Roxanna Altholz quoted in HuffPost Politics, March 31, 2016
“Part of this effort is to expose for the first time the very serious problems in the criminal investigation,” Roxanna Altholz of International Human Rights Law Clinic told reporters. “Not just the excessive use of force that ended Anastasio’s life, and not just the allegations of torture, but also the problems with the way these cases are investigated.”
Roxanna Altholz interviewed by Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2016
“This is also an opportunity for the U.S. to reform its criminal justice system and ensure these kinds of violations aren’t repeated,” Altholz said in a telephone interview.
Roxanna Altholz interviewed by Democracy Now!, March 30, 2016
“We are submitting this suit to prevent the U.S. government from sweeping this horrific crime under the rug, and to ensure that the United States is held accountable for violence and impunity at the border.”
Jennifer Urban quoted in Variety, March 29, 2016
“There are a lot of issues about a lack of sophistication regarding copyright law and when it is appropriate to ask for things to be taken down. Some people are misusing the takedown process because it’s super-cheap,” Urban notes.
Jennifer Urban quoted on CNBC.com, March 29, 2016
“There is a lack of transparency in the system, which is based on private notices that go to private parties and are dealt with outside of the public dispute system,” Urban said. “It’s a black box, and that by itself will always raise questions about what the public effect of the system is.”
Jennifer Urban, Brianna Schofield and Joe Karaganis study cited in The Washington Post, March 29, 2016
Karaganis, Urban and Schofield find that the vast majority of all sites still use humans to do this sort of processing. But among large social networks, search engines and file-hosts—in other words, the ones that get the most complaints—it’s increasingly common to rely on automated triage-and-escalation systems, similar to the ones used by third-party rights-enforcement organizations.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, March 29, 2016
There is no doubt that Valeant has taken a major hit. The crisis has crushed its previous business model of raising prices and making acquisitions. This has left it a company in transition. … but wherever it goes from here, one can’t ignore the business it already has—with billions of dollars in earnings.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, March 24, 2016
Starboard Value’s announcement that it has nominated a full slate of directors to replace the Yahoo board means one thing: The race is on to sell Yahoo.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, March 23, 2016
A Valeant director can be removed only by shareholders either acting at the annual meeting or by special resolution. And so Valeant is stuck, at least until its next annual meeting, which is likely to be in May.
Susan Gluss quoted in The Daily Californian, March 22, 2016
On March 16, members of Berkeley Law staff addressed a signed letter to the search committee in which they expressed their wish to have their “voices heard in the search for an interim and permanent dean.” The letter was signed by 75 members of Berkeley Law staff, though more staff members are continuing to add their signatures, Gluss said.