The precedent – cited often in recent court decisions – goes back over a century, to a 1905 case where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state’s power to mandate vaccinations during an epidemic.
Tag: Erwin Chemerinsky
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Chemerinsky: A Long Overdue Investigation
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine law school and one of the nation’s foremost constitutional scholars, writes that the federal probe into unconstitutional use of jail informants by county law enforcement is welcome news.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Legal Heavyweights Call for Federal Probe of Orange County DA
A letter signed by a who’s who of the legal establishment, led by Erwin Chemerinsky, is the latest fallout from jail informants scandal.
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Women’s Prison Blues
A summit at the UC Irvine School of Law explores the consequences of the U.S.’s mass incarceration policies and in particular their effects on women.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Experts Testify on Civilian Oversight of Police
The hearing before three Orange County supervisors occurred just as civilian oversight of the sheriff’s department faces a reboot.
