John Yoo quoted by Washington Examiner, April 12, 2018
“I think that statutory authorization comes from the [authorization for use of military force] passed after 9/11, which allows the use of force with regard to any group connected to the 9/11 attacks, which includes ISIS (which is an offshoot of al Qaida). Because ISIS is operating in Syria, the U.S. can use force in Syria,” Yoo said in an email.
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2018
Chemerinsky urged the jury to focus only on the “relevant” facts. He argued that “vigilantes” can’t take it on themselves to uphold the law as they see fit, even if they’re the prince of Denmark.
Erwin Chemerinsky interview cited by Legal Reader, April 12, 2018
Chemerinsky opined that Cohen’s possible payment of “hush money” may be more pertinent to his role in Trump’s presidential campaign than his client-attorney relationship with the president.
Christopher Hoofnagle quoted by TIME, April 12, 2018
“The best the FTC can do is ‘fence in’ Facebook’s behavior to curb how misleading and surprising the company’s information sharing is,” explains Berkeley Law Professor Chris Hoofnagle. … “Facebook will survive any assault by the FTC,” he writes in an email, “because there is no substitute for consumers to go to.”
Anne Joseph O’Connell quoted by National Public Radio, April 12, 2018
“One of the things to look at is whether the more specific statute — the Dodd-Frank statute — gives enough indication expressly that the vacancies act does not apply,” … Anne Joseph O’Connell said.
Ann Ravel quoted by Bloomberg, April 11, 2018
Ann Ravel … said a company like Facebook could convert to nonprofit status by buying out shareholders and complying with the IRS requirements for 501(c)(3) organizations.
Ethan Elkind interviewed by The Real News Network, April 11, 2018
“By trying to roll the standards back at the federal level definitely I think will hurt our long term competitiveness. And there’s no question that in terms of our climate change goals, transportation is the single biggest emitter in the United States. … So it’s a big setback in terms of our competitiveness here and also in terms of tackling climate change.”
John Yoo quoted by Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2018
Yoo said Trump could argue that the Justice Department regulation “cannot constrain his constitutional authority — long recognized by Congress and the Supreme Court — to remove the attorney general and other subordinate appointees within the Justice Department.”
Franklin Zimring quoted by CALmatters.org, April 11, 2018
“The major force in controlling, or failing to control, police use of force is the police chief,” Zimring said. “What state law can do is… make excessive use of deadly force expensive enough to motivate police chiefs.”
David B. Oppenheimer quoted by The Harvard Crimson, April 10, 2018
Oppenheimer speculated the court may give less weight to input from the Justice Department under the Trump administration than courts traditionally have during previous administrations. He said the court may be “more skeptical” of what he called a “very political filing,” despite the fact the department has historically wielded significant influence over matters of civil rights.