Professor Jeffrey G. Purvis
Professor Purvis has served as the James K. and Carol Sellars Herbert Professor of Constitutional Law at San Joaquin College of Law since 1993. He is currently Chairperson of the Faculty Committee and Faculty Chair, and chair of the Curriculum Committee.

Constitution Day Presentation

May I Purchase Your Vote?
Lawyers, Speech, and Money
in the Age of Corporations

Thursday, September 20th at 5:30pm

This year’s SJCL Constitution Day presentation examined the constitutional issues governing campaign finance laws. Is money “speech?” Why are corporations considered persons entitled to fundamental constitutional rights? Should a banking corporation be permitted to marry another banking corporation? (Just kidding about that last one.) All this, and more!”