Erwin Chemerinsky, the prominent legal scholar slated to be founding dean at University of California, Irvine's new law school, had his offer withdrawn because of controversy created by his well-known liberal views, Chemerinsky said Wednesday. A professor at Duke University School of Law, Chemerinsky accepted the post last week after months of talks, but on Tuesday UC-Irvine's chancellor Michael Drake asked him to give it up. Drake said the fact Chemerinsky was a "lightning rod" entered into the decision.
September 13, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Erwin Chemerinsky, the prominent legal scholar slated to be founding dean at University of California, Irvine’s new law school, had his offer withdrawn because of controversy created by his well-known liberal views, Chemerinsky said Wednesday.
A professor at Duke University School of Law, Chemerinsky accepted the post last week after months of talks, but on Tuesday UC-Irvine’s chancellor Michael Drake asked him to give it up.
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