Megan McCracken quoted by San Francisco Chronicle Jan. 29, 2016
“There are certainly secrecy laws in other states, and some of them create extraordinary secrecy, but nothing reaches the level of Georgia,” said Megan McCracken.
Tech pipeline to Texas: Tax money, people flow out of Bay Area
Alan Auerbach quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 29, 2016
“If you’re in an industry where being in California isn’t important, then California probably isn’t a good place to operate,” said Alan Auerbach. … “One reason the state’s economy does well is because of the strong (geographic) advantages some industries have.”
How populists like Bernie Sanders should talk about racism
Ian Haney López and Heather McGhee write for The Nation, Jan. 28, 2016
By exposing how the political manipulation of racial anxiety has hollowed out of the middle class, Sanders can elevate a simple message: When racism wins, everyone loses.
More people were murdered last year than in 2014, and no one’s sure why
Franklin Zimring interviewed by The Washington Post, Jan. 27, 2016
Nonetheless, last year’s interruption in the decline in homicides has experts concerned. They say it’s too early to know what caused the change, or whether it will endure. … “There’s no national pattern,” said Franklin Zimring.
Lyft drivers to remain contractors in lawsuit settlement
Steven Davidoff Solomon quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 27, 2016
“The arbitration claim is really the key to the Uber case,” said Steven Davidoff Solomon, a law professor at UC Berkeley. “If the arbitration agreement is upheld, the case is just a multimillion-dollar case. If it is not upheld, you‘re talking hundreds of millions, if not more.”
Why I joined the women lawyers’ brief
Claudia Polsky writes for The Recorder (registration required), Jan. 27, 2016
The case outcome will likely advance or limit abortion-restriction measures nationwide, defining reproductive options for my daughters’ generation. How, under the circumstances, could I say “no”?
Activist investors may have met their match: A down market
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Jan. 26, 2016
In a down market, this exuberance has come tumbling back to earth. What was volatile on the upside is now shooting downward. And although the downturn is recent, takeover activity — if it follows past patterns — will certainly slow.
FTC’s PrivacyCon highlights consumer privacy perceptions and targeting
Christopher Hoofnagle interviewed by Technology Law Dispatch, Jan. 25, 2016
“If you look at today’s Commission actions, their false advertising theories are much more in line with how consumers really understand ads and how consumers really act,” said Chris Jay Hoofnagle. … “That has not come over to the privacy side.”
Fox Lake cop’s death sheds light on aggressive approach taught to Explorers
Franklin Zimring interviewed by Chicago Tribune, Jan. 25, 2016
“It’s giving all the wrong people the wrong idea about what municipal policing should be,” said Franklin Zimring.
Beijing’s war on rights lawyers and activists continues
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China RealTime blog, Jan. 23, 2016
The current crackdown appears to be a continuation of relentless pressure by Beijing to expand its authoritarian rule, which makes any of its invocations of the rule of law a travesty.