Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in a case regarding whether Sexually Violent Predators can be civilly committed in California for an indefinite period of time. A ruling by the state high court will determine the constitutionality of Proposition 83, better known as Jessica’s Law, passed by state voters in 2006.

This episode of Law in 10 features the attorney who argued the state’s case on behalf of civil commitment in “People v. McKee,” Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinreb, an adjunct professor at California Western

This episode of Law in 10 features Associate Dean William Aceves, a renowned expert on issues related to human rights and international law, discussing the Karadzic case and the purpose and success of international tribunals in holding war criminals accountable.

In this episode of Law in 10, Professor Susan Channick discusses the politics of health care reform and how it will affect consumers. Channick serves as Co-Director of the joint degree Master’s in Health Law program sponsored by California Western and UCSD.

Professor Channick and Professor Ed Dauer will discuss “The Fundamentals of Health Care Reform” on Tuesday, October 27 at 12:15 in the California Western Moot Court room. Click here for more information.

Of course, those revelations only happen if the DNA is actually tested. Last year, police and sheriff officials in Los Angeles acknowledged a backlog of nearly 8,000 untested evidence kits collected from rape and sexual assault victims. While the LAPD has cut that number roughly in half, many thousands of kits remain untested, leaving victims in limbo and perpetrators on the street.

In this episode of Law in 10, Professor Jan Stiglitz discusses what this situation says about law enforcement resources and priorities. Stiglitz serves as Co-Director of the California Innocence Project, located at California Western.

The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Countries recently released a report calling on the world community to recognize border crossing deaths as an international humanitarian crisis, and shift border enforcement to search and rescue.

Host Pam Hardy speaks with ACLU board member and California Western Associate Dean for Academics William Aceves about the ACLU report and its recommendations to reduce the number of deaths at the border.

Five wrongfully convicted men have been exonerated by the project over the last 10 years, serving more than 75 years behind bars between them. An additional three men were exonerated by the project just in the last three months, and await release.

Host Pam Hardy speaks with project director Justin Brooks about the history, the success, and the future of the California Innocence Project.

This episode of Law in 10 focuses on how the internet is changing jury service and features Mario Conte, a distinguished practitioner at California Western and the former President of San Diego Federal Defenders.

The Calley trial is credited with helping accelerate the American withdrawal from Vietnam, but perhaps more importantly; it opened a window onto the process of military justice and the important work of military lawyers. Lt. Calley recently spoke for the very first time about the events of 1968, expressing his remorse for those killed, their families, and the American soldiers he led that day.

Host Pam Hardy looks back at the lessons of My Lai with California Western Professor Michal Belknap, author of “The Vietnam War on Trial: the My Lai Massacre and the Court-Martial of Lieutenant Calley.”

Host Pam Hardy discusses the program with Alex Simpson, a California Western graduate, Litigation Coordinator for the California Innocence Project, and Director of Street Law San Diego.

Shortcomings in the state’s prison system are well-known and well-documented, and the Chino facility seems to have been especially troublesome. At more than twice its intended capacity, the prison was determined two years ago to be old, poorly maintained, and understaffed.

Host Pam Hardy speaks with Justin Brooks, Executive Director of the Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy and Co-Director of the California Innocence Project, about last weekend’s riot, what it says about the California correctional system, and how the state should address longstanding problems.

The city’s downtown redevelopment agency currently plans to build a 21-story, environmentally sustainable icon, housing many disparate city offices in one building and featuring public plazas and meeting spaces. Sporting a price tag of more than $200 million, the project is, not surprisingly, controversial.

Host Pam Hardy explores the plan with real estate attorney and California Western adjunct professor Todd Bulich.

In this episode of Law in 10, host Pam Hardy speaks with Professor Jamie Cooper, Assistant Dean for Mission Development at California Western and a panelist, along with Associate Dean William Aceves, at this weekend’s Comic Arts Conference session featuring comics scholars.

Attorneys for the Innocence Project argued, and the judge agreed, that the first degree murder charge and life sentence in the 1994 shooting death of Felipe Angeles by Reggie Cole should be dropped. However, this significant victory is not the last step for Mr. Cole. 

Host Pam Hardy talks with Justin Brooks, Co-Director of the California Innocence Project and Executive Director of the Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy at California Western, about the twists and turns in the case of Reggie Cole. 

Glenn Smith, a professor of constitutional law at California Western and a regular guest on Law in 10, joins host Pam Hardy for a review of the recent term and a look-ahead to the confirmation process for a new Supreme Court justice.

Host Pam Hardy sits down with Professor Bryan Liang, the E. Donald Shapiro Professor of Law at California Western and Executive Director of the Institute of Health Law Studies, to talk about how the competing proposals would affect employers, taxpayers, and the health care community.

Two California Western professors saw within this challenge an opportunity to bring problem solving and mediation skills to these women at a key time in their young lives.  The Advanced Mediation program at California Western is the only one of its kind in the country sending specially trained law students into a juvenile detention facility. 

Professor Floralynn Einesman, co-founder of the Advanced Mediation program, joins host Pam Hardy for a closer look at the project.

Host Pam Hardy talks about Judge Sotomayor and the process of naming and seating a Supreme Court justice with Professor Michal Belknap, the Earl Warren Professor of Law at California Western and an adjunct professor of history at UCSD.

While not unexpected, the court’s decision is a blow to those who view the marriage issue as one of equal rights, and equal protection under the law.  What does this decision tell us about politics and constitutional law in California, and will this battle ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court? 

Glenn Smith, professor of constitutional law at California Western, joins host Pam Hardy to discuss the case.

In Downtown San Diego, California Western School of Law partners with UC San Diego, charitable and social service organizations, law students, and volunteers to provide a unique medical-legal pro bono program housed at First Lutheran Church, just down the street from the law school. 

This episode of Law in 10 features host Pam Hardy in conversation with Professor Linda Morton, faculty liaison for the Community Law Project.