John Yoo writes for The Weekly Standard, Feb. 10, 2016
The men who met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a new constitution designed it to prevent someone like Donald Trump from ever becoming president. One of their great fears was of a populist demagogue who would promise the people everything and respect nothing.
John Yoo interviewed by The Wall Street Journal: Opinion Journal, Feb. 9, 2016
“The whole point of this very limited, narrow program is to gather intelligence, to stop future attacks. It has nothing to do with punishment or revenge, but that seems to be what Mr. Trump thinks is the whole point.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Feb. 9, 2016
If you thought there was a problem with inversions — deals that allow American companies to relocate their headquarters to lower their tax bills — wait until you hear about the real secret to avoiding corporate taxes. It’s called earnings stripping, and it is a technique that the Obama administration has so far failed to stop.
Steven Davidoff Solomon interviewed on Bloomberg, Feb. 8, 2016
Activism’s been a great strategy for the past few years. Because it’s a rising market, you come in, you split the company, normally there’s a pop right there, or you sell the company, and there’s a pop right there. But in a down market, it’s much harder to do–much harder to sell the company, much harder to arrange a split. CEOs are scared, they don’t want to engage in risky transactions. So it just becomes a much harder strategy.
Kim Thuy Seelinger quoted in The Guardian, Feb. 8, 2016
“We are glad at least that it seems our submission will influence the court’s work indirectly,” said Kim Thuy Seelinger, director of the sexual violence programme at the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley, who led the team that drew up the brief.
Peter Menell cited on Law.com, Feb. 5, 2016
As Professor Menell explains, studies show that whistleblowers frequently suffer job loss or demotion, personal shunning or blacklisting. This affects their finances, their families and their health.
Jill Adams quoted on Revelist, Feb. 4, 2016
“Common sense and compassion would dictate that governments ensure access to contraception and abortion in light of such a public health crisis as the Zika virus. Meaningful access would require the lifting of criminal bans and restrictions on abortion provision, as well as public education campaigns and the establishment of community clinics in rural and urban areas with fully funded reproductive health care.”
Paul Schwartz interviewed by The Recorder (registration required) Feb. 3, 2016
“If that’s their new model,” Schwartz said, “people are going to have to take this much more seriously.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Feb. 2, 2016
That Mr. Boies is representing an embattled client is nothing new. But this time, the lawyer has raised the ante by becoming a director of Theranos.
Franklin Zimring quoted by Newsday, Feb. 2, 2016
“What is important about January is what is not happening,” said Professor Franklin Zimring of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, referring to the low crime numbers. “To the extent there is any news, it is good.”