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UC Berkeley School of Law Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky has spoken out against the recent Alabama abortion ban, describing it as an opportunity for conservatives to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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During his speech at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, President Donald Trump condemned the assault that took place Feb. 19 on Sproul Plaza against Hayden Williams, a man tabling for the conservative organization Turning Point USA.
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David French, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law Erwin Chemerinsky sat down Wednesday to discuss the current polarization between Republicans and Democrats.
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Many students shared the sentiment that the move was a positive change if it induced a more inclusive environment.
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UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky announced Tuesday his recommendation to eliminate the Boalt name from the school’s 1950 wing, affiliated organizations and activities, in an effort to distance the law school from John Boalt’s racist statements.
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In the spring of 2017, law school Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said it was brought to his attention that John Boalt — after whom the building wing is named because of a donation from his wife, Elizabeth Boalt — was a leading advocate of the Chinese exclusion policy. In his text “The Chinese Question,” John Boalt presented negative views about Black people, Native Americans and Chinese people, according to a document released Monday by Chemerinsky.
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Christopher Patti served as the chief campus counsel for seven years and was “deeply committed” to issues of equity and diversity before he died in a biking accident in August 2017.
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UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and UC President Janet Napolitano discussed free speech on college campuses and how administrators should respond to controversial events at a moderated interview hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Monday.
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Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday that he plans to invest in Semanal Media, the new owner of LA Weekly.
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Today’s polarized debates over free speech are well-known, as is the historical role UC Berkeley has played in such discussions dating back to the Free Speech Movement. But few are aware of an older iteration of this debate tied to UC Berkeley’s past. Longtime professor, dean of the Graduate School,
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