Politics
Chemerinsky is pro-gun control and disagreed with the decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, saying that even if an individual right to bear arms exists, the District of Columbia was justified in restricting that right because it believed that the law would lessen violence. George Will specifically mentioned and responded to Chemerinsky's argument in a column that ran four days later.
Chemerinsky believes that Roe v. Wade was correctly decided. He says, "Judicial activism is the label for the decision that people don't like." He also believes that gay marriage should be legal.
Chemerinsky also represents a client held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. He supports affirmative action.
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