Chapman, along with several other law schools, will be sponsoring a one-of-a kind moot court event. Two weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, The California Endowment and several law schools are bringing together a bipartisan mix of renowned legal minds and policy experts to
Professor John Eastman was interviewed by the Investor’s Business Daily about the political leanings of the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Eastman noted what he understood to be a lack of leadership of the liberal bloc that could sway other justices. “Neither Justice Kagan nor Justice Sotomayor have commanded the allegiance of Justice Kennedy on critical
Professor Larry Rosenthal appeared as a guest on AirTalk on Southern California Public Radio to debate the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2007 Arizona law that would impose sanctions on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. Listen to Professor Rosenthal discuss with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach what affect the decision will
Professor Ron Steiner’s latest article, “The Rise and Fall of the Miranda Warnings in Popular Culture,” will be published in the Cleveland State Law Review. It follows the observation that Miranda warnings may not be as ubiquitous in popular culture as they were when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dickerson v. United States in 2000,
Pitt Law Review will publish Professor Donald Kochan’s latest article, “While Effusive, ‘Conclusory’ is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance.” Looking to civil procedure for guidance, Professor Kochan’s article defines the difficult to pin down legal term “conclusory,” which has taken center stage in
Professor Michael Bazyler was quoted on NPR’s “All Things Considered” in a story discussing the death of Maria Altmann, who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 2004 that allowed her suit against the Austrian government to recover precious art looted by the Nazis. Listen to podcast of story.
Professor Ronald Rotunda testified in the Judiciary Committee on the fourth day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat. Professor Rotunda’s testimony focused on what Solicitor General Kagan must do as a Justice to comply with a federal statute (28 USC a Sec. 455(b)(3)) applicable to Justices who
Former Chapman Law Dean John Eastman and Chapman Law Professor Lawrence Rosenthal discussed the Confirmation of U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagen to the Supreme Court on Southern California Public Radio, 89.1 KUOR. Listen to the audio from AirTalk here.
Professor Dennis Binder published an op-ed piece on the New Supreme Court in the Daily Journal describing today’s Supreme Court as a “meritocracy of the east.” Professor Binder wrote that “the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court marks the triumph of the new meritocracy,” noting that all nine of the justices
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