Professor Ronald Rotunda published an article in the Syracuse Law Review titled “Judicial Disqualification in the Aftermath of Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.” “What we do know from this case is that laws that require judges to recuse themselves when a party (or a lawyer to a party) contributes more than a certain amount
For the American Bar Association’s Law Day 2010, Professor Ronald Rotunda, The Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, offered his insights as a Leader in Law on the most significant or interesting challenge that confronts law in the 21st century. “Technology is transforming-and will continue to transform-the practice of law, particularly
Chapman University School of Law Professor Kyndra K. Rotunda’s article, “A Comparative Historical Analysis of War Time Procedural Protections and Presidential Powers: From the Civil War to the War on Terror” made the top ten most downloaded on the Social Science Research Network website. Read more here.
Chapman University School of Law Professor Ronald Rotunda published his most recent law article proposing the need for an Inspector General in the Federal Courts. United States Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc) is considering introducing a bill that would implement Professor Rotunda’s proposal. Read abstract of Professor Rotunda’s article…
Florida Republicans U.S. Reps. Ginny Brown-Waite and Cliff Stearns sent the White House a letter about President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. Both Representatives congratulated the President on the honor of winning the prize, but also stated that it was necessary the President receive permission from Congress to accept the honor, in agreement with the recent
Chapman University School of Law Professor Ronald Rotunda wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, entitled “An Unconstitutional Nobel,” which questions the constitutionality of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. Professor Rotunda argues that it is unconstitutional for the President to accept the award and donate his prize money to charity. Professor Rotunda believes President
Professors Kyndra and Ronald Rotunda attended the Iraq Star Benefit on October 4 in Los Angeles. Iraq Star is a non-profit organization that provides reconstructive surgery to service members who have sustained war injuries. More than 40,000 men and women have returned wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although the army provides prosthetic limbs and
Article in the Chicago Tribune, entitled “The end of the Chicago handgun ban,” includes a quote from Professor Ronald Rotunda. The article discusses the current handgun ban in Chicago. Professor Rotunda believes that there is only a 1 in 5 chance of the handgun ban surviving in the city. Read more…
An article in the Daily Journal entitled “Law Schools Pool Resources to Offer Legal Help to Military,” quoted Dean John Eastman and Professor Kyndra Rotunda. The article reported on the new cooperative effort between Chapman, Berkeley, and some San Diego law schools to work on the same clinical project. The clinic will help active-duty military
Professor Ronald Rotunda was mentioned in an article in the Sacramento Bee entitled, “USC law professor named to California political watchdog panel.” The article focused on the most recent appointment to the Fair Political Practices Commission but mentioned that Rotunda was appointed to the five-person commission in mid-June. Read more …