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Government,
Constitutional Law

Jan. 26, 2024

Chemerinsky tells law students Constitution is in peril

“I never imagined I would fear for the future of American Democracy,” Chemerinsky told an audience at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento on Wednesday night. “But I can tell you that as this New Year came, I have never felt more trepidation of the future of this country.”

Chemerinsky tells law students Constitution is in peril
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, kicked off a celebration of the 100th anniversary of McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento on Wednesday. Courtesy of McGeorge School of Law

SACRAMENTO — Dear Founding Fathers, Erwin Chemerinsky would like a word.

In books, op-eds and public appearances in recent years, the dean of UC Berkeley School of Law has warned that our country is in danger… and our aging constitution is a main reason for it.

“I never imagined I would fear for the future of American Democracy,” Chemerinsky told an audience at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento on Wednesday n...

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