{"id":1051,"date":"2009-08-20T11:21:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T18:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/law\/2009\/08\/20\/professor-kochan-published-op-ed\/"},"modified":"2009-08-20T11:21:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T18:21:04","slug":"professor-kochan-published-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/law\/2009\/08\/20\/professor-kochan-published-op-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Kochan Published Op-Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Donald Kochan wrote an op-ed\u00a0 in the <em>Los Angeles Daily Journal<\/em>, entitled \u201cThe Case for Simplicity.\u201d 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. 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