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Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean and a professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law.

A reproductive rights activist, gagged by a scarf in the colors of the US flag, marches during a protest against a recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, in New York, July 4, 2022. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Phony constitutional “originalism” is likely to kill women after Second Amendment decision

Erwin Chemerinsky, Dennis Aftergut

Milo Yiannopoulos (Getty/Drew Angerer)

Berkeley didn’t deserve Trump’s scorn: Exploring limits of free speech when it comes to campus safety

Erwin Chemerinsky, Howard Gillman

How McCain could tilt the Supreme Court

Erwin Chemerinsky