Skip to Nav
Skip to Main
Skip to Footer

upper waypoint

Political Breakdown

Cal's Law School Dean Joins SCOTUS Brief Saying Trump's 'Violent, Incendiary Speech' Should Ban Him From the Ballot

Jan 31

Save Article

Failed to save article

Please try again

Email

Former US President Donald Trump and his lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba attend the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Jan. 11, 2024 in New York City. (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

The dean of UC Berkeley’s Law School has signed onto an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president due to his participation in the January 6 insurrection. Scott talks with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky about that issue and all the other legal perils Trump is facing.

Sponsored

lower waypoint

next waypoint

At Least 16 People Died in California After Medics Injected Sedatives During Police Encounters Pro-Palestinian Protests Sweep Bay Area College Campuses Amid Surging National Movement California Regulators Just Approved New Rule to Cap Health Care Costs. Here's How It Works 9 California Counties Far From Universities Struggle to Recruit Teachers, Says Report Women at Troubled East Bay Prison Forced to Relocate Across the Country Less Than 1% of Santa Clara County Contracts Go to Black and Latino Businesses, Study Shows US Department of Labor Hails Expanded Protections for H-2A Farmworkers in Santa Rosa As Border Debate Shifts Right, Sen. Alex Padilla Emerges as Persistent Counterforce for Immigrants California Law Letting Property Owners Split Lots to Build New Homes Is 'Unconstitutional,' Judge Rules Inheriting a Home in California? Here's What You Need to Know