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On September 28, The Shark<\/em>, reported on the recent \u201cBattle of the Law School Deans” at Chapman University.\u00a0 The piece entitled, \u201cRivalry Could Be Healthy for Chapman and Irvine Law Schools\u201d discussed the September 24 debate between Chapman\u2019s Dean John Eastman and UCI law school Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, and their \u201cfriendly rivalry\u201d arising from their differing interpretations of the U.S. Constitution. The author noted that the debate brings an interesting ideological diversity to Orange County that may be attractive to prospective law students from around the country. Read article\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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