Following the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision Monday in the Castle Rock v. Gonzales case, Richard Smith, partner with the international law firm McDermott Will & Emery, and John Eastman, constitutional professor of Law at Chapman University, have entered into a week-long online debate on the Court’s ruling.
In the first ever domestic violence case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court held that the Castle Rock Police Department did not violate Ms. Gonzales’s right to due process. The Court returned to state governments the responsibility of enforcing restraining orders and protecting potential victims of domestic violence.
The two lawyers are submitting alternating postings throughout the week, and readers will have the opportunity to comment directly on Smith and Eastman’s arguments. The debate is hosted at the SCOTUSblog.
