Keith Hiatt quoted by The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 17, 2017
The idea is not without its critics. Keith Hiatt … told the New York Times that the service may serve to just reinforce the idea that assault victims need an extra burden of proof before they’re believed. “We have to be a little sad that we live in a world where something like this is necessary,” he said.
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by The Daily Californian, Oct. 16, 2017
“Several of our students expressed their disagreement with him and did so in a completely appropriate way that led to discussion and dialogue,” Chemerinsky said in the letter. “I was pleased to hear of how this went, but then shocked to learn of the swastika drawn on a flyer that someone had posted about him.”
Alan Auerbach quoted by The Washington Post, Oct. 16, 2017
Auerbach says business tax cuts can increase wages “under some circumstances.” But he does not think that simply cutting the rates from 35 percent to 20 percent is enough.
Franklin Zimring quoted by The Daily Californian, Oct. 15, 2017
Zimring is not a part of the center, but he also researches gun violence in relation to the police. … “The state funding is catching up with the research effort,” Zimring said. “The whole point of the new (university research) center is not only to cover front-page headlines but to carefully assess statistically what the major problems are for most deaths and injuries.”
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Daily Journal (registration required), Oct. 13, 2017
“This is a very important civil rights case, involving egregious police abuse,” said Erwin Chemerinsky … at the time the suit was filed. “The allegations in the complaint, which I have read, point to a very serious abuse of government power.”
Ann Ravel quoted by San Antonio Express-News, Oct. 12, 2017
Regulating close relationships between social media companies and campaigns is a matter largely outside of federal control at present, she noted. “I think it would be very difficult to do that under campaign finance laws. It would be very hard to think of a way to address that,” she said.
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by CNN Politics, Oct. 12, 2017
Dean of Berkeley Law Erwin Chemerinsky said, “Federal law is supreme over state law, period. States have no sovereignty to interpose to nullify federal law. This is a theory that has been rejected throughout American history.”
Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 12, 2017
If gun companies could be held liable the way all other manufacturers can be sued, they would not make such products or they would do far more to ensure the weapons could not be used for mass killings. But the 2005 Act dismissed all pending claims against gun manufacturers in both federal and state courts and preempted all future claims.
Ethan Elkind quoted by Scientific American, E&E News, Oct. 12, 2017
“We have to just assume that these fires are going to be more intense and more frequent,” Elkind said. “We’re going to need more defensible space.”
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Law.com, Oct. 10, 2017
“Legal education is better than Richard Susskind realizes.”