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The Trump Presidency & The Law

UCI Law faculty members have written op-eds, filed lawsuits, joined radio shows and been quoted in media around the globe on issues arising since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. 

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky Serving as Co-Counsel in Lawsuit against Trump

• News Coverage of Lawsuit 
• Dean Chemerinsky on Southern California Public Radio to discuss lawsuit  – KPCC
• Dean Chemerinsky op-ed: Why I am part of a lawsuit against Trump – Orange County Register
• Dean Chermerinsky: We're the lawyers suing President Trump – Vox

Neil Gorsuch Nominated for U.S. Supreme Court

• LISTEN: Dean Chemerinsky on what we've learned from Gorsuch hearings (starts at 55:40) – Bloomberg
• Prof. Hasen: SCOTUS might get much worse for progressives – Huffington Post
• Dean Chemerinsky: Gorusch will likely continue the legacy of Hobby Lobby – SF Gate
• Dean Chemerinsky: Gorsuch hearings meaningless due to his refusal to answer questions – Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Gorsuch likely to act like Justice Kennedy, vote like Justice Scalia – Voice of America
• Prof. Hasen discusses Gorsuch's ideologies – NPR Morning Edition
• Prof. Hasen: We can expect Gorsuch to be a reliable conservative vote – NPR All Things Considered
• Prof. Hasen writes: Why Gorsuch could lead SCOTUS in wrong direction – CNN
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Gorsuch should be required to answer questions – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky: A true originalist on the Supreme Court could mean the end of judicial protection for many liberties – Vox
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Political context much different now than in 1987 when Bork was rejected – U.S. News & World Report 
• LISTEN: Dean Chemerinsky and Visiting Professor Joan Biskupic discuss the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch – UCI Law Talks
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Democrats should filibuster Gorsuch's nomination to the SCOTUS – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: What U.S. business should expect from Neil Gorsuch as a SCOTUS justice – Fortune
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: There's nothing to lose in filibustering Gorsuch – Ms. Magazine
• Dean Chemerinsky: Gorsuch could make a dramatic difference in granting authority back to judges – USA Today
• Dean Chemerinsky op-ed on SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch: Scalia, The Sequel – The American Prospect
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Filibustering SCOTUS nominee Gorsuch is worth the risk – Politico Magazine
• Prof. Hasen quoted: There may be good reason to filibuster Neil Gorsuch – The Economist
• Prof. Biskupic writes: Trump's Supreme Court pick starts new battle – CNN
• Dean Chemerinsky: Gorsuch is impeccably qualified, but is he outside the judicial mainstream? – Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Senate Democrats in a very difficult spot – NPR 
• Dean Chemerinsky: Gorsuch’s doctrine could gut protections for women's rights and gay rights, among other things – San Francisco Chronicle

Travel Ban

• Prof. Litman writes why Travel Ban 2.0 violates Establishment Clause – Take Care
• Dean Chemersinsky: Judge Watson's travel ban order "is a very careful and thorough analysis" – Bloomberg 
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen discusses the recent judicial orders regarding Travel Ban 2.0 – Here & Now
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Travel Ban 2.0 is still wrong, illegal and irrational – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky: New Travel Ban corrects some problems, but many serious ones remain – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Lai, students in Immigrant Rights Clinic provide comment at Santa Ana City Council meeting on representing undocumented immigrants – Voice of OC
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Ninth Circuit right to reject Trump travel ban – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Judge Robart's decision depends on new executive order – The Sacramento Bee 
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Courts remain in the dark over what's next in travel ban litigation – Los Angeles Times 
• Dean Chemerinsky outlines several paths the travel ban litigation could take – Quartz
• Dean Chemerinsky: Like Korematsu, Trump's executive order assumed people are dangerous because of their race – The Washington Post
• Dean Chemerinsky: No one, not even the president, is above the law – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky: Trump's attack on the federal judiciary is unprecedented for a president – The Financial Times
• Dean Chemerinsky: Trump administration likely to fight discovery requests in travel ban litigation – Sacramento Bee
• Dean Chemerinsky: SCOTUS will want to review travel ban, but won't want a 4-4 split – Los Angeles Times
• LISTEN: Dean Chemerinsky and John Eastman debate issues raised in 9th Circuit travel ban case – KCRW
• Prof. Fisk quoted: Trump's executive order could increase the number of U.S. jobs being done overseas – WIRED
• Dean Chemerinsky: Surprised by difficulty Flentje had in providing evidence during 9th Circuit hearing – Los Angeles Times
• Prof. Litman writes: We'll defend govt. workers who ignore Trump's immigration order – Boston Globe
• Dean Chemerinsky: 9th Circuit likely to rule against Trump administration – Los Angeles Times
• Dean Chemerinsky: A 9th Circuit stay would mean immigration case goes back to Seattle judge to proceed – Wall Street Journal
• Prof. Chacón: The road forward is uncertain for tech companies seeking an exemption to Trump's immigration order – Ars Technica
• LISTEN: Prof. Chacón discusses the Constitutionality of Trump's executive order on immigration – Bloomberg
• Prof. Litman quoted: The travel ban won't be the last illegal order – Yahoo News
• LISTEN: Prof. Kaye discusses Trump's executive orders, legal challenges, and the rule of law – ABC
• Prof. Lai: Immigrants should reach out to learn about their rights – Orange County Register
• Prof. Chacón: A challenge based on equal-protection principles best line of attack against Trump's order – New York Times
• Dean Chemerinsky: Trump's executive order is "very essence of religious discrimination" – National Post
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: The 1965 law re: discrimination is clear, applies to executive order – Yahoo News
• Dean Chemerinsky Op-Ed: Trump's travel ban unconstitutional, inhumane, unnecessary – Los Angeles Times
• LISTEN: Prof. Davis discusses Trump's executive actions on immigration and sanctuary cities – 89.3 KPCC
• UC Statement on President Trump's executive order – UCI 

Sanctuary Cities

• Prof. Lai helps draft letter - signed by 292 legal scholars - to White House regarding Sanctuary Cities – 89.3 KPCC
• Prof. Lai quoted: The federal govt. can encourage or entice, but not compel local govts. to carry out federal programs – The Globe and Mail
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Govt. can't condition money to a campus on the condition that campus administrators not speak critically – Los Angeles Times
• LISTEN: Prof. Chacón discusses what California would look like as a Sanctuary State (starts at 11:00) – KCRW
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: The federal govt. can't force local govts. to administer a program under threat of losing federal money – Los Angeles Times
• LISTEN: Annie Lai discusses whether its legal to sanction sanctuary cities – KCRW
• LISTEN: Prof. Chacón discusses President Trump's executive order, which allows govt. to withhold federal money from sanctuary cities – Bloomberg
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: Congress can't put strings on federal grants that are unduly coercive – The Tribune
• Prof. Lai quoted: Sanctuary Cities could be concerned about discretion of Trump's cabinet officials – Slate
• Prof. Davis quoted: Withholding federal grant money from sanctuary cities could run afoul of Tenth Amendment – Vocativ

Allegations of Voter Fraud

• Prof. Hasen quoted: Previous investigations into voter fraud have not yielded anything with criminal intent – The Christian Science Monitor
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen discusses voting rights and 2016 electoral outcomes  – Ask A Leader
• WATCH: Prof. Hasen joins PBS NewsHour to discuss Trump's latest claims of voter fraud – PBS NewsHour
• Prof. Hasen predicts how voting rights might change under a Trump presidency – Slate
• Prof. Hasen writes how he would assemble commission to investigate voter fraud – Slate
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen discusses Trump's recent calls to investigate voter fraud – Bloomberg
• Prof. Hasen: "Beyond crazy" to think you could have millions of noncitizens engage in national conspiracy – Los Angeles Times 
• Prof. Hasen quoted: The rate of noncitizen voting is quite small – NBC News
• Prof. Hasen cited: Trump's DOJ likely to side with states that passed restrictive voting rules and against the voting rights plaintiffs – Huffington Post
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Trump DOJ headed by Senator Sessions expected to place different emphasis on voting cases – Newsweek

Other Topics

• Prof. Litman writes on Korematsu and judicial credulity – Take Care
• Prof. Litman writes: The GOP's hypocrisy in attacking Obamacare but defending Trumpcare – Take Care
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Special prosecutor a must for White House probe – Orange County Register 
• Prof. Hasen: Unclear if bills requiring presidential candidate to disclose tax returns would hold up – The Hill
• Prof. Ashar: Immediate threat to undocumented immigrants is contact with any law enforcement – Complex
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: There will be more victims if AG doesn't care about police abuse – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen: DOJ pulling back from aggressive defense of voting rights – The Washington Post
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen joins Texas Standard to discuss DOJ's changed stance – Texas Standard
• LISTEN: Prof. Hasen discusses the DOJ dropping its objection to Texas Voter ID Law – Bloomberg
• Prof. Hasen quoted: DOJ dropping crucial objection in Texas voter law a "sign of things to come" – New York Times
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Lack of respect for Constitution, democracy a big worry – Orange County Register
• Prof. Hasen quoted: Trump could make "transformative" move in selecting new member of Federal Election Commission – New York Times
• WATCH: Dean Chemerinsky and John Eastman debate free speech on college campuses, the future of the SCOTUS – PBS SoCal
• Dean Chemerinsky among co-counsel in first case testing limits of of Obama's amnesty – The Washington Times 
• New standing theory put forth in Emoluments Clause litigation – Slate
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Now, more than ever, we need an independent and virtuous judiciary – Daily Journal
• Prof. Hasen mentioned among those contributing to #appellatetwitter – Law.com
• Prof. Hasen: Chief Justice Roberts should speak up for an independent judiciary – CNN
• Prof. Kaye: Other countries will adopt social media scanning policy if the U.S. does – The Seattle Times
• Dean Chemerinsky and Chancellor Gillman write: Berkeley, Milo Yiannopoulos and the lessons of free speech – The Conversation
• Dean Chemerinsky: Most of Trump's defunding strategies will be ruled unconstitutional if challenged – The Nation
• Prof. van Rooij writes: Despite Trump's isolationism, China isn't ready to become the world's moral leader – Huffington Post 
• Prof. Shaffer: Among the greatest risks the world can face is Trump's trade agenda – Huffington Post
• Prof. Kaye writes: How do you solve a problem like Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley – The Guardian
• Prof. Shaffer op-ed: Demeaning Mexico is not in America's interest – Huffington Post
• Dean Chemerinsky op-ed: I'm not calling this a Constitutional crisis, yet – Huffington Post
• Profs. Ashar, Chacón, Lee write: Trump's policies will affect four groups of undocumented immigrants – The Conversation
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: Senate should reject Pruitt's nomination to head EPA – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: My case against Jeff Sessions for Attorney General – Los Angeles Daily Journal
• Dean Chemerinsky writes: How will Trump deal with freedom of the press? – Orange County Register
• Dean Chemerinsky quoted: President Trump could use Espionage Act of 1917 to prosecute media – Alternet
• Dean Chemerinsky: No doubt that Trump has been violating the Constitution since he took the oath of office – MIC
• Prof. Solomon quoted: "No-brainer" that Dodd-Frank will be amended, if not repealed – OZY
• Prof. Fisk comments on nomination of Andy Puzder, Carl Karcher Enterprises – International Business Times
• Prof. Fisk quoted: Union membership could rise again – Buzzfeed
• Prof. Fisk: Republicans could repeal National Labor Relations Act, other laws – The American Prospect