Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by NBC News, March 13, 2018

Said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley, “In one sense, this is federalism turned on its head from what we have seen through much of our history.”

Erwin Chemerinsky writes for Daily Journal (registration required), March 13, 2018

Ultimately, underlying this dispute are very different views about immigration and about the scope of federal power. The greatest irony is in seeing a very conservative president championing federal power and progressives picking up the mantle of state’s rights.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The Washington Post, March 12, 2018

Some scholars have noted that one reason current college students are ambivalent, sometimes even hostile, to the idea of free speech is that they were a generation raised to recognize that bullying is wrong. They equate hurtful speech to bullying, said Erwin Chemerinsky.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The Recorder, March 12, 2018

“We have the opportunity to be a leader in research and training on the crucial issues of judicial independence and judicial integrity,” said Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. “In Judge Jeremy Fogel, we truly have the ideal person to lead the institute.”

Erwin Chemerinsky article quoted by The Sacramento Bee, March 9, 2018

Erwin Chemerinsky wrote that replacing Kennedy with a judge in the same mold as Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s nomination for the seat vacated by Antonin Scalia’s death, would “create the most conservative court that there has been since the mid-1930s.”

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The Sacramento Bee, March 9, 2018

“Historically, national power has been on the side of civil rights, and states’ rights has been equated with regressive policies, racist policies,” said Erwin Chemerinsky. … “That’s the irony.”

Erwin Chemerinsky writes for ABA Journal, March 8, 2018

Again, this year, there are a number of Fourth Amendment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that have the potential to significantly change the law and police practices. All have been argued, so decisions could come soon.

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2018

“A state can’t act in a way that impedes the achievement of a federal objective,” … Erwin Chemerinsky said. … “It’s a difficult question under current law, and a lot depends on the judge’s perspective.”

Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, March 6, 2018

History shows that deeply divided societies are politically unstable. But there is no simple solution for how to heal this split. One way to begin is to change how we talk to each other; we must find a way to disagree without being disagreeable.

Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, Feb. 27, 2018

Even if the Court finds that the required posting is compelled speech, the traditional interest in ensuring that patients receive accurate and adequate information is sufficient to justify this law. A contrary holding would put in jeopardy all informed consent laws in medicine and the countless laws that require posting of information in a myriad of contexts.