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Stephen M. Duvernay

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Sacramento , CA

Phone: (916) 447-4900

Stephen M. Duvernay is an attorney at Benbrook Law Group, where he provides litigation and counseling services for matters arising in the constitutional, political, administrative, and public policy arenas. He also serves as Chief Senior Research Fellow at the California Constitution Center at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Notre Dame Law School; Notre Dame IN



Columns
Title Category Published
Supreme Court ruling against ATF's bump stock ban leaves it up to Congress Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court Jun. 21, 2024
Castellanos shows the futility of petitions for review California Supreme Court Apr. 12, 2023
Rose Bird was not recalled Judges and Judiciary Jul. 20, 2022
The secret to SCOCA’s consensus California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court Jun. 20, 2022
Your town is not an independent republic Constitutional Law, Government Dec. 20, 2021
Everyone gets along on the California Supreme Court California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 19, 2021
Two cooks in California’s policy kitchen Constitutional Law Aug. 10, 2020
The governor’s emergency powers are just right Constitutional Law, Government Mar. 23, 2020
Equal Rights Amendment is still in play, if Congress wants it to be Constitutional Law, Government Jan. 16, 2020
California’s constitution needs some changes California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Oct. 29, 2019
Governor Sunshine’s Court California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary Dec. 31, 2018
California needs a lawyer Constitutional Law, Government Jun. 22, 2018
Leaner bar is good for attorneys and the public California Supreme Court, Government Jul. 25, 2017
Prop. N doesn't pass muster Constitutional Law Nov. 22, 2016
Why the rush to dissolve the bar? State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 14, 2016
Justices should review SF gun law 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mar. 27, 2015
Six problems with 'Six Californias' initiative Constitutional Law Mar. 12, 2014

Verdicts & Settlements
Title Category Published
Supreme Court ruling against ATF's bump stock ban leaves it up to Congress Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court Jun. 21, 2024
Castellanos shows the futility of petitions for review California Supreme Court Apr. 12, 2023
Rose Bird was not recalled Judges and Judiciary Jul. 20, 2022
The secret to SCOCA’s consensus California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court Jun. 20, 2022
Your town is not an independent republic Constitutional Law, Government Dec. 20, 2021
Everyone gets along on the California Supreme Court California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 19, 2021
Two cooks in California’s policy kitchen Constitutional Law Aug. 10, 2020
The governor’s emergency powers are just right Constitutional Law, Government Mar. 23, 2020
Equal Rights Amendment is still in play, if Congress wants it to be Constitutional Law, Government Jan. 16, 2020
California’s constitution needs some changes California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Oct. 29, 2019
Governor Sunshine’s Court California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary Dec. 31, 2018
California needs a lawyer Constitutional Law, Government Jun. 22, 2018
Leaner bar is good for attorneys and the public California Supreme Court, Government Jul. 25, 2017
Prop. N doesn't pass muster Constitutional Law Nov. 22, 2016
Why the rush to dissolve the bar? State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 14, 2016
Justices should review SF gun law 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mar. 27, 2015
Six problems with 'Six Californias' initiative Constitutional Law Mar. 12, 2014