Erwin Chemerinsky
· Dean and Professor of LawUniversity of California, Berkeley · Law
Active 1979–2026
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About
Erwin Chemerinsky is a faculty member at UC Berkeley Law, where he is involved in various academic and clinical programs. His work encompasses a broad range of legal issues, including civil rights, criminal justice, environmental law, and public interest law. Chemerinsky has contributed significantly to legal scholarship and education, focusing on social justice and public interest advocacy. He is known for his leadership in clinical programs such as the Death Penalty Clinic, Human Rights Clinic, and Policy Advocacy Clinic, which aim to promote human rights, criminal justice reform, and social equity. Chemerinsky's research and teaching emphasize the importance of legal advocacy in advancing social justice causes, and he has been actively involved in community outreach and legal projects that address issues like racial justice, immigrant rights, and environmental conservation.
Research topics
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Law
- Computer Science
- Criminology
- Programming language
- Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Virology
- Medicine
Selected publications
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: IMMIGRATION, RACISM, AND COVID-19
University of Pennsylvania Law Review · 2021 · 5 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingTwo of the most important issues defining the Trump Administration were the President's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Administration's dealing with immigration issues. These have been regarded, in the popular press and in the scholarly literature, as unrelated. But there is a key common feature in the Trump Administration's response: racism and xenophobia has shaped both the handling of the public health crisis and immigration issues. Understanding the underlying basis for the Trump…
Yale University Press eBooks · 2022-09-06 · 4 citations
book1st authorCorrespondingThe Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State
2020 · 3 citations
1st authorCorrespondingIn The Religion Clauses, Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman examine the extremely controversial issue of the relationship between religion and government. They argue for a separation of church and state. To the greatest extent possible, the government should remain secular. At the same, time they contend that religion should not provide a basis for an exemptions from general laws, such as those prohibiting discrimination or requiring the provision of services
2022-08-12 · 2 citations
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingAbstract Social media and the internet have significantly expanded the landscape of free expression, exponentially increasing the access that any member of the general public has to disseminate speech to a mass audience and ushering in what may be described as the golden era of free speech. Though this expansion has come with unique, unforeseen challenges that must be addressed through reform, it has also provided significant benefits that should not be sacrificed in addressing those challenges.…
No, It Is Not a Christian Nation, and It Never Has Been and Should Not Be One
Roger Williams University - Digital Commons (Roger Williams University) · 2021-01-01 · 1 citations
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Frequent coauthors
- 97 shared
Catherine L. Fisk
University of Hawaii System
- 92 shared
Mario L. Barnes
University of Pittsburgh
- 82 shared
Seth Davis
University of Hawaii System
- 81 shared
Cheryl M. Harris
Tulane University
- 81 shared
Shirin Sinnar
University of California Hastings College of the Law
- 81 shared
Pooja Dadhania
Tulane University
- 81 shared
Kathryn Abrams
- 81 shared
Michael Churgin
Tulane University
Education
- 1977
B.A., Political Science
Yale University
- 1980
Other, Law
University of California, Berkeley
- 1974
M.A., Political Science
Yale University
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