Law Practice
Sep. 20, 2007
Letter Damages New Dean's Credibility
Peter Blumberg Column - Erwin Chemerinsky may be back in business at UC Irvine's new law school, but the lesson of how his new job was almost taken away from him should not be forgotten. The scholar's first mistake was that he dared to openly criticize federal regulations that would hasten the capital punishment appeals process. Making matters worse, he managed to tick off the highest judges in the state by getting his facts wrong.
Erwin Chemerinsky may be back in business at UC Irvine's new law school, but the lesson of how his new job was almost taken away from him should not be forgotten.
The scholar's first mistake was that he dared to openly criticize federal regulations that would hasten the capital punishment appeals process. Making matters worse, he managed to tick off the highest judges in...
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