Anne Joseph O’Connell quoted in International Business Times, April 15, 2015
Anne Joseph O’Connell … said the 5th Circuit needed to address the issue whether Texas and the other states really had the locus standi to file a suit against the federal government. She cited the recent Mississippi case as a precedent. “That’s the best chance with a conservative panel for President Obama and the Department of Homeland Security to go forward” with DAPA and the DACA extension, she said.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, April 14, 2015
Elaine P. Wynn and her former husband, Stephen A. Wynn, are engaged in a spectacular Las Vegas fight over whether she should remain on the Wynn Resorts board. … Instead of being distracted by proxy battles, however juicy, and board composition, perhaps shareholders should focus on more important questions, like whether Mr. Wynn is the right person for this company.
Alan Auerbach quoted in State Tax Notes Magazine, (registration required) April 13, 2015
Alan Auerbach … said the push for additional tax revenue came despite an already improving state economy. He said the cap on property tax growth in California’s Proposition 13 was to blame. “If you look at local governments in California, they’re not getting as much property tax revenues as others” in different states, he said.
Ty Alper writes for Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2015
The problem facing states is more fundamental: They are seeking to impose the death penalty despite a global economic context in which much of the rest of the modern world abhors the practice. As long as that is the case, they are going to have problems finding pharmaceutical products to carry out executions.
Heather Warnken and Ben Jealous write for Medium, April 12, 2015
If Silicon Valley is going to achieve its goal of becoming a true meritocracy, it is not enough for us to focus on treating our most privileged workers more fairly. We need to ensure just treatment of the least privileged as well.
John Yoo interviewed by The Wall Street Journal Opinion, April 9, 2015
“You can’t tell right in the middle of the attack whether it is just a small-time person, a lone-wolf person, or someone who’s part of a bigger Al-Qaeda conspiracy, a bigger terrorist group. I worry that, under the Obama administration, our first instinct and option is to think that of it as law enforcement and civilian rather than keeping all our options open.”
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
A month ago, Chinese authorities detained at least 10female activists who were planning to mark International Women’s Day with peaceful demonstrations. Such a contradiction – between harsh, extralegal treatment of political dissent and a vigorous effort to improve the credibility of the courts –increasingly has come to define China’s legal climate under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.
Franklin Zimring quoted in Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2015
“You’ve got a very extreme case,” said Franklin Zimring. … “There are 500 killings by police in the U.S. each year. How many of them are realistic candidates for the criminal conviction of officers? They would be on the fingers of one hand…. This may very well be the one.”
Anne Joseph O’Connell quoted in Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2015
“A lot of times conservatives are less likely to grant standing,” she said, as the 5th Circuit refused to in the recent Mississippi case, reaffirming the similarly conservative lower court’s denial of standing.
Pamela Samuelson quoted in Imperial Valley News, April 5, 2015
“Most often those books are commercially available for the first few years after they’re published, but then linger on publisher backlists,” Samuelson said. “In later years, when neither the publisher nor the author is making money from the books, the work is no longer promoted, and the public can’t access them. Getting rights back from the publisher is not only feasible, but also necessary to bring the work to a new audience.”