Jessica Levinson
Jessica Levinson is an Associate Clinical Professor at Loyola Law School. She focuses on the intersection of law and government.
In one of his last acts in office, former Governor Schwarzenegger commuted the prison sentence of the son of the former Speaker of the California Assembly, Fabian Nunez. Questions abound as to whether Schwarzenegger's action was political motivated. Ev...
California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno resigns. Moreno is the court's only Democratic appointee and only Latino member. His vacancy gives Brown an early chance to make a mark on the state's highest court.
California voters have voted to create an independent redistricting commission that will draw state and federal district lines. The independent commission could draw more competitive, more representative lines which are drawn to best represent communit...
In Proposition 8 news, the Ninth Circuit has asked the California Supreme Court to determine whether ballot measure proponents have standing to defend and/or appeal ballot measures.