Five years ago today, the United States Supreme Court, in the Obergefell decision written by Justice (and long time McGeorge Professor) Anthony Kennedy, made same-sex marriage the law of the land, and as today’s guest put it, “There was no armageddon. There was just Cinderella.” That guest is Yale Law School’s Professor William Eskridge, who
A quick heads up – today will be the first of some extra podcasts here and in your podcast feeds for The CAP⋅impact Podcast related to the recent SCOTUS decisions this month. Keep your eyes peeled for podcasts on Bostock, faithless electors, and the president’s tax returns. But today, we’re taking a look at DACA,
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In one way budget advocacy is no different than legislative or regulatory advocacy. The concept is essentially the same – to educate, and ultimately influence, lawmakers or administrative officials and staff concerning specific budget appropriations in the main budget bill or provisions of budget trailer bills.
As other capital observers have noted, the California
Over the weekend Professor Leslie Gielow Jacobs – Director, Capital Center for Law & Policy – appeared on KCRA 3 News to discuss the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Her comments from the story are below.
On what to expect from the Appeals Court hearing the decision holding the Affordable Care Act
McGeorge School of Law brought together a panel of judges and justices from across the United States and the world to discuss issues of constitutional law and justice to celebrate a $1 million gift to the school from the Tsakopoulos Family Foundation. The gift created the new Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Endowed Chair at McGeorge
McGeorge Professor and Director of the Capital Center for Law & Policy, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, was interviewed by KCRA’s Max Resnik about President Trump’s incorrect claim that he can change the U.S. Constitution via executive order.
On whether or not the President can use an executive order to change the Constitution, Professor Jacobs responded, “He
If you missed last night’s Justices on Justice event, you missed out. Fortunately, you can catch the entire discussion here.
With so many fantastic and distinguished jurists sharing their wealth of knowledge last night it was nearly impossible to get through the questions prepared by our moderator, Professor Leslie Gielow Jacobs, let alone the
McGeorge School of Law professor and Director of the Capital Center for Law & Policy, Leslie Gielow Jacobs appeared on Capital Public Radio’s Insight earlier today preview tonight’s Justices on Justice event.
As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, the event is SOLD OUT. However, there will be overflow seating at McGeorge School of Law
Even though this Monday’s Justices on Justice is sold out, do not despair. There are still ways you can be a part of the conversation. If you want to experience the event in person there will be some overflow seating for the event in the Courtroom at McGeorge School of Law, where there will be
We want to you to be a part next week’s event – Justices on Justice. Please join the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law community at this event to celebrate the newly created Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Endowed Chair, made possible by a $1 million gift from the Tsakopoulos Family Foundation,