[Summer Short] Countering the Attack on the Rule of Law, with Erwin Chemerinsky and Bill Sokol
**In-person capacity is full. If you'd like to participate via livestream only, please sign up.**
Can the President deport legal residents to a prison in a foreign country or unilaterally dismantle government agencies? Can the Secretary of State revoke a visa based on someone’s speech or writing? Can the government cut university funding because of campus protests? Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the nation's leading constitutional law scholars, and interlocutor Bill Sokol will examine the attack on the rule of law in the Trump administration and propose how best to counter it.
About the Speakers
Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean of the UC Berkeley Law School. He is the author of nineteen books, including leading casebooks and treatises about constitutional law, criminal procedure, and federal jurisdiction. His most recent major books are Worse than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism (2022) and Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights (2021). He also is the author of more than 200 law review articles. He frequently argues appellate cases, including in the United States Supreme Court.
Bill Sokol is a Bay Area labor and employment lawyer, a lecturer at SF State University, a gubernatorial appointee to the CalSavers Retirement Investment Board, and was a talk show host on Pacifica Radio for 25 years. He holds a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law.
Details
- Monday, June 30, 10–noon
- Dean Chemerinsky will participate via livestream and Bill Sokol will be in person
- In-person capacity is full; registration is open for those who choose to attend via Zoom
- The Zoom link will be included in registration confirmation emails and in reminder emails
- For those who registered early with the option to attend in person:
- 1995 University Ave, Suite 202/204 (2nd floor)
- Doors will open at 9:30 AM
- There's no need to bring proof of registration — we will have your name on a check-in sheet
- The event will be recorded; participants will receive the link to view after the event
Cost
- $20 for OLLI @Berkeley members (all types)
- $40 for non-members
Not yet an OLLI @Berkeley member? Now is the time to join. Members receive exclusive access to 100+ courses per year, town halls, intergenerational dialogues, field trips, travel, socials, and more.
About Summer Shorts
Summer Shorts are one-time events open to OLLI @Berkeley members and non-members. Shorts feature speakers discussing issues impacting the state of our country, world, and shared humanity.
Tickets are non-refundable.
[Members, be sure to log into your OLLI account before registering to receive your $20 discount.]