Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, Sept. 28, 2017

The Supreme Court has the opportunity to dramatically improve the political process in the United States by ending partisan gerrymandering. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, just back from its summer recess, will hear arguments in Gill v. Whitford and consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution.

Erwin Chemerinsky cited by Reveal, Sept. 28, 2017

In all, 18 attorneys are working for the plaintiffs, including famed Harvard legal scholar Laurence Tribe and Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley law school. The case, filed in January, already has generated hundreds of pages of legal filings, even though it’s not yet set for trial.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Daily Journal (registration required), Sept. 27, 2017

“Now more than ever, we need law students to become lawyers to represent people who otherwise wouldn’t have legal services and to fight to advance the law in areas like immigration, civil rights, housing and the environment,” UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky told attendees.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The New York Times, Sept. 26, 2017

“This university spent $600,000 to facilitate Ben Shapiro coming, and it was estimated if Milo Yiannopoulos came, it would cost $1 million,” he said. “It’s not sustainable for this campus on a weekly basis to facilitate free speech while protecting public safety. Where is that line to be drawn? It’s a really hard question.”

Erwin Chemerinsky cited by Los Angeles Times, Sept. 26, 2017

Thirteen legal scholars, including UC Berkeley School of Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky, wrote the federal office that protects whistle-blowers on behalf of Clement, warning that the administration’s approach to dealing with its senior managers runs afoul of Nixon-era laws Congress passed to prevent purges of seasoned career staff for political reasons.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The Daily Californian, Sept. 25, 2017

According to Chemerinsky, there is “no linkage” between the countries affected by the restrictions and terrorist activities in the United States. “It is likely unconstitutional for the same reasons,” Chemerinsky said. “(It’s) discrimination based on national origin.”

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Los Angeles Times, Sept. 25, 2017

“I think this version of the travel ban is likely unconstitutional for the same reason as the prior two versions: It is directed primarily at countries with large Muslim populations; it is national origin discrimination; and there is no evidence linking terrorism to these countries,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The Washington Post, Sept. 24, 2017

Erwin Chemerinsky … said the president can say what he wants about football players. “If the NFL were to fire them, there is not a First Amendment issue. The NFL and its teams are private entities, so the First Amendment does not apply. But there is a free-speech issue and likely a labor issue under the union contract.”

Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Daily Californian, Sept. 22, 2017

The only way that my speech will be protected tomorrow is to safeguard the speech of others today, even if I detest what they are saying. After all, we don’t need freedom of speech for the messages we like; we would let them occur any way. Freedom of speech is all about protecting the expression we hate.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The New York Times, Sept. 22, 2017

“The difficulty is that there’s not any consensus among students or faculty about what to do,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the Berkeley law school who is one of the nation’s leading First Amendment experts.