
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Columns
Title | Category | Published |
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We should be ashamed | Constitutional Law | Apr. 15, 2025 |
Trump's 'modest' request is a major blow to judicial power | Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law | Mar. 18, 2025 |
Trump's power grab and the threat to American democracy | Government | Feb. 11, 2025 |
A good or a bad omen of things to come? | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 14, 2025 |
The Trump settlement with ABC News sets a dangerous precedent for defamation law | Torts/Personal Injury, Government | Dec. 17, 2024 |
Fighting back | Constitutional Law | Nov. 12, 2024 |
A strange path for the bar exam | State Bar & Bar Associations | Oct. 11, 2024 |
A terrible idea | State Bar & Bar Associations | Sep. 17, 2024 |
Cruel and Unusual | Government | Aug. 13, 2024 |
The Roberts Court is significantly reshaping administrative law | U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory | Jul. 16, 2024 |
The Trump verdict | Criminal | Jun. 12, 2024 |
The 9th Circuit ignored the law and common sense | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 14, 2024 |
Criminal law and the unhoused | Criminal | Apr. 16, 2024 |
Unanimous, but wrong | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 12, 2024 |
Upholding the rule of law | Government | Feb. 13, 2024 |
Is Donald Trump disqualified from being president? | Constitutional Law | Jan. 17, 2024 |
A new McCarthy era | Constitutional Law | Dec. 11, 2023 |
What is an infringement of speech? | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Nov. 14, 2023 |
The future of the administrative state | Oct. 17, 2023 | |
Is Donald Trump ineligible to run as president? | Constitutional Law | Sep. 12, 2023 |
The Supreme Court’s lack of candor | U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Aug. 15, 2023 |
The arrogance of power | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 18, 2023 |
Preserving civil rights | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights | Jun. 13, 2023 |
Ending cash-based jailing: a win for the Constitution and public safety | Constitutional Law | May 19, 2023 |
Clarifying the dormant commerce clause | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 16, 2023 |
The imperative need for an ethics code for Supreme Court justices | U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Apr. 11, 2023 |
The Major Questions Doctrine | Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2023 |
End extreme forum shopping | Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure | Feb. 14, 2023 |
Abusing the shadow docket | U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration | Jan. 20, 2023 |
The Supreme Court in 2022 | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 21, 2022 |
Berkeley joins Ivy leaguers in boycott of US News law school rankings | Legal Education | Nov. 18, 2022 |
Reforming city government | Government | Nov. 15, 2022 |
Affirmative action in jeopardy | U.S. Supreme Court, Education Law, Constitutional Law | Oct. 18, 2022 |
A misguided quest for the original understanding | Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2022 |
Consequences matter | U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 17, 2022 |
Congress needs to act now | Government | Jul. 12, 2022 |
Expanding speech rights of government employees | Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights | Jun. 30, 2022 |
Invoking Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment | Government, Civil Rights | Jun. 22, 2022 |
We should be scared | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 17, 2022 |
Malicious Prosecution Claims | Government, Civil Rights | Apr. 12, 2022 |
State secrets rulings favor ignorance over knowledge | U.S. Supreme Court, Government | Mar. 15, 2022 |
Ruling on Alabama voting map sets terrible precedent | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 15, 2022 |
Wrong and ominous | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 19, 2022 |
SB 8 ruling: A truly terrible and dangerous decision | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Vaccine mandates are constitutional | Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2021 |
There is no such thing as value-neutral judging | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 12, 2021 |
The dangerous implications of Texas’ new abortion law | Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Sep. 14, 2021 |
Is law school worth it? | Legal Education | Aug. 17, 2021 |
Don’t underestimate the conservativism of the Roberts court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 13, 2021 |
Extreme gun rights | Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2021 |
What to expect from the Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 18, 2021 |
Blame the Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 13, 2021 |
Eliminate the filibuster | Government, Constitutional Law | Mar. 16, 2021 |
Incitement: A history of speech promoting illegal activity | Constitutional Law | Feb. 17, 2021 |
Presidential self-pardon would likely be unconstitutional | Government, Constitutional Law | Jan. 13, 2021 |
Lessons from the 2020 election | Government, Constitutional Law | Dec. 15, 2020 |
Discrimination based on religion | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Nov. 17, 2020 |
Chemerinsky on Obamacare litigation and the Supreme Court | Health Care & Hospital Law | Nov. 16, 2020 |
What difference will Amy Coney Barrett make? | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 13, 2020 |
Constitution depends on the good faith of those who govern us | Constitutional Law | Sep. 15, 2020 |
Senator Kamala Harris is eligible to be vice president | Government, Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 2020 |
Undermining the religion clauses of the First Amendment | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 14, 2020 |
The Supreme Court and qualified immunity | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2020 |
Losing the rule of law | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | May 12, 2020 |
Moving government into the 21st century | U.S. Supreme Court, Government | Apr. 14, 2020 |
End jury service now | Law Practice | Mar. 18, 2020 |
Moving away from checks and balances | Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 20, 2020 |
The last decade in the United States Supreme Court | Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court | Jan. 15, 2020 |
The Supreme Court, Donald Trump and the rule of law | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Impeachment myths | Government, Constitutional Law | Nov. 12, 2019 |
California’s new deep fake laws and the First Amendment | Government, Constitutional Law | Oct. 16, 2019 |
US Supreme Court appears eager to approve Trump policies | U.S. Supreme Court, Government | Sep. 17, 2019 |
Red flag laws aren’t a substitute for more meaningful regulation | Constitutional Law | Aug. 13, 2019 |
Clarence Thomas wants to overrule huge bodies of law | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 16, 2019 |
Precedent and the Roberts court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 19, 2019 |
A constitutional crisis? | Government, Constitutional Law | May 14, 2019 |
DOJ isn’t the authority on whether a president can be indicted | Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 23, 2019 |
An unlawful presidential act | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2019 |
Ruling on transgender ban signals a shift | U.S. Supreme Court, Military Law | Feb. 12, 2019 |
Postponing the Controversial | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 15, 2019 |
ACA ruling won’t hold up | Tax, Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law | Dec. 18, 2018 |
Those born in the United States are clearly citizens | U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Brown can end the death penalty | Government, Criminal | Oct. 23, 2018 |
Don’t split up the 9th Circuit | Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 18, 2018 |
Judge O'Scannlain should be overruled again on gun regulations | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 15, 2018 |
Kennedy’s seat: What’s at stake | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 17, 2018 |
After NIFLA, we need a principle for disclosure laws | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 28, 2018 |
What the court got wrong in Masterpiece Cakeshop | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Jun. 12, 2018 |
Lawyers have a duty to inform voters | Judges and Judiciary, Government | May 15, 2018 |
The travel ban and the US Supreme Court | Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2018 |
Trump vs the Golden State | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Mar. 13, 2018 |
The president and the law | Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2018 |
Pregnancy clinic case should be easy decision | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory | Jan. 18, 2018 |
Cake arguments show that it’s still the Kennedy court | U.S. Supreme Court, Corporate, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Dec. 7, 2017 |
There’s much more at stake than cake | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Nov. 14, 2017 |
Letting the democratic process work | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Oct. 19, 2017 |
Presidential pardons and criminal contempt | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Aug. 30, 2017 |
When an out-of-state corporation is at home | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Corporate, Civil Rights, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 15, 2017 |
A troubling free exercise decision | Civil Rights | Jul. 18, 2017 |
Rulings create causation confusion | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 13, 2017 |
Ruling is important victory for civil rights | U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2017 |
Ruling is important victory for civil rights | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | May 16, 2017 |
A court'spower toimposesanctions | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 21, 2017 |
A court's power to impose sanctions | U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 21, 2017 |
Nothing was lost with confirmation filibuster | Government | Apr. 10, 2017 |
Decisions show increased attention to racism in criminal trials | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Mar. 14, 2017 |
The rule of law | Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2017 |
Should Democrats filibuster Gorsuch? | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 7, 2017 |
My case against Jeff Sessions for AG | Government, Civil Rights | Jan. 18, 2017 |
Does the bar even measure the right skills? | Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations | Dec. 15, 2016 |
Let the democratic process work | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Dec. 15, 2016 |
The court that could have been | U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Constitutional Law | Nov. 15, 2016 |
CFPB ruling ignores decades of Supreme Court precedent | Government, Administrative/Regulatory | Oct. 19, 2016 |
Unanimously wrong | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Sep. 19, 2016 |
A life in the stream of history | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Books | Sep. 13, 2016 |
Protecting the right to vote | Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 2016 |
The Anthony Kennedy Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 19, 2016 |
Weekly Appellate Report Podcast #8 Perulta, Halo & Art of Oral Argument | Appellate Practice | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Gun rights may shift in Scalia's absence | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 15, 2016 |
States should be subject to suit in other states | Tax, Government, Constitutional Law | May 18, 2016 |
Why a unanimous decision in voting districting case? | U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 13, 2016 |
Can Merrick Garland be confirmed? | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 19, 2016 |
Judging requires value choices | U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 16, 2016 |
An empty seat on the court | U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 18, 2016 |
The US Supreme Court in 2016 | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 13, 2016 |
After shootings, experts discuss US gun law | Criminal | Dec. 23, 2015 |
Constitutional scholars debate Second Amendment | Constitutional Law | Dec. 22, 2015 |
Round Table Discussions: The Second Amendment | Constitutional Law | Dec. 19, 2015 |
Scalia's comments were offensive and racist | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 16, 2015 |
Supreme Court's Johnson decision has enormous implications | Constitutional Law | Nov. 19, 2015 |
The legacy of the trial of OJ | Law Practice, Criminal | Oct. 14, 2015 |
Breyer bound by court opinions | Judges and Judiciary | Oct. 1, 2015 |
Speech isn't so free in DC | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Sep. 16, 2015 |
Majority shuns Scalia's approach | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Aug. 19, 2015 |
Judicial activism! But only if we lose | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 15, 2015 |
Killing a check on the executive branch | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 17, 2015 |
Door to campaign finance regulation | Government, Constitutional Law | May 12, 2015 |
Bearing arms in the 9th Circuit | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 15, 2015 |
Protect student speech | Constitutional Law | Mar. 18, 2015 |
Fine art royalty passes muster | Intellectual Property | Feb. 19, 2015 |
The future of federal courts | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 14, 2015 |
Holding police officers liable | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Dec. 17, 2014 |
Let's lift the high court's curtain | U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 19, 2014 |
Backing into marriage equality | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Oct. 15, 2014 |
Congress needs to approve ISIS attack | Government | Sep. 17, 2014 |
State Legislature must protect workers from wage theft | Labor/Employment | Aug. 13, 2014 |
The Classical Liberal Constitution | Constitutional Law, Books | Aug. 2, 2014 |
What's in a buffer zone? It matters | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 16, 2014 |
Justices give cops too much deference | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 18, 2014 |
'Outsiders to their own government' | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 14, 2014 |
Many victims of civil rights violations left without a remedy | Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Apr. 17, 2014 |
The limit to free exercise rights | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 19, 2014 |
Concealed weapon ruling ignores US high court precedent | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 19, 2014 |
Post-argument briefs: a small burden with great benefits | U.S. Supreme Court, Appellate Practice | Jan. 15, 2014 |
A camera in every appellate court | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 18, 2013 |
Who is a gang member? | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Nov. 12, 2013 |
High court to consider affirmative action ban | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2013 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | Law Office Management | Oct. 2, 2013 |
Campaign finance again before the US Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Sep. 18, 2013 |
Obama takes surprising stance in establishment case briefs | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Aug. 14, 2013 |
The Great Dissent | Constitutional Law, Books | Aug. 2, 2013 |
Between a rock and zero liability | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 17, 2013 |
Narrow holdings, huge implications | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 28, 2013 |
Majority fails to recognize intrusiveness of DNA collection | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 19, 2013 |
Litigating against human rights abuses | U.S. Supreme Court | May 15, 2013 |
Time to stop defying prison overcrowding order | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2013 |
Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court | Law Office Management | Apr. 2, 2013 |
Rights, but no remedies | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 12, 2013 |
Circuit split over parties' expanding a bankruptcy court's power | U.S. Supreme Court, Bankruptcy | Feb. 13, 2013 |
Reparative therapy ban passes muster | Constitutional Law | Jan. 16, 2013 |
Don't be so sure the court will decide marriage equality this term | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2012 |
Limiting Citizens United's ill effects | U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 13, 2012 |
Forgotten issue in Fisher | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 18, 2012 |
Blockbuster Cases Ahead for SCOTUS | Law Office Management | Oct. 2, 2012 |
Constitution protects the homeless too | Constitutional Law | Sep. 19, 2012 |
Justice Roberts and federal power | U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 15, 2012 |
Williams v. Illinois: signed, sealed -- testimonial | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 18, 2012 |
Lowering the bar for qualified immunity | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 19, 2012 |
Why the 9th Circuit got Padilla wrong | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 16, 2012 |
State law heads to Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 20, 2012 |
Future of diversity in higher education hangs in the balance | Constitutional Law | Mar. 14, 2012 |
Prop. 8: What will the US Supreme Court do? | Constitutional Law | Feb. 15, 2012 |
Discriminating in the name of religion | Constitutional Law | Jan. 20, 2012 |
Televise US Supreme Court arguments | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 13, 2011 |
Enforcing the Constitution | Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2011 |
Judge’s opinion on gay rights was inappropriate | Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Oct. 13, 2011 |
Limiting class actions: The full impact of Dukes | U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 20, 2011 |
Health care law should be upheld | Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 2011 |
Protecting the rich in the election system | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 14, 2011 |
Unanimously Wrong | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 15, 2011 |
Rejecting Government Lies | Government | May 20, 2011 |
Proposed Bill Major Setback for the State’s Courts | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 31, 2011 |
Hard Cases Can Make Good Law | Constitutional Law | Mar. 17, 2011 |
Calling Out the Right | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 1, 2011 |
A Supreme Court Above Reproach | Judges and Judiciary | Feb. 16, 2011 |
Rejecting Originalism | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 25, 2011 |
A New Obstacle to Civil Rights Relief | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 16, 2010 |
End Military Discrimination Now | Constitutional Law | Nov. 18, 2010 |
Reclaiming Our Constitution | Constitutional Law | Oct. 16, 2010 |
Protecting Speech and Privacy | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2010 |
Drama Awaits New Jurist | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 2, 2010 |
Wrong in All Aspects | Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 15, 2010 |
Wrong on the Law | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 19, 2010 |
Victory for Equality | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 8, 2010 |
Silencing Miranda | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2010 |
Kagan Commentary Misses the Point | U.S. Supreme Court | May 19, 2010 |
Louis D. Brandeis: A Life | U.S. Supreme Court, Books | May 2, 2010 |
The Vision of John Paul Stevens | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 14, 2010 |
The Implications of Citizens United | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Feb. 19, 2010 |
Looking Back | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 13, 2010 |
Religions Have No Immunity From Criticism | Constitutional Law | Dec. 19, 2009 |
President Obama's Nobel, Unconstitutional? | Constitutional Law | Nov. 18, 2009 |
The View - The Cross on the Hill | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 27, 2009 |
The Cross on the Hill | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2009 |
Stare Decisis—or Not | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 2, 2009 |
Not a Minimalist Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Aug. 13, 2009 |
The Power of Persuasion | U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary | Jul. 14, 2009 |
Counterpoint: Class Action Satisfaction | California Supreme Court | May 30, 2009 |
Help Wanted | Law Practice | May 8, 2009 |
Undermining Free Speech | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2009 |
Payoff for Patients | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2009 |
High Court Is Set to Tackle Profound Federalism Issues | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 21, 2009 |
Spin City | Government | Dec. 16, 2008 |
Can Obama Bring Us Back From the Dark Side? | Government, Constitutional Law | Nov. 22, 2008 |
War of the Words | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 16, 2008 |
An Important Term to Come | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 1, 2008 |
The Business of Pre-Emption | Constitutional Law | Sep. 18, 2008 |
Kozinski: Stay on the Bench, or Get Off the Court? | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 5, 2008 |
To Scalia, Judicial Restraint Means Opposing Rights He Doesn't Like | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 19, 2008 |
Protection or Punishment? | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 30, 2008 |
A Blow to Democracy | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 16, 2008 |
Next President Will Have Profound Impact on Lower Courts | Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 22, 2008 |
Pre-emptive Hike | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2008 |
The Supreme Court Closes the Door on Federal Prisoners | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2008 |
Attention, Shoppers | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 19, 2008 |
Silencing Justice | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 19, 2007 |
Rethinking Legal Education | Law Practice, Education Law | Nov. 20, 2007 |
Two Cheers for the Boomers | Law Office Management | Nov. 2, 2007 |
Why Has the Supreme Court's Workload Shrunk as Petitions Increase? | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 18, 2007 |
The Supremes | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 1, 2007 |
School Daze | Law Practice, Education Law | Sep. 27, 2007 |
Restoring Independence | Government | Aug. 30, 2007 |
Standing Small | Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2007 |
Bush's Saving of Insider Libby Destroys Tradition, Abuses Presidential Power | Government, Constitutional Law | Jul. 10, 2007 |
Silencing Profanity Wastes Government Time | Constitutional Law | Jun. 13, 2007 |
Judges Know Best | U.S. Supreme Court | May 15, 2007 |
On the Senate Grill, Gonzales Defiant | Government | Apr. 21, 2007 |
Letter Imperfect | Government | Apr. 20, 2007 |
Smoky Logic | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 16, 2007 |
Off Base | Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2007 |
RehnquistRevelation | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 11, 2007 |
Blinding Schools to Race Devalues Diversity | Civil Rights | Dec. 22, 2006 |
Laptop Search at Border Was Illegal | Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2006 |
Congress Should Adopt Immediately a Federal Shield Law for Journalists | Constitutional Law | Oct. 26, 2006 |
Navy Is Wrong to Force Out Guantanamo Lawyer | Government | Oct. 24, 2006 |
State Supreme Court in 'Copley' Undermines Accountability of Police | California Supreme Court | Sep. 9, 2006 |
Let All Criminal Defendants Pick Their Lawyers | Criminal | Aug. 22, 2006 |
On the Roberts Court, the Police Get More Freedom | Criminal | Jul. 21, 2006 |
'Garcetti' Decision Ignores the People's Right to Know | Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2006 |
Schools Must Be Able to Limit Abusive Speech | Constitutional Law | May 19, 2006 |
Court Blasts Indecency of Criminalizing Homeless | Criminal | Apr. 20, 2006 |
Court Snubs Free Speech to Bow to Military | Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2006 |
Roberts Court Nips a Little at Sovereign Immunity | Judges and Judiciary | Feb. 24, 2006 |
A Scholar Views the Hearing | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 12, 2006 |
Law Schools Have Right to Bar Military Recruiters | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 4, 2006 |
Splitting 9th Circuit Is Costly, Conservative Ploy | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 16, 2005 |
White House, Miers Must Reveal Her Hidden Record | Judges and Judiciary | Oct. 20, 2005 |
Two Scholars View the Roberts Hearings | Judges and Judiciary | Sep. 16, 2005 |
Two Scholars View the Hearing | Constitutional Law | Sep. 15, 2005 |
Thomas, Unbridled, Would Gut 200 Years of Precedent | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 6, 2005 |
Justices Opinions Make Future of Establishment Clause Unclear | Constitutional Law | Jul. 19, 2005 |
Court Moves to Weed Out Race Issue in Jury Selection | Civil Rights | Jun. 16, 2005 |
Suprising High-Court Rulings Shift Civil Rights Outlook | Judges and Judiciary | May 20, 2005 |
Attack On Courts Threatens Crucial Checks And Balances | Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 12, 2005 |
Citing Foreign Law Sparks Unnecessary Bruhaha | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 16, 2005 |
Statute Undercuts Right to Mount First Amendment Defense | Administrative/Regulatory | Feb. 17, 2005 |
Justices Create Confusion in Sentencing by Declaring Guidelines Advisory | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 19, 2005 |
Separation of Church and State May Not Hold Under Bush | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 18, 2004 |
Congress Has No Authority to Preclude Judicial Review | Constitutional Law | Oct. 13, 2004 |
Criminal Justice System Regresses Under 'Gementera' | Appellate Practice | Sep. 15, 2004 |
Ruling Shows Internet Requires Great Judicial Protection | Civil Rights | Aug. 19, 2004 |
Rulings Encourage Police to Ignore 'Miranda' | Civil Rights | Jul. 10, 2004 |
'Blakely' Signifies Great Change In Sentencing in Criminal Cases | Criminal | Jun. 29, 2004 |
9th Circuit Rightly Let Doctors Carry Out Their Patients' Wishes | Constitutional Law | Jun. 24, 2004 |
Appeals Court's Ruling Could Open Door to Hope for Lifers | Criminal | May 22, 2004 |
Judges Shouldn't Issue Gag Orders to Control High-Profile Cases | Constitutional Law | Apr. 13, 2004 |
First Amendment Doesn't Prohibit Nudity or Profanities | Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2004 |
Wal-Mart Initiative Subverts Democracy | Government | Feb. 24, 2004 |
Is Los Angeles' City Attorney Qualified? Of Course He Is | Government | Feb. 6, 2004 |
Who Are You? | Constitutional Law | Jan. 17, 2004 |
Gender Neutral | Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2003 |
Under Control | Constitutional Law | Nov. 27, 2003 |
Closed Doors | Labor/Employment | Oct. 18, 2003 |
See No Evil? | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights | Sep. 26, 2003 |
Recall Delay by Court Prevents Violation of Equal Protection Clause | Government | Sep. 23, 2003 |
In the Balance | Constitutional Law | Aug. 15, 2003 |
Question of Time | Constitutional Law | Jul. 26, 2003 |
Torture Tactics | Constitutional Law | Jun. 21, 2003 |
Cross Talk | Constitutional Law | May 16, 2003 |
Look Closely | Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 18, 2003 |
Cruel Punishment | Criminal | Mar. 22, 2003 |
Cell Terror | Constitutional Law | Feb. 21, 2003 |
Hand Picked | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 18, 2003 |
Lesson in Equality | Civil Rights | Dec. 21, 2002 |
Providing Equal Justice for Voiceless | Law Practice | Dec. 20, 2002 |
Providing Equal Justice for | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2002 |
Medipot Haze | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Nov. 23, 2002 |
Medipot Haze | Constitutional Law | Nov. 22, 2002 |
Gilded Cage | Constitutional Law | Oct. 19, 2002 |
Gilded Cage | Immigration | Oct. 18, 2002 |
See No Evil | Constitutional Law | Sep. 27, 2002 |
Carrying On | Constitutional Law | Sep. 11, 2002 |
Politicizing Judicial System | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 17, 2002 |
Ultimate Sanction | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 4, 2002 |
Ultimate Sanction | Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2002 |
Targeting Speech | Constitutional Law | Jun. 20, 2002 |
Murky Waters | Constitutional Law | May 10, 2002 |
Justice Undone | Constitutional Law | Apr. 27, 2002 |
Barrier to Entry | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 16, 2002 |
Petty Theft | Criminal | Mar. 1, 2002 |
Road Hazard | Constitutional Law | Feb. 6, 2002 |
Funding Fracas | Constitutional Law | Dec. 19, 2001 |
Funding Fracas | Constitutional Law | Dec. 18, 2001 |
Behind Bars | Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Nov. 17, 2001 |
Behind Bars | Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2001 |
Blue Moon | Constitutional Law | Oct. 17, 2001 |
Reaching High | Civil Rights | Sep. 22, 2001 |
Supreme Patterns | Constitutional Law | Aug. 22, 2001 |
On High | Constitutional Law | Jul. 21, 2001 |
Difficult Tension | Constitutional Law | Jun. 28, 2001 |
Difficult Tension | Constitutional Law | Jun. 19, 2001 |
Moving Violation | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal | May 19, 2001 |
Moving Violation | Criminal | May 18, 2001 |
Local Position | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 19, 2001 |
Local Position | Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2001 |
JURIST DOCTORING | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 30, 2001 |
See No Evil | Constitutional Law | Mar. 24, 2001 |
Preference Principle | Civil Rights | Feb. 21, 2001 |
Voucher Violation | Constitutional Law | Jan. 20, 2001 |
Less Volatile | Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2000 |
Court Battle | Judges and Judiciary | Dec. 4, 2000 |
Righteous Reform | Criminal | Nov. 18, 2000 |
Searchlight | Constitutional Law | Oct. 18, 2000 |
Open Season | Constitutional Law | Sep. 23, 2000 |
'Apprendi' Appraisal | Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2000 |
Public School Official Occasions Need to Be Secular, Neutral | Constitutional Law | Aug. 8, 2000 |
Judicial Stalemate | Constitutional Law | Jul. 22, 2000 |
Dramatic Shift | Constitutional Law | Jun. 21, 2000 |
Bare Facts | Constitutional Law | May 20, 2000 |
Rehnquist Surprise | Constitutional Law | Apr. 19, 2000 |
SISTER | Constitutional Law | Mar. 31, 2000 |
Officer Limits | Constitutional Law | Mar. 16, 2000 |
No Merit | Constitutional Law | Feb. 16, 2000 |
Gavel Struggle | Criminal, Constitutional Law | Jan. 10, 2000 |
Abrupt Turnaround | Constitutional Law | Dec. 22, 1999 |
Crumbling Wall? | Constitutional Law | Oct. 20, 1999 |
Immunization Booster | Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 1999 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
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Sipprelle, et al. v. City of Laguna Beach, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Jul. 3, 2010 |
Robert Mosier, Interim Bankruptcy Trustee for the Estate of Neil Jouvenat, M.D., v. S.C.P.I.E. | Breach of Contract | Expert / technical | Aug. 27, 1994 |
Title | Category | Published |
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We should be ashamed | Constitutional Law | Apr. 15, 2025 |
Trump's 'modest' request is a major blow to judicial power | Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law | Mar. 18, 2025 |
Trump's power grab and the threat to American democracy | Government | Feb. 11, 2025 |
A good or a bad omen of things to come? | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 14, 2025 |
The Trump settlement with ABC News sets a dangerous precedent for defamation law | Torts/Personal Injury, Government | Dec. 17, 2024 |
Fighting back | Constitutional Law | Nov. 12, 2024 |
A strange path for the bar exam | State Bar & Bar Associations | Oct. 11, 2024 |
A terrible idea | State Bar & Bar Associations | Sep. 17, 2024 |
Cruel and Unusual | Government | Aug. 13, 2024 |
The Roberts Court is significantly reshaping administrative law | U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory | Jul. 16, 2024 |
The Trump verdict | Criminal | Jun. 12, 2024 |
The 9th Circuit ignored the law and common sense | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 14, 2024 |
Criminal law and the unhoused | Criminal | Apr. 16, 2024 |
Unanimous, but wrong | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 12, 2024 |
Upholding the rule of law | Government | Feb. 13, 2024 |
Is Donald Trump disqualified from being president? | Constitutional Law | Jan. 17, 2024 |
A new McCarthy era | Constitutional Law | Dec. 11, 2023 |
What is an infringement of speech? | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Nov. 14, 2023 |
The future of the administrative state | Oct. 17, 2023 | |
Is Donald Trump ineligible to run as president? | Constitutional Law | Sep. 12, 2023 |
The Supreme Court’s lack of candor | U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Aug. 15, 2023 |
The arrogance of power | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 18, 2023 |
Preserving civil rights | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights | Jun. 13, 2023 |
Ending cash-based jailing: a win for the Constitution and public safety | Constitutional Law | May 19, 2023 |
Clarifying the dormant commerce clause | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 16, 2023 |
The imperative need for an ethics code for Supreme Court justices | U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Apr. 11, 2023 |
The Major Questions Doctrine | Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2023 |
End extreme forum shopping | Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure | Feb. 14, 2023 |
Abusing the shadow docket | U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration | Jan. 20, 2023 |
The Supreme Court in 2022 | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 21, 2022 |
Berkeley joins Ivy leaguers in boycott of US News law school rankings | Legal Education | Nov. 18, 2022 |
Reforming city government | Government | Nov. 15, 2022 |
Affirmative action in jeopardy | U.S. Supreme Court, Education Law, Constitutional Law | Oct. 18, 2022 |
A misguided quest for the original understanding | Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2022 |
Consequences matter | U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 17, 2022 |
Congress needs to act now | Government | Jul. 12, 2022 |
Expanding speech rights of government employees | Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights | Jun. 30, 2022 |
Invoking Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment | Government, Civil Rights | Jun. 22, 2022 |
We should be scared | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 17, 2022 |
Malicious Prosecution Claims | Government, Civil Rights | Apr. 12, 2022 |
State secrets rulings favor ignorance over knowledge | U.S. Supreme Court, Government | Mar. 15, 2022 |
Ruling on Alabama voting map sets terrible precedent | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 15, 2022 |
Wrong and ominous | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 19, 2022 |
SB 8 ruling: A truly terrible and dangerous decision | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Vaccine mandates are constitutional | Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2021 |
There is no such thing as value-neutral judging | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 12, 2021 |
The dangerous implications of Texas’ new abortion law | Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Sep. 14, 2021 |
Is law school worth it? | Legal Education | Aug. 17, 2021 |
Don’t underestimate the conservativism of the Roberts court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 13, 2021 |
Extreme gun rights | Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2021 |
What to expect from the Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 18, 2021 |
Blame the Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 13, 2021 |
Eliminate the filibuster | Government, Constitutional Law | Mar. 16, 2021 |
Incitement: A history of speech promoting illegal activity | Constitutional Law | Feb. 17, 2021 |
Presidential self-pardon would likely be unconstitutional | Government, Constitutional Law | Jan. 13, 2021 |
Lessons from the 2020 election | Government, Constitutional Law | Dec. 15, 2020 |
Discrimination based on religion | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Nov. 17, 2020 |
Chemerinsky on Obamacare litigation and the Supreme Court | Health Care & Hospital Law | Nov. 16, 2020 |
What difference will Amy Coney Barrett make? | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 13, 2020 |
Constitution depends on the good faith of those who govern us | Constitutional Law | Sep. 15, 2020 |
Senator Kamala Harris is eligible to be vice president | Government, Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 2020 |
Undermining the religion clauses of the First Amendment | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 14, 2020 |
The Supreme Court and qualified immunity | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2020 |
Losing the rule of law | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | May 12, 2020 |
Moving government into the 21st century | U.S. Supreme Court, Government | Apr. 14, 2020 |
End jury service now | Law Practice | Mar. 18, 2020 |
Moving away from checks and balances | Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 20, 2020 |
The last decade in the United States Supreme Court | Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court | Jan. 15, 2020 |
The Supreme Court, Donald Trump and the rule of law | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Impeachment myths | Government, Constitutional Law | Nov. 12, 2019 |
California’s new deep fake laws and the First Amendment | Government, Constitutional Law | Oct. 16, 2019 |
US Supreme Court appears eager to approve Trump policies | U.S. Supreme Court, Government | Sep. 17, 2019 |
Red flag laws aren’t a substitute for more meaningful regulation | Constitutional Law | Aug. 13, 2019 |
Clarence Thomas wants to overrule huge bodies of law | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 16, 2019 |
Precedent and the Roberts court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 19, 2019 |
A constitutional crisis? | Government, Constitutional Law | May 14, 2019 |
DOJ isn’t the authority on whether a president can be indicted | Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 23, 2019 |
An unlawful presidential act | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2019 |
Ruling on transgender ban signals a shift | U.S. Supreme Court, Military Law | Feb. 12, 2019 |
Postponing the Controversial | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 15, 2019 |
ACA ruling won’t hold up | Tax, Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law | Dec. 18, 2018 |
Those born in the United States are clearly citizens | U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Brown can end the death penalty | Government, Criminal | Oct. 23, 2018 |
Don’t split up the 9th Circuit | Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 18, 2018 |
Judge O'Scannlain should be overruled again on gun regulations | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 15, 2018 |
Kennedy’s seat: What’s at stake | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 17, 2018 |
After NIFLA, we need a principle for disclosure laws | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 28, 2018 |
What the court got wrong in Masterpiece Cakeshop | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Jun. 12, 2018 |
Lawyers have a duty to inform voters | Judges and Judiciary, Government | May 15, 2018 |
The travel ban and the US Supreme Court | Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2018 |
Trump vs the Golden State | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Mar. 13, 2018 |
The president and the law | Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2018 |
Pregnancy clinic case should be easy decision | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory | Jan. 18, 2018 |
Cake arguments show that it’s still the Kennedy court | U.S. Supreme Court, Corporate, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Dec. 7, 2017 |
There’s much more at stake than cake | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Nov. 14, 2017 |
Letting the democratic process work | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Oct. 19, 2017 |
Presidential pardons and criminal contempt | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Aug. 30, 2017 |
When an out-of-state corporation is at home | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Corporate, Civil Rights, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 15, 2017 |
A troubling free exercise decision | Civil Rights | Jul. 18, 2017 |
Rulings create causation confusion | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 13, 2017 |
Ruling is important victory for civil rights | U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2017 |
Ruling is important victory for civil rights | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | May 16, 2017 |
A court'spower toimposesanctions | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 21, 2017 |
A court's power to impose sanctions | U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 21, 2017 |
Nothing was lost with confirmation filibuster | Government | Apr. 10, 2017 |
Decisions show increased attention to racism in criminal trials | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Mar. 14, 2017 |
The rule of law | Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2017 |
Should Democrats filibuster Gorsuch? | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Feb. 7, 2017 |
My case against Jeff Sessions for AG | Government, Civil Rights | Jan. 18, 2017 |
Does the bar even measure the right skills? | Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations | Dec. 15, 2016 |
Let the democratic process work | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law | Dec. 15, 2016 |
The court that could have been | U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Constitutional Law | Nov. 15, 2016 |
CFPB ruling ignores decades of Supreme Court precedent | Government, Administrative/Regulatory | Oct. 19, 2016 |
Unanimously wrong | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Sep. 19, 2016 |
A life in the stream of history | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Books | Sep. 13, 2016 |
Protecting the right to vote | Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 2016 |
The Anthony Kennedy Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 19, 2016 |
Weekly Appellate Report Podcast #8 Perulta, Halo & Art of Oral Argument | Appellate Practice | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Gun rights may shift in Scalia's absence | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 15, 2016 |
States should be subject to suit in other states | Tax, Government, Constitutional Law | May 18, 2016 |
Why a unanimous decision in voting districting case? | U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 13, 2016 |
Can Merrick Garland be confirmed? | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 19, 2016 |
Judging requires value choices | U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 16, 2016 |
An empty seat on the court | U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 18, 2016 |
The US Supreme Court in 2016 | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 13, 2016 |
After shootings, experts discuss US gun law | Criminal | Dec. 23, 2015 |
Constitutional scholars debate Second Amendment | Constitutional Law | Dec. 22, 2015 |
Round Table Discussions: The Second Amendment | Constitutional Law | Dec. 19, 2015 |
Scalia's comments were offensive and racist | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 16, 2015 |
Supreme Court's Johnson decision has enormous implications | Constitutional Law | Nov. 19, 2015 |
The legacy of the trial of OJ | Law Practice, Criminal | Oct. 14, 2015 |
Breyer bound by court opinions | Judges and Judiciary | Oct. 1, 2015 |
Speech isn't so free in DC | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Sep. 16, 2015 |
Majority shuns Scalia's approach | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Aug. 19, 2015 |
Judicial activism! But only if we lose | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 15, 2015 |
Killing a check on the executive branch | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 17, 2015 |
Door to campaign finance regulation | Government, Constitutional Law | May 12, 2015 |
Bearing arms in the 9th Circuit | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 15, 2015 |
Protect student speech | Constitutional Law | Mar. 18, 2015 |
Fine art royalty passes muster | Intellectual Property | Feb. 19, 2015 |
The future of federal courts | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 14, 2015 |
Holding police officers liable | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Dec. 17, 2014 |
Let's lift the high court's curtain | U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 19, 2014 |
Backing into marriage equality | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights | Oct. 15, 2014 |
Congress needs to approve ISIS attack | Government | Sep. 17, 2014 |
State Legislature must protect workers from wage theft | Labor/Employment | Aug. 13, 2014 |
The Classical Liberal Constitution | Constitutional Law, Books | Aug. 2, 2014 |
What's in a buffer zone? It matters | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 16, 2014 |
Justices give cops too much deference | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 18, 2014 |
'Outsiders to their own government' | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 14, 2014 |
Many victims of civil rights violations left without a remedy | Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Apr. 17, 2014 |
The limit to free exercise rights | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 19, 2014 |
Concealed weapon ruling ignores US high court precedent | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 19, 2014 |
Post-argument briefs: a small burden with great benefits | U.S. Supreme Court, Appellate Practice | Jan. 15, 2014 |
A camera in every appellate court | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 18, 2013 |
Who is a gang member? | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Nov. 12, 2013 |
High court to consider affirmative action ban | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2013 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | Law Office Management | Oct. 2, 2013 |
Campaign finance again before the US Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Sep. 18, 2013 |
Obama takes surprising stance in establishment case briefs | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Aug. 14, 2013 |
The Great Dissent | Constitutional Law, Books | Aug. 2, 2013 |
Between a rock and zero liability | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 17, 2013 |
Narrow holdings, huge implications | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 28, 2013 |
Majority fails to recognize intrusiveness of DNA collection | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 19, 2013 |
Litigating against human rights abuses | U.S. Supreme Court | May 15, 2013 |
Time to stop defying prison overcrowding order | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2013 |
Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court | Law Office Management | Apr. 2, 2013 |
Rights, but no remedies | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 12, 2013 |
Circuit split over parties' expanding a bankruptcy court's power | U.S. Supreme Court, Bankruptcy | Feb. 13, 2013 |
Reparative therapy ban passes muster | Constitutional Law | Jan. 16, 2013 |
Don't be so sure the court will decide marriage equality this term | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2012 |
Limiting Citizens United's ill effects | U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 13, 2012 |
Forgotten issue in Fisher | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 18, 2012 |
Blockbuster Cases Ahead for SCOTUS | Law Office Management | Oct. 2, 2012 |
Constitution protects the homeless too | Constitutional Law | Sep. 19, 2012 |
Justice Roberts and federal power | U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 15, 2012 |
Williams v. Illinois: signed, sealed -- testimonial | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 18, 2012 |
Lowering the bar for qualified immunity | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 19, 2012 |
Why the 9th Circuit got Padilla wrong | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 16, 2012 |
State law heads to Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 20, 2012 |
Future of diversity in higher education hangs in the balance | Constitutional Law | Mar. 14, 2012 |
Prop. 8: What will the US Supreme Court do? | Constitutional Law | Feb. 15, 2012 |
Discriminating in the name of religion | Constitutional Law | Jan. 20, 2012 |
Televise US Supreme Court arguments | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 13, 2011 |
Enforcing the Constitution | Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2011 |
Judge’s opinion on gay rights was inappropriate | Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Oct. 13, 2011 |
Limiting class actions: The full impact of Dukes | U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 20, 2011 |
Health care law should be upheld | Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 2011 |
Protecting the rich in the election system | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 14, 2011 |
Unanimously Wrong | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 15, 2011 |
Rejecting Government Lies | Government | May 20, 2011 |
Proposed Bill Major Setback for the State’s Courts | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 31, 2011 |
Hard Cases Can Make Good Law | Constitutional Law | Mar. 17, 2011 |
Calling Out the Right | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 1, 2011 |
A Supreme Court Above Reproach | Judges and Judiciary | Feb. 16, 2011 |
Rejecting Originalism | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 25, 2011 |
A New Obstacle to Civil Rights Relief | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 16, 2010 |
End Military Discrimination Now | Constitutional Law | Nov. 18, 2010 |
Reclaiming Our Constitution | Constitutional Law | Oct. 16, 2010 |
Protecting Speech and Privacy | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2010 |
Drama Awaits New Jurist | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 2, 2010 |
Wrong in All Aspects | Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 15, 2010 |
Wrong on the Law | Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 19, 2010 |
Victory for Equality | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jul. 8, 2010 |
Silencing Miranda | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2010 |
Kagan Commentary Misses the Point | U.S. Supreme Court | May 19, 2010 |
Louis D. Brandeis: A Life | U.S. Supreme Court, Books | May 2, 2010 |
The Vision of John Paul Stevens | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 14, 2010 |
The Implications of Citizens United | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Feb. 19, 2010 |
Looking Back | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 13, 2010 |
Religions Have No Immunity From Criticism | Constitutional Law | Dec. 19, 2009 |
President Obama's Nobel, Unconstitutional? | Constitutional Law | Nov. 18, 2009 |
The View - The Cross on the Hill | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 27, 2009 |
The Cross on the Hill | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2009 |
Stare Decisis—or Not | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Oct. 2, 2009 |
Not a Minimalist Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law | Aug. 13, 2009 |
The Power of Persuasion | U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary | Jul. 14, 2009 |
Counterpoint: Class Action Satisfaction | California Supreme Court | May 30, 2009 |
Help Wanted | Law Practice | May 8, 2009 |
Undermining Free Speech | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2009 |
Payoff for Patients | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2009 |
High Court Is Set to Tackle Profound Federalism Issues | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 21, 2009 |
Spin City | Government | Dec. 16, 2008 |
Can Obama Bring Us Back From the Dark Side? | Government, Constitutional Law | Nov. 22, 2008 |
War of the Words | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 16, 2008 |
An Important Term to Come | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 1, 2008 |
The Business of Pre-Emption | Constitutional Law | Sep. 18, 2008 |
Kozinski: Stay on the Bench, or Get Off the Court? | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 5, 2008 |
To Scalia, Judicial Restraint Means Opposing Rights He Doesn't Like | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 19, 2008 |
Protection or Punishment? | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 30, 2008 |
A Blow to Democracy | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | May 16, 2008 |
Next President Will Have Profound Impact on Lower Courts | Government, Constitutional Law | Apr. 22, 2008 |
Pre-emptive Hike | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2008 |
The Supreme Court Closes the Door on Federal Prisoners | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2008 |
Attention, Shoppers | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 19, 2008 |
Silencing Justice | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 19, 2007 |
Rethinking Legal Education | Law Practice, Education Law | Nov. 20, 2007 |
Two Cheers for the Boomers | Law Office Management | Nov. 2, 2007 |
Why Has the Supreme Court's Workload Shrunk as Petitions Increase? | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 18, 2007 |
The Supremes | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 1, 2007 |
School Daze | Law Practice, Education Law | Sep. 27, 2007 |
Restoring Independence | Government | Aug. 30, 2007 |
Standing Small | Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2007 |
Bush's Saving of Insider Libby Destroys Tradition, Abuses Presidential Power | Government, Constitutional Law | Jul. 10, 2007 |
Silencing Profanity Wastes Government Time | Constitutional Law | Jun. 13, 2007 |
Judges Know Best | U.S. Supreme Court | May 15, 2007 |
On the Senate Grill, Gonzales Defiant | Government | Apr. 21, 2007 |
Letter Imperfect | Government | Apr. 20, 2007 |
Smoky Logic | U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 16, 2007 |
Off Base | Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2007 |
RehnquistRevelation | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 11, 2007 |
Blinding Schools to Race Devalues Diversity | Civil Rights | Dec. 22, 2006 |
Laptop Search at Border Was Illegal | Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2006 |
Congress Should Adopt Immediately a Federal Shield Law for Journalists | Constitutional Law | Oct. 26, 2006 |
Navy Is Wrong to Force Out Guantanamo Lawyer | Government | Oct. 24, 2006 |
State Supreme Court in 'Copley' Undermines Accountability of Police | California Supreme Court | Sep. 9, 2006 |
Let All Criminal Defendants Pick Their Lawyers | Criminal | Aug. 22, 2006 |
On the Roberts Court, the Police Get More Freedom | Criminal | Jul. 21, 2006 |
'Garcetti' Decision Ignores the People's Right to Know | Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2006 |
Schools Must Be Able to Limit Abusive Speech | Constitutional Law | May 19, 2006 |
Court Blasts Indecency of Criminalizing Homeless | Criminal | Apr. 20, 2006 |
Court Snubs Free Speech to Bow to Military | Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2006 |
Roberts Court Nips a Little at Sovereign Immunity | Judges and Judiciary | Feb. 24, 2006 |
A Scholar Views the Hearing | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 12, 2006 |
Law Schools Have Right to Bar Military Recruiters | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Jan. 4, 2006 |
Splitting 9th Circuit Is Costly, Conservative Ploy | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 16, 2005 |
White House, Miers Must Reveal Her Hidden Record | Judges and Judiciary | Oct. 20, 2005 |
Two Scholars View the Roberts Hearings | Judges and Judiciary | Sep. 16, 2005 |
Two Scholars View the Hearing | Constitutional Law | Sep. 15, 2005 |
Thomas, Unbridled, Would Gut 200 Years of Precedent | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 6, 2005 |
Justices Opinions Make Future of Establishment Clause Unclear | Constitutional Law | Jul. 19, 2005 |
Court Moves to Weed Out Race Issue in Jury Selection | Civil Rights | Jun. 16, 2005 |
Suprising High-Court Rulings Shift Civil Rights Outlook | Judges and Judiciary | May 20, 2005 |
Attack On Courts Threatens Crucial Checks And Balances | Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 12, 2005 |
Citing Foreign Law Sparks Unnecessary Bruhaha | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 16, 2005 |
Statute Undercuts Right to Mount First Amendment Defense | Administrative/Regulatory | Feb. 17, 2005 |
Justices Create Confusion in Sentencing by Declaring Guidelines Advisory | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 19, 2005 |
Separation of Church and State May Not Hold Under Bush | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 18, 2004 |
Congress Has No Authority to Preclude Judicial Review | Constitutional Law | Oct. 13, 2004 |
Criminal Justice System Regresses Under 'Gementera' | Appellate Practice | Sep. 15, 2004 |
Ruling Shows Internet Requires Great Judicial Protection | Civil Rights | Aug. 19, 2004 |
Rulings Encourage Police to Ignore 'Miranda' | Civil Rights | Jul. 10, 2004 |
'Blakely' Signifies Great Change In Sentencing in Criminal Cases | Criminal | Jun. 29, 2004 |
9th Circuit Rightly Let Doctors Carry Out Their Patients' Wishes | Constitutional Law | Jun. 24, 2004 |
Appeals Court's Ruling Could Open Door to Hope for Lifers | Criminal | May 22, 2004 |
Judges Shouldn't Issue Gag Orders to Control High-Profile Cases | Constitutional Law | Apr. 13, 2004 |
First Amendment Doesn't Prohibit Nudity or Profanities | Constitutional Law | Mar. 20, 2004 |
Wal-Mart Initiative Subverts Democracy | Government | Feb. 24, 2004 |
Is Los Angeles' City Attorney Qualified? Of Course He Is | Government | Feb. 6, 2004 |
Who Are You? | Constitutional Law | Jan. 17, 2004 |
Gender Neutral | Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2003 |
Under Control | Constitutional Law | Nov. 27, 2003 |
Closed Doors | Labor/Employment | Oct. 18, 2003 |
See No Evil? | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights | Sep. 26, 2003 |
Recall Delay by Court Prevents Violation of Equal Protection Clause | Government | Sep. 23, 2003 |
In the Balance | Constitutional Law | Aug. 15, 2003 |
Question of Time | Constitutional Law | Jul. 26, 2003 |
Torture Tactics | Constitutional Law | Jun. 21, 2003 |
Cross Talk | Constitutional Law | May 16, 2003 |
Look Closely | Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 18, 2003 |
Cruel Punishment | Criminal | Mar. 22, 2003 |
Cell Terror | Constitutional Law | Feb. 21, 2003 |
Hand Picked | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 18, 2003 |
Lesson in Equality | Civil Rights | Dec. 21, 2002 |
Providing Equal Justice for Voiceless | Law Practice | Dec. 20, 2002 |
Providing Equal Justice for | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2002 |
Medipot Haze | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Nov. 23, 2002 |
Medipot Haze | Constitutional Law | Nov. 22, 2002 |
Gilded Cage | Constitutional Law | Oct. 19, 2002 |
Gilded Cage | Immigration | Oct. 18, 2002 |
See No Evil | Constitutional Law | Sep. 27, 2002 |
Carrying On | Constitutional Law | Sep. 11, 2002 |
Politicizing Judicial System | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 17, 2002 |
Ultimate Sanction | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 4, 2002 |
Ultimate Sanction | Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2002 |
Targeting Speech | Constitutional Law | Jun. 20, 2002 |
Murky Waters | Constitutional Law | May 10, 2002 |
Justice Undone | Constitutional Law | Apr. 27, 2002 |
Barrier to Entry | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Mar. 16, 2002 |
Petty Theft | Criminal | Mar. 1, 2002 |
Road Hazard | Constitutional Law | Feb. 6, 2002 |
Funding Fracas | Constitutional Law | Dec. 19, 2001 |
Funding Fracas | Constitutional Law | Dec. 18, 2001 |
Behind Bars | Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Nov. 17, 2001 |
Behind Bars | Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2001 |
Blue Moon | Constitutional Law | Oct. 17, 2001 |
Reaching High | Civil Rights | Sep. 22, 2001 |
Supreme Patterns | Constitutional Law | Aug. 22, 2001 |
On High | Constitutional Law | Jul. 21, 2001 |
Difficult Tension | Constitutional Law | Jun. 28, 2001 |
Difficult Tension | Constitutional Law | Jun. 19, 2001 |
Moving Violation | U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal | May 19, 2001 |
Moving Violation | Criminal | May 18, 2001 |
Local Position | U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 19, 2001 |
Local Position | Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2001 |
JURIST DOCTORING | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 30, 2001 |
See No Evil | Constitutional Law | Mar. 24, 2001 |
Preference Principle | Civil Rights | Feb. 21, 2001 |
Voucher Violation | Constitutional Law | Jan. 20, 2001 |
Less Volatile | Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2000 |
Court Battle | Judges and Judiciary | Dec. 4, 2000 |
Righteous Reform | Criminal | Nov. 18, 2000 |
Searchlight | Constitutional Law | Oct. 18, 2000 |
Open Season | Constitutional Law | Sep. 23, 2000 |
'Apprendi' Appraisal | Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2000 |
Public School Official Occasions Need to Be Secular, Neutral | Constitutional Law | Aug. 8, 2000 |
Judicial Stalemate | Constitutional Law | Jul. 22, 2000 |
Dramatic Shift | Constitutional Law | Jun. 21, 2000 |
Bare Facts | Constitutional Law | May 20, 2000 |
Rehnquist Surprise | Constitutional Law | Apr. 19, 2000 |
SISTER | Constitutional Law | Mar. 31, 2000 |
Officer Limits | Constitutional Law | Mar. 16, 2000 |
No Merit | Constitutional Law | Feb. 16, 2000 |
Gavel Struggle | Criminal, Constitutional Law | Jan. 10, 2000 |
Abrupt Turnaround | Constitutional Law | Dec. 22, 1999 |
Crumbling Wall? | Constitutional Law | Oct. 20, 1999 |
Immunization Booster | Constitutional Law | Aug. 18, 1999 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
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Sipprelle, et al. v. City of Laguna Beach, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Jul. 3, 2010 |
Robert Mosier, Interim Bankruptcy Trustee for the Estate of Neil Jouvenat, M.D., v. S.C.P.I.E. | Breach of Contract | Expert / technical | Aug. 27, 1994 |