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Chapman University Fowler School of Law alumnus Marty Burbank (LL.M. ’08) offers to pay the college tuition for 26 Anaheim kindergartners. Each year, the students will be expected to send Burbank a drawing or essay explaining what a college education means to them. http://ow.ly/YoyUc

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Denis Binder’s article “A 2014 Primer on Academic Freedom, Tenure, First Amendment, and Faculty Self-Governance” was recently published in Legal Education in the 21st Century. http://ow.ly/XUH1x

Inspired by a 2014 event that brought together representatives of several Orange County Affiliate Bars to discuss diversity in the legal profession, 20 Chapman University Fowler School of Law students from various existing organizations joined together this year to create a new student “super group” called the Diversity... read more »

Fowler School of Law competition teams entered into November with strong results in three competitions, including the Thomas Tang National Finals last weekend. Congratulations to our hardworking students! http://ow.ly/UzLXC

Today is the last day to drop off pasta for the St. Thomas More Society’s community service pasta drive to benefit Caterina's Club. Drop your donation in the Kennedy Hall lobby by the end of the day!

On this Veterans Day we are thankful to all of those who have served our country.

By Thursday, November 12, the Fowler School of Law’s St. Thomas More Society hopes to collect 1,000 pounds of pasta for the local nonprofit Caterina's Club, which provides meals for more than 1,200 children each night. Donations are welcome in the Kennedy Hall lobby! http://ow.ly/Ug8gS

Professor Lawrence Rosenthal publishes “The Limits of Second Amendment Originalism and the Constitutional Case for Gun Control” http://ow.ly/Ugcdj

TOMORROW: Enjoy speedy research tips and snacks from your favorite law library for Legal Bites at 11:45 a.m. in Kennedy Hall Room 355! This week’s 10-minute session offers a refresher course on the research cycle and tips on when it’s time to put the book down.

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s Nexus Journal of Law and Policy presented its annual symposium last Friday, October 23. The event, entitled “A Sustainable Future: The Advancement and Implementation of Renewable Energy,” featured legal scholars, industry professionals and policy influencers. ... read more »

Join the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Library for a Book Talk with Professor Michael J. Bazyler next Thursday, November 5! The 1939 Society Law Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies and Professor of Law will discuss his recent book “Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust.” http://ow.ly/U0FCj

After participating in the Fowler School of Law Career Services Office’s On-Campus Interview program, alumna Samantha Jones (‘15) landed a position and trip of a lifetime. http://ow.ly/TUXn5

Chapman University Dale E. School of Law continues its Princeton Review Top 10 “Quality of Life” ranking for 12th straight year! http://ow.ly/TMskm

On October 8, Chapman University Fowler School of Law welcomed Georgetown Law Professor Lawrence B. Solum for the second Chapman Dialogue of the academic year, entitled “The Case for Originalism: Justifying the Constraining Force of the Constitutional Text.” http://ow.ly/TH7OO

Congratulations to Professor Gibbs and Professor Rotunda on their recent recognition on the 2016 Los Angeles “Best Lawyers” list! http://ow.ly/TBr9y

Four Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law students made up one of only 16 teams in the nation admitted to the National Pretrial Competition in Florida last weekend. Congrats to our team on their hard work! http://ow.ly/TvCVT

Professor Julie Marzouk led the press conference on October 7 announcing the launch of the Voluntades of O.C. Coalition, a consortium of legal service providers (including Chapman University Fowler School of Law’s Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic), law enforcement agencies, social service providers and the... read more »

Professor Abigail Patthoff Publishes “This is Your Brain on Law School: The Impact of Fear-Based Narratives on Law Students” http://ow.ly/ToVS0

Professor Tom W. Bell publishes “Copyright Porn Trolls, Wasting Taxi Medallions, and the Propriety of ‘Property’” in the Chapman Law Review http://ow.ly/T69Ty

Professor John Eastman was recently published in the Ave Maria Law Review. http://ow.ly/T2Kyn

Happy birthday to our favorite Labrador, Juneau, the law school’s unofficial mascot! We hope you enjoyed her 5th birthday party as much as she did! https://blogs.chapman.edu/happenings/2015/09/29/whos-birthday-is-it-juneau-who/

An interesting and timely read in the Orange County Register on the use of jailhouse informants. Join us this Wednesday for our own conversation with representatives from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the criminal defense bar. A Conversation About Confidential Jailhouse Informants September 30, 5-6:30 p.m.... read more »

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TONIGHT: Join the Minority Law Students Association and the Chapman chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztln (MeChA) for a free screening of the new Seth MacFarlane series “Bordertown” with consulting producer Gustavo Arellano! http://ow.ly/SCX2m 6:45 p.m. in Kennedy Hall Room 237B

Check out Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumna Hadeer Soliman (JD ’15) in the BuzzFeed video, “I’m Muslim, But I’m Not…” Way to go Hadeer!

Congratulations to Dale E. Fowler School of Law Dean Tom Campbell on his recent article, “The E-Books Conspiracy: Crossing the Line Between Applying and Creating Law,” in the University of Miami Law Review Caveat! ow.ly/SjdKZ

Hugh Hewitt, Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor of Constitutional Law and nationally syndicated radio host, will serve as a co-panelist moderating the second Republican 2016 presidential primary debate this Wednesday, September 16. http://ow.ly/Scxme