Constitutional Law Archives - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)

Dave Owen and Jodi Short seated at a table leading a panel.

UC Law SF Experts Examine Legal Limits of Trump’s Sweeping Executive Orders

February 28, 2025

Professors Rory Little, Dave Owen, Jodi Short, Matt Coles, and Radhika Rao analyze the constitutional limits of presidential power and legal questions surrounding new executive orders during a recent panel discussion at UC Law San Francisco. Freezing federal funding. Shutting down government agencies. Laying off masses of federal…

Constitutional Interpretation in a Polarized Era

RSVP Here Program Schedule Thursday January 30, 2025 Introduction (3:45 PM) Panel #1: Should Interpretation Change? (3:50 pm – 5:20 pm) Aaron Tang, UC Davis School of Law Daniel Epps, Washington University School of Law Tara Grove, University of Texas School…

Amicus Brief filed by Prof. Michael Salerno referenced in California Supreme Court decision on Advisory Ballot Measures

January 8, 2016

Court reverses course in Jarvis vs. Padilla, deciding 6 to 1 that the Citizens United measure should not have been removed from the ballot.

Judge Marsha Berzon at the tribute event for former California Supreme Court Associate Justice and long-time UC Law SF Professor Joseph Grodin

Shining A Spotlight On Adjunct Faculty Member Judge Marsha Berzon

January 8, 2016

Judge Marsha Berzon, who co-teaches a constitutional cases seminar with Professor Joseph Grodin, is one of the stellar adjuncts helping to train future UC Law SF lawyers.