UCI Law in the News

December 2016 

• Civil Justice Research Institute profiled – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Petition to Chief Justice to block N.C. elections unlikely to succeed – The News & Observer 
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: The five biggest news stories of 2016 – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: legal issues of amending CA voter-approved bond act to help fund high-speed rail – Los Angeles Times
• UCI Law students and alumni, led by Star Leal ’18 and Jacklyn Stahl ’13, gather $4,000 in toy donations for Laura’s House – Daily Pilot
• Dean Chemerinsky, Profs. Lai and Davis write op-ed detailing why Trump can’t force sanctuary cities to implement deportation plan – The Washington Post
• Prof. Davis quoted: Federal govt. can't enforce Santa Ana to enforce Trump's deportation policy - Voice of OC
• Dean Chemerinsky named to the OC Register's 100 Most Influential of 2016 - Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky: President-elect Trump could defy the constitution on day one of his presidency - Money.mic 
• Dean Chemerinsky: Indian Wells city ordinance regarding marijuana goes beyond what state law allows local governments to do - USA Today
• Dean Chemerinsky writes in op-ed: DOJ investigation of OC DA's, Sheriff's offices "long overdue" - Voice of OC 
• Prof. Hasen: Q&A with Bloomberg on Voter Fraud Myths and Realities - Bloomberg View
• Prof. Hasen: A federal case in North Carolina might allege violations of the Voting Rights Act - New York Times
• Dean Chemerinsky and Chancellor Howard Gillman write: Legislation aimed at anti-Semitic speech runs afoul of First Amendment – Wall Street Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky: The DOJ investigating OC District Attorney's and Sheriff's Office is a "terrific development" - Courthouse News
• Dean Chemerinsky: "Enormously pleased" that justice department is reviewing OC District Attorney's Office and Sheriff's Office - NBC4
• Dean Chemerinsky: "It's essential to learn the extent of constitutional violations" in OC District Attorney scandal - ABC News
• Dean Chemerinsky joins law scholars in sharp letter to Trump – Orange County Register
• Listen: Prof. Hasen discusses new restrictive voter law cases, ways GOP states try to suppress turnout – Slate
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Declare the Electoral College unconstitutional – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: If Wisconsin decision is affirmed, then districting will change in many states – Los Angeles Daily Journal*
• Prof. Loftus quoted on women in therapy, false memories and false confessions – Broadly.
• Prof. Chacón: Punishing Sanctuary Cities' lawful behavior with the withholding of federal funds would be unconstitutional – Los Angeles Times 
• Dean Chemerinsky among 42 law scholars signing letter urging Trump to reverse himself on seven key issues – USA Today
• Prof. Lerner quoted: Congress has extremely important role, investigating Russian hacking – KPCC
• UCI Law students provide free aid to undocumented students - Daily Pilot
• Dean Chemerinsky: Cutting sanctuary cities off from federal assistance would be a difficult, but feasible project - The Intercept
• Prof. Hasen: Never seen anyone try to redo an election based upon the release of information which influenced voters - Law Newz
• Prof. Goodwin quoted: Mainstream anti-abortion movement has fought battles they can win – STAT
• Prof. Marian quoted: Strange bond arrangement Apple is using has been around for decades – Ars Technica 
• Prof. Hasen quoted on Colorado litigation challenging winner-takes-all system for casting electoral votes – Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Lai: Santa Ana wasn’t receiving two federal grants that are usually at risk when cities declare themselves as sanctuaries – 790 KABC
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Jailing flag-burners would singe the Constitution – OC Register
• Prof. Lai explains at Santa Ana meeting: federal government does not have power to commandeer state or local officials – Voice of OC
• Prof. Lai quoted: Threat of Santa Ana losing federal funding is limited by 10th Amendment – OC Register
• Prof. Loftus recognized for winning 2016 John Maddox Prize - Association for Psychological Science
• Dean Chemerinsky discusses bar passage rate – Daily Journal*
• LISTEN: Prof. Litman discusses oral arguments of SCOTUS case Beckles v. USA (starts at 19:04) – First Mondays FM
• Ari Yampolsky ’12 writes about status of Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act on its one-year anniversary – The Hill
• UCI Law Review article cited heavily in article discussing race and solitary confinement - The Atlantic 
• Prof. Hasen quoted on Supreme Court cases debating race and congressional redistricting - NPR
• Financial Times profile of Prof. Loftus listed among “10 most interesting pieces that we read this week” – Forbes India

November 2016 

• Prof. Hasen quoted: Voter fraud exists, but in small local elections - NPR
• LISTEN: Prof. Chacón breaks down the status of immigration policy heading into the Trump administration - KUCI
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Senate should block Jeff Sessions' nomination as attorney general - Press Telegram
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: It's troubling when a lawyer is disciplined for criticizing a judge or court - ABA Journal
• Prof. Lai quoted: Ariz. ruling reaffirms notion that officials may not appropriate federal-employment verification system to target undocumented workers - USA Today
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Decision in SCOTUS case could hinge on government's admission of error - ABA Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Electors choosing Clinton would go against rule of law ideas - ABA Journal
• UCI Law's pro bono efforts for undocumented students highlighted - Orange County Register
• Prof. Kaye writes: The high price of Turkey’s ‘witch-burning’ crackdown – Reuters
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Turning electors into mighty platonic guardians doesn’t seem right way to go – National Law Journal
• LISTEN: Prof. Litman discusses SCOTUS case Beckles v. United States – First Mondays
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Problem of noncitizen voting quite small, claims in the dozens, not millions – The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Prof. Hasen quoted: No reason to believe Trump's claims of voter fraud – Politico
• Prof. Hasen quoted: New voter laws obviously created problems for voters – Mother Jones
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Confirmation for Merrick Garland now "unimaginable" – Fortune
• Dean Chemerinsky: Trump has an opportunity to bring nation together – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Idea that 3 million noncitizens illegally voted is obscenely ludicrous – Miami Herald
• Prof. Loftus: "I could hardly contain excitement" over receiving John Maddox Prize – Nature
• Dean Chemerinsky: No First Amendment issues with California revenge porn bill – The New Yorker
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Request for Wisconsin recount feeds into theory that election is rigged – Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Wisconsin recount effort unusual, unlikely to change election outcome – Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Clinton Campaign's silence should "give pause" to hacking claims – Politico
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Federal Courts could decide N.C. governor's race – CNN
• Ali Chabot, Laura Lively, Olivia Weber discuss their efforts to get UC to implement law on dispensing contraception without prescription (starts at :30) – Ask a Leader Podcast
• Prof. Menkel-Meadow interviewed in video series on founders of mediation field – Mediate.com
• Prof. Loftus's research, career profiled in The Financial Times – The Financial Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Court-packing, challenges could affect governor's race in N.C. – Mother Jones
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Federal courts can review decision if lawmakers decide N.C. Governor's race – The Charlotte Observer
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Wisconsin gerrymandering ruling still anyone's guess for when it gets to Supreme Court – Reuters
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted on whether Chief Justice Roberts can be another swing vote – Slate
• Prof. Loftus's research profiled in New York Magazine – New York Magazine 
• AAAS Board Member Prof. Loftus receives John Maddox Prize – AAAS
• Nine UCI researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science – Orange County Business Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: States can refuse to cooperate with federal government, but at what cost? – San Francisco Chronicle
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Little reason to think police reform will be a priority under Trump-Sessions Justice Dept. – San Francisco Chronicle
• Profs. Loftus, Maurer among nine UCI researchers named AAAS fellows – UCI
• Prof. Marian quoted re: whether Bitcoin users were aware virtual currencies are taxable – The New York Times
• Prof. Loftus recognized for winning John Maddox Prize – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Loftus profiled after winning John Maddox Prize – The Guardian
• Prof. Hasen quoted: SCOTUS could reverse 5th Cir. ruling regarding Texas voter ID law – Star-Telegram
• Prof. Richardson tells LA Police Commission: Most are affected by implicit bias – Pacific Palisades Patch
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Only one option for those who fear Trump presidency – OC Register
• Prof. Richardson before Police Board: most of us associate young black men with criminality and violence – 89.3 KPCC
• Prof. Richardson appears before LA Board of Police Commissioners to discuss implicit bias – KFI 
• Prof. Fisk expects Trump to quickly win Senate approval for two new members of the NLRB – (PDF) Finanical Times 
• Prof. Richardson before Police Board: implicit bias can affect decisions without person knowing it – NBC 4
• Prof. Hasen: Attorney General candidate Kris Kobach is a "provocateur" – Heavy
• LISTEN: Dean Chemerinsky discusses what constitutes "settled law"  – Bloomberg
• Prof. Menkel-Meadow is guest on podcast discussion of how well law schools prepare students for legal profession – The Gen Why Lawyer Podcast
• LISTEN: Dean Chemerinsky discusses if, how Roe v. Wade might be overturned - Bloomberg 
• Prof. Goodwin writes about tough questions re: women and politics in wake of Trump election – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Kaye writes about government lawyers working for Trump administration – Just Security
• Dean Chemerinsky discusses upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases – Court Talk
• Christina Zabat-Fran '12 featured on front page of Orange County Business Journal – OCBJ
• UCI Law assists in repealing Huntington Beach ordinance regarding organic waste – Los Angeles Times
• UCI Law student helps detail working at the Veterans Legal Institute – Orange County Lawyer Magazine
• UCI School of Law stands up for veterans – Orange County Lawyer Magazine
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Allow cities to sue to combat housing discrimination – OC Register
• Prof. Kaye quoted re: “dimunition on the importance of fact” in the media that impacted election – Financial Times
• UCI Law pro bono clemency program highlighted – OC Weekly
• Longtime Cubs fan Dean Chemerinsky commended for MC work at General Counsel Awards, which overlapped with Game 7 – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Hasen: "I'm not getting a lot of sleep" during the lead-up to the election - National Law Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky: There is evidence that eliminating death penalty would save money – (PDF) Daily Journal*
• UCI Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute Director Bryan Cunningham discusses concerns of election-day cyberattacks on U.S. voting machines – CNN
• Prof. Shaffer writes in the Huffington Post, putting into perspective FBI investigation of Clinton emails – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Leslie quoted on Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against DIRECTV – Los Angeles Times
• Adaptation of Prof. Loftus' speech accepting Issac Asimov Science Award in May published – The Humanist 
• UCI Law profiled in cover story: Who's Who In the ABA-Accredited Orange County Law Schools – OC Lawyer
• Alumna Christina Zabat-Fran ’16 among 5 honorees of General Counsel Awards – Orange County Business Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Prop. 57 a crucial step to a more sensible prison policy – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen discusses voter rights and voter intimidation lawsuits (audio) – KCRW
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: DNC voter intimidation suit against Trump bringing publicity to RNC activities – CNN
• Prof. Hasen quoted on the issue of banning ballot selfies (PDF) – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Goodwin discusses gun violence statistics and gun reform (video) – NBC4 News
• Judge ordering RNC to detail 'ballot security' work with Trump camp "should be pretty educational," says Prof. Hasen – Talking Points Memo 
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: voter intimidation lawsuits filed in four states against Trump, state Republican parties – Slate
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: potential impact of Democratic lawsuit against Trump, Republicans, for “vigilante voter intimidation” – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: importance of information ordered by judge in DNC's voter intimidation suit – NJ

October 2016

• Olivia Weber ’17 quoted re: pharmacies not implementing CA law allowing women to get birth control without prescription (PDF) – Los Angeles Times
• Bryan Cunningham named director of UCI Cybersecurity Policy and Research Institute – OC Business Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: RNC distancing itself from Trump’s calls for poll watching – The Christian Science Monitor
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted on how Prop 64 would legalize marijuana when it's illegal under federal law (PDF) – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: lack of built-in checks & balances to force confirmation of Supreme Court nominee (PDF) – San Francisco Chronicle
• Prof. Hasen interviewed in VICE on ballot selfies, other hypothetical voting questions – VICE
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Prop. 59 would do nothing, should be rejected – OC Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted: voter impersonation fraud is exceedingly rare – ProPublica
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Supreme Court braces for another term with only 8 justices – ABA Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted: concern over ballot selfies dates back to the 19th century – Huffington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: one of Justice Roberts’ most lasting legacies: undoing of Voting Rights Act – Mother Jones
• Prof. Hasen provides analysis on Trump claims of a rigged election – News Roundup
• Prof. Menkel-Meadow discusses whether it is possible for creativity to exist within the law – The Gen Why Lawyer podcast
• Visiting Prof. Joan Biskupic writes on reasons Hillary Clinton might nominate Judge Garland for SCOTUS if she wins – CNN
• Video: Prof. Kaye press conference before presenting his latest report on freedom of opinion & expression to UN General Assembly – UN Web TV
• Prof. Hasen opines on how Trump might go about contesting election results – New York Times
• Prof. Hasen comments on the history of allegations of voter fraud – New York Times
• Prof. Weinstein: Why voting for "lesser of two evils" is right decision – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky writes how the upcoming election will swing the Supreme Court and the issues that affect our lives – Los Angeles Times 
• WATCH: Prof. Hasen on Meet The Press Daily discussing Trump’s voter fraud claims – Meet The Press Daily
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Trump won’t win fight against free press – Los Angeles Daily News
• Dean Chemerinsky writes why a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit should be reversed – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Hasen writes how Trump’s allegations of a rigged election could disenfranchise voters – Wall Street Journal
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen discusses Trump's claims of a rigged election – NPR
• WATCH: Prof. Hasen explains why Trump's rigged election claims are dangerous – PBS News Hour
• Prof. Hasen writes: It would be literally insane to try to steal an election the way Donald Trump is alleging – Slate
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen explains why the upcoming election won't be rigged – KPCC
• New UCI Law professors recognized as part of talent wave in "New Era in OC" (PDF) – Orange County Business Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky writes in support of abolishing the death penalty in California – Orange County Register
• Prof. Goodwin quoted re: OC DA's office files suit against biological supply companies – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky discusses First Amendment and the freedom of expression on Constitution Center podcast – Constitution Daily
• Prof. Kaye discusses freedom of speech, press, and expression in the digital age – Ford Foundation
• Prof. Hasen provides analysis on potential impacts of Trump, Hurricane Matthew on November election – News Roundup
• Christina Zabat-Fran ’12 promoted to General Counsel at St. John Knits – OCBA News
• Prof. Hasen writes: What happens if Trump drops out? Republicans have a Hail Mary – Slate
• Prof. Lerner quoted re: civilian recordings of police brutality and liability concerns of cities – New Republic
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: whether federal judge will change WI Voter ID law this close to election – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: New mandatory sentencing law a mistake – Press-Telegram
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: investigation into alleged voter registration fraud in Indiana – Talking Points Memo
• 3Ls Olivia Weber, Ali Chabot & Laura Lively write op-ed: Why won’t UC health centers provide birth control without a prescription? – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Goodwin writes: It’s Not Just About The Supreme Court: Agency Appointments Matter Too In The Next Election – The Huffington Post
• LAPD Chief Charlie Beck keynote speaker at UCI Race & Policing symposium, seven UCI Law faculty also speaking – OC Weekly
• Joan Biskupic is part of discussion on what Trump or Clinton presidency could mean for SCOTUS (audio) – WBUR
• Prof. Hasen writes: “Voting for Change: The Supreme Court’s Election Law Cases After Scalia” – Orange County Lawyer Magazine
• Joan Biskupic writes about SCOTUS divided on cases dealing with race – CNN
• UCILawTalks podcast episode by Dean Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic quoted – The Huffington Post
• As new SCOTUS term opens, Dean Chemerinsky provides insight on ideological split of the justices – Fox Business
• In op-ed, UC President Napolitano refers to upcoming book on free speech by Dean Chemerinsky & Chancellor Gillman – The Boston Globe

September 2016

• Prof. Goodwin discusses pronatalism: hyper focus on childbirth in American society (video) – PBS To the Contrary
• Prof. Hasen quoted on challenges of softening strict voting laws – CNN
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: “rare moments in American history where the ideology of the court changed” – USA Today
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Empty seat on the bench may be what most defines SCOTUS October Term 2016 – Orange County Register
• Prof. Kaye quoted re: teen blogger sent to jail in Singapore – Reuters
• Joan Biskupic writes: How Mitch McConnell won the SCOTUS fight – CNN
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: What to look for in the new Supreme Court term – ABA Journal
• Supreme Court vacancy could define its term, writes Dean Chemerinsky – Los Angeles Daily News
• In Q&A, Prof. Hasen discusses how to make your vote count – The New York Times
• Promotional video for forthcoming documentary on policing women’s pregnancies features Prof. Goodwin – YouTube
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: probability that next president will make multiple SCOTUS nominations – Bloomberg Law
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: new California IMDb age law and First Amendment – The Hollywood Reporter
• Prof. Kaye’s comments on social media at “Fueling Extremism in a Wired World” panel quoted – Jewish Journal
• Prof. Ashar helped write “The Guerilla Guide to Law Teaching” to incorporate race in teaching – LAW.COM
• Prof. Shaffer interviewed on podcast about U.S. anti-dumping duties in violation of WTO agreements (episode 0920 Issue Today) – tbs eFM This Morning
• Dean Chemerinsky & Joan Biskupic preview new SCOTUS term in latest UCI Law Talks podcast – SCOTUSblog
• Prof. Richardson quoted on culture of policing: “People are cops first, and they’re their race second” – Vox
• UC Irvine law students, Gibson Dunn win victory for veteran (PDF) – Daily Journal
• Adjunct Prof. Mark D. Rosenbaum named to the Daily Journal's list of "Top 100 Lawyers in California" - Daily Journal*
• Prof. Hasen named to Daily Journal’s list of “Top 100 Lawyers in California” – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Min quoted re: executive compensation clawbacks, in the news with Wells Fargo CEO – Marketplace
• Prof. Hasen writes: Kids, be careful who you vote for – USA Today
• Presentation by “Famous Memory Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus” recapped – The Rocky Mountain Collegian
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Unanimous SCOTUS ruling in McDonnell v. U.S. was wrong – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Hasen is quoted re: GOP spreading claims of voter fraud: “It is a shameful falsehood” – The New York Times
• Prof. Kaye quoted re: weakening of online security caused by intentionally compromising encryption, “even for arguably legitimate purposes” – Silicon Republic
• Prof. Hasen quoted on GOP voter fraud messaging plan: “sadly validating of what many of us have said” – The Nation
• Prof. Hasen’s blog post about Republican voter fraud campaign quoted – Journal Sentinel
• Prof. Hasen discusses leaked documents, impact of corporate money on elections and legislation – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: email proof of political motive for GOP voter fraud claims – Wisconsin State Journal
• Detroit students being deprived of constitutional right to literacy, says federal lawsuit – ABA Journal
• Law Profs See Michigan Case as Potential ‘Brown v. Board’ – LAW.COM
• Adjunct Prof. Rosenbaum, Alisa Hartz ’12, Dean Chemerinsky counsel on suit seeking equal access to literacy for Detroit schoolchildren – The Detroit News
• Lawsuit Targets Detroit Public Schools for Failing Students – The Wall Street Journal
• Detroit Public School Students Sue the State of Michigan for Violating their Constitutional Right to Literacy– Public Counsel
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: why he expected SCOTUS to reject restoring early voting week in Ohio – NBC News
• Prof. Tinto quoted re: “additional and broader concerns” of ATF undercover gun-buying sting – The Washington Post
• Prof. Marian quoted re: Malta’s foreign dividend refund scheme – Malta Today
• Dean Chemerinsky reviews memoir by Judge William A. Norris: “a book I want my students to read” – Daily Journal*
• UC Irvine ranked 9th among nation’s public universities by US News & World Report – UCI News
• UCI Law’s new faculty, largest first-year class and Gideon's Promise alumni highlighted in Law School Corner – OCBA Newsletter
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: The Court after Scalia: The 2016 election and the fate of the wall separating church & state – SCOTUS Blog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: the “fragility of our election system” when issues like replacing a candidate arise – TIME
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: nuances of partisan judicial divide in voting law cases – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: how adjustments to early voting might affect NC election turnout – AP/ABC News
• Prof. Lai quoted re: erosion of trust between immigrant communities and police in Arizona – AZ Central
• Prof. Fisk writes about the fact and fiction of graduate student unionizing – OnLabor
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: placeholder VP candidate listed by independent presidential candidate McMullin – POLITICO
• Only one California city makes list of safest college towns in U.S.: Irvine – Patch
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: What will the presidential election mean for SCOTUS? – ABA Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: challenge of writing a brief to capture five justices on evenly divided SCOTUS – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: courts becoming skeptical of “Republican overreaches” in making it harder to register and vote – Daily Tribune
• UCI Law Adds Master’s Program – Orange County Business Journal
• Oscar, Emmy and Tony-award winner Frances McDormand reads article written by Prof. Fisk and alumna Alisa Hartz ’12 (video) – The Wooster Group Blog
• Prof. Marian quoted re: whether U.S. would pass a “tax holiday” on foreign earnings – Ars Technica

August 2016

• Three UCI Law alums participated in Gideon’s Promise, the most of any law school in the nation – Gideon’s Promise
• Prof. Marian discusses European Commission fining Apple Corp. a record €13 billion ($14.5 billion) plus interest after Ireland slashed company’s tax bill (audio) – Bloomberg Law
• Prof. Hasen writes: The Court after Scalia: Standing at the crossroads on voting rights – SCOTUSblog
• Dean Chemerinsky No. 2 for law review cites, No. 12 for total judicial cites in judicial impact study – Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports
• Law School Survey of Student Engagement 2016: Detailed comparisons between UCI Law and participating law schools (PDF) – LSSSE
• Prof. Fisk says student athletes meet NLRA test for employees, but “it would be challenging” without NCAA cooperation – POLITICO
• Prof. Michael Robinson-Dorn quoted re: San Bernardino County liability if it approved solar plant – The Sun
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: ruling in controversial Ohio early voting case – The Atlantic
• Prof. Hasen on “Golden Week” early voting case: worries “when courts are used in this way” – Mother Jones
• Big money donors for both Trump and Clinton, writes Prof. Hasen – USA Today
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: nation at turning point due to recent court decisions overturning new voting requirements – AZ Central
• Legal precedents “far from settled” in major cases affecting voting this election, Prof. Hasen notes – The Nation
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen on Trump's concerns over election rigging – KPCC
• Today’s the first day of school, but an incoming 1L writes how UCI Law has already empowered him – Huffington Post 
• Trump claim about rigged election went from laughable to dangerous, says Prof. Hasen - New York Times
• Video: Prof. Richardson speaks about implicit bias in ABA series “Hidden Injustice: Toward a Better Defense” – ABA News
• Prof. Fisk quoted re: class-action suits against Uber reignited by rejection of $100 million settlement – Bloomberg Technology
• Prof. Goodwin co-authors piece on the impact of adult mass incarceration on children, communities – The Huffington Post Blog
• Prof. Kaye urges Malaysia government to repeal laws restricting free speech – U.S. News
• Dean Chemerinsky writes about the Constitutional right to vote – Daily Journal*
• UCI Law No. 9 on report of law schools with highest percentage of “most-cited” tenured faculty, 2010-2014 – Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
• If anyone’s trying to rig the vote, it’s Trump, Prof. Hasen writes – Los Angeles Times
• UCI reports school-record $500 million funding from grants and giving (PDF) – Daily Pilot
• Voting rules in key states still uncertain for Nov. election, writes Prof. Hasen – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen discusses questions of a potentially rigged election – KCRW
• Prof. Hasen writes: Not every battle over voting is an assault on democratic values – The Atlantic
• Prof. Camacho co-authors opinion piece “Legal Adaptive Capacity and How Agencies Respond to Change” – RegBlog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Trump’s suggestions that election will be rigged – NPR
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: “superlawyer” Marc Elias and his victories in voting rights cases – The Washington Post
• As rumors swirl, Prof. Hasen writes op-ed: What if Trump drops out? – Los Angeles Times
• Omri Marian Named National Reporter for Congress of the European Association of Tax Law Professors – TaxProfBlog
• Co-authored by Prof. Camacho & other scholars at the Center for Progressive Reform, “Memo to the Next President” calls on next elected president to talk constructively about safeguarding public health and safety – Bloomberg BNA
• Prof. Hasen discusses the history & impact of recent series of voter ID rulings – PBS News Hour
• Prof. Camacho contributor on new paper “Memo to the Next President,” urging constructive approach to government – Center for Progressive Reform
• Class of 2015 alumni James Miller and Vahe Mesropyan co-author article on reverse settlements (pg. 3) – Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Prof. Hasen discusses North Dakota voter ID law blocked Monday and future of other voter ID legislation – NPR
• Prof. Hasen writes: Has the tide against restrictive voting laws turned? – The New York Times
• UCI Law ranks No. 6 on list of Best Law Schools For Getting Federal Clerkships (after Yale, Stanford, Harvard, UVa and Chicago) – Business Insider
• Zackory Burns ’18 awarded Darmer Equality Scholarship by OC Lavender Bar – OCBA Newsletter

July 2016

• Prof. Hasen explains impact of appeals court ruling striking down NC voter ID law – NPR
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: appeals court blocking N. Carolina voter ID law: “a hugely important decision” – AP
• Prof. Kaye and two press freedom groups condemn Turkish government crackdown on media following failed coup – The Guardian
• On podcast, Prof. Kaye discusses UN resolution classifying internet access a basic human right – The Guardian
• Prof. Kaye interviewed in Norwegian newspaper re: French counter-terrorism law – Morgenbladet
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: hurdles lawsuit against DNC could face in court – WSJ Law Blog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: voting rights lawsuits in nine states, 15 weeks before Election Day – The Hill
• Prof. Leslie ranks 6th on list of Most-Cited Antitrust Faculty – Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports
• Fixing discriminatory voter ID law tricky in practice, says Prof. Hasen – The New York Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: 5th Circuit Texas Voter ID ruling: “there is a stopping point where states can’t make it harder to vote” – NPR
• Prof. Hasen writes: “The Voting Rights Act Might Get Some Teeth Back” thanks to 5th Circuit ruling on TX voter ID law – Slate
• Dean Chemerinsky writes opinion piece: Donald Trump and the Rule of Law – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: federal court ruling Texas ID law violates Voting Rights Act – The New York Times
• Forthcoming article by Prof. Hasen cited by 5th Circuit Judge Higgonson in Texas voter ID ruling – Election Law Blog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: “Golden Week” voting rights case in Ohio – CNN
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: RBG has nothing to apologize for in her criticism of Trump – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: voting-rights cases headed to SCOTUS, risking deadlock, impact on elections – Bloomberg Politics
• Prof. Min provides insight, answers to questions about mortgage insurance – Wallet Hub
• Prof. Solomon discusses LA County measure to tax marijuana to help combat homelessness – KPCC
• Prof. Goodwin writes “An Open Letter to Diamond Reynolds,” partner of Philando Castile, killed in police shooting – The Huffington Post Blog
• Prof. Fisk discusses what victims of sexual harassment in the workplace experience – WBUR On Point
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: “Justices Have Free Speech Rights Too” – The New York Times
• Human skulls being sold on Ebay? Prof. Goodwin quoted re: trade in human body parts – BuzzFeed News
• Prof. Hasen quoted on whether Trump’s pricey California fundraisers will cure his cash woes – The Guardian
• Prof. Marian quoted re: EMC’s unusual treatment of its overseas cash – Boston Globe
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Trump and campaign financing – The Guardian
• Prof. Fisk quoted on definition of sexual harassment spelled out in Title 7 of 1964 Civil Rights Act – USA Today
• Dean Chemerinsky writes that SCOTUS is now “truly the Anthony Kennedy Court” – Orange County Register
• UCI Civil Justice Research Institute gets $550,000 in new funding – Daily Pilot
• Dean Chemerinsky tells gathering of Newport Beach residents: SCOTUS may be headed to new era – Daily Pilot
• Prof. Fisk co-counsel in class action filed to stop ‪gender discrimination‬ in CA workers comp system – Public Counsel
• Student Jack Day ’18 co-authors opinion piece on homeless crisis in Orange County – Voice of OC
• Prof. Marian quoted re: LuxLeaks and how EU countries facilitated tax avoidance – The Economist
• Prof. Menkel-Meadow writes about history, development of alternative/appropriate dispute resolution – Volkerrechtsblog
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: the judicial philosophy of Justice Clarence Thomas – The Daily Signal
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: this presidential election as the most consequential for SCOTUS since 1968 – Bloomberg Politics

June 2016

• UCI Long Institute receives close to $3M to expand interdisciplinary China research – Orange County Business Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky writes about SCOTUS Term 2015: The year the law did not change – ABA Journal
• UCI Long Institute gets $2.75 million to expand interdisciplinary China research – UC Irvine News
• Dean Chemerinsky writes about SCOTUS ruling in Utah v. Strieff, re: police use of evidence from illegal stops of individuals – The Orange County Register
• Joseph Boniwell ’13, Policy Director at Housing California, discusses solutions for homelessness – KCRW
• In discussion of homelessness, Prof. Solomon addresses challenges of finding available housing – KPCC AirTalk
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: continued influence of Justice Scalia in cases of vague laws – The Christian Science Monitor
• Dean Chemerinsky writes op-ed: The conservative era of the Supreme Court is over – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Stephen Lee elected to American Law Institute – ALI News
• Prof. Fisk quoted on whether an employer can legally recoup money it promised to pay employees – The Washington Post
• Prof. Goodwin is panelist on discussion of “Should organs be sold?” – PBS Point Taken
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: roles changing for Supreme Court Justices without Scalia (PDF) – The Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Hasen says SCOTUS ruling on McDonnell corruption case does not mean there is an easy path to corruption – Bloomberg BNA
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Justices’ deference to institutions key to SCOTUS approval of UT affirmative action plan – The National Law Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: “sensible and courageous” SCOTUS ruling on McDonnell corruption case – USA Today
• Dean Chemerinsky writes about SCOTUS decision in Whole Women’s Health: state laws to restrict access to abortion are unconstitutional – CNN
• Prof. Hasen agrees with SCOTUS ruling in McDonnell corruption case: overly broad interpretation allows overzealous prosecution – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: SCOTUS justices agreeing to review North Carolina’s use of race in redistricting – AP
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: SCOTUS throwing out corruption conviction of former Gov. McDonnell – The Washington Post
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: While SCOTUS did not overturn anti-immigrant ruling, Obama still has options – The American Prospect
• Prof. Fisk writes viewpoint piece: Real Education Reform Requires Great Teachers – The Recorder
• Prof. Garth ranks 9th on list of Most-Cited Law & Social Science Faculty – Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
• Prof. Hasen writes about Trump’s fundraising failures, what it signals to big GOP donors – CNN
• Prof. Arewa writes: Cultural appropriation: when ‘borrowing’ becomes exploitation – The Conversation
• Video oral histories of UC Irvine feature Dean Chemerinsky, Shauhin Talesh and brother Rameen and more – UCI Stories
• Dean Chemerinsky provides a primer on the 2nd Amendment – KCRW
• Democratic primary rigged? No credible evidence, says Prof. Hasen – The Nation
• Prof. Leslie wins Antitrust Scholarship award for Best Private Enforcement Article – American Antitrust Institute
• Prof. Goodwin writes about ex-Stanford swimmer’s six-month jail sentence for felony sexual assault – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Burk ranks 3rd on list of Most-Cited Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Faculty – Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
• Prof. Ashar quoted on whether Trump could limit Muslim immigration – American Prospect
• Prof. Stoever writes on “The Deadly Combination of Firearms and Domestic Violence” – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Shaffer quoted extensively on WTO & market economy status for China (in Spanish) – BBC Mundo
• Both Dean Chemerinsky and Prof. Hasen quoted re: Justice Alito now most conservative vote on SCOTUS – Mother Jones
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: money in politics keeping candidates going even past their expiration date – International Business Times
• Prof. Hasen writes on whether campaign finance laws interfere with the state of nature – The Online Library of Law and Liberty
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: key issues in racial gerrymandering case to be heard by SCOTUS – Politico
• Article “Can Informal Law Discipline Subsidies?” co-authored by Prof. Shaffer and Vinhcent Le ’16, wins inaugural John Jackson Prize – Oxford Journal of International Economic Law
• Article by Ricardo Lopez ’16 proposing specialized health care courts is winner in student writing competition – The National Law Review
• Prof. Shaffer co-authors article explaining controversy, impact of WTO Appellate Body judge reappointment – The Washington Post
• Litigation funding news includes Bentham IMF contribution to Civil Justice Research Institute at UCI Law – Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: impact of having only eight justices on SCOTUS – The Washington Post
• Prof. Goodwin quoted re: controversial uterus transplant – NPR
• Prof. Shaffer ranks among 20 most-cited international law faculty – Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports

May 2016

• Prof. Shaffer quoted on role of U.S. with the WTO (PDF) – Financial Times
• Prof. Menkel-Meadow writes about online dispute resolution and ADR– Law, Technology and Access to Justice Blog
• Prof. Camacho contributes article to Environmental Law Institute debate among experts on species conservation (PDF) – The Environmental Forum
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: conservative activist O’Keefe’s efforts to prove voter ID fraud – The New Yorker
• Prof. Hasen quoted on voting rights disputes since 2000: “in close elections, the rules matter” – The Economist
• Article on silencing of Japanese press details Prof. Kaye’s April visit and report – Foreign Policy
• Prof. Porter noted for her pivotal role in leading the mortgage lender Special Monitor program – Southern California Public Radio
• Glowing report: UCI Law has done a lot of things right to become elite in its short history – Lawdragon
• UCI Law ranks No. 2 on list of 20 best law schools for getting government and public interest jobs – Above the Law
• Prof. Hasen quoted on ruling for Democrats in Ohio that could impact election – CNN
• Professors Menkel-Meadow, Porter and Talesh sign letter supporting new regulations banning arbitration in consumer class actions – National Law Journal
• A poignant tribute to UCI Law Public Relations Manager Rizza Barnes – The Orange County Register
• More on the WTO Appellate Body, with quote by Prof. Shaffer on dispute settlement system – Law360
• UCI Law mourns the loss of Public Relations Manager Rizza Barnes – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Kaye’s report expressing concerns about Japanese media freedom quoted in news of Obama & G-7 in Japan – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Texas voter ID law ultimately getting to SCOTUS for review – The Texas Tribune
• Dean Chemerinsky, Bren ICS Dean Stern and Samueli Engineering School Dean Washington working to establish Cybersecurity Institute at UCI (PDF) – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Shaffer writes: Will the U.S. Undermine the WTO? – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Min presents testimony at hearing on bank settlement agreements and appropriations powers – House Financial Services Committee
• Prof. Lerner quoted re: uproar over alleged media bias on Facebook, net neutrality – Variety
• Dean Chemerinsky is second most-cited law faculty in the U.S. – Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
• Prof. Ashar quoted re: unsafe, abusive working conditions at some Vegas casinos – Public News Service
• Litigation financier Bentham IMF pledges $300,000 for Civil Justice Research Institute – Daily Journal*
• UCI Law ranked No. 2 in the country for government and public interest jobs, No. 6 for federal clerkships – National Law Journal
• Prof. Marian interviewed by Luxembourg news on new tax rules resulting from LuxLeaks (PDF in German) – Luxemburger Wort
• Prof. Marian quoted in Luxembourg news article on lessons of LuxLeaks (PDF in German) – Luxemburger Wort
• Prof. Hasen writes: SCOTUS ruling on VA Gov. McDonnell criminal case won’t legalize corruption (PDF) – The National Law Journal
• UCI Law launches Civil Justice Research Institute to study factors affecting access to U.S. courts – Bloomberg Law
• New York-based litigation funder Bentham IMF commits $300K to new Civil Justice Research Institute – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Fisk & Dean Chemerinsky write about SCOTUS ruling in Heffernan public employee free speech case – OnLabor Blog
• Prof. Goodwin quoted re: focus on genetics to address health problems among people of color – BuzzFeed News
• Prof. Min quoted re: rise in private-money home loans as “blind spot” in mortgage industry (PDF) – Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Fisk quoted re: OC Water District employee union case stalled by justice vacancy on Supreme Court – Voice of OC
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: unusual discrimination lawsuit filed against private foundation – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: challenges of a third-party presidential run – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Fisk’s piece on labor struggles between Uber and its drivers quoted – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen writes on whether SCOTUS will make it easier for wealthy donors to influence elections – The Atlantic
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Should SCOTUS have turned down these election law cases? – ABA Journal
• UCI Law Public Service Award Dinner and Commencement noted in roundup of upcoming community events – Daily Pilot
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: district court rulings on ballot selfies – ABA Journal

April 2016

• Prof. Hasen quoted re: how SCOTUS order on TX voter ID law could affect appeals court review of the law – CNN
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: criminalization of politics, how SCOTUS may rule on McDonnell corruption case – The Christian Science Monitor
• UCI Law launches Civil Justice Research Institute with $1 million support from outside contributions – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Trump raising money for GOP – The Washington Post
• UCI Law starts Civil Justice Institute – OC Business Journal
• Prof. Fisk writes that Uber agreeing to settle class action suit by drivers does not settle employment status question – ACS Blog
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: “Why legalizing marijuana will be much harder than you think” – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: NC and Texas cases as second generation of voter ID challenges that could inspire other states – AP
• Prof. Hasen’s analysis of federal district court ruling upholding NC voting law quoted – The New York Times
• Prof. Hasen says last-minute “softening” of part of NC voter ID law helped state win ruling – NPR
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: potential impact of NC voter ID law “rollback” on other states’ voting laws – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: restrictive North Carolina voting law, upheld by federal judge – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen writes op-ed on Sanders accusations of Clinton’s “corrupt” campaign financing – Los Angeles Times
• Video: Dean Chemerinsky and UCI students discuss free speech and hate speech on college campuses – PBS SoCal
• Prof. Arewa quoted re: Prince leading the way in gaining ownership of an artist’s work – Pacific Standard
• Prof. Kaye comments in major media on threats to media freedom in Japan – News Roundup
• Dean Chemerinsky among four from UCI to be inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Fisk writes about Vergara teacher job security case and what would actually improve education – Daily Journal*
• VIDEO: Prof. Kaye holds press conference on his findings re: freedom of opinion and expression in Japan – YouTube
• Prof. Kaye warns of “serious threats” to freedom of the press in Japan – AP/ABC News
• Prof. Kaye says trends in media independence in Japan are “really worrying,” urges reform of country’s broadcasting law (PDF) – Financial Times
• Dean Chemerinsky writes op-ed on Texas immigration case: SCOTUS “must dismiss challenge to Obama executive actions” – USA Today
• Enid Zhou ’17 receives Dick Osumi Civil Rights and Public Interest Scholarship from Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation – Rafu Shimpo
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted, photo of Class of 2014 graduates featured in report of UC Public Service Law Fellowships – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: close police-prosecutor relationships affecting prosecution of officers – The Washington Post
• Dean Chemerinsky among scholars addressing “Is the Rational Basis Test Unconstitutional?” for Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen writes about Trump complaints re: RNC rules, and asks: Does Electoral College still make sense? – CNN
• Prof. Min quoted re: whether investors will get to share Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac profits with U.S. government – Bloomberg
• UC launches Public Service Law Fellowship program, $4.5m annually to help law students pursue public-interest careers (PDF) – The National Law Journal
• New fellowships help UC law students launch public service careers – University of California
• Prof. Porter quoted re: major bank settlement announcements vs. how much money is actually delivered – Marketplace
• Environmental Law Clinic attorney Suma Peesapati quoted re: environmental health concerns in Oak View neighborhood – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: Appointment Clause and Senate duty to vote on SCOTUS nominations – The Washington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: potential problems if SCOTUS is split on election-related cases before Nov. 8 – Talking Points Memo
• Prof. Lai discusses 9th Circuit ruling forcing Arizona to grant DREAMers driver licenses (audio) – Bloomberg Law
• Prof. Min quoted re: impact of federal judge’s ruling liberating MetLife from SIFI designation – Law 360
• Environmental Law Clinic helps HB Oak View residents monitor potential hazards related to local garbage dump – OC Weekly
• Dean Chemerinsky discusses on podcast whether Senate has a duty to hold hearings for SCOTUS nominees – Constitution Daily
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Kobach’s “irresponsible claims” about voter fraud – The Washington Post
• Analysis by Prof. Marian referenced in commentary re: impact of tax inversions – CNBC
• Prof. Marian quoted by German media re: fallout from Panama Papers leak and where U.S. fits in this picture – Deutsche Welle Broadcasting
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: “What if the Supreme Court Were Liberal?” – The Atlantic
• Prof. Hasen writes about state discrimination bills and corporate political activity – Reuters
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Justice Ginsburg’s opinion in SCOTUS decision on one-person, one-vote case – The New York Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: impact of SCOTUS one-person, one vote decision on how states count voters – NPR
• Prof. Hasen’s post on Election Law Blog noted in roundup of commentary on SCOTUS Evenwel decision – SCOTUSblog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: SCOTUS leaving undecided whether a state can use other measure than total population for redistricting – WSJ Law Blog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: concerns about redistricting in Texas had SCOTUS ruled differently on Evenwel case – NBC News
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: SCOTUS decision on one-person, one-vote case: “big victory for voting rights” – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted on impact of SCOTUS ruling on Evenwel one-person, one-vote case – AP
• UCI Chancellor Gillman and Dean Chemerinsky write about educating college students on free speech protections – The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Article recaps panel discussion on Theorizing Transnational Legal Orders, led by Prof. Shaffer – American Society of International Law
• Prof. Hasen is quoted re: campaign financing, and his Plutocrats United noted as “important new book” – The Atlantic

March 2016

• UCI Chancellor Gillman and Dean Chemerinsky co-author op-ed on educating students about importance of 1st Amendment – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Fisk quoted on whether another Friedrichs lawsuit would make a difference – Daily Journal*
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: importance of 9th justice to help decide SCOTUS‬ cases like Friedrichs – Orange County Register
• Prof. Fisk quoted re: key aspects of Friedrichs teacher union case and what might be ahead – Times of San Diego
• Prof. DiMento quoted re: regional politics favoring building highways to suburbs – The Atlantic
• Prof. Solomon quoted re: proposed federal housing bill to address homelessness – KPCC
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: end of federal oversight of elections in Arizona and the impact – The New York Times
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Republicans’ refusal to consider Garland for SCOTUS “political obstructionism at its worst” – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: “intensity gap” between Sanders and Clinton on campaign finance reform – Yahoo News
• UCI Law ranked No. 4 Best School for Practical Training – The National Jurist
• Prof. DiMento quoted re: the history of American highways – The Atlantic
• CLAY Award won by Prof. Lerner and IPAT Clinic highlighted – OC Bar Association News
• Prof. Hasen writes: “Garland is no sure bet on overturning Citizens United” – Daily Journal*
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape case establishing “a very limited proposition” – ABA Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Jeb Bush campaign funding, and book Plutocrats United referenced – Salon
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: anti-party law in city of Orange and its vulnerability to challenge – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: how Merrick Garland might lean re: campaign finance cases at SCOTUS – AP/Washington Post
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: limited impact of verdict in Hulk Hogan sex tape case – The New York Times
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: verdict in Hulk Hogan sex tape case and impact on First Amendment law – The Huffington Post
• UCI’s law school moves up from 30th to 28th in U.S. News ranking – Daily Pilot
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Republican money being spent to stop confirmation of Merrick Garland – Mother Jones
• Prof. Seth Davis writes about Judge Merrick Garland and how he may shift the future of human rights litigation in the United States – PrawfsBlawg
• “Another Jump for UCI Law School”: Now ranked No. 28 in U.S. News Best Law Schools – Orange County Business Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky writes about his experience as the first in his family to go to college – UCI Magazine
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Allow law students to make informed choice of schools – Orange County Register
• Prof. Lerner and IP, Arts, and Technology Clinic students win CLAY award for work on DMCA copyright exemption for authors, filmmakers – Daily Journal/California Lawyer*
• Dean Chemerinsky talks about SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland, a friend since high school – KPCC 89.3
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: 18-year term limit idea for SCOTUS nominees – Vox
• Dean Chemerinsky offers his take on the nomination of Merrick Garland – CNN
• Prof. Hasen and Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: Obama nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to SCOTUS – The Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Merrick Garland on SCOTUS, what that might mean for reversing Citizens United – Moyers & Company
• UCI Law moves up to 28th in U.S. News graduate schools ranking – Orange County Register
• Visiting Prof. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel on team that won Public Interest CLAY Award – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Hasen writes on the “Hard Power of ‘Soft’ Voter ID Laws” – The Atlantic
• Prof. Hasen writes: “Take To The Streets For A New Progressive Supreme Court Justice” – Talking Points Memo
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: campaign donor transparency – The Associated Press
• The White House posts letter signed by Dean Chemerinsky and others, seeking Senate review of Obama SCOTUS nominee – The White House Blog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: voting rules & legislative gerrymandering in N. Carolina – The New York Times
• Food Equity Symposium at UCI Law and UCI Food Pantry featured – OC Weekly
• UCI Law and LASOC’s expungement clinic mentioned in story re: CA Prop 47 – Voice of OC
• Prof. Loftus writes about SB 813, which aims to eliminate CA statute of limitations on sex crimes – Daily Journal*
• Dean Chemerinsky among hundreds of law professors calling for Senate to consider Obama SCOTUS nominee – The National Law Journal
• Prof. van Rooij to receive inaugural John and Vivian Sabel Award for best article in Journal of Contemporary China – University of Denver
• Prof. Davis writes on issues in Army Corps of Engineers case at SCOTUS March 30 – The Yale Journal on Regulation
• Podcast: Prof. Loftus interviewed on how not getting enough sleep can result in false confessions – CBC Radio
• Prof. Kaye quoted re: security and free speech concerns raised by government’s encryption battle with Apple – Reuters
• Dean Chemerinsky writes on SCOTUS decision to block Obama clean power plan – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky to receive OC Hispanic Bar Lifetime Achievement Award – Voice of OC
• Prof. Fisk quoted re: labor law cases that may seek re-examination by post-Scalia SCOTUS – BuzzFeed News
• Prof. Kaye writes amicus brief supporting Apple in legal dispute against FBI – BuzzFeed News
• Prof. Porter quoted re: CA Supreme Court allowing some lawsuits for wrongful foreclosure – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: settling a case or going to SCOTUS in wake of Scalia’s death – Bloomberg BNA
• Prof. Porter quoted re: CA ruling that opens doors to some wrongful foreclosure lawsuits – ABA Journal
• Prof. Burk explains “very messy” doctrine of equivalents in patent law – Science Magazine
• Prof. Fisk writes: “Why The NLRB Should Allow Graduate Student Bargaining” – OnLabor Blog
• Prof. Hasen interviewed re: “The Law & Politics of Money” – Concurring Opinions
• VIDEO: Prof. Barnes speaks on “Policing as if All Lives Matter” – Grace Cathedral Forum
• Prof. Fisk quoted re: NLRA protection of employees’ right to strike, with no limit on length of strike – The Nation
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: caucuses and their relevance today – BuzzFeed News

February 2016

• Efforts by Immigrant Rights Clinic student Sean Garcia-Leys to assist undocumented teen featured – Voice of OC
• Prof. Fisk writes: “What Scalia’s Replacement Could Mean for Workers” – OnLabor Blog
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: SCOTUS justices’ celebrity status and their travel as educational tool – The New York Times
• Prof. Burk quoted re: Apple fight, courts and parsing functional and expressive aspects of computer code – Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: behind-the-scenes lobbying: “lobbyists, like mushrooms, thrive in low light” – Bloomberg Businessweek
• Prof. DiMento quoted re: what should come first: development of commercial area or public transportation – Old Town Lansing Times
• VIDEO: Prof. Hasen talks about understanding #SCOTUS through election law and money in politics – SCOTUSblog
• Prof. Hasen quoted and Plutocrats United noted in story on money buying elections – MSNBC
• Prof. Hasen writes: Appoint another Scalia, kiss democracy goodbye – Reuters Opinion
• Discussion of SCOTUS & 2016 Elections with Prof. Hasen, Ed Whelan of Ethics and Public Policy Center publicized – SCOTUSblog
• CED Clinic students help secure grant to overhaul sewer system at Coachella mobile home park – KPCC
• Prof. Goodwin writes about mass incarceration of women and her Congressional briefing on the issues – The Huffington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: Congressional boundaries: "What a mess in North Carolina” – The New York Times
• Prof. Goodwin writes: “Women, Girls, and Mass Incarceration: A Hidden Problem” – Bill of Health Harvard Law
• News Roundup: Dean Chemerinsky on Justice Scalia and SCOTUS
• News Roundup: Prof. Hasen on Justice Scalia and SCOTUS
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted in story re: Apple-FBI fight over iPhone encryption – Los Angeles Times
• Professors DiMento and Camacho write on Climate Change by Administrative Law – Daily Journal*
• Prof. Lerner discusses legal issues of Apple being ordered to help FBI unlock iPhone of San Bernardino shooter – KPCC
• Prof. Kaye raises concerns about court ordering Apple to help FBI break into iPhone of San Bernardino shooter – PRI
• Prof. Burk explains issues, significance of patent that involves CRISPR gene-editing method – Buzzfeed
• Prof. Camacho discusses Paris Climate Agreement & SCOTUS granting stay of EPA Clean Power Plan – Sea Change Radio
• Prof. Loftus describes act of remembering as more akin to putting puzzle pieces together than retrieving video – The Christian Science Monitor
• Coverage of ceremonies as Prof. Menkel-Meadow received honorary doctorate (PDF) – KU Leuven News
• Prof. Hasen writes op-ed on impact of IRS nonprofit status granted to Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Min & former CA Treasurer write that government affordable housing, lending policies didn’t cause financial crisis – Quartz
• Video profile of Prof. Loftus and her 40 years exploring how unreliable our memory is – PBS/Nova
• Prof. Hasen interviewed re: big money in elections – Salon
• Prof. Hasen talks post-Iowa Caucuses about money, politics, dirty tricks – Above the Law Podcast
• Prof. Loftus says investigators may get bad information interrogating innocent, sleepy subjects – Smithsonian
• Prof. Loftus explains study of sleep deprivation: “people admit to ... horrendous things” – TIME
• Prof. Loftus quoted re: serious consequences of sleeplessness and false confessions – The New York Times
• Prof. Loftus co-authors article on sleep deprivation as a factor in false confession – The Conversation
• Dean Chemerinsky discusses presidential candidates’ impact on SCOTUS – Slate Amicus Podcast
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: campaign finance lesson learned from Trump and Sanders – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky writes about blockbuster rulings by SCOTUS expected in June – ABA Journal
• Prof. Arewa and Nigerian film industry visitors discuss Nollywood and UCI Law Africa Innovation events – Ask A Leader Podcast
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: super PACs, and his book Plutocrats United mentioned – Marketplace
• Elliott Gurnick ’18 writes for bar association magazine on DIRECTV arbitration case and SCOTUS ruling (PDF) – Valley Lawyer
• Class of 2015 Swearing-In Ceremony captured in photos – OC Lawyer
• Dean Chemerinsky named to The Coast 50 Most Influential People list – Coast Magazine
• Prof. Camacho’s article “Going the Way of the Dodo” jointly named by Environmental Law Institute and Vanderbilt Law School as one of year’s best – Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review

January 2016

• Prof. Hasen writes about campaign finance reform, 40 years after Buckley vs. Valeo – New York Daily News
• Prof. Loftus quoted re: people interpreting visualizations as actual memories – Vulture
• Prof. Hasen discusses how both political parties are avoiding campaign finance reform – Radio Boston
• Prof. Marian quoted re: the most recent tax inversion transaction by Johnson Controls-Tyco – The Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Hasen writes on need to revise campaign laws to give people, not billionaires, a voice – The New York Times
• Prof. Glater writes about “Shifting the risk of higher education” – Daily Journal*
• Dean Chemerinsky provides his thoughts on Ted Cruz when they argued different sides of Ten Commandments case at Supreme Court – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen writes: Question Ted Cruz’s ideas, not his eligibility to run for office – The National Law Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted re: SCOTUS ruling on juveniles sentenced to life without parole – Voice of America
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: North Carolina elections law now on trial – Winston-Salem Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky named No. 2 Most Influential person in legal education (PDF) – The National Jurist
• Prof. Bryant Garth continues to rank among the Most Influential in Legal Education (PDF) – The National Jurist
• Dean Chemerinsky writes on whether Obama’s immigration orders are legal – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Is it a good time to overhaul the Constitution? – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky to receive Francisco Briseño Lifetime Achievement Award from OC Hispanic Bar Association – OC Bar Association News
• Aaron Adams ’16 of Environmental Law Clinic quoted re: petition clinic filed to halt federal oil & gas leasing – Greenwire
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: importance of SCOTUS decisions made during this term – AP
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: SCOTUS reviewing political corruption case of former VA Gov. McDonnell – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen writes: Money can’t buy you Jeb – The Washington Post
• Prof. Fisk discusses in podcast Friedrichs public unions and free speech case argued at SCOTUS – Constitution Daily
• Prof. Hasen’s Jan. 12 presentation on politics and campaign finance recapped in text, video, audio and photos – Zócalo Public Square
• Article in UC Irvine Law Review CLEaR symposium issue quoted in story on civil rights abuse claims in Chicago – CNN
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: whether Voting Rights Act can be violated in voting district with majority African Americans – The New York Times
• Prof. Fisk writes about Friedrichs oral arguments at SCOTUS and possible outcome – OnLabor Blog
• Prof. Hasen writes: Time for SCOTUS to accept political equality as reason for limiting money in elections – New York Daily News
• Prof. Kaye quoted re: importance of encryption and anonymity for freedom of opinion, expression (PDF) – The Washington Post/Chicago Tribune
• Upcoming Freedom of Expression discussion with Dean Chemerinsky, Prof. Kaye, Prof. Wasserstrom and others previewed – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen and his new book, Plutocrats United, referenced in opinion piece – The Washington Post
• AALS adds UCI Law to its ranks, noting impressive admissions in short period – Daily Journal*
• “UCI Law Admitted to AALS“ – Orange County Business Journal
• Prof. Hasen comments on GOP loyalty pledge lawsuit filed by black ministers supporting Trump – NPR
• Prof. Hasen on real reason for Citizens United advisory measure on CA ballot: to excite Democratic voters – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Hasen quoted re: impact of CA advisory vote on overturning Citizens United – KPCC/AP
• Prof. Loftus’ acceptance speech for honorary doctorate at Goldsmiths College, London, published – Skeptical Inquirer

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