Sarah Lawrence quoted on NPR, May 10, 2015
“I’ve really seen a shift in the police officers’ perspective,” Lawrence says. When the program started, she interviewed participating officers. “I asked why they were doing it, and quite frankly a lot of them said, ‘I’m getting paid to exercise.’” Now, Lawrence says, “those same officers are saying, ‘These are my kids,’ and really taking ownership.”
Catherine Crump quoted in Engadget, May 9, 2015
UC Berkeley law professor Catherine Crump remains unimpressed. “It seems comical, but given the photo, not exactly an effort at concealment,” she told Ars Technica. “I am more interested in what else this town is doing with its $2 million police technology upgrade.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 8, 2015
It was not unexpected that Mylan would react negatively to Teva’s approach. Neither company has ever gotten along particularly well. But in terms of a negative response, Mylan’s is an 11 on a scale of one to 10.
Jesse Choper quoted in The Daily Beast, May 8, 2015
Jesse Choper … isn’t convinced that the group has the case in the bag…. “There is no right to an exemption for religion unless the state law singles out religion for adverse treatment,” says Choper. “But it does not single it out, it applies to everybody no matter their religion or lack of religion. It says anyone who wants abortion has to wait 72 hours.”
Jennifer Urban and Jason Schultz cited in Bloomberg BNA, May 8, 2015
“We want them to put their money where their mouth is,” said Schultz, in an interview. To do this, he and Urban have proposed the Defensive Patent License: It creates a legal framework for a network of companies that want to share their patents, and have agreed not to initiate patent lawsuits.
Richard Rothstein interviewed on NPR, May 6, 2015
“Today, nationwide, African-American wealth is 5 percent of white family wealth. That enormous difference is entirely attributable to federal housing policy, to suburbanize the white population and keep African-Americans in central cities.”
Prasad Krishnamurthy writes for Contra Costa Times, May 6, 2015
If StubHub wins, then higher prices for season tickets will mean that a number of longstanding, die-hard Warriors fans that used to buy season tickets will no longer be able to afford them. And secondary market sales at well above face value will ensure that the Warriors fans at games will be richer, less diverse, and less loyal to the team.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 5, 2015
Celebrity V.C.s are a sign of a bubbling market. But they are also a sign that perhaps the skill-set most valued in Silicon Valley is not what you know, but who. It’s a skill that may work for now, but is something that dooms Silicon Valley to a cycle of booms and busts.
Sarah Lawrence interviewed by KQED News, May 5, 2015
“We found that there was a statistically significant decline in shootings after the introduction of FIT Zones,” said report co-author Sarah Lawrence, with the UC Berkeley Law School’s Warren Institute. “There is a huge potential for this type of initiative.”
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015
The exodus of judges is a reminder of how urgent and complicated judicial reform is for China. The quality and quantity of the country’s judges has increased dramatically since the 1980s, but a surprising number of them are choosing to leave their positions in Chinese courts due to a combination of heavy caseloads, low professional standards, bad pay and government interference – as well as the growing threat of violence at the hands of angry petitioners.