UC Davis experts: Supreme Court justices
The University of California, Davis, has a range of legal experts available to comment on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Politics of court nominations
- Gender and racial diversity
- Cyber and corporate law
- First Amendment issues
- History of the Supreme Court
Politics of court nominations
Vikram Amar, associate dean and professor at UC Davis School of Law, has commented for NPR and The New York Times on court issues. A former law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Amar writes, teaches and consults in constitutional law, civil procedure and remedies. Contact: Vikram Amar, School of Law, (530) 752-8808, (925) 858-8855 (cell), vdamar@ucdavis.edu.
Gender and racial diversity
Kevin R. Johnson, dean of the UC Davis School of Law, is an expert on gender and racial diversity on the bench. A specialist in immigration and civil rights law, he was a member of the Obama campaign's Immigration Policy Group during the 2008 election, where he assisted in formulating immigration law and policy positions for the campaign. Contact: Kevin Johnson, School of Law, (530) 752-0243, krjohnson@ucdavis.edu.
Cyber and corporate law
Anupam Chander, professor of law, is a leading scholar in the law of globalization and digitization, and has written widely on international law, cyber law and corporate law. Contact: Anupam Chander, School of Law, (530) 754-5304, achander@ucdavis.edu.
First Amendment issues
Alan Brownstein, professor of law, is a nationally recognized constitutional law scholar. One of his primary areas of expertise is the First Amendment. Brownstein has written extensively on freedom of speech, privacy and autonomy rights, and other constitutional law subjects. Contact: Alan Brownstein, School of Law, (530) 752-2586, aebrownstein@ucdavis.edu.
History of the Supreme Court
Carlton Larson, professor of law, is a scholar of the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Larson’s research interests focus on constitutional law and legal history. Contact: Carlton Larson, School of Law, (530) 754-5731, clarson@ucdavis.edu.
Media contacts:
- Karen Nikos, UC Davis News Service, (530) 752-6101, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu
Last updated Sept. 6, 2011
