UCI Law Talks

UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic, Visiting Professor, Legal Analyst and Supreme Court biographer, discuss the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, including the judge’s originalism philosophy, whether Senate Democrats will filibuster the nomination, and if and when the judge will ultimately take a seat on the bench of the country’s highest court.

--More about Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/chemerinsky/

--More about Joan Biskupic: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/visiting/biskupic/

On Saturday Jan. 14, 2017, more than 100 UC Irvine School of Law faculty, staff, students, alumni, and attorneys came together at UCI Law to discuss the potential effects of a new presidential administration on a variety of legal practices. The event began with an opening plenary of speakers, featuring Pablo Alvarado, Founder and Executive Director, National Day Laborer Organization; Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UCI Law; Jacqueline Dan, Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-OC; Kaaryn Gustafson, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center on Law, Equality and Race, UCI Law; Ameena Mirza Qazi, Executive Director, National Lawyers Guild Los Angeles; and Angelo Logan, Co-founder, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice. More about the event here: http://www.law.uci.edu/events/2016-17/s2017/01-14-17-MLK-teach-in-training-mobilizing-for-justice.html

In this UCI Law Talks episode, UCI Law Profs. Jennifer Chacón and Stephen Lee break down the numerous and complex uncertainties in immigration law, including protection for immigrant communities, sanctuaries, and where to find reliable resources.

More about the speakers:

• Prof. Stephen Lee: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/lee/

Expertise: Administrative law, immigration law

• Prof. Jennifer Chacón: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/chacon/

Expertise: Immigration law, constitutional law, criminal procedure and criminal law

UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic, Visiting Professor at UCI Law and CNN legal analyst, discuss the uncertainty surrounding the Supreme Court as Trump’s inauguration approaches, including potential replacements of Justice Scalia, Trump’s nomination of solicitor general and the future of abortion, affirmative action and marriage equality.

More about Dean Chemerinsky: www.law.uci.edu/about/deans-office/

More about Joan Biskupic: www.law.uci.edu/faculty/visiting/biskupic/

In this UCI Law Talks episode, UCI Law Profs. Seth Davis and Leah Litman unpack the serious civil rights issues presented after the election of Donald Trump, including effects on reproductive rights, voting rights, policing, immigration and transgender rights.

More about the speakers:

• Seth Davis, Assistant Professor of Law: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/davis/

Expertise: Administrative law, property, federal Indian law, federal courts, and torts

• Leah Litman, Assistant Professor of Law: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/litman/

Expertise: Constitutional law, federalism, federal post-conviction review, habeas corpus, federal courts

UCI Law Profs. Rick Hasen and Henry Weinstein discuss myths and realities about Election 2016: Rigged, Hacked or Stolen? Recorded at UCI Law event Sept. 28, 2016. About the speakers:

• Prof. Rick Hasen: www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/hasen/

• Prof. Weinstein: www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/weinstein/

UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic, Visiting Professor at UCI Law and CNN legal analyst, preview the unusual upcoming SCOTUS term and discuss cases of race, religion and the death penalty.

More about Dean Chemerinsky: http://www.law.uci.edu/about/deans-office/

More about Joan Biskupic: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/visiting/biskupic/

Joan Biskupic, distinguished journalist, CNN legal analyst and Visiting Professor at UCI Law (2016-17) shares her observations at a UCI Law event on the Supreme Court justices, the changing demographics of the Court and her quest to answer “Is personal biography judicial destiny?”

More about Joan Biskupic: http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/visiting/biskupic/

Recent CNN articles include:

• On the continuing legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/20/politics/sandra-day-o-connor-legacy/

• On Anthony Kennedy’s evolution on race http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/06/politics/anthony-kennedy-scotus-race-voting/

• Chief Justice John Roberts’ game of chess http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/10/politics/supreme-court-chief-justice-john-roberts/

• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls Trump a ‘faker,’ he says she should resign http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/politics/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-faker/

UCI Law's 6th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review, held July 14, 2016 at UC Irvine, drew a record crowd in person (more than 800 RSVPs!), and hundreds more online via the live webcast, as distinguished panelists reviewed key cases decided in the historic October 2015 term.

PANELISTS:

• Robert Barnes, The Washington Post

• Howard J. Bashman, Law Offices of Howard J. Bashman and How Appealing Blog

• Erwin Chemerinsky, UCI Law

• Kaaryn Gustafson, UCI Law

• Dahlia Lithwick, Slate

Moderated by Rick Hasen, UCI Law

Recap of event in video, photos, news & social media here: http://www.law.uci.edu/events/supreme-court-term-review/2016.html

UCI Chancellor and Professor of Law Howard Gillman and UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discuss what they learned in teaching a freshman seminar on freedom of speech on college campuses. Chancellor Gillman and Dean Chemerinsky have also co-authored op-eds about this topic:

—Op-Ed in The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/What-Students-Think-About-Free/235897

—Op-Ed in Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-chemerinsky-gillman-free-speech-on-campus-20160331-story.html

* More about UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman: http://chancellor.uci.edu/

* More about UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: http://www.law.uci.edu/about/deans-office/