John Yoo and Robert J. Delahunty article cited in The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2014
“If the President may constitutionally permit 15% of the Nation’s illegal immigrant population to remain in the United States without fear of removal, why may he not do the same for 50% of that population, or for all of it?” they wrote in an article on the scope of the Take Care Clause.
Antonio Rossmann quoted in Berkeley High Jacket, December 1, 2014
“The problem is that without some restriction to the sale, there’s no guarantee that those things [Hudson has promised] will happen,” said Rossmann.
Ethan Elkind quoted in Newsweek, November 24, 2014
But now, the phrase “China’s not doing anything” is off the table, says Ethan Elkind. … “The fact that China has committed to this puts the whole global effort [toward emissions reduction] into a new gear.”
Stephen Rosenbaum quoted in Berkeley Political Review, November 30, 2014
“There is something to be said about national standards on science, social studies, literature, etc. But those standards should be supplemented by what local districts decide is important. The moment you say this is exactly what should be taught, you run into problems. Ultimately, we should encourage students to be critical thinkers.”
Antonio Rossmann quoted in Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2014
Any congressional interference in California water regulations could upset a delicate balance between federal authority and long-established state prerogatives to set their own water policies, placing Congress on “risky constitutional ground.”
Melissa Murray quoted in Houston Chronicle (registration required) November 28, 2014
“What these cases did was to bring gay couples, loving couples to the forefront, out of the closet and out of the shadows,” Murray said. “I don’t think you could have a contemporary marriage movement without them.”
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2014
There is no doubt that legal reform in China will be carried out under the control and leadership of the Communist Party—while the repressive crackdown on speech and conduct threatening party rule continues.
John Yoo article cited in Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2014
“Obama is flouting his fundamental duty, set out in Article II of the Constitution, to take care that the laws be faithfully executed,” wrote UC Berkeley’s John C. Yoo in National Review.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, November 25, 2014
A recent judicial decision may just upend the hidden world of companies and “poison puts,” a world that frankly could use some clarity. … The “poison” is that the debt is often required to be bought back at a premium, or the company will be in a market where refinancing it is hard.
Eric Stover quoted in Newsweek, November 24, 2014
“The Geneva Conventions and UN declarations are unequivocal that states are obliged, on humanitarian grounds, to cooperate in the search for the missing in war.”