Brandon V. Stracener

December 17, 2024 | The Recorder

Contributors David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener ask President Biden to commute the sentences of the 40 inmates currently on federal death row to life in prison without parole.

By David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener

6 minute read

September 04, 2024 | The Recorder

Lacking any other good options, the best course here is a political compromise; this is primarily a political issue that needs a political solution.

By David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener

5 minute read

July 29, 2022 | The Recorder

"If these laws survive, someday soon California will see a citizen enforcement law on the ballot as an initiative. It will be a grave threat to a minority group, who will fail to defeat the proposition because (as a minority) they lack the votes," say David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.

By David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener

6 minute read

March 03, 2022 | The Recorder

If similar protests came to California, declaring a Canada-style emergency and exercising similar powers is not an option for Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to Dan Bromberg and Brandon V. Stracener of California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.

By Dan Bromberg and Brandon V. Stracener

6 minute read

February 04, 2022 | The Recorder

"The nation needs a justice who is wise, fair, and consensus-driven—maybe now more than ever," according to David Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener of California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.

By David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener

5 minute read

December 09, 2021 | The Recorder

It's time to abandon monitoring software and the traditional closed-book bar examination model itself, says Matthew Stanford and Brandon V. Stracener of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.

By Matthew Stanford and Brandon V. Stracener

5 minute read

August 17, 2021 | The Recorder

"Democrats chagrined by losing the governorship might think that at least 38 days remain for Gov. Newsom to make an orderly exit and close some doors, for example by filling every vacant state judicial position. But a faster-than-expected certification might prevent that, forcing Newsom out in just a week or so and likely foreclosing many opportunities in the rush," said David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener of the California Constitution Center.

By David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener

7 minute read

July 02, 2021 | The Recorder

Appointing Justice Kruger, who has executive branch experience and currently sits on a western state high court, would be a victory for diversity on several important fronts, say David Carrillo and Brandon Stracener of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.

By David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener

5 minute read

March 29, 2021 | The Recorder

California's secretary of state and lieutenant governor both have a chance to exercise their discretionary powers over the recall process in a way that gives the voters their say while preventing another absurd spectacle, says Brandon Stracener of the California Constitution Center and Bob Wu, an editor at Hastings Law Journal.

By Brandon V. Stracener and Bob Wu

7 minute read

November 23, 2020 | The Recorder

Earlier this month, Sutter County Superior Court Judge Sarah Heckman found that Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic response order exceeded his authority. If upheld, Heckman's order will neuter the governor's ability to make emergency orders to combat the coronavirus and cripple the state's response to the pandemic, says the California Constitution Center's Brandon Stracener.

By Brandon V. Stracener

5 minute read