Taeku Lee writes for The New York Times, Nov. 30, 2015
On representativeness, the typical poll today successfully interviews fewer than 1 in 10 targeted respondents, with racial minorities, noncitizens and persons without college degrees among the underrepresented.
Franklin Zimring interviewed by NBC, Nov. 25, 2015
He doesn’t buy the argument that law enforcement and prosecutors lose control over contraband by handing it over to defense teams. “That’s an argument I really don’t understand unless federal law enforcement is telling you that they don’t trust local judges in local criminal courts,” Zimring said.
Ian Haney López interviewed by Rolling Stone, Nov. 23, 2015
“This is a sort of racism that is often hidden from even the intended audience — the people these politicians hope to mobilize through this discourse of fear,” Haney López says.
John Yoo interviewed by WSJ Video, Nov. 23, 2015
“What the Paris attacks showed and what the Mumbai attacks had shown before is that a small group of terrorists who can coordinate their actions and get into a major city with light arms can cause enormous death and destruction among civilian targets. What our government and intelligence agencies need to do is to have access in real time to the broadest database of communications possible.”
Elisabeth Semel interviewed by Daily Journal (registration required), Nov. 23, 2015
“I think the court was more generous with the prosecutor than I would have been … especially since the panel acknowledged that the prosecutor basically regurgitated the state court’s rank speculation as to why he might have struck the juror. It was as if the state court provided him a script.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon interviewed by Daily Journal (registration required), Nov. 19, 2015
“This is a milestone case and will set the standards of when banks are held liable and what their conduct should be,” he said.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Nov. 14, 2015
Pfizer wants to acquire Allergan not to build a better business by bringing together the makers of Botox and Viagra, but because the move will lower its taxes.
John Yoo quoted in The Washington Times, Nov. 15, 2015
During the Sunday talk, the terrorist attacks in Paris were fresh on everyone’s mind. Mr. Yoo used the horrific events Friday to note that peace and human rights never have been fulfilled through a European-style system like the ICC. “The greatest protector of human rights has been the United States and the United States military,” he said.
Roxanna Altholz quoted in The Daily Californian, Nov. 15, 2015
“The goal of the report is trying to put together puzzle pieces,” said Roxanna Altholz.
Franklin Zimring and Jesse Choper interviewed by Daily Journal, (registration required), Nov. 13, 2015
Zimring noted that the effort was not for naught, as its “legacy in relationship to death penalty politics is likely to be substantial.” While all previous attempts to “slow down the death penalty” had been procedural and incremental, this case was a “big picture, comprehensive attack,” he said.
“If I were a 9th Circuit judge, I’d have done the same thing,” said Jesse H. Choper. … “While the systemic delays may ultimately be unconstitutional, only the United States Supreme Court can say so.”