UCI Law Talks

UCI Law Talks


Latest Episodes

Dean Chemerinsky discusses "Closing the Courthouse Door: How Your Constitutional Rights Became Unenforceable"
March 21, 2017

Dean Chemerinsky discusses his latest book, interviewed by UCI Law Prof. Rick Hasen. Recorded March 13, 2017 at UCI Law event.

Mobilizing for Justice in the Post-Election Era
March 02, 2017

On Saturday Jan. 14, 2017, more than 150 UCI Law faculty, staff, students, alumni, and attorneys came together at UCI Law to discuss the potential effects of a new presidential administration on a variety of legal practices. The opening plenary featured D

Jennifer Chacón & Stephen Lee discuss immigration 30 days into Trump administration
February 28, 2017

Profs. Jennifer Chacón and Stephen Lee analyze the travel ban and subsequent 9th Circuit decision, DACA, the DHS’s most recent memos on immigration enforcement, and other immigration issues that have arisen in the past 30 days since the inauguration of

Free Speech on Campus: UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman and UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
February 15, 2017

Dean Chemerinsky and Chancellor Gillman spoke to law students about their upcoming book Free Speech on Campus (Yale University Press), in which they explore the tension between the psychological harms of hateful speech and bullying, and the social harms o

Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic on Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch
February 07, 2017

UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic, Visiting Professor, Legal Analyst and Supreme Court biographer, discuss the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, including the judge’s originalism philosophy, whether Senate Democr

Jennifer Chacón & Stephen Lee on changes to immigration enforcement under a Trump administration
December 12, 2016

UCI Law Profs. Jennifer Chacón and Stephen Lee break down the numerous and complex uncertainties in immigration law, including protection for immigrant communities, sanctuaries, and where to find reliable resources.

Erwin Chemerinsky & Joan Biskupic on Donald Trump & the Supreme Court
December 05, 2016

UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic, Visiting Professor at UCI Law and CNN legal analyst, discuss the uncertainty surrounding the Supreme Court as Trump’s inauguration approaches, including potential replacements of Justice Scalia, Trump’

Seth Davis & Leah Litman on civil rights under a Trump administration
December 01, 2016

n this UCI Law Talks episode, UCI Law Profs. Seth Davis and Leah Litman unpack the serious civil rights issues presented after the election of Donald Trump, including effects on reproductive rights, voting rights, policing, immigration and transgender rig

Rick Hasen on Election 2016: Rigged, Hacked or Stolen?
September 30, 2016

UCI Law Profs. Rick Hasen and Henry Weinstein discuss myths and realities about Election 2016: Rigged, Hacked or Stolen?

Erwin Chemerinsky & Joan Biskupic on Supreme Court Term Preview
September 20, 2016

UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Joan Biskupic, Visiting Professor at UCI Law and CNN legal analyst, preview the unusual upcoming SCOTUS term and discuss cases of race, religion and the death penalty.