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Chemerinsky, dean and professor of law at the UC Irvine College of Law, spoke on “Formalism Without a Foundation, Stern vs. Marshall” at the University of La Verne College of Law on Feb. 2. Chemerinsky’s remarks dealt with the Supreme Court’s limitation...
John Eastman said conservatives had not given up on Kennedy. "I know some people say Justice Kennedy will ask: Should we stop the progress now? I think Justice Kennedy will ask: Do we want to put a stake in the heart of an institution, marriage, that...
This raised a great concern
In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Erwin Chemerinsky argues that if it does grant cert. , the Court is likely to affirm the Ninth Circuit’s decision. Finally, Maura Dolan of the Los Angeles Times and Howard Mintz of the San Jose Mercury News report...
"I know some people say Justice Kennedy will ask: Should we stop the progress now? I think Justice Kennedy will ask: Do we want to put a stake in the heart of an institution, marriage, that has done so much for society?" Professor Erwin Chemerinsky,...
Orbin, Teresa Rowe, John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney celebrate outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday. Same-sex couples Kristen Orbin, Teresa Rowe, John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney celebrate outside the 9th U.S. Circuit...
There’s no principle to the First Amendment, where the government can punish speech or hold it liable just because it’s offensive, even deeply offensive
Whether such a vote would gain majority support remained doubtful, law professors said. Democratic appointees outnumber Republican appointees on the 9th Circuit, UC Irvine Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky observed. "I have no doubt that there is a...
Why have we not heard from these faculty in the four or five days since the appearance of this report—a report that pretends to speak for the group and that includes obnoxious elements of an Orwellian nature? I still can’t figure out why a guy like...
Erwin Chemerinsky (born May 14, 1953) is an American lawyer and law professor. He is a renowned scholar in United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure. He is the current and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, which is scheduled to begin classes in the fall semester of 2009. Full Article
This raised a great concern
There’s no principle to the First Amendment, where the government can punish speech or hold it liable just because it’s offensive, even deeply offensive
They have the right to be there
We don’t need the First Amendment for speech we like
If the Supreme Court uses this as the vehicle for holding there is a right to marriage equality for gays and lesbians, then what the California Supreme Court did today will turn out to be a huge victory for gays and lesbians
