Constitutional Law

Professor Jonathan Gould appears on the Lawfare podcast to discuss constitutional norms, the unwritten rules that govern how actors in our political system behave

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says Vice President Kamala Harris, as presiding officer of the Senate, can — and should — declare the current Senate filibuster rule unconstitutional

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses whether Democrats should end a senator’s ability to block legislation by endless speechmaking so they can accomplish their agenda

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky writes absentee ballots and voting by mail increase participation without any evidence of fraud and laws should facilitate, not limit, these efforts to increase voting

Professor Claudia Polsky says a lawsuit by a right-wing activist against UCLA could cause a chill on students’ First Amendment rights

Professor Khiara M. Bridges is featured in the Netflix documentary Amend: the Fight for America, particularly in episode 4, which examines the fight for women’s voting rights

Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky encourage Congress can keep faith with the First Amendment by preventing social media platforms from discriminating

Professor Jonathan Gould explains the role of the parliamentarian in passing President Biden’s Covid-19 relief package

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses what Californians can expect from a conservative Supreme Court

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains why, if former president Trump violated the law, he should be indicted and prosecuted and writes no one, especially not the president, can be above the law