San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 3, 2008 by Wyatt Buchanan
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/03/BAN214GAKU.DTL
“This is the court’s decision, not the Legislature’s, just as whether you balance the budget is the Legislature’s decision and not the court’s,” said Jesse Choper.
The Washington Times, Dec. 3, 2008 by Christina Bellantoni
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/03/clinton-challenged-in-key-cabinet-role/print/
“The courts would decline to hear that lawsuit on the grounds that this is a matter to be resolved in a political process,” Mr. Choper said.
Dan Farber, another Berkeley constitutional law professor, said there was no conflict when Mr. Bush signed the order earlier this year. “The last thing he had in mind was that he could sway Clinton’s vote by promising her the position with higher pay, and any possible conflict is eliminated if she doesn’t actually get the higher salary,” he said.
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 30, 2008 by Tom FitzGerald
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/30/SPKG146T55.DTL
“His program is a model for programs around the country,” said Jesse Choper, a law school professor and a faculty athletic representative. “These student-athletes work their butts off. It’s like going to school and having a full-time job. They do very, very well in my judgment.”
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 28, 2008 by Matthai Kurvuila
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/28/BAB214BA4E.DTL
The issue was last debated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, according to Jesse Choper, a professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law. Choper said the court acknowledged that the history of tax exemption for churches stretches back to the nation’s beginnings. The court ruled that because tax exemption was a benefit not solely given to religious groups, but included groups like schools and nonprofits, it was fair.
Los Angeles Times, Nov. 25, 2008 by Maura Dolan
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop8-court25-2008nov25,0,1631563.story
“What she seems to be saying is that she doesn’t think it is worth reviewing,” said UC Berkeley Law Professor Jesse H. Choper.
Reuters, Nov. 24, 2008 by Peter Henderson
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AN0WC20081124?sp=true
The California high court could hear arguments in March. Berkeley’s Choper says it will be an uphill battle to persuade the judges that the measure requires legislative action. Choper said he understands why the groups are fighting the ban and he is sympathetic, “but that’s not the way the system works.”
Monterey County Herald, Nov. 23, 2008 by William McCall
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“The status quo is very difficult to upset,” said Jesse Choper.
New York Times, Nov. 21, 2008 by Jesse McKinley
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/us/21marriage.html?sq=Berkeley&st=cse&scp=3&pagewanted=print
“This is the whole ballgame,” said Jesse Choper…. “They earn their salaries in having to decide these things.”
KGO-TV, Nov. 14, 2008 by Anne Makovec
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6507182
U.C. Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper said same-sex couples may end up in the U.S. Supreme Court. “I think it’s fair to say, they’ve deliberately tried to discourage it because they’re afraid they’re going to lose in the United States Supreme Court.”
The Recorder, Nov. 11, 2008 by Mike McKee
http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArticleCA.jsp?id=1202425925722
“A number of people here on the faculty of the law school got to thinking about the important institutional and leadership role of the California Supreme Court,” Frank said…. It’s an opportunity to move beyond individual cases and individual disputes and subject matters and take … a more holistic view of the institution … its role in the California judicial system and the American judicial system.”
UC-Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper, who was among the professors who came up with the idea for the event, said the aim is to “shed some light, share some information [and] generate some ideas on what are considered to be five important areas of law that affect California and the country.”