April | 2020 | Scholarship at UC Law SF

David Levine and Budd Shenkin on Presidential Pardons

Published on: April 16, 2020 Author: Zach Price

The President’s pardon power has received renewed attention and controversy during the Trump Administration. Those interested in a useful survey of controversial presidential pardons from this administration and others, as well as an interesting proposal for reform, should check out a new article in the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, “Should the Power of Presidential Pardon… Continue reading →

Mark Aaronson on Judgment Based Lawyering

Published on: April 2, 2020 Author: Richard Boswell

Accessibility, responsiveness and judgment are critical attributes of good lawyering. These are topics which Professor Mark Aaronson explores in a recent article titled Judgment Based Lawyering: Working in Coalition appearing in the peer-edited Journal of Affordable Housing. More than just a discussion of these critical attributes, Professor Aaronson describes how the teaching of these valuable… Continue reading →