Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean and Jesse H. Choper distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

2025’s Most Significant State Constitutional Cases

Leading legal thinkers weighed in on the state constitutional rulings our readers should know about from this past year.

By Dahlia Lithwick , Hon. Maureen O’Connor , Eugene Volokh , Marcus Gadson , Christine Monta , Erwin Chemerinsky , Michelle Garcia , Hon. Nathan Hecht , Ilya Somin , Miriam Seifter , Anthony Sanders , Robert F. Williams , Eric Ruben , Amy Myrick , Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot

December 18, 2025

Legal experts identified the most important cases that advanced state constitutional rights this year.

By Leah Litman , Ting Ting Cheng , Erwin Chemerinsky , Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot , Anya Bidwell , Julie Murray , Jessica Bulman-Pozen , Quinn Yeargain , Marcus Gadson , Daniel Rodriguez , Miriam Seifter

December 20, 2024

Over a dozen academics, practitioners, and thought leaders weigh in on the most notable state constitutional cases of the year.

By Leah Litman , Mary Ziegler , Erwin Chemerinsky , Anthony Sanders , Ilya Somin , Michael Burger , Julie Murray , Miriam Seifter , Andrea Lewis Hartung , Marcus Gadson , Joshua A. Douglas , Meryl Justin Chertoff , Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot

December 19, 2023