UCI law school dean to discuss Supreme Court at Wake Up Newport

By Hannah FryStaff Writer

July 5, 2016 5:09 PM PT

Erwin Chemerinksy, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, will discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions during a Wake Up Newport event Thursday morning.

After about 45 years with a conservative majority, the Supreme Court could soon be heading into a different era following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February.

The major rulings of the recently completed Supreme Court term show there are no longer five conservative-leaning votes, marking a historic shift for the high court, Chemerinksy wrote in a commentary for the Los Angeles Times in June.

Topics up for discussion at the Wake Up Newport event include affirmative action, birth control, abortion, immigration and public corruption.

Wake Up Newport, presented by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 7:15 a.m. at the Public Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

Hannah Fry, hannah.fry@latimes.com

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Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.