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Eighth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights with The Honorable Carlos Bea
Get PDFThe Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series, named after legendary former Chief Justice of California Ronald M. George, shines a light on the vital role of the courts by bringing together judicial leaders to share their perspectives on critical issues facing the judiciary.
The Introduction of this year’s Survey, written by the Honorable Carlos T. Bea, discusses the history of the Ninth Circuit and Judge Bea’s experiences with the Court.
Agenda:
6:00 p.m. WELCOME – Rachel Van Cleave, Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law
LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION – Elizabeth Youngberg (JD 17) Editor-in- Chief, GGU Law Review Katherine Alphonso (JD 17) DC Comics v. Towle: To the Batmobile!: Which Fictional Characters Deserve Protection Under Copyright Law Kevin Ballard (JD 17) Peruta v. County of San Diego: An Individual Right to Self-Defense Outside the Home and the Application of Strict Scrutiny to Second Amendment Challenges Heather Varanini (JD 17) Jones v. Davis and the Critical Issue of Time in California’s Capital Punishment System
6:30 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS Kathleen Morris, Associate Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law
6:40 p.m. IN CONVERSATION Hon. Carlos T. Bea, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Ben Feuer, Chairman of the California Appellate Law Group
7:40 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS Rachel Van Cleave, Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law
7:45 p.m. REFRESHMENTS SERVE
Peruta v. County of San Diego: An Individual Right to Self-Defense Outside the Home and the Application of Strict Scrutiny to Second Amendment Challenges
Get PDFThis Note will begin by examining the majority’s analysis in Heller. The Heller case, through historical interpretation, analyzed the language of the Second Amendment and settled a long-held dispute about the meaning of its actual language. This same historical analysis was also significant in the Supreme Court’s examination of McDonald, which affirmatively applied the Second Amendment to the States. Peruta used the same methodology as Heller and McDonald.
Next, this Note will argue that, based on the historical analysis in Heller, McDonald, and Peruta, courts addressing the Second Amendment should apply strict scrutiny review to the legal challenges of the Second Amendment
DAMAGE TO FISHERIES BY DAMS: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES LAW
Get PDFFollowing the introduction, Part One documents the effects of on-stream dams on fisheries, aquatic habitat and fishing-dependent communities. In Part Two, the Article examines how principles from international fisheries law (which has traditionally focused more on ocean fisheries than freshwater fisheries) apply in the transboundary river context. Part Three then identifies the rights of upstream/downstream nations under international water law pertaining to the impoundment and release of water from on-stream dams on waterways where fisheries are present. Next, in Part Four, the Article considers how international environmental impact assessment obligations relate to the construction and operation of on-stream dams. Finally, Part Five explores how policy efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production are affecting environmental perceptions of on-stream hydro-electric dams
Review of Angioletta Sperti’s “Constitutional Courts, Gay Rights and Sexual Orientation Equality”
No full textAngioletta Sperti’s new book is published at an excellent time. Recent years have seen a wave of conspicuous legal victories for gays and lesbians as well as a marked increase in legislation addressing LGBT rights both expansively and restrictively. It is rare for so many jurisdictions to take up such closely related constitutional issues on such a compressed timeline. In less than two decades, nearly every European and North (and South) American jurisdiction has addressed the rights of gays and lesbians generally and the issue of marriage equality specifically. While progressive change is far from universal even in those geographic regions—and regressive responses dominate the remainder of the globe—it is an exceptionally good time to pause and closely evaluate these developments from the perspective of comparative constitutional law
