The Latest Breaking News from Erwin Chemerinsky

In his new book, the Harvard law professor argues against originalism and for putting non-judges on the highest court

Experts warn ‘this isn’t normal’, as administration defies rulings and Vance expresses contempt for legal constraints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us9WM72Fh6c Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky—who is also a noted scholar of constitutional law and academic freedom—joins Jane Bambauer and me to discuss student speech controversies (including the one that was literally in Erwin's back yard), as well as faculty academic freedom in scholarship, public commentary, and teaching.

A civil discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and its role in American life, past and present.

"A plainly anti-Semitic poster received just a handful of complaints from Jewish staff and students"

The Wall Street Journal had an editorial this morning called "Defining Free Speech Down on Campus"; I agree that disruptive protests are unprotected by the First Amendment, but I think the editorial erred in its emphasis. The editorial begins by arguing that no First Amendment rights to protest on privately…

Controversy followed a viral video of pro-Palestinian students interrupting a dinner held by a Berkeley free-speech defender

whether at administrators' homes or in law school classrooms.

"I never thought I would see such blatant antisemitism."