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# Erwin Chemerinsky

(1953)   Academic

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Erwin Chemerinsky is an academic.

## Quick Facts About Erwin Chemerinsky

Born May 14, 1953

Profession Academic

## About Erwin Chemerinsky

an American dean, professor, lawyer, and author... \| Erwin Chemerinsky is an American legal scholar and author known for his studies of U.S. constitutional law and federal civil procedure. Since 2017, Chemerinsky has been the 13th dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, replacing interim dean Melissa Murray. Previously, he was the founding dean of the

##  Quotes by Erwin Chemerinsky

> [“It is often forgotten today that Plessy v. Ferguson was not an isolated Supreme Court decision. In case after case, the Court…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-chemerinsky/it-is-often-forgotten-today-that-plessy-v-ferguson-was-not-an/)

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> [Chief Justice Roberts has expressly said that the Constitution and the government should be colorblind, he sees no difference between government action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-chemerinsky/chief-justice-roberts-has-expressly-said-that-the-constitution-and/)

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> [“For almost a century after the Slaughter-House Cases, the Court followed this narrow reading of the Equal Protection Clause and refused to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-chemerinsky/for-almost-a-century-after-the-slaughter-house-cases-the-court/)

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> [The Board of Inquiry report fails to recognize that the central problem in the Los Angeles Police Department is the culture. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-chemerinsky/the-board-of-inquiry-report-fails-to-recognize-that-the-central/)

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