Franklin Zimring quoted in The New York Times, May 4, 2015
“If New Hampshire wanted to abolish the death penalty, Nebraska could set a terrific precedent,” said Frank Zimring. … “But it probably wouldn’t work in Texas or Missouri.” Nebraska’s debate shows the topic no longer is a “third rail” issue among conservatives, Zimring said.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 1, 2015
If there is no deal, shareholders are going to have to face those thorny questions: How do they measure DuPont’s performance — starting from 2007 or 2008? Include the new health and nutrition business or not? The fate of a $60 billion company may hinge on these answers.
Jennifer Moreno quoted by CNN, May 1, 2015
Jen Moreno … says that midazolam “can’t do what it’s meant to do” and that the states using it should go back to the drawing board and find another drug. “We know that there are 12 executions this year not using midazolam, so certain states have found other solutions,” she said.
Andrew Guzman quoted in Business Spectator, May 1, 2015
As Berkeley law professor Andrew Guzman has observed, “developing a reputation for compliance with international law allows states to capture larger gains from international cooperation.”
Alexa Koenig, Stephen Smith Cody and Eric Stover write for International Criminal Justice Today, April 17, 2014
International criminal prosecutions depend on credible witness testimony. In particular, victim-witnesses can provide essential evidence regarding both crimes and those who committed or orchestrated them. However for many, testifying in an international trial requires an act of great courage, especially when perpetrators still walk the streets of their villages and towns.
Steven Weissman quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), April 30, 2015
The decision will have a broader effect beyond the California dispute as it will force FERC to subject wholesale energy sales across the country to more scrutiny, said Steven Weissman.
Richard Rothstein writes for History News Network, April 29, 2015
It was not a vague white society that created ghettos but government—federal, state, and local—that employed explicitly racial laws, policies, and regulations to ensure that black Americans would live impoverished, and separately from whites. Baltimore’s ghetto was not created by private discrimination, income differences, personal preferences, or demographic trends, but by purposeful action of government in violation of the Fifth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
Kenneth Bamberger quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), April 28, 2015
The event, which kicked off Monday, comes at a “profoundly relevant time” because the last remaining Holocaust survivors and Nazis will likely all be dead within a decade, said Kenneth Bamberger. … “Soon there will be physically no one left to talk about this major crime.”
Elisabeth Semel quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), April 28, 2015
“It’s important to be cautious about talking of a sea change at the Supreme Court, but in the broader view there is a very concrete acknowledgement that it’s important to explore how influenced jurors are by arguments that defendants will be a danger. This issue of future dangerousness if the defendant is not put to death is on the minds of jurors, and the court is really underscoring how decisive that argument can be.”
Sarah Lawrence interviewed by KQED-FM, April 27, 2015
“We looked at a few years of data after the Fit Zones had started and looked at the levels of shootings in the city overall—in the two areas that have Fit Zones. Then we compared it to some places that did not have Fit Zones. We found that there was actually a statistically significance decline in shootings after the introduction of Fit Zones.”