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.
Roxanna Altholz quoted by The Daily Californian, Sept. 27, 2017
Altholz also addressed questions regarding the international response as well as the internal handling of the case by Mexican authorities. She referenced the internal corruption not as the result of a “failed state,” but rather as a “powerful state that abdicated (its role of) protection.”
Alan Auerbach quoted by The Washington Post, Sept. 27, 2017
Trump and Congress have to get the tax recipe right if they really want to have a good chance at boosting middle-class wages. Auerbach says there are two things lawmakers should do.
First, they need to ensure the 2017 (or 2018) tax bill doesn’t add to America’s $20 trillion debt. Second, they need to find ways to incentivize business investment.
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.”
John Yoo co-authored book cited by East Bay Express, Sept. 26, 2017
“International law could not stop the spread of technological progress to the machines of war,” Yoo and Rabkin write, about everything from crossbows to AK-47s. “This has been the lesson of history.”
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.
Nancy Lemon interviewed by Change Agent Podcast, Sept. 25, 2017
“I wanted to have a powerful tool to help change how women were treated in this society. … So then I volunteered at a battered women’s shelter … I would often stay up all night listening to the women and we did our very first restraining order–one of the women and I–on the kitchen table. … I still remember some of those women and the stories that they told me. I remember doing that [first] restraining order and wanting to help more people.”
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.