Constitutional Law

Dean Chemerinsky comments on SCOTUS case City of Grants Pass v. Johnson.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky provides insight into some of the questions raised following the Trump trial and verdict.

“Of course, the law of the First Amendment must be the starting point and must be adhered to, for public universities and for private schools that choose to follow it,” writes Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. “But we also must realize that it is often just the starting point and do a better job of thinking through how to apply it and what to do in these enormously difficult circumstances.”

Laura Riley, director of the clinical law program at Berkeley Law discusses the Grants Pass v. Johnson SCOTUS case.

David A. Carrillo, executive director of UC Berkeley Law School’s California Constitution Center, discusses the challenge to Proposition 22.

Professor Amanda Tyler discusses the legacy of Mitsuye Endo and her historic Supreme Court victory.

“The issue in Trump v. United States is whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his conduct in attempting to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential elections,” writes Dean Erwin Chemerinksy. “The case should be easy and decided upon the most basic principle of the rule of law: no one, not even the president, is above the law.”

Laura Riley, the director of the Clinical Program at Berkeley Law and author of Homeless Advocacy discusses the City of Grants Pass vs. Johnson case.

“The Supreme Court should not further criminalize homelessness,” writes Laura Riley, the director of the clinical program at Berkeley Law, and the author of “Homeless Advocacy.” “But whether it does or not, this case should put governments at all levels on notice that humane policies can help to reduce homelessness. We don’t have to let this crisis continue.”

Chesa Boudin, the founding executive director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center at Berkeley Law School, Brendan Cox , and Miriam Aroni Krinsky write about the Supreme Court case City of Grants Pass v. Johnson.