Kate Weisburd and Stephanie Campos-Bui interviewed by Daily Journal, Dec. 8, 2015
Campos-Bui said that in many counties, the publicly available information on collections, waivers, and fee structures is “often a little muddy… There’s a lot of confusion, a lot of information not being collected; it’s a whole mess.”
“It’s high pain for low gain,” Weisburd said. “We’re questioning whether this is an effective policy – these fees directly undermine family stability in a time when it’s needed most.”
Jennifer Granholm writes for San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 8, 2015
The GOP is having a “does not compute” moment. Unable to state the obvious—that terrorists with guns are dangerous—Republican leaders must fire off nonsensical talking points in an infinite loop of illogic. The results would be comical if the consequences weren’t so tragic.
Leti Volpp interviewed by Yahoo!, Dec. 8, 2015
Leti Volpp … agreed that there is no way that categorically barring Muslims from entering the country could be legal. … “Citizens have a right to enter the country of their citizenship. In terms of noncitizens, while the political branches are given some deference in crafting exclusion laws, that deference is not absolute, and this would violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection, not to mention the guarantee of freedom of religion.”
Melissa Murray interviewed by Tavis Smiley, PBS, Dec. 7, 2015
“This is a constitution written in 1787 where the right to bear arms means something quite different than what it means today. … So I think that’s the question: Do we hew to this old view of the right and the context in which it was first enacted, or is this a situation where we have to take contemporary events into account when we think about what this right might mean in a contemporary society?”
John Yoo interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 7, 2015
“The United States cannot discriminate on the basis of religion,” Mr. Yoo said. He added that in the past, the U.S. has discriminated based on country of origin, but that is different from a wholesale religious ban.
Leti Volpp interviewed by Associated Press, Dec. 7, 2015
“Excluding almost a quarter of the world’s population from setting foot in the United States based solely upon their religious identity would never pass constitutional muster,” Volpp said.
Leti Volpp quoted in The Fresno Bee, Dec. 7, 2015
“Is Trump talking about Muslim-American citizens? If so, the right to enter one’s country of citizenship is an internationally guaranteed human right.”
Ethan Elkind quoted in Biofuels Digest, Dec. 7, 2015
“We have the potential in California to produce a significant amount of low-carbon fuel to meet our transportation needs over the coming decades, but the state has not yet taken full advantage of its own agricultural opportunities to increase biofuel production.”
Christopher Kutz interviewed by San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 5, 2015
If the San Bernardino shooters are found to have terrorist ties, their possible local links should be investigated, too, said UC Berkeley Professor of Law Chris Kutz. … “But it should be done extremely carefully and with sensitivity with respect to the rights of the American Muslim community,” Kutz said.
Ethan Elkind writes for The Sacramento Bee, Dec. 5, 2015
At the federal level, new rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued Monday will boost biofuel production nationwide, while in California, our environmental policies also promote low-carbon biofuels. But the state needs additional biofuel policies to reduce transportation emissions further and benefit local economies in the process.