Mary Ann Mason writes for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 29, 2016
But are frozen eggs the answer? No. We can and must allow talented women to pursue their education and career dreams without the illusory promise that they can wait indefinitely before starting a family.
Kevin Quinn quoted in Deseret News, Feb. 29, 2016
“The new member of the court has the potential to change the court quite a bit, from a fairly solid five-member conservative (majority) to a five-member solid liberal majority,” said Kevin Quinn, a law professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law and co-creator of the Martin-Quinn scores, which measure the location of the justices on an ideological spectrum.
Russell Robinson writes for HuffPost Black Voices, Feb. 26, 2016
This moment shines a spotlight on the phenomenon of white victimology, a psychology demanding exploration, so that we might gain insight into the misguided impulse to overshadow the exclusion experienced by people of color with competing and imagined narratives of injury.
John Yoo and Riddhi Dasgupta write for Fortune.com, Feb. 25, 2016
The suit offers one beneficial consequence: it shows how much the U.S. and South Asia depend on India’s geopolitical position in securing the aims of the free world in the region. To this end, India, the U.S., and their democratic free-market regional allies could enter into a Concert of Asia for the 21st Century.
Alexa Koenig and Eric Stover write for Salon, Feb. 25, 2016
Right now, as we take first steps toward finally closing Guantánamo, we have a choice: Do we continue to transfer individuals with little to no social, economic or psychological support, leaving them desperate for a productive future? Or do we make a relatively tiny investment in their future to set them on a path toward productivity? Even as Guantánamo finally and rightfully closes, the damage endures—as does our responsibility.
Stephen Rosenbaum interviewed for KPCC-FM, Feb. 24, 2016
“This is about releasing personal data to the plaintiffs’ organizations. This information is going to be handled by the attorneys under a strict protective order. … Information that’s presented to the court at trial or at some motion before trial … is not going to come even close to identifying individual students.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Feb. 23, 2016
As growth slows at home, more and more Chinese companies are looking to do deals in the United States. And they are increasingly running smack into the American national security apparatus.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Feb. 22, 2016
The announcement last week that the board is officially exploring “strategic alternatives”—code for a sale—and hiring advisers is confirmation that it is still stumbling, refusing to take a stand as its chief executive, Marissa Mayer, flounders.
Melissa Murray and Claudia Polsky interviewed by The Daily Californian, Feb. 22, 2016
“Laws that unduly target access to reproductive health services compromise the dignity of women and impair their ability to participate in society as equal citizens,” Murray said in an email.
“I feel like millions of women are in peril of losing rights that we’ve taken for granted for a few decades,” said Claudia Polsky, a Berkeley Law assistant professor and director of Berkeley’s Environmental Law Clinic. Polsky was one of 113 women in the legal profession to sign an amicus curiae brief in which they detailed their experiences with abortion.
Jim Dempsey quoted in Los Angeles Times, Feb. 22, 2016
“The government is being a little disingenuous in arguing it’s just about this one case,” he said. “I think Apple is being a little disingenuous in arguing the resolution in this particular case will decide the issues forever in all future cases.”