Erwin Chemerinsky

March 05, 2012 | National Law Journal

The 9th Circuit's recent decision invalidating California's Prop 8 is likely to put the issue of marriage equality before the Supreme Court, and everyone expects that Kennedy will be the deciding vote.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

6 minute read

June 05, 2006 | National Law Journal

Searches of congressional offices must follow careful procedures to ensure that the balance is properly drawn between protecting separation of powers and meeting the needs of law enforcement.

By Erwin Chemerinsky/Special to The National Law Journal

5 minute read

November 04, 2011 | The Recorder

By Erwin Chemerinsky

6 minute read

August 26, 2013 | National Law Journal

Federal district court Judge Shira Scheindlin's stunning 195-page opinion on August 12 about stop-and-frisk in New York City should be mandatory reading for every police commissioner and police chief in the United States.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

5 minute read

July 03, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Windsor, striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, reflected themes that have been present in Justice Anthony Kennedy's jurisprudence for years: a concern about federalism and a desire to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

5 minute read

July 02, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Erwin Chemerinsky says it appears the Supreme Court has simply lost interest in the detainees at Guantánamo Bay and the difficult legal issues raised by indefinite imprisonment of individuals without trials.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

6 minute read

June 21, 2011 | National Law Journal

Two recent high court decisions, one in a criminal case, one in a civil, demonstrate how the Court is aggressively curtailing access to the judicial system.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

6 minute read

July 13, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Windsor, striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, reflected themes Present in Justice Anthony Kennedy's jurisprudence for years: a concern about federalism and a desire to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

5 minute read

September 20, 2006 | National Law Journal

Judge Richard A. Posner's short new book, Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency (Oxford University Press 2006), is a frightening justification for taking away civil liberties, but with little showing that doing so will make anyone safer.

By Erwin Chemerinsky/Special to The National Law Journal

4 minute read

August 29, 2011 | National Law Journal

The high court's ruling in 'Marshall' could place at stake the authority of magistrate judges to hold trials involving state law claims.

By Erwin Chemerinsky

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