Bertrall Ross quoted by The Press Democrat, March 7, 2018
“I do worry the remedy might place a burden on those with signature mismatches to go to a state office to prove who they are,” said Ross. … “They need to come up with remedies that make it easy. Otherwise, the order will have little effect.”
Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, March 6, 2018
History shows that deeply divided societies are politically unstable. But there is no simple solution for how to heal this split. One way to begin is to change how we talk to each other; we must find a way to disagree without being disagreeable.
Stavros Gadini quoted by Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2018
It’s uncommon for the foreign investment committee to launch a national security investigation so early, said … Stavros Gadinis. The agency “usually starts to review deals after they are agreed to,” he said. “It is very rare for CFIUS to review deals still at the proposal stage.”
Ethan Elkind quoted by The Mercury News, March 3, 2018
“This bill goes right to the heart of what has prevented more building near transit in California,” said Ethan Elkind. … “It would be really transformative. Over the coming decade or so we could have millions of new homes with access to transit.”
Laurel Fletcher quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 2018
“He had a way of explaining the law, of meeting students where they were — as novices,” said fellow law Professor Laurel Fletcher. “He listened. And he made you feel you were the only person in the room when he was talking to you.”
Franklin Zimring quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 28, 2018
“What you have is a lot of shots in a little time,” he said. “It wasn’t a tactic. It was a collective response. The problem is that you haven’t coordinated who would be the designated shooters.”
Erwin Chemerinsky writes for The Sacramento Bee, Feb. 27, 2018
Even if the Court finds that the required posting is compelled speech, the traditional interest in ensuring that patients receive accurate and adequate information is sufficient to justify this law. A contrary holding would put in jeopardy all informed consent laws in medicine and the countless laws that require posting of information in a myriad of contexts.
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Los Angeles Times, Feb. 26, 2018
“Of course, the government official has the right to free speech,” … Erwin Chemerinsky wrote in an email. “But punishing a company (or person) because of its political actions raises very serious First Amendment issues. It is hard to evaluate at this stage, but for the state to penalize Delta for its political stance would be very problematic under the First Amendment.”
john a. powell quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 25, 2018
“A lot of things that (they were) talking about in terms of needing affordable housing, in terms of universal pay, in terms of universal jobs — things that even when we talk about them today, they sound very radical.” Powell said the Kerner Commission was the last serious look at racial stratification … in the country.
Charles Weisselberg quoted by The Seattle Times, Feb. 25, 2018
Had Schaaf given particular people specific details of a secret operation and advised them to leave, her actions might have gotten closer to obstruction of justice, said University of California, Berkeley law Professor Charles Weisselberg.