James Wheaton
James Wheaton is Founder and Senior Counsel at the First Amendment Project, a public interest law firm. Also President of the Environmental Law Foundation, an environmental enforcement program. Formerly City of Oakland Public Ethics Commissioner, Executive Director of California Common Cause, and co-chair of the Society of Professional Journalists (NorCal) FOI Committee. Graduate of Brown University and UC’s Berkeley Law. Received Cal Lawyer Attorney of the Year in 2013 and 2008; Playboy Foundation First Amendment Award for Law in 2001; for defending against SLAPP cases; Society of Professional Journalists James Madison award for Pro Bono Counsel in 1993 and 2001 for work on Freedom of Information; Ecology Law Quarterly Career Achievement.
TEACHING SCHEDULE:
| Sec. | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | J255 Ethics, Law and Public Purpose Fall 2020 | W 12:30 - 2:00; Th 12:30 - 2:00 | — |
| 001 | J255 Ethics, Law and Public Purpose-Wasserman Fall 2019 | W 9:00-12:00 | 142 North Gate (Library) — 142 North Gate (Library) |
| 1 | J255 Ethics, Law and Public Purpose-Wheaton Fall 2018 | W 9:00-12:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 001 | J256 – Journalism Law Spring 2022 | tbd | To be determined — To be determined |
| 002 | J256 – Journalism Law 9/27 -11/15 – Section 002 Fall 2021 | M 1:10 - 4:10 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 001 | J256 – Journalism Law 9/28 -11/16 – Section 001 Fall 2021 | Tu 2:00 - 5:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |