Friday, January 29, California Western School of Law welcomes Professor Michael P. Scharf of Case Western Reserve University School of Law for a discussion of his new book, Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis.
His book, co-authored with Paul R. Williams of American University, examines the role played by U.S. State Department legal advisers in shaping [...]

Judge Anthony J. Battaglia, a 1974 graduate of California Western School of Law, was recently appointed magistrate judge observer of the Judicial Conference of the United States by Chief Justice John G. Roberts.
As magistrate judge observer, Battaglia represents all magistrate judges in the United States to the Judicial Conference. His responsibilities will be carried out [...]

As San Diego is faced with the reality of chronic budget shortfalls and a multi-billion dollar pension defict, one has to wonder – why doesn’t San Diego just declare bankruptcy and fix its financial woes? Professor Scott Ehrlich, co-author of Business Planning, discusses the benefits of declaring bankruptcy and the politics of such a move.
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Third-year California Western law student Parada Kovadi was recently awarded the Janeen Kerper Scholarship from the Lawyers Club of San Diego.
The Janeen Kerper Scholarship was established to provide financial support to a student who supports the mission of the Lawyers Club of San Diego, in addition to ranking in the top 50 percent of his [...]