Loyola faculty members pride themselves on being accessible to the media and part of the public discourse on news of legal significance. Visit Loyola's Summary Judgments faculty blog to read faculty opinions on current legal issues. Highlights of recent media appearances and quotations include:
KCRW-FM – 07.30.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses Paul Manafort’s upcoming trial.
The E-Sports Observer – 07.31.18
BRYCE BLUM’S ESPORTS BAR ASSOCIATION DETAILS MEMBERSHIP, BEGINS TAKING APPLICATIONS
In June, the EBA sought to gauge interest when it held its first-ever conference attended by esports execs, attorneys, and players at Loyola Law School in L.A.
Tax Jotwell – 07.30.18
A CHALLENGE TO OPTIMAL TAX ORTHODOXY
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Theodore P. Seto examines the article Is Efficiency Biased?, __ U. of Chi. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming).
Courthouse News Service – 07.30.18
THERE’S NO QUIT IN THE FIGHT OVER PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School, said it would be difficult to think of a partisan gerrymandering case with a “cleaner” set of facts to present the justices…“It seems apparent the court is in a hurry to get the case before the Supreme Court,” Levitt said in an interview.
The CW20 – 07.30.18
Mrs. Reyes Guarderas has helped over 1400 clients with direct services, conducted community outreach for thousands of people; and trained hundreds of private and non-profit attorneys, social workers, and law students through panels, trainings and guest lecturer opportunities at USC’s School of Social Work and Loyola Law School over her 16 years at that law firm.
The San Francisco Chronicle – 07.29.18
FEINSTEIN, OTHER SENATE DEMS HAVE PLAN ON BRETT KAVANAUGH NOMINATION: STALL
Kavanaugh was screened extensively during his confirmation process as an appeals court judge, and it’s unlikely the Democrats will uncover anything embarrassing now, said Jessica Levinson, who teaches courses in law and politics as a Loyola Law School professor in Los Angeles.
KABC-AM -07.28.18
CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE – 07.28.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Paul Hayden discusses the teaching of ethics and a Jesuit education.
Politifact – 07.27.18
6 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION
"Given the political environment, it’s inevitable that the products of the investigation will shape election discussion whether the president is on the ballot or not," said Justin Levitt, a Loyola Law School professor who previously served as deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights.
Redlands Daily Facts – 07.27.18
REDLANDS POLICE IGNORED TEEN PORN EVIDENCE WHILE DA NEGOTIATED PLEA WITH PREDATORY TEACHER KEVIN KIRKLAND (also featured on Daily Breeze)
Laurie L. Levenson, a criminal law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said prosecutors had another legal option if additional evidence against Kirkland was discovered post-conviction… If the San Bernardino County prosecutors “don’t have time or interest to look at evidence themselves, it can be sent over to the feds,” Levenson said.
The Washington Examiner – 07.27.18
NO 'SMOKING GUN' OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS BY TRUMP IN MICHAEL COHEN TAPE, EXPERTS SAY (also featured on Newsmax)
“I don’t think it’s a slam dunk,” Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School who focuses on election law, told the Washington Examiner.
Los Angeles Times – 07.26.18
L.A. COUNTY SHERIFF ANNOUNCES INQUIRY INTO SECRET SOCIETIES OF DEPUTIES AND THEIR MATCHING TATTOOS (also featured on Bakersfield Californian Online, The Grio, The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Priscilla Ocen, a Loyola Law School professor and member of the oversight commission, said McDonnell’s effort was “a good first step.”
WESA-FM – 07.26.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher’s campaign and his opponent’s attacks over his Russia policy.
Huffington Post – 07.26.18
DEMOCRATS PROPOSE MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO SPREAD FALSE ELECTION INFORMATION
Justin Levitt, a former Justice Department official charged with enforcing voting rights, said in an interview there is no federal statute that clearly prohibiting acts like telling people to vote by text message or on a Wednesday for a Tuesday election...“That’s not currently illegal under most circumstances,” said Levitt, now a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. “Most people say that it seems crazy that it’s not illegal to tell somebody they can vote on Wednesday when actually they can’t. And I agree with that.”
KABC-AM – 07.26.18
BROCK TURNER APPEALS RAPE CONVICTION
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses Brock Turner appealing a rape conviction on the grounds of wanting “outercourse.”
Bustle – 07.25.18
THE TRUMP & MICHAEL COHEN TAPE RAISES SOME BURNING QUESTIONS — HERE'S WHAT LEGAL EXPERTS SAY
"The cash would be an indication that [Trump] doesn’t want this to be traced, which would be an indication that they are in fact trying to avoid any link between them and the payment and any potential reporting requirements," Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School, tells Bustle.
Diverse – 07.24.18
MICHAEL WATERSTONE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR SERVICE
Several years after he began work as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson, a white-shoe law firm in downtown Los Angeles, Michael Waterstone decided that he wanted to make the transition to teaching, where he could also write and think broadly about social justice issues.
Communications Lawyer – Spring/Summer 2018
BOOK REVIEW—THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: PRIVACY REIMAGINED FOR A PUBLIC WORLD
Jennifer Rothman’s The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World is a fascinating read for anyone who is interested in the nuts and bolts of right of publicity law and how the doctrine evolved to where it is today.
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation – 07.24.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Elizabeth Pollman discusses how corporations subvert, transgress, challenge, dissent from and refuse to comply with the law—all, broadly construed, as forms of disobedience. Excerpt: Examining corporate disobedience reveals that there is a wide array, ranging from truly repugnant activity that has no redeeming social value to innovative entrepreneurship that arguably falls into a legal gray area or transgresses laws made in a different technological or social age.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.24.18
TIME TO REVIVE THE DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY?
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Maureen Johnson examines the history of the two party system and suggests it may be time for a new era. Excerpt: Could a new national party be forged that reflect the values of this combined demographic? Such a party could harken back and claim the handle of the "Democratic-Republicans," established in 1792.
KCRW-FM – 07.23.18
TRUMP RAILS AGAINST ROBERT MUELLER'S INVESTIGATION AS A WITCH HUNT
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the previously classified FBI application to wiretap former Trump campaign advisors Carter Page.
The Sacramento Bee – 07.23.18
SHOULD CALIFORNIA BACK DOWN ON ITS SANCTUARY STATE LAW? (also featured on McClatchy)
“No, particularly in light of the fact that a court has at least preliminary upheld the majority of the law,” says Loyola law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson.
Reuters – 07.23.18
IN CONFIDENTIAL MEMO TO AGENCY GCS, DOJ SIGNALS ‘AGGRESSIVE’ STAND ON FIRING ALJS
Loyola Law School Professor Adam Zimmerman said the Justice Department is promulgating more expansive department head authority over ALJ removal than previous administrations…“The memo’s removal position is aggressive,” Zimmerman told me. “It’s a different view of the relationship between agency heads and the MSPB. The Justice Department is saying ‘We’re going to decide good cause.’ That’s different.”
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.23.18
POLICE BODY CAMERAS HELP DEFENSE, PROSECUTION AT TRIAL
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, who handle jail inmates, are not required to wear body cameras, but sometimes use hand-held cameras, said Eric Miller, a law professor at Loyola who helped organize the series.
Legal Theory Blog – 07.23.18
ROTHMAN ON THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY IN NEW YORK
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Jennifer E. Rothman’s book “The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for New York?” is featured.
TaxProf Blog – 07.22.18
Ellen Aprill (Loyola-L.A.), Katherine Pratt (Loyola-L.A.), & Theodore Seto (Loyola-L.A.)’s joining of the Amicus Curiae Brief of Tax Law Professors in Support of Appellees (Gaylor v. Mnuchin, Nos. 18-1277 & 18-1280, 7th Cir.) is featured.
KABC-AM -07.21.18
CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE – 07.21.18
Former Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Gerald Uelmen is interviewed by Thomas Girardi ’64 for this “Champions of Justice.”
KTTV-TV – 07.20.18
MICHAEL COHEN RECORDED TRUMP DISCUSSION PAYMENT TO EX-PLAYBOY MODEL
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses Michael Cohen’s recordings and what this means for the case again President Trump.
The Wall Street Journal – 07.20.18
ROHRABACHER ON THE DEFENSIVE AFTER TRUMP’S RUSSIA COMMENTS
While some hard-core Trump supporters will appreciate Mr. Rohrabacher’s defense of the president, “on balance this is a bad, bad week for him,” said Jessica A. Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who tracks California elections and national politics. “One of these stories would have been a killer in most elections, but triple it, and I think you have a real problem for him.”
NBC Think – 07.20.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson examines the impact of the Treasury Department’s policy change. Excerpt: But in reality, this new policy will just make elections less transparent, and crack the door open wider to additional foreign influence in our elections.
Pacifica Radio’s “Rising Up with Sonali”
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Public Interest Fellow Hannah Comstock ’16 discusses the ACLU of Southern California’s class-action lawsuit against Riverside County.
ABA's Administrative Law and Regulatory News – Spring 2018
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Adam Zimmerman’s overview of veterans’ class actions appears in a special issue of the ABA's Administrative Law and Regulatory News. Excerpt: In a recent order, the CAVC seemed to move in this direction—holding that it was appropriate to borrow from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in cases pursuing class-wide relief under the All Writs Act, much like the Supreme Court has done when exercising its own original jurisdiction.
Voice of San Diego – 07.17.18
FEDERAL JUDGES CAN’T HIDE THEIR FRUSTRATION WITH ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’
Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and a former federal prosecutor, said that given what the courts are dealing with, she’s not surprised by the judges’ remarks….“This has been a particularly challenging time for the federal judges. They have their constitutional duty to protect everyone’s rights, they don’t have the power to make the policy, and yet they see the consequences every single day.”
The National Law Journal – 07.16.18
KAVANAUGH'S RECORD ON CLASS ACTIONS THIN, BUT LEAVES CLUES HE'D RESTRAIN THEM
“Some of his opinions, in this area, however reflect a view that plaintiffs are better off pursuing individual challenges or taking advantage of alternative procedures, instead of proceeding with a system-wide challenge to government misconduct,” said Adam Zimmerman, a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
Voice of America – 07.16.18
LAWSUIT AGAINST HARVARD COULD UNRAVEL DIVERSITY
"Asian-Americans can be the victim of discrimination by a university in admissions," said Kimberly West-Faulcon, a civil rights attorney and law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. "The way you figure that out is to compare the Asian-American admission rate to the white admission rate."
Mondaq – 07.16.18
TRADEMARK EXPO JULY 27-28 INCLUDES FREE CLE ON RIGHT OF PUBLICITY AND ON ETHICS
Panelists will include Jennifer E. Rothman, a leading expert on right of publicity and Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Priya P. Royal, managing attorney and founder of the Royal Law Firm, PLLC.
KCRW-FM – 07.16.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses Roger Stone admitting that the unnamed person in recent indictments is “probably” him.
KABC-TV – 07.16.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the California senate race between Senator Dianne Feinstein and candidate Kevin de León.
KNBC-TV – 07.15.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses California initiatives to watch in November
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.16.18
Laurie L. Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School, said Sanders' motion is "not at all unexpected" given a previous decision by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney of the Central District "that basically took the position that the misconduct in the Dekraai [mass murder] case has infected other cases."
Los Angeles Times – 07.15.18
DONATIONS FROM CANDIDATE'S FATHER FUELED HIGH-SPENDING RACE FOR CALIFORNIA'S NO. 2 POSITION
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson, who specializes in ethical issues and money in politics, said the Kounalakis campaign could face questions if someone files a complaint or if the Fair Political Practices Commission decides on its own volition to open an investigation.
KCAL-TV – 07.15.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses President Trump’s visit to Europe, breaking news in the California senate race and Peter Strzok’s testimony.
TaxProf Blog – 07.14.18
ELLEN APRILL RECEIVES ABA OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AWARD
The Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the ABA Business Law Section has awarded the Outstanding Academic Award for distinguished academic achievement in the nonprofit sector to Ellen P. Aprill (Loyola-L.A.).
Los Angeles Times – 07.13.18
L.A SHERIFF WATCHDOGS ALARMED ABOUT NEW CLAIMS OF SECRET DEPUTY CLIQUE AT COMPTON STATION (also featured on MSN UK)
Priscilla Ocen, a Loyola Law School professor who also sits on the Civilian Oversight Commission, said the use of a skull tattoo celebrates violence, raising concerns that deputies might be more willing to engage in brutality on the streets.
KNX 1070-AM – 07.13.18
GREAT GRANDMOTHER RELEASED FROM PRISON
Loyola Project for the Innocent Program Director Adam Grant discusses Maria Mendez’s release.
Fox News – 07.12.18
Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent attorneys announced Wednesday that Mendez was released from prison late last month after pleading no contest to manslaughter and child abuse in the death of her grandson.
City Biz List – 07.12.18
ERIC HAGEN JOINS DLA PIPER'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE IN LOS ANGELES
He also serves as an adjunct law professor, teaching an advanced IP course at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times – 07.12.18
Her appellate attorney, who believed Mendez had been wrongfully convicted, contacted the Project for the Innocent at Loyola Law School, which eventually championed Mendez’s case. The lawyers tracked down medical records, including a CT scan of the brain that Mendez’s trial attorney had not received, said Paula Mitchell, one of Mendez’s attorneys. Several medical experts reviewed the case, Mitchell said, and concluded that the evidence suggested an accidental death.
La Opinión - 07.12.18
ABUELA CONDENADA POR LAT MUERTE DE SU NIETO, OBTIENE LIBERTAD PROBAR SU INOCENCIA (GRANDMOTHER CONVICTED IN DEATH OF GRANDSON RELEASED AFTER PROVING INNOCENCE)
La Escuela de Derecho Loyola, el Proyecto para los Inocentes de Los Ángeles (LPI) y Hueston Hennigan LLP secure, lograron la liberación de Méndez, después de tres años de investigación.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.12.18
LOYOLA LAW'S PROJECT FOR THE INNOCENT WINS WOMAN'S RELEASE
A woman convicted of killing her grandson in 2009 was released from prison under a deal resulting from an investigation by Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.12.18
STATE LEGISLATURE REVISITS FELONY MURDER RULE
Loyola Law School Professor Christopher Hawthorne said although discussing the gradation of culpability of various actors in a serious crime is "morally fraught, it's a conversation new need to have."
KPCC-FM – 07.11.18
NEW EVIDENCE FREES GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
Loyola Project for the Innocent Staff Attorney Megan Baca discusses the recent release of client Maria Mendez.
KNBC-TV – 07.11.18
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER FREED FROM PRISON AFTER 11 YEARS FOR CRIME SHE DIDN'T COMMIT
Loyola Law's Project for the Innocent worked to free Maria Mendez.
Telemundo – 07.11.18
LIBERAN ABUELA DESPUES DE 11 ANOS EN PRISION (GRANDMOTHER FREED AFTER 11 YEARS IN PRISON)
Méndez, quien tiene 10 hijos, fue acusada de la muerte de su nieto, pero gracias al Proyecto por Los Inocentes de la Universidad de Loyola, esta madre finalmente logró salir de prisión.
Associated Press – 07.11.18
GRANDMOTHER CONVICTED OF KILLING GRANDSON FREED FROM PRISON
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles attorneys said Wednesday that Maria Mendez was released from prison....Mendez's lawyers last month presented CT scans and autopsy photos indicating the injuries could have been caused by an earlier fall.
San Francisco Chronicle – 07.10.18
TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: RULINGS FAVOR MORE POWER TO THE PRESIDENT
Kavanaugh’s “judicial philosophy is very consistent with President Trump’s political philosophy,” said Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Law School professor in Los Angeles who specializes in election law and governance.
The Christian Science Monitor – 07.10.18
THE LAST 'SWING'? HIGH COURT 'RELIABILITY' AND RULE OF LAW (also featured on Yahoo!)
“If they overturn Roe v. Wade, which they might, then I think there’s going to be a reaction, and the reaction is going to be a very strong one, and the reaction will just be a tit for tat. Will the goal be to add seats to the court, and will [it] just be a constant tug of war until someone sits down and says is there a more sensitive way to do this?” says Allan Ides, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and a former clerk for Justice Byron White.
KCAL-TV – 07.10.18
TRUMP NOMINATES JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH TO SUPREME COURT
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses President Trump’s latest U.S. Supreme Court nominee. “I think that he will be a conservative jurist. I think that he will be to the left only of Justice Thomas. If you are a liberal or progressive or anywhere left of center, you have serious cause for concern. He will not rule in ways that will make you happy.”
USA Today – 07.10.18
FOR PROGRESSIVES, THERE’S A BRIGHT SIDE TO BRETT KAVANAUGH’S SUPREME COURT NOMINATION
In a new op-ed, Associate Dean of Research Justin Levitt writes: “Judge Kavanaugh's precommitments will not affect every coming case: about half of the court’s decisions are unanimous. Nor will his every vote be known in advance: some issues are neither liberal nor conservative. But on the major fights with identifiable left-right valence, fights desperately important to millions of people — the newest justice will be reliably farther to the right. That shift may finally force progressives to confront the outsized role of the Supreme Court — and, more important, to act on that realization.”
KNX 1070-AM – 07.09.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Stanley Goldman discusses bail reform.
NBC Los Angeles – 07.09.18
TOP SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY GANG PROSECUTOR PUT ON LEAVE AFTER RACIST, VIOLENT COMMENTS POSTED ONLINE
Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School criminal law professor, said what's at stake is the credibility of the entire criminal justice system..."I don't say district attorneys don't have First Amendment rights, but they also have responsibilities and before they say something, they have to realize how it reflects on them and their office," she said. "Your immature and improper actions can affect all of that."
Las Vegas Review Journal – 07.09.18
TRUMP AIMS TO EXTEND LEGAL LEGACY WITH 2ND SUPREME COURT PICK
“ACLU’s doing what it can,” Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson said of the campaign. “They’re trying to pick off the only moderate Republican senators.”
ISCOTUS – 07.06.18
OPINIONS: PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING – STILL UNRESOLVED
Justin Levitt, a law professor for Loyola Law School in Los Angeles makes his case for why the fight to end partisan gerrymandering is far from over in his article for the Washington Post.
Los Angeles Times – 07.05.18
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SAYS IT IS LOOKING INTO REPORT OF EMPLOYEE INVOLVED WITH WHITE NATIONALIST GROUP b
John Nockleby, professor of law and director of the Civil Justice Program at Loyola Law School, said the 1st Amendment only protects individuals from action taken by the government, not private employers.
Los Angeles Times – 07.05.18
'YOU TOOK 32 YEARS OF MY LIFE': FREED MAN ACCUSES LAPD DETECTIVE OF MANIPULATING EYEWITNESS ID
Not long after, the attorney visited Wilson in prison and alerted Loyola Law School’s innocence project, which championed the case.
Take Care – 07.05.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Associate Dean Justin Levitt discusses the settlement requiring Kentucky to clean its voter rolls. Excerpt: And while intervention by this DOJ in a case between Judicial Watch and the two Democratic statewide officials in Kentucky might warrant a raised eyebrow, the result shows few danger signs.
Witness LA – 07.03.18
“We do a really thorough investigation,” said Loyola’s Paula Mitchell, “and based on what we saw in our review, we saw there wasn’t much except that one eyewitness.”
KPCC-FM – 07.03.18
SORRY, BUSINESSES: CALIFORNIA HIGH COURT RULES YELP CAN’T BE FORCED TO REMOVE NEGATIVE REVIEWS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Aaron Caplan discusses a recent California ruling saying Yelp cannot be ordered to remove negative posts.
Los Angeles Times – 07.03.18
A HISTORIC ELECTION SHOCK GIVES A LONGSHOT THE CHANCE TO TOPPLE L.A. COUNTY SHERIFF JIM MCDONNELL (also featured on The Sacramento Bee, The Miami Herald and many others)
“If I were part of the McDonnell campaign, it would certainly concern me,” said Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Law School professor who teaches election law. “Anytime you have spent multiples more [than an opponent] and then you end up in a runoff, it’s cause for pause and soul searching and concern.”
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.03.18
In 2016, the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent became involved in efforts to free Wilson from jail and a year later the district attorney's office conceded to committing a series of cumulative errors during the trial.
KCRW-FM – 07.02.18
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE STRONGEST ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS IN THE NATION
Loyola Law School, Los Angele Professor Jessica Levinson discusses a new law that gives California residents the right to know what information companies like Facebook and Google are collecting about you -- and who they’re sharing it with. The law also makes it easier for consumers to sue after a data breach.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 07.02.18
GERRYMANDERING, THE HIGH COURT AND THE WAY(S) FORWARD
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Associate Dean Justin Levitt looks at the future of gerrymandering. Excerpt: The world we build together would look very different if municipal elections had the same turnout we see in presidential cycles. We, the people, cannot afford "off years."
Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law – 07.01.18
LESSONS FROM HOLLYWOOD CYBERCRIMES: COMBATING ONLINE PREDATORS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Adjunct Professor Robert Kang’s article on how law enforcement can help those harmed by cybercrime is published.