & the Law Review. Professor MacDowell’s article uses critical race theory and narrative theory to explore the relationship between legal education, race discrimination doctrine, and legal
First Year law student, Ruby Banipal, was elected as Outreach Chair for West Region of the new Ms. JD National Women Law Students’ Organization. Ms. JD, a national non-profit organization, held a Leadership Summit in New York City on April 4th and 5th. The purpose of the summit was to bring together law students from