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:
CBS News – 06.30.18
WHO ARE THE TOP NOMINEES TO REPLACE JUSTICE KENNEDY?
President Trump says he will announce his Supreme Court nominee on July 9th. CBS News has learned two of the leading contenders are Circuit Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett. Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, joined CBSN to discuss the president's options.
TaxProf Blog – 06.29.18
This week, Orly Mazur (SMU) reviews a new work by Ellen P. Aprill (Loyola-L.A.), Examining the Landscape of Section 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations, 21 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y ___ (2018).
The News & Observer – 06.29.18
WITH KENNEDY GONE FROM SUPREME COURT, WHAT'S NEXT FOR NC GERRYMANDERING CASE?
"We really don't know what's going to happen," said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who tracks redistricting cases. "There are some things we know. We know there will potentially be a seismic impact on reproductive freedom, LGBT rights and some other things where Kennedy joined tßhe progressives on the court."
The Sun – 06.29.18
GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS MORE OVERSIGHT FOR SAN BERNARDINO CODE ENFORCEMENT
In 2014, he completed a fellowship at Loyola Law School's Journalist Law School program.
Above the Law – 06.26.18
A BREAKDOWN OF CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM RESULTS BY LAW SCHOOL (FEBRUARY 2018)
Second-place honors go to Loyola (LA), with a 70 percent pass rate for first-timers.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 06.29.18
GOVERNMENT MUSTN’T FORGET ABOUT HOMELESS AMERICANS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Emeritus Gideon Kanner writes an op-ed on the government’s role in preventing homelessness. Excerpt: Government continues to shirk its responsibility by blocking construction of needed low-cost housing, and by trying to shift these social burdens onto the private sector -- e.g., by ineffective enactments of "inclusionary zoning" that only increases housing costs, discourages the construction of affordable housing and perpetuates the problem.
The Washington Post – 06.28.18
AN ALUMNA WROTE A PETITION ABOUT HER UNIVERSITY. NOW, SHE’S WORRIED ABOUT GETTING SUED. (also featured on SF Gate and The Toronto Star)
Aaron Caplan, a professor of law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, questioned the legal arguments in the letter to Sampath. “If he wants to sue because someone said something false about him, he has to identify something they actually said about him,” Caplan said.
NBC Think – 06.28.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson’s op-ed discusses how the SCOTUS retirement will affect women’s rights. Excerpt: Elections have consequences. Now with the retirement of Justice Kennedy, Trump will likely be able to ensure that the Supreme Court is a solidly conservative court for decades to come. Women are merely one of the many marginalized groups who will pay the price.
The Sacramento Bee – 06.28.18
WHAT THE SUPREME COURT’S RULING IN JANUS V. AFSME SAYS ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THIS COURT
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on whether public unions can require public employees who are not members of the union to pay so-called “agency” or “fair share” fees. Excerpt: In politics especially, money is power. And this week, the Supreme Court struck a grievous blow to the power of public sector unions.
Healthcare Analytics News – 06.27.18
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE WHEN AI FAILS?
“We’re not operating in the world of true AI yet,” said Tracey Freed, JD, a transactional attorney who teaches at Loyola Law School’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Law program. “We haven’t reached artificial general intelligence, where machines are making autonomous decisions on their own.”
MSNBC – 06.27.18
SUPREME COURT’S CONSERVATIVES UNDERCUT PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONS
Why is the ruling important? In a recent piece for NBC News, Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson, the president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, explained the underlying issue surrounding public-sector unions that require employees who are not union members to pay agency fees.
Wisconsin Public Radio – 06.27.18
JUSTICE KENNEDY'S RETIREMENT COULD STRIKE BLOW TO WISCONSIN'S REDISTRICTING CASE
Redistricting expert Justin Levitt, professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said it was too soon to assume how the court would rule should Wisconsin's case come back on appeal..."I don't want to in any way discount Justice Kennedy's importance to the issue," Levitt said. "But I also think it's not a foregone conclusion that whoever replaces him will take a different approach to the issue."
Yahoo! – 06.27.18
SUPREME COURT RULES THAT PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS CAN'T BE FORCED TO PAY UNION FEES
The 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court in the case Janus v. AFSCME deals a blow to public sector union funding, as workers will no longer be required to contribute. Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson joins CBSN to discuss the ruling.
Press Herald – 06.27.18
JUDGE AGAIN ORDERS TRUMP’S VOTING COMMITTEE TO GIVE DOCUMENTS TO MAINE’S SECRETARY OF STATE
Nationally, numerous voter fraud investigations have concluded the problem is vanishingly small, with one study by Loyola Law School Professor Justin Levitt finding just 31 credible allegations of identity fraud in all primary, general, special and municipal elections between 2000 and 2014, despite over a billion votes being cast.
KCRW-FM – 06.27.18
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY RETIRES
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announced that he will retire.
KQED-FM – 06.27.18
EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN: ANTHONY KENNEDY, CALIFORNIA'S SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he will retire and its effect on California.
KNX-1070 AM – 06.27.18
A BLOW TO PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME decision and its effect on the U.S. public sector.
KABC-AM – 06.27.18
A BLOW TO PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME decision and its effect on the U.S. public sector.
Los Angeles Review of Books – 06.26.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Yxta Maya Murray writes a blog post on family separation.
Al Jazeera – 06.26.18
'A REAL HUMAN COST': AMERICAN MUSLIMS DECRY TRAVEL BAN
Jessica Levinson, a law professor and a political commentator, agreed. She said the ruling took into account Trump's executive authority as president, irrespective of "candidate Trump", who called for a complete and total shutdown of Muslims entering the country.
The Mercury News – 06.26.18
SUPREME COURT DEALS CALIFORNIA BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES IN TRAVEL BAN, PREGNANCY CENTER CASES (also featured on Daily Democrat, Santa Cruz Sentinel)
“It really matters who’s on the Supreme Court, and it was hugely important that President Trump was able to nominate Neil Gorsuch,” said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. “We have a conservative Supreme Court, and to the extent that some of those additional issues will work their way up to the Supreme Court, it doesn’t look so good for California.”
KTTV-TV - 06.26.18
LAW PROFESSOR DISCUSSES SUPREME COURT RULING UPHOLDING TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson joined us on “Good Day LA” to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold President Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries.
National Center for State Courts – 06.26.18
JOURNALISTS AT LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL HEAR ABOUT COURT REFORMS
We would not accept this approach to sentencing persons convicted of crimes, observed Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott Bales (pictured right)in talking to journalists who met in Los Angeles earlier this month for the annual Loyola Law School Journalist Law School, a program partially sponsored by the National Center for State Courts.
NPR – 06.25.18
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TEXAS' CONGRESSIONAL, STATE LEGISLATIVE MAPS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Associate Dean for Research Justin Levitt discusses the Supreme Court ruling that Texas' political map passes muster, except for one legislative district that was ruled unconstitutional.
KCRW-FM- 06.25.18
DO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HAVE A RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS?
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson examines Trump’s tweet saying immigrants caught crossing the border should be sent back. No court case, no appearance before a judge, no due process.
Huffington Post – 06.25.18
TEXAS TESTED A STRATEGY FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST VOTERS. IT WORKED.
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School who worked on the case as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department during the Obama administration, said the ruling showed how states could discriminate and then use the courts to their advantage.
CBS News – 06.25.18
SUPREME COURT RULES ON FLORIST CASE, GERRYMANDERING
The Supreme Court handed down decisions on several cases, including a North Carolina dispute over congressional districts and gerrymandering. The justices will not rule on the Trump administration's travel ban today. Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, broke down the new decisions.
TaxProf Blog – 06.24.18
FEBRUARY 2018 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM RESULTS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles ranks #2 for its 70% bar pass rate.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune – 06.24.18
CITY OF INDUSTRY CHARGES MAYOR $700 TO RENT A 4-BEDROOM HOUSE IT REMODELED FOR $450,000 (also featured on My News LA, )
While some large cities and universities offer housing to their leaders, there’s a benefit to the public agency, said Jessica Levinson, a professor of law at Loyola Law School and president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. If the mayor took a pay cut for subsidized housing or paid full price to live there, the trade-off might outweigh the costs, she said.
Pacifica Radio – 06.23.18
Marissa Montes Vizcarra co-Director of the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic discusses the Trump administration’s immigration policy and its effects on communities.
Truth Dig – 06.23.18
'DO YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHT OF PUBLICITY?' (AUDIO AND TRANSCRIPT)
In this week’s episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer traces the shifting boundaries of publicity with someone who knows a thing or two about the topic. In fact, it’s fair to say his guest, Jennifer Rothman, wrote the book on it.
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette – 06.23.18
THE SUPREME COURT’S GERRYMANDERING DECISION SIGNALS MORE LEGAL CHALLENGES TO COME
“What this says to me is that the court didn’t want to decide the issue. This was a punt,” said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 06.22.18
SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES ITS PREVIOUS SALES TAX RULING
While consumers lose out, the ruling is a significant win for physical retailers, who were at a disadvantage to many online sellers offering lower prices, according to Theodore Seto, who teaches tax law at Loyola Law School… "Even if two vendors were charging the same price, the Quill decision gave the online vendor an automatic competitive advantage," said Seto, who signed an amicus brief on behalf of the states.
JD Journal – 06.22.18
CALIFORNIA BAR OVERALL PASSAGE RATE HITS ALL-TIME LOW
The school had 13 graduates take the exam, with 10 passing for a 77 percent passage rate. Loyola Law School – Los Angeles came in second with a 70 percent.
Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities – 06.21.18
JESUIT ORGANIZATIONS DENOUNCE UNJUST TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MIGRANT FAMILIES
Participating schools include: …; Loyola Law School Los Angeles Immigrant Justice Clinic and Loyola Law School Los Angeles;….
The Recorder – 06.21.18
HOW LAW SCHOOLS FARED ON CALIF.'S FEBRUARY 2018 BAR EXAM
First-timers’ success rates at Santa Clara University hit 77 percent and 70 percent for graduates of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
KTTV-TV – 06.21.18
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson discussed the Supreme Court's online sales tax ruling, what President Trump’s executive order on immigration means and more.
Public Radio International - 06.21.18
“If ‘zero-tolerance’ continues as it has, the only recourse to keep these families together is to the courts through a modification of the 1997 ‘Flores settlement’ consent decree,” says Loyola Law School Professor Rebecca A. Delfino. “It is unclear whether the court will agree to a modification.”
The Christian Science Monitor – 06.21.18
IN WAVE OF NEW CITIES, PROMISE AND PITFALLS FOR BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
“The VRA protects electoral opportunity, and doesn’t actually protect against every deprivation of real political power,” says Justin Levitt, a former deputy US assistant attorney general for civil rights enforcement, now at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, in an email. So, “if [de-annexation] siphons away the tax base, it’s not clear whether that’s something the VRA is well-built to protect. On the other hand, if there’s proof that the incorporation/de-annexation is based on race, the Constitution may offer protections of its own, directly.”
KTTV-TV - 06.20.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses President Trump’s recent executive order on separating children from their families. “It basically says that we will keep them together as long as we can,” said Levinson. “It doesn’t say what we are going to do with the 2,300 who are currently separated from their parents.:”
The American Law Institute – 06.19.18
THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: PRIVACY REIMAGINED FOR A PUBLIC WORLD
In an article for Princeton Alumni Weekly, Jennifer E. Rothman of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles discusses her new book, The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World (Harvard University Press).The article shares some opening lines from the books and defines what Professor Rothman means by “the right of publicity” at federal, state, and personal levels.
Bloomberg – 06.20.18
FEDERAL LAW MAY TILT FIGHT TO TRUMP IN CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY SUIT
“I think Trump is the worst president we’ve ever had, but even I think they have some good arguments in this one,” said Allan Ides, law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles where he specializes in constitutional law. “There is a classic situation where it’s physically impossible for employers to comply with both the demands of ICE and state law.”
KNX 1070-AM – 06.20.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Laurie Levenson discusses the possibility of a plea deal in the Turpin case.
Riverside Press-Enterprise – 06.19.18
TURPINS UNLIKELY TO GET SHORT SENTENCE WITH ANY PLEA DEAL, EXPERTS SAY
“It will be difficult for the defense to get any type of plea deal that will allow their clients to see the light of day,” said Laurie L. Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who is now a professor of law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
The Washington Post – 06.19.18
THE FIGHT TO END PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING IS FAR FROM OVER
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Associate Dean for Research Justin Levitt’s op-ed examines the Supreme Court’s opinion on partisan gerrymandering. Excerpt: Add one to the growing list of disappointments. The Supreme Court had the opportunity Monday to take a massive step toward more reasonable elections — and punted. The decisions postpone a national reckoning with the escalating pace of partisan warfare.
McClatchy DC Bureau – 06.19.18
SUPREME COURT GERRYMANDERING DECISION SIGNALS MORE LEGAL CHALLENGES TO COME
"What this says to me is that the court didn't want to decide the issue. This was a punt," said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Huffington Post – 06.19.18
LET’S CALL THE SUPREME COURT’S GERRYMANDER INACTION WHAT IT REALLY IS: A GOP WIN
Justin Levitt, a former top Justice Department official and current professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said Whitford’s complaints help show why electoral disputes are different. In most other civil cases, he said, it’s possible either to block harm before it happens or to make the plaintiffs whole after the fact.
Los Angeles Daily Journal – 06.19.18
ON THE TRAIL OF THE REAL PERRY MASON
Then, July 31-Aug. 2, at Loyola Law School, LA ABOTA will again host its celebrated Jack Daniels Trial School. This three‐day intensive course focuses on voir dire, direct and cross examinations, opening statements and closing arguments.
Philadelphia Business Journal – 06.18.18
CONGRESSIONAL MAP UNAFFECTED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION ON PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING
“It decided, effectively, it really wasn’t ready to answer the big questions and it got rid of both cases for the moment on procedural grounds,” said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School. “Both cases will be back. Both cases can fix what the court said it didn’t like or wasn’t appropriate for the moment.”
The Wall Street Journal – 06.18.18
SUPREME COURT SIDESTEPS MAJOR LEGAL ISSUES IN GERRYMANDERING CASES
The court’s punt suggests that Justice Kennedy “is still trying to work out what he thinks,” said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
The Washington Times – 06.18.18
SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO STOP POLITICAL GERRYMANDERING
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, said the ruling will narrow the number of people who can challenge maps... “As a result, the court’s nondecision, decision on procedural grounds will allow the party controlling state legislatures to entrench their own power. This will likely harm voters, who are at the mercy of their lawmakers’ extreme partisan gerrymanders,” she said.
The Hill – 06.18.18
SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO WEIGH IN ON PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING
“The cases are disappointing in that I think many people had hoped the Supreme Court would make a substantive decision one way or another if the court was going to weigh in and to decide the terms when cases like this would present a justiciable controversy and when they wouldn’t,” said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who runs the website All About Redistricting, in an interview Monday.
The Harvard Crimson – 06.18.18
REVELATIONS IN HARVARD ADMISSIONS SUIT UNLIKELY TO PROVE DISCRIMINATION, EXPERTS SAY
Kimberly West-Faulcon, a former civil rights attorney who has litigated cases centered on race discrimination in higher education, said the statistical analyses included in Friday’s filings are more compelling than the internal report.
KCRW-FM – 06.18.18
SCOTUS PUNTED ON TWO OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED CASES ON ITS DOCKET
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to sidestep decisions on political gerrymandering in cases from Wisconsin and Maryland.
The Hill – 06.17.18
SUPREME COURT FACES MAJOR DECISION ON PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who runs the website All About Redistricting, said the justices could make lower courts decide what standard to use… “The court very rarely when it weighs in on an issue explains all the contours of an issue,” Levitt said. “Commonly it says here’s the basic principle and we’ll tell you about the next case when it comes.”
IP Watchdog – 06.16.18
Professor Jennifer Rothman, a law professor at Loyola Law School in California who teaches trademark law, told the Globe that the PTO doesn’t have a lot of time to review trademark registration filings and that “[s]ometimes questionable marks do get approved, especially when unopposed.” This leads to situations some might call trademark trolling.
KTTV-TV – 06.15.18
THE ISSUE IS: BONUS ISSUES ON PURGING VOTER ROLLS, JAMES COMEY REPORT, ECONOMY
Our panel includes Jane Wells from CNBC, conservative political analyst Gianno Caldwell for the Fox News Channel and Professor Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
The Hill – 06.15.18
THE MEMO: TRUMP'S LEGAL TROUBLES PILE UP DESPITE RELEASE OF IG REPORT
Trump “seems to have brushed off legal and political liabilities before,” said Justin Levitt, a former deputy assistant attorney general who is now a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
NBC Think – 06.14.18
MINNESOTA VOTERS ALLIANCE V. MANSKY: SUPREME COURT DECISION ON VOTER APPAREL SENDS MIXED MESSAGES
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson analyzes the Supreme Court decision on voter apparel. Excerpt: However, in addition to the fact that it ignores the reality of most voters’ experiences, the decision is excruciatingly ironic in light of recent Supreme Court cases that make it more difficult for Americans to exercise their right to vote in the first place. The court seems fine with state laws that force the voters to swim upstream before arriving at that "island of calm."
Princeton Alumni Weekly – 06.14.18
JENNIFER ROTHMAN ’91 EXPLAINS THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY
At a time when individual privacy seems to be increasingly shrinking, Loyola Law School Professor Jennifer Rothman ’91 argues that the lesser-known “right of publicity” is an effective tool to protect it.
KABC-AM – 06.14.18
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON COMEY RELEASED
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the internal Justice Department’s report outlining James Comey’s failure in his handling of the Clinton investigation.
Ignatian Solidarity Network – 06.14.18
JESUIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW SCHOOLS APPALLED BY ASYLUM DECISION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS
“We are appalled at this ill-conceived decision,” said Jesuit Refugee Service USA, the Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology, the Kino Border Initiative, and 12 U.S.-based Jesuit law schools…including the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Immigrant Justice Clinic.
TaxProf Blog – 06.13.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professors Ted Seto and Katie Pratt rank in the top 25 U.S. tax professors according to SSRN all-time downloads through June 1, 2018.
Media Law Prof Blog – 06.13.18
ROTHMAN ON THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: PRIVACY REIMAGINED FOR A PUBLIC WORLD (INTRODUCTION) @PROFROTHMAN
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jennifer Rothman’s book “The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World” is featured.
Santa Monica Mirror – 06.13.18
JUSTICES HONORED AT BAR ASSOC. LUNCHEON
BHBA scholarships were presented to seven economically disadvantaged, academically qualified, law students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public interest efforts, including Joy Yin Chang and Nidya Gutierrez of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
The Baltimore Sun – 06.13.18
WITH SCOTUS DECISION, VOTERS MORE THAN EVER NEED TO USE IT OR LOSE IT (also included in AP editorial roundup)
The most comprehensive research, by Justin Levitt of Loyola Law School, surveyed 14 years of elections in which a billion ballots were cast — and found 31 credible allegations of someone using another person’s name to vote. And not even all of those, Mr. Levitt has written, likely would stand up under further investigation.
“The World” – 06.12.18
Mary Hansel, deputy director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, says the Sessions decision goes against US human rights obligations. “An evolving body of international legal authorities indicates that a state's failure to protect individuals (whether citizens or asylum seekers) from domestic violence may actually amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,” Hansel writes in an email to PRI.
CBS News – 06.12.18
AT&T TIME WARNER MERGER APPROVED
A federal judge has approved a massive merger that's expected to have broad impact on the communications industry. Karl Manheim, a professor at Loyola Law School, joins CBSN to discuss.
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Blog – 06.12.18
VOTER REGISTRATION’S DISAPPOINTING DAY AT THE COURT
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Associate Dean Justin Levitt examines the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows states to remove voters who have not cast ballots for a period. Excerpt: But there is one significant reason for optimism among the gloom: unlike many other Court pronouncements, on voting rights and otherwise, most voters can fight back against the impact of this decision directly.
KCRW-FM – 06.12.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the possibility of California breaking into two or more states.
KTTV-TV – 06.11.18
JESSICA LEVINSON DISCUSSES SUPREME COURT'S RULING OF OHIO'S VOTER PURGE
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson explains the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to target individuals who did not cast ballots for a while in their efforts to purge voter rolls.
Vox – 06.11.18
SUPREME COURT’S CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES UPHOLD OHIO’S VOTER PURGE SYSTEM
Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt studied voter impersonation, the major type of fraud that strict voter ID laws and voter purges in part aim to curtail. Levitt found 35 total credible accusations between 2000 and 2014, constituting a few hundred ballots at most.
Liberty Nation – 06.11.18
OVER 118,000 CA VOTERS MYSTERIOUSLY DROPPED FROM ROLLS
Professor Jessica Levinson from Loyola Law School said more than 100,000 people being left off of the voting roster is nothing to shrug about. “It’s a herculean effort to get anybody in L.A. to the polls,” she said. “To get them to the polls, and then get them through a conversation about why they’re not on the rolls, even though they should be, and then talk through provisional voting — it’s less than ideal.”
WNYC-AM – 06.11.18
SUPREME COURT MAKES IT EASIER FOR STATES TO REMOVE VOTERS FROM THE ROLLS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Justin Levitt examines the Supreme Court decision that will make it easier for states to remove voters who skip elections.
KCRW-FM – 06.11.18
SCOTUS DECISION ON PURGING OHIO VOTER ROLLS COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON MIDTERMS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the Supreme Court’s decision upholding Ohio’s voter-purging policy.
Record-Courier – 06.11.18
CLYDE, LAROSE TAKE OPPOSITE SIDES IN SUPREME COURT’S RULING
A study by Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School, found that, of the more than 800 million ballots cast, only 35 credible accusations of voter impersonation — the leading type of voter fraud in the U.S. — were reported between 2000 and 2014.
Lovett or Leave It – 06.09.18
AUTOEROTIC OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Kimberly West-Faulcon discusses the legal issues presented by the possibility of a president pardoning himself.
PRI’s “The World” – 06.07.18
HOW CAN A ‘SANCTUARY SCHOOL’ PROTECT ITS DACA STUDENTS?
For the thousands of college students who are DACA recipients, any goal of higher education could be at-risk. Kathleen Kim, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, says even students’ ability to afford college could drastically change.
Metropolis – 06.07.18
15 POSTMODERN BUILDINGS THAT HELPED DEFINE LOS ANGELES
The Loyola Law School by Frank Gehry features a burnt-yellow facade that sears the retinas and scrambles vision to allow an appreciation of Gehry’s on-site joke—an allusion to classical temple architecture.
The Guardian – 06.07.18
VOTING WHILE BLACK: THE RACIAL INJUSTICE THAT HARMS OUR DEMOCRACY
Yet, as the law professor Justin Levitt has documented, between 2000 and 2014, there have only been 31 cases of voter identification fraud out of one billion votes.
CAL Matters – 06.07.18
IN CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, WELL-HEELED WINNER GAVIN NEWSOM HAD SMALL DONATIONS. GUESS WHO DIDN’T?
“In order to be a viable candidate, you need that big money for (advertising). But what you also need is voters and on-the-ground support,” said Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson. “Sometimes the small donors are a better proxy for the excitement of the voters.”
KQED-FM – 06.07.18
TOTAL RECALL: JUDGE AARON PERSKY VOTED OUT
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the removal of Judge Aaron Persky, who handed a six-month sentence to former Stanford athlete Brock Turner after Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015.
Election Law Blog – 06.07.18
TOP RECENT DOWNLOADS IN ELECTION LAW ON SSRN
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Justin Levitt’s article, “Race, Redistricting, and the Manufactured Conundrum,” makes the top 10 downloads for April 8-June 7, 2018.
Los Angeles Times – 06.06.18
OFFICIALS DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER MORE THAN 118,000 PEOPLE WERE LEFT OFF L.A. COUNTY VOTER ROSTERS
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said that “having over 100,000 people left off the roster is not something you just shrug your shoulders over.”
Los Angeles Times – 06.06.18
BIG SPENDING BY GEORGE SOROS AND LIBERAL GROUPS FAILS TO SWAY D.A. RACES IN CALIFORNIA
“So much of the California criminal justice system is dominated by law enforcement, and it’s hard to get their support, and yet they have a very strong voice,” said Loyola Law School Professor Laurie Levenson. “Money alone won’t do.”
Brookville Times – 06.06.18
WEINSTEIN PROSECUTION LIKELY THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE #METOO RULE
Stanley Goldman, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said last month’s conviction of Bill Cosby for sexual assault dating to 2004 has likely been propelling prosecutors forward in other places.
Los Angeles Times – 06.06.18
BROCK TURNER JUDGE RECALL WILL DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM BEING LENIENT, EXPERTS SAY
Loyola Law Professor Laurie Levenson called the plan “a good idea” but wondered if voters would grasp its significance.
ABC World News – 06.06.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles 2018 Journalist Law School fellow Matt Gutman films a segment on the recently released 911 calls from the 2017 shooting in Las Vegas on Loyola’s downtown Los Angeles campus.
LawFare – 06.05.18
A SMORGASBORD OF VIEWS ON SELF-PARDONING
Those in the middle—who say “maybe” or “I don’t know” or “it’s unclear”—include the improbable quintet of Ted Cruz, Jessica Levinson, Keith Whittington, Gene Healy and Alan Dershowitz.
KCRW-FM – 06.06.18
GAVIN NEWSOM WILL FACE REPUBLICAN JOHN COX IN THE CALIF. GOVERNOR'S RACE
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson examines Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox’s race for California governor.
Compton Herald – 06.05.18
Her plans are to pursue a law degree at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and eventually seek a career as a criminal attorney.
TaxProf Blog – 06.04.18
APRILL: SECTION 501(C)(4) SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Ellen Aprill’s article “Examining the Landscape of Section 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations” is featured.
The Sacramento Bee – 06.04.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson is named an influencer in an on-going series on important issues facing California.
Pacific Standard – 06.04.18
PERP WALK POLITICS: THE DOWNSIDES OF THE BLUE CARPET
According to Laurie Levenson, a criminal law professor at Loyola Law School–Los Angeles, Giuliani, in direct contrast to European efforts to hide the accused from the press, "made an art form" of the conspicuous perp walk, turning the arrest of an alleged criminal into a made-for-TV pageant.
KTTV-TV – 06.04.18
SUPREME COURT RULES 7-2 IN FAVOR OF BAKER WHO REFUSED SERVICE TO SAME-SEX COUPLE
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson explains the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling in the Masterpiece Cake case. Excerpt: “There are similar cases percolating the lower courts. This is going to come back.”
The Coast News Group – 06.04.18
OUTSIDE SPENDING RAMPS UP AS TUESDAY’S ELECTION APPROACHES
Will that outside money make a difference in swaying voters? Jessica Levinson, a campaign finance expert and professor at Loyola Law School, said the donors certainly think so...“Even a billionaire doesn’t like to just go out to the street and set money on fire,” Levinson said. “They want to spend because they think it can make a difference.”
The Slot – 06.01.18
WE DONATED $1 TO PAUL MANAFORT'S DEFENSE FUND BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE MONEY WENT
This in itself is not suspicious: Ellen Aprill, the John E. Anderson Chair in Tax Law at Loyola Law School, has studied the tax consequences of legal defense funds and explained why there might not be any public records for Manafort’s supposed defense fund.