Erwin Chemerinsky on Healthcare Reform: It's Constitutional

Erwin Chemerinsky - Dean of UC Irvine Law School and Professor of Constitutional Law -- and I are on the same page regarding healthcare reform. In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, Chermerinsky argues that Congress has the authority to mandate coverage. I have made the same argument (see here and here).

By contrast, David Rivkin and Lee Casey, two conservative law firm partners, have made multiple arguments challenging the constitutionality of a federal mandate. I have not found any commentary by Constitutional Law scholars which contends that the mandate would violate the Constitution.

Free Law School? UC Irvine Law School's Brilliant Marketing Strategy

The University of California at Irvine School of Law will open in the fall of 2009. The law school has secured funding from a donor to offer three-years free tuition to all of the students in its very first entering class. Attracting quality students often proves challenging for new law schools. This move should help in that regard, in addition to creating buzz for the school. For more on the story, see this link.