John Yoo co-writes for Investor’s Business Daily, April 25, 2016
Litigation between shareholders in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the U.S. government has called for the revelation of documents that the White House tried to keep secret under the doctrine of “executive privilege.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon and Peter J. Henning write for The New York Times, April 20, 2016
Like most private companies, Theranos shares have not been made available to the general investing public. But that does not exempt the company from the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws.
Steven Davidoff Solomon quoted in The Algemeiner, April 20, 2016
“This appears to be a clear example of a small group misappropriating assets raised for an agreed-upon purpose and illegally using the organization to advance a completely separate and personal agenda,” said University of California, Berkeley Law School Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon, a corporate law expert who advised the litigation group representing the plaintiffs.
Ethan Elkind quoted in The Daily Californian, April 20, 2016
“(Environmental impact reports) are covering such a wide range of subjects that generally it’s not too hard to find an area where they did an inadequate job,” Elkind said.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, April 19, 2016
That senators would hold up a nomination is no surprise, but this time it is an act rich with irony. The two nominees, Hester Peirce and Lisa M. Fairfax, were cleared by these same Democratic senators after a revolt over the White House’s first proposed nominee, Keir D. Gumbs, a partner at the law firm Covington & Burling.
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2016
Notably, human rights groups have long charged that one of the crudest examples of illegality in Chinese criminal procedure is the political use of psychiatry to detain, imprison, and forcibly medicate dissidents and activists.
Andrew Bradt quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, April 18, 2016
Still, he said, Lyft’s responses are unlikely to play well in the court of public opinion — and could hurt the company’s reputation. “It seems like misdirection if one of their main selling points is protection by an insurance policy, but the realities of recovering under that policy are extremely onerous,” Bradt said.
Megan McCracken interviewed by HowStuffWorks, April 18, 2016
“If states are allowed to refuse to disclose information about where they are getting the drugs and who made them,” says McCracken, “then the courts can’t analyze lethal injection procedures to make a fact-based determination about their lawfulness and constitutionality.”
Jill Adams quoted by Associated Press, April 15, 2016
“There will always be people who need to do this for themselves, and they deserve to have the resources and information so they can do so safely and effectively, free from the threat of arrest,” said Jill Adams.
Steven Davidoff Solomon quoted in Santa Cruz Sentinel News, April 15, 2016
“It doesn’t look good for Yahoo,” UC Berkeley School of Law professor Steven Solomon said. “I’m pretty certain (Starboard Value) is going to win the fight.”