Franklin Zimring quoted in San Francisco Gate, January 18, 2015
“They’re good numbers — they’re wonderful news in terms of feeling less at risk,” Zimring said. “They are not clearly indicating that something particular worked. The person who reads Bay Area homicide numbers should be a cheerful agnostic.”
Rachel Stern quoted in The Straits Times, January 17, 2015
China environmental law expert Rachel Stern said that with Chinese courts having a history of turning away politically sensitive cases, environmental suits remain hard to fight and win. “Nearly every aspect of the case presents a challenge, from getting the case accepted in court, to gathering evidence, to getting the court decision enforced.”
Ken Taymor quoted in The Washington Post, January 16, 2015
More FDA guidance on interchangeability is expected this year. “It’s not even clear how [interchangeability] will be proven,” said Ken Taymor, who’s studied the biosimilar market.
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2015
If the authorities use the new legislation to genuinely punish polluters and officials who conspire with them in the battle for China’s environment, citizens may be encouraged to support the use of law and courts to combat not only pollution, but other social ills as well.
Jennifer Moreno quoted on CNN, January 15, 2015
“In all three executions where midazolam has been used without a paralytic, we have seen problems that raised questions about the appropriateness of the drug. Paralyzing them doesn’t make the problem go away, it just hides them from us.”
Megan McCracken quoted in The Guardian, January 14, 2015
“When a paralytic is used, none of the signs of struggle are visible – they all become hidden from sight,” McCracken said.
Franklin Zimring interviewed on KQED, January 13, 2015
The records that we keep at the federal level of national patterns in police use of deadly force are not audited; they’re essentially voluntary. In terms of the police, they turn in this data when they want to—and it’s very uncarefully classified. As far as the Federal Bureau of Investigation is concerned, every killing by a police officer in uniform in the United States is presumably the justifiable killing of a felon.
Franklin Zimring quoted in The New York Times, January 13, 2015
“Canada, with practically none of the policy changes we point to here, had a comparable decline in crime over the same period,” said Franklin E. Zimring. … He described the quest for an explanation as “criminological astrology.”
Eric Biber quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), January 13, 2015
“Upholding the agency’s decision is consistent with long standing Supreme Court precedent,” Biber said. “In some ways they were asking for a revolution and the Supreme Court didn’t take up that invitation.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, January 6, 2015
McDonald’s simply can’t be Shake Shack, which has no ambitions to expand to 35,000 restaurants. What McDonald’s can be is a big company that adjusts to changing tastes but still serves customers who don’t want to spend a lot. Moving up in price is not going to work for McDonald’s current customer base.