Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ballot Initiatives Have Harmed California

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By Associate Clinical Professor Jessica Levinson When people pose questions like, "Do you want to save our democracy? Our environment? ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Guest Speaker Maxwell L. Stearns on the State of Democracy

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Maxwell L. Stearns, Marbury Research Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law spoke on "Direct (Anti-)Democracy...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Happy Second Birthday, Citizens United: Now On To Your Terrible Twos

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By Associate Clinical Professor Jessica Levinson Dear Citizens United , Happy birthday. I won't wish you many happy returns of the day. ...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Maples v. Thomas: Putting the "Just" Back into Justice

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By Professor Laurie Levenson Last week, the United States Supreme Court decided Maples v. Thomas , 565 U.S. ___ (2012). Technically, the c...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Supreme Court limits First Amendment scrutiny of copyright laws in Golan v. Holder opinion

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By Professor Jay Dougherty On Jan. 18, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in a case challenging the constitutionality ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Professor Charlotte Goldberg files amicus brief in high-profile marital property case

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By Professor Charlotte Goldberg An aging music legend, Frankie Valli, suffers from heart problems. He decides to buy a $3.75 million life ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Professors Petherbridge and Rantanen argue that the America Invents Act could be counterproductive

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By Professors Lee Petherbridge & David Schwartz Professor Lee Petherbridge is involved in a debate on PENNumbra, a University of Pennsy...