Constitutional Law Archives

‘I think it’s a massive waste’: Legal experts weigh in on Calexit’s feasibility (01/28/2025)

Constitutional experts like David A. Carrillo, director of the California Constitution Center at UC Berkeley Law School, criticize secession as impossible and unconstitutional. “Even if this [ballot measure] passes, there’s virtually no way it can result in California leaving the union,” Carrillo said.

Opinion: Can Trump revoke citizenship for millions? Not likely. Plus, it’s unconstitutional (01/22/2025)

Dean Erwin Chemerinksy weighs in on the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

Opinion: Will the Courts Enforce the Constitution Against President Trump? (01/22/2025)

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky writes “when Trump acts unconstitutionally, the only plausible check will have to come from the courts. But will the judiciary, and especially the Supreme Court, enforce the Constitution against Donald Trump?”

Opinion: The Legal Status of the Equal Rights Amendment (01/21/2025)

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky weighs in on the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment.

18 states, ACLU file lawsuits against Trump order that seeks to end birthright citizenship (01/21/2025)

Professor John Yoo weighs in on the 14th amendment and Trump’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.

What can we expect from SCOTUS in 2025? (01/02/2025)

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky weighs in on what we can expect from SCOTUS in 2025.

Trump’s Day One Punch List (12/26/2024)

Professor John Yoo discusses Presidential power and what Trump can and cannot do on his first day in office.

Measuring the Limits of Trump’s Power With Constitutional Scholar John Yoo (12/23/2024)

Professor John Yoo joins host Tara Palmeri to discuss the parameters of Donald Trump’s executive power.

Commentary: President Biden Should Commute Death Sentences of All Federal Inmates (12/17/2024)

David A. Carrillo, executive director of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law and Brandon V. Stracener a senior research fellow at the California Constitution Center, ask President Biden to commute the sentences of the 40 inmates currently on federal death row to life in prison without parole.

Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America (12/09/2024)

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky weighs in on the free speech implications of the coming ban on TikTok in the United States.

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