UCI Law in the News
December 2009
- Next 80 UCI Law students get half-tuition scholarships - The New York Times
- "UCI law students get big tuition break" - The Orange County Register
- "Zot! Can Irvine Law Keep the Magic Going?" - Wall Street Journal Law Blog
- "UC-Irvine's second class of law students will pay half tuition" - The National Law Journal
- "UC Irvine law school's scholarships a boon for recruitment" - KPCC 89.3 FM
- Dean discusses innovations in law school’s curriculum - Best Practices for Legal Education blog
- Prof. Vandell comments on "vulture investing" in foreclosure market - The New York Times
- Dean discusses legal news on "Inside OC" with Rick Reiff - KOCE-TV
- Dean Chemerinsky among 28 legal figures on amicus brief supporting winner in high court ruling - National Law Journal
- UCI Law partnership with Guam students discussed - Pacific Daily News
- Prof. Weinstein comments on speaker visit by Bruce Lisker, exonerated after 26 years in prison - L.A. Observed
- Dean discusses anti-corruption law case to be heard by Supreme Court - Patt Morrison show, KPCC 89.3 FM
- August opening of UCI Law makes "Best of 2009" list - OC Metro magazine
November 2009
- Dean: Health-care mandate is clearly constitutional - Bloomberg News
- Prof. Dan Burk discusses patent law and a case pending before the Supreme Court (MP3) - "The Docket" radio show, KUCI 88.9 FM
- Dean: Obama's acceptance of Nobel Peace Prize is constitutional - Daily Journal Perspective section
- Dean highlights key cases before Supreme Court (PDF) - Trial magazine
- Dean: Odds slim for city of San Clemente’s Supreme Court appeal in free-speech case - The Orange County Register
- Dean joins court fight over satellite TV tax issue - The National Law Journal
- Dean is defense attorney in mock trial "The People vs. King Saul" - Jewish Journal
- Dean comments on replacement for L.A. police chief - L.A. Weekly
- Sen. Orrin Hatch responds to Dean Chemerinsky’s op-ed on constitutionality of health care reform - Politico.com
- Dean in online debate over individual health care insurance mandate - The Federalist Society
- Dean: New L.A. police chief an "excellent choice” - The New York Times/Associated Press
- Dean criticizes health care bill’s prayer provision - The Chicago Tribune
- Dean: Insurance mandate challenge is not a close call - The Los Angeles Times
October 2009
- Dean Chemerinsky talks about three strikes law case - National Public Radio
- "Case Involving Harsh Words About Religion Heads to 9th Circuit" - Wall Street Journal Law Blog
- Dean to represent high school teacher sued by student - The Orange County Register
- Dean Chemerinsky: Health care reform is constitutional - Politico.com Ideas section
- UCI Law is cited as an example of how California remains an innovative state - TIME magazine cover story
- Fisk, Leslie, Chacón named among Top 20 faculty talent - Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
- Dean: High court commerce clause case is "sleeper" of term - The National Law Journal
- Prof. Moran elected to Phi Beta Kappa senate - Phi Beta Kappa Society press release
- Prof. Weinstein comments on use of anonymous sources - The Public Editor, New York Times
- Prof. Southworth: Law students need to learn about the real-life profession - ABA Journal Legal Rebels essay
- UCI Law's IP/Cyberlaw program ranks 15th in recent survey - Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
- Dean: Constitution allows health insurance requirement - Los Angeles Times Opinion section
- Dean Chemerinsky enjoys his new job and living in Orange County - The O.C. Weekly
- Dean: Changes in law likely in three high court cases - Washington Post Opinion section
- "UC Irvine offers a new approach to law school" - California Bar Journal
- Dean Chemerinsky debates Supreme Court memorial cross case, in multi-part series - Los Angeles Times Opinion section
September 2009
- Prof. Camacho on judge's ruling in Huntington Beach land use case - The Orange County Register
- Dean Chemerinsky dissects Supreme Court campaign finance case - Wall St. Cheat Sheet
- Dean comments on local city's crackdown on pot dispensaries - The Orange County Register
- "Chapman v. UCI: a case to be made" - The Orange County Register
- Dean Chemerinsky: Conservative justices may be bolder this term - The Wall Street Journal
- "UCI Law School Debuts With High Aspirations" - The New University
- Dean praises Justice Moreno for lone dissent in Prop. 8 case - The Chicago Tribune / The Los Angeles Times
- Book review of Prof. Dan Burk's The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It (PDF) - Science magazine
- Dean Chemerinsky handicaps corporate campaign spending case - Wall St. Cheat Sheet
- Dean Chemerinsky named to "Top 100" list, UCI Law deemed Top 20 contender "by all accounts" - Daily Journal
- Prof. Leslie on the increase in price-fixing cases - The Chicago Tribune
- Dean Chemerinsky ‘troubled’ by new Orange County DNA program - The Los Angeles Times
- Dean Chemerinsky speaks at Orange Coast College on the legal aspects of the war on terror - Daily Pilot
- Dean Chemerinsky discusses Supreme Court campaign finance case - Part II (audio) - The Hugh Hewitt Show, Townhall.com
- Dean Chemerinsky discusses Supreme Court campaign finance case - Part I (audio) - The Hugh Hewitt Show, Townhall.com
- Dean Chemerinsky, Prof. Weinstein on board of watchdog news service - The Los Angeles Times
- UCI Law's Legal Profession course noted among innovative law school curricula - The National Law Journal
- Dean comments on liability ruling against Ashcroft - Chicago Tribune
- Dean Chemerinsky on current national and state legal issues (video) - "Inside OC," KOCE-TV
- Dean Chemerinsky on whether high court will review California inmate-release order - Associated Press
August 2009
- "Inaugural Class Met on Facebook, Other Networking Sites Before First Day" - Daily Journal
- Professors Trina Jones and Mario Barnes argue that "America Is Not Yet Post-Racial" - Forum Column, Daily Journal
- Profile article of Acrivi Coromelas, the first student to commit to attending UCI Law - Daily Journal
- "UCI Program Matches Mentors, Students" - Daily Journal
- Prof. Weinstein on the issues raised by a veteran L.A. judge's secret trial - Forum Column, Daily Journal
- "UCI Teaching the Classics - But With a Twist" - Daily Journal
- Student Adam Brauner on "Why I Joined a Fledgling School" (PDF) - Forum Column, Daily Journal
- UCI Law Library is Beatrice Tice's "labor of love" - Daily Journal
- Prof. Fisk on a recent high court ruling on collective bargaining arbitration and statutory claims - Forum Column, Daily Journal
- Prof. DiMento addresses the question: Can law change the climate? - Forum Column, Daily Journal
- "Liberal Scholar in a Conservative Realm" - Daily Journal
- "With U.S. Economy in Dumps, UCI Looks Overseas for Funds" - Daily Journal
- "Free Tuition Among Perks at New Law School"- NBC L.A.
- "UC Irvine's law school opens" - KABC-TV
- "UCI School of Law welcomes 61-member Inaugural Class" (video) - UCI.edu
- "UC Irvine opens first public law school in California in 4 decades" - KPCC 89.3 FM
- Dean Chemerinsky talks about the new law school (video) - NBC Los Angeles "News Conference" show
- "UCI Law has status, not tradition" (PDF) - The Los Angeles Times
- Op-Ed: UCI Law set to teach what I didn’t learn in law school - Daily Journal
- Dean Chemerinsky comments on the clash of Prop. 8 foes - The Los Angeles Times
- Dean Chemerinsky on the upcoming Supreme Court cases Sotomayor faces - The New York Times
- Dean Chemerinsky hopes next LAPD chief is from 'outside' - L.A. Daily News
- U.S. District Judge Robert Takasugi, Dean's Advisory Council member, dies at age 78 - Cal Law
- Dean Chemerinsky on public radio about opening the law school - KPCC radio 89.3 FM
- Dean Chemerinsky helps answer: What if Obama was born in Kenya? - Slate
- Prof. Moran on declining public funds for law schools - The National Law Journal
July 2009
- Prof. Weinstein moderates an evening with Justice Carlos R. Moreno (video) - ZocaloPublicSquare.org
- Prof. Fisk: Biometric verification is invasion of privacy - The National Law Journal
- Chemerinsky: Can Sotomayor persuade Justice Kennedy? - Associated Press
- Chemerinsky: Pay cuts won’t interfere with our goals - The National Law Journal
- Career Development Director Liz Schroeder touts volunteer lawyering - Daily Journal
- Dean Chemerinsky on the high court (audio) - The Hugh Hewitt Show, KRLA radio
- "On Rocking Chairs and Lawyer-Mentors: Life at UC Irvine Law" - Wall Street Journal Law Blog
- "Irvine by Erwin: Can a top legal academic create a law school that is both innovative and elite?" - ABA Journal
- "UCI’s law school brings in Korea Law Center" - Daily Pilot
- "UC Irvine teams up with law schools in Korea" (PDF) - The National Law Journal
- Prof. Fisk champions Employee Free Choice Act - The National Law Journal opinion piece
- Prof. Moran calls Sotomayor’s nomination a “testament” to diversity - The Los Angeles Times
- Dean Chemerinsky, Prof. Moran comment on Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing - The Los Angeles Times
- "Law School Sets Bar High for Inaugural Class" - The New University
- Chemerinsky: Sotomayor’s role will go beyond that of a Souter replacement - Wall Street Journal Law Blog
- Chemerinsky: Change the two-thirds vote on budget measures - TIME.com
- Prof. Lee says employers may face more immigration sanctions - Los Angeles Times
June 2009
- "UC Irvine School of Law expands its faculty" - The National Law Journal
- "UC Irvine School of Law adds 7 new faculty members" - OC Metro
- Prof. Catherine Fisk is appointed to union’s new ethics review board - SEIU.org
May 2009
- Prof. Rachel Moran recalls Sonia Sotomayor as a fellow law student - The Huffington Post
- Chemerinsky: California constitutional convention not the answer to state’s problems - Los Angeles Times opinion piece
- Dean Chemerinsky on why Sotomayor is such a good pick for Supreme Court Justice - The New Republic
- Prof. Henry Weinstein on the decline of news reporting on wrongful convictions - The New York Times
- Dean Chemerinsky: “There Is No Such Thing as a Neutral Judge” - The New Republic/TNR TV
- Dean Chemerinsky outlines the criteria for Souter’s replacement - The National Law Journal
- Law student Luke Boughen travels the world making a soccer documentary - The Orange County Register
- Prof. Rachel Moran co-moderates panel: “Pro Bono and the Economic Crisis” - The National Law Journal
- "Don't tailor-make patent act" - The National Law Journal opinion piece co-written by Prof. Dan Burk
- "No room for a covert client list in city attorney race" - Los Angeles Times opinion piece by Erwin Chemerinsky
April 2009
- "Irvine Law School Posts Lofty Numbers in its Bid to Be the Best" - Los Angeles Daily Journal
March 2009
- Prof. Elizabeth Loftus shows reporter Lesley Stahl how memories can be manipulated (video) - CBS News "60 Minutes"
- Prof. Elizabeth Loftus testifies as an expert witness in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector - USA Today
February 2009
- Chronicling efforts to launch a top-notch law school at UC Irvine - L.A. Daily Journal
- New study ranks UCI Law’s faculty in the top 10 - American Bar Association Journal
- "From the Ground Up: Erwin Chemerinsky launches a new law school" - California Lawyer
January 2009
- "Bring back citizen-lawyers" - The National Law Journal opinion piece by Prof. Rachel Moran
- Prof. Rachel Moran sees strong role for lawyers in Obama's stimulus plan - The National Law Journal Q & A