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.
Jesse Choper and Leti Volpp quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 25, 2017
Jesse Choper … said the addition of North Korea, in particular, would counter opponents’ allegations that the order is a Muslim ban. He also noted that that courts traditionally give the president considerable authority over immigration and national security.
The new order “could be challenged on the same grounds” as the previous versions, Volpp said. She described the additions of three nations as “cosmetic,” saying U.S. immigration from North Korea and Chad is minuscule.
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.
Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, Sept. 19, 2017
It was Barrett, not Feinstein, who made her Catholic faith an issue by writing about how Catholic judges should behave on the bench. Feinstein simply was asking Barrett whether her law review article reflected how she will behave as a judge. At no time, did Feinstein “attack” Barrett for her religious faith or suggest she should be denied confirmation because she is a Catholic.
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by SF Gate, Sept. 18, 2017
The San Francisco lawsuit, drafted by legal scholars including Laurence Tribe of Harvard and UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky — and attorney Luis Cortes Romero, himself a DACA recipient — represents six plaintiffs who might be singled out as evidence of the program’s success. … Each of the plaintiffs “has committed to helping others,” the suit said.