Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He is the co-author of The Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State.

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The Weaponization of the Free-Exercise Clause

The Supreme Court’s majority is transforming this onetime protection into a sword to strike down hard-fought advances in civil rights.
- Howard Gillman and Erwin Chemerinsky
- September 18, 2020
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What If the Supreme Court Were Liberal?

With a possible Merrick Garland confirmation and the prospect of another Democrat in the Oval Office, the left can’t help but dream about an ideal judicial docket: abortion rights, voting rights, campaign finance...
- Erwin Chemerinsky
- April 6, 2016
'Gay Conversion' Therapy Is Not Protected Free Speech

Just because a treatment is carried out through words doesn't mean it's safeguarded by the First Amendment.
- Erwin Chemerinsky
- December 10, 2012

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Erwin Chemerinsky

The Weaponization of the Free-Exercise Clause

What If the Supreme Court Were Liberal?

'Gay Conversion' Therapy Is Not Protected Free Speech