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Erwin Chemerinsky

Organization: 
UC Irvine Law School
Position: 
Founding Dean
Areas of Expertise: 
Constitutional law and civil rights issues, civil rights of detainees, The First Amendment, separation between church and state, affirmative action, freedom of speech and of the press
Notable Publications/Publishers: 

Interpreting the Constitution (1987)

Erwin Chemerinsky (NC): Founding Dean, UC Irvine School of Law; Former Professor of Law and Political Science, Duke University; former Professor of Public Interest Law and Legal Ethics, University of Southern California; author of four books on constitutional law and over 100 review articles; writes a regular column on the Supreme Court for California Lawyer, Los Angeles Daily Journal and Trial Magazine; frequently argues appellate cases, including in the United States Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeals