California Western School of Law mourns the passing of legal trailblazer and leading member of the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society Patricia Butler, who died on Wednesday, May 27. Butler was a member of California Western’s Council of Visitors.
In 1931, Butler became the first female attorney to work in the U.S. Department of Justice, where [...]

California Western professors feature prominently in the news this week, as they share their insights and offer analysis of two significant legal stories . 
Professor Glenn Smith explained the reasoning behind the California Supreme Court ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriages in the state, and argued for comprehensive review of the process by which the state [...]

This week, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment approved by voters last November to ban same-sex marriage.  The court refuted each claim made by supporters of same-sex marriage, and ruled unequivocally that California voters can significantly amend the state’s guiding document by the vote of a simple majority.  
While not unexpected, the [...]

Communities across the country, including San Diego, continue to search for ways to assist those without access to housing, medical care, or legal assistance.  Oftentimes these issues go hand in hand, requiring a comprehensive, collaborative approach to providing services.
In Downtown San Diego, California Western School of Law partners with UC San Diego, charitable and social [...]

California Western School of Law congratulates Professor Janet Weinstein, who receives the Consensus Organizer of the Year Award for her work inspiring collaboration between California Western and San Diego State University.  This award acknowledges her work educating law students in the area of grass-roots community organizing.
Weinstein directs the Clinical Internship Program and the J.D./M.S.W. Dual [...]

Last week’s news that Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter will leave the GOP and become a Democrat breathed new life into the debate over the Employee Free Choice Act.  The bi-partisan legislation aimed at reforming the process of union organizing and collective bargaining in the workplace stalled in Congress two years ago, when it was blocked [...]