Christopher Kutz quoted by HuffPost, Aug. 30, 2017
Christopher Kutz … compared the situation to opioid drug makers “who distribute their product widely and then close their eyes to what seems to be a pretty inevitable risk of catastrophic misuse.” Companies in the mobile ecosystem ”should do much more to make it harder to consume while driving.”
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Las Vegas Review-Journal, Aug. 28, 2017
“What is different here is that Arpaio was held in criminal contempt of court,” Chemerinsky said by email. “It is troubling for me for a president to undercut the judicial enforcement power by pardoning someone who willfully violated a court order.”
Jesse Choper quoted by California Magazine, Aug. 28, 2017
“It would be an uphill battle to make liability stick for any [gun-related death] if the city is in an open carry state,” Choper says. “That isn’t to say authorities shouldn’t or couldn’t try to stop [people carrying guns during demonstrations]. … All rules and laws have exceptions under extraordinary circumstances. No right, including the right to bear arms, is absolute.”
Sonia Katyal cited in India West, Aug. 28, 2017
Sonia Katyal, the Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the reputed university, has quit the Commerce Department’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors, an Obama-era initiative to help the federal government navigate the challenges of an emerging economy.
Patty Blum quoted by National Catholic Reporter., Aug. 28, 2017
It’s urgent that Spain be given “the opportunity to exercise its jurisdiction to prosecute the crime,” said Blum … “if El Salvador is not going to execute the outstanding warrants for the defendants in the case and is not going prosecute anyone.”
Charles Reichmann and Erwin Chemerinsky quoted in The Daily Californian, Aug. 28, 2017
Charles Reichmann, a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law, wrote an op-ed in May for the San Francisco Chronicle, arguing that Boalt Hall ought to be renamed as well. Boalt Hall was named after John Boalt, an attorney known for anti-Chinese rhetoric, according to Reichmann.
“It’s important to note that John Boalt himself had no relationship with the law school,” Chemerinsky said in his statement. “Nonetheless, the name is used widely colloquially within and outside the school, and the concerns raised are meaningful.” To address these concerns, the law school is forming a diverse committee of school stakeholders to review the use of “Boalt” as a name for the school, according to Chemerinsky.
Ian Haney López writes for The Nation, Aug. 26, 2017
In pardoning an official who spat upon the 14th Amendment right to racial equality and who treated the federal courts contemptuously, Trump abused his presidential powers. He enabled a racist to trash our country’s core values and subvert the rule of law and face no consequences for these actions.
Jen Moreno quoted by The Christian Post, Aug. 26, 2017
“It is concerning that the Florida courts are allowing this execution to go forward without requiring the Department of Corrections to produce key information about the safety and efficacy of state’s new lethal injection protocol and drugs — information that was provided after previous protocol changes,” Moreno explained.
Elisabeth Semel quoted by Daily Journal (registration required), Aug. 25, 2017
If one views the five-year deadline as the heart of the initiative, said Elisabeth Semel … the decision can be seen as a victory for opponents of Proposition 66. “At the end of the day, this is what voters were told was the most important outcome the initiative would achieve. Although the court did not strike the provision down, the court rendered them utterly ineffectual.”
Erwin Chemerinsky interviewed by San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 25, 2017
Congress or state legislatures could, for example, pass laws making it easier for state officials to be held liable for monetary damages if they have illegally denied someone their right to vote. Right now these officials likely have qualified immunity from such suits, according to Erwin Chemerinsky.