Hadar Aviram – The Conversation

Guards take apart the death penalty chamber at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP

March 20, 2019

Death penalty moratorium in California – what it means for the state and for the nation

Hadar Aviram, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco

A law professor from the University of California, Hastings considers why a moratorium in California could be influential.

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz speaking over each other at the debate. REUTERS/Mike Stone

February 26, 2016

Three important quotes from the GOP debate, explained

Andra Gillespie, Emory University; Hadar Aviram, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Tufts University

The 10th Republican debate offered a chance for establishment candidates to slow Donald Trump’s momentum just five days before Super Tuesday.

San Quentin State Prison in California, December 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

February 5, 2016

New initiative from Governor Jerry Brown could reform sentencing in California, cut prison terms

Hadar Aviram, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco

In the 1970s, California Governor Jerry Brown helped pioneer mandatory sentencing. Now he’s working to overturn the practice.

Trump and Cruz during the GOP debate, round 6. North Charleston, South Carolina January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Randall Hill

January 15, 2016

Four quotes from the sixth GOP presidential debate, explained by experts

David Cook Martín, Grinnell College; Hadar Aviram, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco; Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University, and Nathaniel Swigger, The Ohio State University

Our panel of scholars listened to the sixth GOP debate with a critical ear and picked one quote to analyze.

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