Drawing from his nationally recognized expertise in constitutional law, U.S. Supreme Court rulings and appellate litigation, Erwin Chemerinsky recently spoke at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to address some of today's most pressing societal issues related to equality and the role law has played in addressing them. Chemerinsky, founding dean and professor of law at the University of California, Irvine's (UCI) School of Law, visited campus as the first speaker of the CSUDH's Public Policy Institute's inaugural Social Justice Distinguished Speakers Series. The lecture was the first of many upcoming events planned by the institute that will engage the community in a ... Read More
Criminal Justice
Franklin Strier: Putting the Cap on Executive Compensation
Professor of business law Franklin Strier has a chapter on “Reform Proposals” in the forthcoming book, “The Handbook of Trial Consulting,” which will be released by Springer next month. The volume examines trial consulting as a form of applied psychology. In the chapter he wrote, Strier examines issues such as the effectiveness of trial consultants, the assurance of an impartial jury, and public perception of trial jury legitimacy under the influence of a trial consultant. “Trial consulting is fast becoming de rigueur in major litigation,” says Strier. “Coinciding with the growth, however, have been mounting concerns. There are no meaningful or binding ethical standards governing the ... Read More
