Franklin Zimring quoted in The Guardian, March 7, 2016
“In the annals of homicide investigation, [the Simpson case] was problematic in the extreme,” Zimring said. “But in terms of police-community relations, this was a minor disaster given some of the major disasters that preceded it.”
Ethan Elkind interviewed by KPCC-FM, March 7, 2016
“In the old days … the traffic was jammed from Santa Monica going into downtown, but as the jobs have shifted out to Santa Monica, it’s been a complete parking lot out to Santa Monica from the east. For anyone who’s experienced that, the rail line here promises a really convenient alternative.”
Jill Adams writes for American Constitution Society Blog, March 4, 2016
Justice Breyer correctly points out that excessive restrictions on abortion provision limit clinic access and increase the necessity for self-administered abortion care. Global data have consistently demonstrated that highly restrictive laws do not reduce the abortion rate, they simply relocate the site of abortion care from the hospital to the home.
Franklin Zimring quoted in The Washington Post, March 4, 2016
Zimring, the Berkeley law professor, said the only criminal option left for prosecutors would be federal charges, which can be brought against someone who was acquitted in a state trial. So this knife isn’t wholly “legally irrelevant,” he said.
john a. powell writes for HuffPost Politics, March 4, 2016
Justice Scalia’s full-throated embrace of originalism had a convenient blind spot. He ignored the fact that there were, at least, two different Constitutions.
Christopher Edley, Jr., and Ann O’Leary cited in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, March 3, 2016
“This new organization is combating the cycle of poverty with a cycle of opportunity, attacking the obstacles to success at critical stages in life,” Edley said. “Our approach to complex challenges is unique. We work across traditional issue silos and disciplinary perspectives, using an exceptionally broad range of tools to promote change at the local, state and national levels.”
The other co-founder of Opportunity Institute is Ann O’Leary, a senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, March 1, 2016
In tenure voting, more votes are given to shareholders the longer they hold shares. … The award of more votes for a longer holding period is intended to empower those shareholders who stick with the company.
Paul Schwartz quoted in Law360, March 1, 2016
“While the New York order is not directly binding outside this particular case, it does boost Apple because it undercuts the government’s argument that what is being requested in the San Bernardino case is minimal and unique by showing that these types of requests are being made all over the country,” said Paul Schwartz.
Deirdre Mulligan quoted in The New York Times, March 1, 2016
The Federal Communications Commission updated CALEA-related regulations in 2005 to extend the government’s sway to voice-over-Internet phone services. Moves to expand it further, however, have fizzled, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. …“This is a power that Congress has had numerous opportunities to extend and has chosen not to,” said Mulligan.
Lothar Determann writes for Bloomberg BNA, Feb. 29, 2016
If a company unreasonably delays notice, it can be held liable under the California breach notification statute based on a general negligence theory. But, unlike other states’ statutes, the California data breach notification statute doesn’t specify a concrete deadline or safe harbor that companies can rely on for their decision about when to notify.