In interviews since his arrest, Jackson said he had gone days without food or sleep, and had consumed several energy drinks leading up to the incident. He said in a brief mental breakdown he believed that his friend was in danger and he was rushing to help him.
Jackson faces felony charges of evading police and misdemeanor charges of hit and run.
The case has not hindered his fighting career. He fought in UFC 92 Saturday and won.
UC Irvine’s new law school opens: The faculty have been hired. Students have sent in their applications. And in September, UCI opens what it hopes to be a world-class law school, headed by its founding dean, Erwin Chemerinsky.
While recent years saw controversy over the appointment of Chemerinsky for the renowned scholar’s sometimes outspoken liberal views, the school is now sharply focused on its grand opening.
Faculty have been spending the year to develop a curriculum for the incoming class, though only first-year classes need to be available that year.
Incoming students won’t have the benefit of a fully accredited school — that process takes three to five years, though the school will seek provisional status by the end of the second year, before anyone has to graduate.
One benefit the founding class will have is a host of scholarships, as fundraisers hope to raise enough to cover the tuition of every single founding student.
