Loyola faculty members pride themselves on being accessible to the media and part of the public discourse on news of legal significance. Visit Loyola's Summary Judgments faculty blog to read faculty opinions on current legal issues. Highlights of recent media appearances and quotations include:
CNN International Online – 12.31.18
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson discusses the fight over the proposed border wall: “There may be some accuracy to it. But the truth is that President Trump ran on an agenda of being tough on the border and tough on immigration. And it is the thing that frankly he has been the most consistent about, is the stance of having a hard line, particularly when it comes to the border and particularly when it comes to what he alleges is national security.”
Patch – 12.31.18
A CAPITOL FIXER IS POISED TO ASCEND WITH GAVIN NEWSOM
"Who is he really serving?" asked Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. "Is he a hired gun for the marijuana industry? Is he a public servant working on a gubernatorial transition? The answer very likely is all of the above. The question is… can he do all of those things at the same time without raising a potential conflict of interest."
Los Angeles Times Online – 12.31.18
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST PG&E POSSIBLE IF UTILITY IS FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR RECENT WILDFIRES, PROSECUTORS SAY(Also appeared on San Diego Union-Tribune Online)
Laurie Levenson, professor at Loyola Law School, said the severity of charges the utility faces depends on whether it was "on notice of the risk that their equipment may start the fires and lead to deaths….Callous disregard of that risk could be murder," she said. "The more likely charge would probably be involuntary manslaughter, which requires criminal negligence…. The real key here is how much risk they realized they were taking and why they took it."
PolitiFact – 12.30.18
POLITIFACT'S GUIDE TO NAVIGATING POLITICS ON THANKSGIVING
Here’s a side dish to that talking point: Large-scale voter fraud in the United States is actually quite rare. One independent study by a Loyola Law School professor found just 31 credible incidents of fraud out of more than 1 billion votes cast from 2000 to 2014.
PolitiFact – 12.30.18
DONALD TRUMP'S TOP 10 MOST MISLEADING CLAIMS
An investigative reporting project found less than 200 alleged cases of voter impersonation from 2000 to 2011. Many of these never led to charges, while other were acquitted or dismissed. A Loyola Law School study found an even smaller number: 31 credible incidents out of more than 1 billion votes cast from 2000 to 2014.
PolitiFact – 12.30.18
DOES MUELLER'S GRAND JURY MEAN AN INDICTMENT IS IMMINENT?
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said that because of the relatively low probable cause standard -- recall the quip about indicting a ham sandwich -- she believes it’s more likely than not that at least one criminal indictment will issue. "But none of this is a done deal," she added.
PolitiFact – 12.30.18
FACT-CHECKING WHAT TRUMP GOT WRONG IN HIS ABC NEWS INTERVIEW
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School and an expert on voter fraud, found an even smaller number: 31 credible incidents out of more than 1 billion votes cast from 2000 to 2014.
TaxProf Blog – 12.30.18
JULY 2018 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM RESULTS
The California State Bar has released school-by-school data on the July 2018 California Bar Exam. The July 2018 pass rate for first-time test-takers from California ABA-approved law schools was 64%, down six percentage points from last year.
Talking Points Memo – 12.28.18
HOW CHANGING THE CENSUS CLEARS THE WAY FOR A MAJOR GOP POWER GRAB
Justin Levitt, a Loyola Law School professor and Obama-era DOJ alum, said that if this expected attempt to overhaul the electoral playing field is successful, it would be the first time since the Civil War that “there are people here who have to pay taxes, who are subject to the rules of the country, but are not represented.”
NBC News Online – 12.28.18
HOW 2018'S MOST IMPORTANT SUPREME COURT CASE DEFINED AMERICA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Jessica Levinson writes in a new op-ed: The case severely damaged our nation's global standing and reminded Americans that the current court is not going to stop this president's agenda.
KPCC-FM – 12.28.18
VOTERS REJECTED GERRYMANDERING IN 2018, BUT SOME LAWMAKERS TRY TO HOLD POWER
"It's an indication of how desperate legislators are to cling to power that they're willing to give the middle finger to voters in their state," said Justin Levitt, a law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who researches redistricting.
Sacramento Bee Online – 12.20.18
GAVIN NEWSOM WILL PUT HIS WINERIES, HOTELS INTO A BLIND TRUST(Also appeared on Modesto Bee Online, Fresno Bee Online and many others)
Gavin Newsom, who takes office Jan. 7, has made millions of dollars from his wineries, restaurants and hotels. He's promising to disclose his personal and business holdings every year in addition to his tax returns. He says he'll be the first governor to release his tax returns annually. "It's a big deal," said Jessica Levinson, a government ethics expert and professor at Loyola Law School. "This is much more than a symbolic gesture." Newsom's decision also hints at the governor-elect's political ambitions, she said.
The Mercury News – 12.20.18
STATE WATCHDOG TO ASK FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OVER BART CAMPAIGN VIOLATIONS
Either way, the letter to the state Attorney General and Bay Area district attorneys, which has yet to be written, sends a strong message to other public agencies, said Jessica Levinson, a law professor at the Loyola Law School and the former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
“It’s very significant they decided to refer this for a criminal investigation and to do it so publicly,” she said. “They are trying to say, ‘You can’t get away with doing this.'”
KNBC-TV – 12.20.18
STATE PROGRAM INCREASES DEPOSIT LIMITS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (also appeared on KFI-AM, Citizens Journal and many others)
"Today, as we band together in a season in which so many celebrate life and our highest ideals, we are announcing the long overdue steps California is taking to help individuals with disabilities achieve a better life experience," Chiang said at the launch event at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
NPR – 12.19.18
OHIO CIVIL SUITS MAY ENCOURAGE DRUG FIRMS TO HELP SOLVE OPIOID EPIDEMIC By Brian Mann
Adam Zimmerman, a law professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, says if the industry is forced to pay to help clean up the opioid mess, the price tag could run into the tens of billions of dollars. “It’s big, in terms of the total liabilities and number of cases being asserted by municipalities, which is now up into the thousands. I’ve never seen a case as big as this one.”
The Orange County Register – 12.19.18
SAN BERNARDINO GANG PROSECUTOR WHO POSTED RACIST RANTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA STILL ON PAID LEAVE (also appeared on Daily Bulletin, The Press-Enterprise, and many others) By Joe Nelson
Given the unusual nature of the case, a longer investigation may have been appropriate, said Loyola Law Professor Laurie Levenson. “Hopefully, they are checking into who else in the office was posting such materials, what the reaction was, how defense lawyers are using it to attack their cases, etc.,” Levenson said. “I would expect that they would be finished by early in the new year. It is not the type of thing that should be dragged out forever.”
KPCC-FM – 12.19.18
California is launching a new effort to help people with disabilities save for the future. State Treasurer John Chiang will be in Los Angeles today at Loyola Law School to help kick off the CalABLE program. It allows qualified people with disabilities and their families to open tax-free savings accounts without the worry of losing vital government assistance. The programs enrollment website is already up and running. It’s CalABLE.ca.gov.
Daily Journal – 12.19.18
LAW STUDENTS, ATTORNEYS HELP MIDDLE SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM By Justin Kloczko
It’s obviously not a real case, but it was enough to engage Los Angeles middle schoolers in a mock trial this year that was prepared and acted out with the help of Loyola Law School students and area attorneys...Loyola Law School Professor Laurie Levenson suggested teaming up with the school, which is the only law school in the area that has a community service requirement.
The Mercury News – 12.19.18
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SPENT BIG BUCKS AT TRUMP HOTELS, GOLF CLUBS AND RESORTS By Casey Tolan
“They’re literally lining the president’s pockets,” said Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School and the former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. “It strains common sense to think that these people are just suddenly interested in Trump businesses.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 12.19.18
WANT TO MAKE VOTING EASIER? HERE ARE SIX WAYS TO DO IT By David D. Haynes
President Donald Trump could provide no evidence for his dubious claim that “millions” voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election. And his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity could find no evidence of widespread fraud. Trump disbanded the commission earlier this year before it could issue a final report. A comprehensive 2007 study by Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, found it is more likely that an American “will be struck by lightning than that he will impersonate another voter at the polls.”
KQED-FM– 12.19.18
SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR ASKS GOVERNOR TO COMMUTE HER BROTHER'S PRISON SENTENCE By Anna Kusmer
“She is probably very aware of the fact that she has more power as mayor than she did before,” says Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School and past president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. “It doesn’t mean it’s improper to ask [for the commutation], but it does mean she should be very circumspect that she has a position of power. Every elected official only has so much political capital.” Levinson says there was information that was not included in Breed’s letter that should have been, such as the fact that Breed was her brother’s alibi and testified on his behalf and that Brown was found with heroin in his possession while in prison. “I think it’s her duty to provide all the pertinent facts,” says Levinson.
The Philip DeFranco Show – 12.19.18
THE FUTURE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION By Philip DeFranco
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Kimberly West-Faulcon discusses litigation challenging Harvard’s use of race as an admissions factor. Excerpt: “If indeed this were a lawsuit that was part of a broader, pro-civil rights vindication of the rights of Asian Americans, you would except there to be a laser focus on the admissions practices such as legacy admissions, recruited athletes, dean’s list applicants and the children of faculty and staff. If your goal, though, is to attack race-based affirmative action, you bring up those other issues only as a peripheral point and you try to confuse the average person with the notion that any kind of race consciousness must be race discrimination.”
KABC-AM – 12.18.18
SENTENCING HEARING OF MICHAEL FLYNN
Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, discusses Michael Flynn’s sentencing hearing. “This is not just that he had a little misunderstanding with Vice President Pence. It’s that he’s convicted of lying to the FBI, which you shouldn’t do. Period. And you should really not do so as a National Security Adviser.”
KPCC-FM – 12.18.18
SENTENCING OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EX-NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, MICHAEL FLYNN
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Laurie Levenson, former federal Prosecutor, discusses Michael Flynn’s sentencing. “Trump is now surrounded by people who have plead guilty and are facing sentencing. Flynn spent time in the campaign and in the White House. He is the transitional witness and he had contact with the Russian authorities. So maybe there is collusion, maybe there’s not..”
Variety – 12.17.18
CALIFORNIA TO LAUNCH STATE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
By Nate Nickolai
Chiang is set to launch CalABLE at 10:30 a.m. at the The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation at Loyola Law School’s downtown campus.
KCRW-FM – 12.17.18
WHY THIS TEXAS JUDGE THINKS OBAMACARE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL?
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Jessica Levinson, discusses a federal court’s decision potentially invalidating portions of the Affordable Care Act. “So let’s talk about the two different steps that the judge took. The first step, which I think is the most crucial, is that the judge said there used to be an individual mandate, meaning you have to either have health insurance or you pay a penalty. Now people rightly remember the Supreme Court already ruled on the Affordable Care Act. Chief Justice John Roberts famously joined with liberals in ruling on that act and said the act is constitutional because that mandate acts like a tax.”
Bloomberg Law – 12.17.18
HATE-CRIME TRIALS AT RISK IN CASE WITH TRUMP PARDON SPECULATION
Defendants like Fields—facing federal hate-crime trials after state trials—"are sort of praying for Gamble to win,” said Laurie L. Levenson, a former federal prosecutor and now a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. “It gives them a kernel of hope.”
Brinkwire – 12.16.18
THERE'S ELECTION FRAUD IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS VOTER FRAUD.
As Vox’s German Lopez reported last year: There have been multiple investigations — by academics, journalists, and nonpartisan think tanks — into voter fraud. None have found evidence of anything close to millions of people voting illegally, as Trump has alleged. Loyola Law School Professor Justin Levitt studied voter impersonation, the type of fraud that strict voter ID laws (which Trump supports) aim to curtail. Levitt found 35 total credible accusations between 2000 and 2014, constituting a few hundred ballots at most. During this 15-year period, more than 800 million ballots were cast in national general elections and hundreds of millions more were cast in primary, municipal, special, and other elections.
KQED-FM – 12.16.18
AS THE REVOLVING DOOR TURNS, A CAPITOL FIXER IS POISED TO ASCEND WITH GAVIN NEWSOM – AND LEGAL WEED
It would be one more step through the revolving door for Kinney, who has made a lucrative and powerful career in Sacramento by moving from government to campaigns to industry lobbyist. This time, the question is whether he is working for an incoming administration that he will soon seek to influence. “Who is he really serving?” asked Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. “Is he a hired gun for the marijuana industry? Is he a public servant working on a gubernatorial transition? The answer very likely is all of the above. The question is…can he do all of those things at the same time without raising a potential conflict of interest.”
NPR – 12.16.18
DEMOCRATS IN NEW JERSEY WILL REWORK REDISTRICTING PLANS AFTER BACKLASH (also appeared on WMKY-FM, KPCC-FM)
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, discusses the backlash regarding New Jersey’s redistricting plans. “That is unusual - not the fact that Democrats in power in the state legislature were abusing the powers it had - the fact that they got pushback, including from members of their own party about the way they were trying to do it.” Levitt says voters are getting savvy about the issue.
KCBS-TV – 12.14.18
FEDERAL JUDGE RULES ACA UNCONSTITUTIONAL, INTERIOR SECRETARY LEAVING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND MORE (also appeared on MSN)
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson says the stakes in the case are high. “If this ruling stands, people with pre-existing health conditions will be penalized. People who have health problems will pay higher insurance premiums. And the idea that politicians are telling them that that won’t happen is frankly a lie,” she said.
TIME – 12.14.18
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN THE ROOM DURING HUSH-MONEY MEETING (also appeared on The Business Times, Yahoo News)
“The fact that he was in the room will increase his culpability and will make his lawyers very nervous,” said Jessica Levinson, a professor of election law and governance issues at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
KNX-1070 AM – 12.14.18
MICHAEL COHEN, PRESIDENT’S FORMER PERSONAL ATTORNEY IS TALKING
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Laurie Levenson says, “It’s clear the president’s former lawyer, Cohen, had his hands on this. What we can tell from this is that the prosecutors did get much more information from Cohen, and they’re pursuing all possible evidence of criminal behavior by either Trump or his associates.”
KNX-1070 AM – 12.14.18
INVESTIGATION FOCUSING ON INAUGRAL COMMITTEE FOR TRUMP
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Laura Levenson says investigation is looking into whether Committee donors were given possible policy concessions. “This investigation is focusing on the inaugural committee for Trump and whether the money they received as a non-profit was used according to the rules for non-profits or if in fact it was used for other reasons, including access to the president.”
Insight – 12.13.18
DON’T LOOK HERE: DO RISK WARNINGS REALLY WORK?
Regulators could go one step further and put the onus on advertisers and companies to prove that their customers understand key features of the products they buy. Lauren Willis, Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, argues in favour of performance-based consumer law. This advocates 'confusion audits', in which firms test how well their customers understand what they have bought – and allows regulators to restrict sales or 'hidden' fees if they don’t. Precedent includes regulation of US medicines, where producers must prove that customers are using the medicine correctly according to its risks before it is allowed to be sold over the counter.
MSNBC – 12.13.18
WHY IT MIGHT NOT HELP TRUMP TO COMPARE HIMSELF TO JOHN EDWARDS
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson breaks down how President Trump’s situation compares to John Edwards’ case. “So what do we have here that’s different from what we had in the John Edwards’ case. We also have a personal attorney, under oath, in federal court, saying this was for the purpose of influencing the campaign. We have American Media Incorporated in a non-prosecution agreement saying this was for the purpose of influencing the campaign. We have a federal prosecutor saying the same thing, and we have a judge accepting all of those statements.”
Yahoo! News – 12.13.18
TRUMP DENIES TIES TO EX-LAWYER COHEN'S CRIMES (also appeared on Reuters, Saudi Gazette, Channel NewsAsia, and many others) By Susan Heavey and Jan Wolfe
Jessica Levinson, a professor of election law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, explained that the defense, often invoked by corporations in complex transactions, depends on a party relying on lawyers in good faith.
KCBS-TV – 12.13.18
Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson discusses privacy issues surrounding the use of facial-recognition software at a public event. “We’re talking about a private party. We’re talking about people who know that they are going to a large outdoor concert. It’s hard to say that they had any sort of reasonable expectation of privacy. But the question is: Who owns these images? Where are they going to store them, and what are they going to use them for?”
KNX-1070 AM – 12.13.18
FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ON INAUGRAL COMMITTEE
Professor Laurie Levenson of Loyola Law School discusses an investigation into Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. “One of the key focuses here is on whether there was foreign money flowing into that inaugural fund, something that is against the law…It looks like the people around Trump were playing fast and loose with some of the technical laws that relate to even things like raising money for the inaugural.”
KDAL-AM – 12.13.18
TRUMP DENIES TIES TO EX-LAWYER COHEN'S CRIMES
Jessica Levinson, a professor of election law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, explained that the defense, often invoked by corporations in complex transactions, depends on a party relying on lawyers in good faith.
The American Conservative – 12.13.18
FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN THE U.S. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM By Brian Saady
But planting evidence is only the tip of the iceberg. Take Andrew Wilson, who Loyola Law School’s Project for the Innocent helped exonerate after spending 32 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction.
KNX-1070 AM – 12.13.18
ANALYSIS ON MICHAEL COHEN’S SENTENCING
Laurie Levenson at Loyola Law School discusses Michael Cohen’s sentencing. “This is the sentence, I think most people expected. The prosecutors had gone with the guidelines minus some time. The probation department”
KNX-1070 AM – 12.11.18
LEGAL QUESTIONS RAISED CONCERNING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School, says these payments were discussed before but made it look like Mr. Trump had a chance of winning. “I think the question is asked and answered in terms of whether or not this is payment for the marriage or for the campaign.”
Los Angeles Times – 12.11.18
WITH ILLEGAL HUSH-MONEY PAYMENTS, IGNORANCE COULD BE LEGAL BLISS FOR TRUMP (also featured on Bakersfield Californian Online, ArcaMax, Press of Atlantic City, and many others) By Chris Megerian
If prosecutors want to target Trump — presumably after he leaves office since Justice Department rules bar indicting a sitting president — they must prove not only that campaign finance laws were broken but that Trump knew he was breaking them. "If he truly had no idea what he was suggesting was improper, that can be an escape hatch,” said Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Law School professor who specializes in election issues.
Vox – 12.11.18
THERE'S ELECTION FRAUD IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS VOTER FRAUD. By Dylan Scott
As Vox’s German Lopez reported last year: There have been multiple investigations — by academics, journalists, and nonpartisan think tanks — into voter fraud. None have found evidence of anything close to millions of people voting illegally, as Trump has alleged. Loyola Law School Professor Justin Levitt studied voter impersonation, the type of fraud that strict voter ID laws (which Trump supports) aim to curtail. Levitt found 35 total credible accusations between 2000 and 2014, constituting a few hundred ballots at most. During this 15-year period, more than 800 million ballots were cast in national general elections and hundreds of millions more were cast in primary, municipal, special, and other elections.
Madison Courier – 12.11.18
SO MUCH CHANGED IN STATEHOUSES THIS WEEK
In more than half the states, Republican or Democratic trifectas are poised to exert outsized influence on redistricting after the 2020 census. In those states, elected officials set the critical boundaries that often determine whether the conditions are better for electing Democrats or Republicans. The midterm election results give Democrats a little more control over redistricting than they had a week ago, said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School at Los Angeles.
San Francisco Chronicle – 12.10.18
WE MUST ADVANCE WHAT PRESIDENT BUSH BEGAN BY SIGNING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Signing the Americans With Disabilities Act was perhaps the greatest achievement of President George H.W. Bush’s political career….But we’ve lost momentum in how the law is enforced and interpreted, with legislation failing to keep pace with innovation and too few people with disabilities empowered to create change. We stand ready to change this. The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy & Innovation seeks to convene thought leaders on disability law, policy and innovation to make sure that we maximize the effect of technology and achieve the vision Bush saw when signing the ADA.
KCRW-FM’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” – 12.10.18
WHY NOT INDICT A SITTING PRESIDENT?
Jessica Levinson, law professor at Loyola Law School, discusses the legal questions raised on the indictment of a sitting president: “There is nothing in the Constitution that specifically prohibits indicting a sitting president. So there is a reason that none of us have talked about the, ‘Oh, but you can’t indict the president’ clause of the Constitution, because it just doesn’t exist.”
CBSN – 12.09.18
TRUMP LASHES OUT AT COMEY, CALLS HIM “UNTRUTHFUL” AFTER TESTIMONY (also featured in Daily Motion)
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, discussed the latest in the Russia investigation. “We learned that James Comey went before the House committee that he was asked again about Hillary’s emails and that he said immediately, I’ve been asked these questions so many times, I’ve answered these questions so many times. So, the news really was no news.
Legacy – 12.07.18
DANIEL ELLIOT LAZAROFF (Published in LA Times on Dec 7, 2018)
Dan Lazaroff was a tenured professor at Loyola Law School from 1983 – 2015, and held the Leonard Cohen Chair in Law and Economics and served as the Director of the Loyola Sports Law Institute. Dan wrote extensively in the area of antitrust and sports law, contributing articles to the Pepperdine Law Review, Oregon Law Review, UC Davis Business Legal Journal, Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, and Georgia Law Review among many others.
KABC-AM – 12.07.18
LEGAL ANALYSIS OF COHEN AND MANAFORT
Jessica Levinson, Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, gives a legal analysis of the issues surrounding the plea deals related to the cases of Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort.
KABC-AM – 12.07.18
LEGAL RUNDOWN OF COHEN AND MANAFORT
Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, discusses the cases against Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort.
Associated Press – 12.06.18
RAPPER SUES MAKERS OF VIDEO GAME 'FORTNITE' OVER DANCE MOVES (featured in The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, CBC-TV and many others)
Jennifer Rothman, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said in an email that 2 Milly may have a potential copyright claim or a right-of-publicity claim if the dance is a signature move that identifies him and would lead players to think he endorsed the game. But Epic Games' free-speech rights may trump them.
KNBC-TV – 12.05.18
FORMER CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN REMEMBERS 41
The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation Founder Tony Coelho, former House Majority Whip, discusses the legacy of former President George H.W. Bush. “He was a tremendous individual. He was very partisan. But when it came to public policy, he felt that it was incumbent upon us to work things out.”
KCBS-TV – 12.04.18
GEORGE H.W. BUSH EXPANDED RIGHTS FOR MILLIONS BY SIGNING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation Founder Tony Coelho discusses the impact of former President George H.W. Bush, who signed the Americans With Disabilities Act. “He didn’t want to attack individuals. He didn’t think of really tearing anybody down. He was more interested in, ‘How do we get to a resolution? How do we get there?’ I never heard him raise his voice. He was a very gentle person – a strong leader, but a very gentle person.”
Eater – 12.04.18
WATCH A TRAILER FOR LINDSAY LOHAN’S NEW MTV CLUBSTAURANT SHOW (also featured on Kiplinger)
Loyola Law School Professor Bryan Hull has some answers: “Unless the bill is over $50, credit cardholders do not have a statutory right to contest the charge. However, a card issuer might have a policy allowing the bill to be disputed, and so a phone call to find out would be appropriate.” The law scholar also notes, “At the end of the day, probably the easiest and most tempting thing to do would be to write a bad Yelp review of the establishment.”
Daily Journal – 12.04.18
In the early 1990s I was extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to work with the renowned Gideon Kanner, a law professor, property rights advocate, and appellate lawyer extraordinaire who probably needs no introduction (especially given that his wit and wisdom continue to grace these Daily Journal pages). To get a feel for Gideon, check out volume 24, issue 3, of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, containing a series of tribute articles to him from Stanley Mosk, Alex Kozinski, Jerry Uelmen, Ed Lascher, Ellis Horvitz, and Mike Berger. (That's an appellate all-star team, lest you think this column has wavered off track from appellate practice.)
Black Voice News – 12.04.18
MEASURE TO CAP DIALYSIS PROFITS PUMMELED AFTER RECORD SPENDING BY INDUSTRY
Generally speaking, said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, voters’ default on initiatives is “no.” In addition, money spent against an initiative is usually more effective than money spent for it. Levinson said people weren’t 100 percent sure what they were voting on with Proposition 8. All of those factors made passage “an uphill battle,” she said.
KGO-AM’s “Ethan Bearman Show” – 12.04.18
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER CONGRESSMAN COELHO
Tony Coelho, founder of The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation, discusses his involvement with the passage of the ADA and where it stands today. “I want to talk about the new Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation….In the last three years, there’s an element that’s against the ADA. The negativism against the ADA is back. We in the disability community, we don’t want anything more than anyone else. We want the same right to work and take care of our families.”
Daily Beast – 12.03.18
MICHAEL AVENATTI PREPS FOR TWO WEEKS OF HELL: CHILD SUPPORT, DEBTS, AND ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
Stan Goldman, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said Daniels’ retainer might have permitted Avenatti to act on her behalf. “We just don’t know the truth. Avenatti could have done everything right except having lost the case,” Goldman told The Daily Beast. “All of this is speculation until we find out what’s going on. One would think that’s the end of her relationship with Avenatti,” Goldman said of Daniels, “and another notch against Avenatti becoming the presidential nominee in 2020.”
KPCC-FM – 12.03.18
AIRTALK REMEMBERS THE LIFE AND PRESIDENTIAL LEGACY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH
"It's my pleasure to be joined by former U.S. Congressman Tony Coelho. He was the original author of the ADA and worked closely with President Bush on passage of it in 1990. And he founded The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. "The president himself was very, very pro getting the ADA adopted. Some people have probably heard by now that he had a daughter, 3 years old, who died of a disability. So he was surrounded by it. And he was determined to help make it happen. We had a hard time in the House of Rep getting it done, and an easier time in the Senate."
KNX-1070 AM – 12.03.18
REP COELHO REMEMBERS BUSH'S IMPACT ON DISABILITY RIGHTS
Former California Democratic Congressman Tony Coelho tells KNX that George H.W. Bush played a key role by fighting for the bill against many in his own party. "He told me that this was a personal thing, and his 3-year-old daughter died from a disability. So he understood the impact and believed that this was the right thing to do and supported me, and we had a very close relationship." Coelho was the author of the ADA and went on to found The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation.
NPR – 12.03.18
REMEMBERING GEORGE H.W. BUSH, A CHAMPION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES By Joseph Shapiro
“Well, for one thing, disability doesn't recognize party lines. And I mentioned that it was mostly liberal Democrats who were writing the [Americans with Disabilities Act] law. People like Senator Ted Kennedy and the Kennedy family had championed people with intellectual disabilities. There was Tom Harkin, who was a senator from Iowa who had a brother who was deaf, Tony Coelho in the House who had epilepsy.…”
The Los Angeles Loyolan – 12.01.18
Student speakers were joined by attorney Marissa Montes '12, who is from the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, which runs through Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, with a mission to advance the rights of the indigent immigrant population in Los Angeles. Montes discussed the changes in legislation and gave an update on immigration policies, including information on DACA and the DREAM Act.