Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, November 13, 2014
Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable has already drawn many heated detractors to urge the Federal Communications Commission to reject the deal. Now, it has been hit yet again by President Obama’s endorsement of net neutrality. Comcast may have buyer’s remorse, but it may find that ironically, the only way out is to have the F.C.C. block this deal.
Christopher Hoofnagle quoted in Deseret News National, November 12, 2014
“Companies can confuse the user by promoting ‘trust’ or brand awareness instead of real privacy protections,” Hoofnagle said.
Barry Krisberg interviewed on KCRW, November 12, 2014
“We’ve dug ourselves into an impossible hole by increasing our incarcerated population by seven- and eight-folds in the last twenty years. And frankly, most of the criminal justice community has been avoiding any significant reforms of this policy. The voters have decided they want the policy changed, so there’s going to be a bit of a catch-up.”
Barry Krisberg quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 2014
“Homicide tends to be concentrated in certain neighborhoods, whereas burglaries, auto theft and, to some extent, robberies touch a broader part of the population,” he said.
Ian Haney López quoted in The Chicago Maroon, November 11, 2014
“If you want to understand the economic crisis in the middle class at large—not just the fate of poor minorities, but the 99 percent—you have to think about how race is being used in politics,” Haney López said.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, November 11, 2014
Sears Holdings is dying a slow, sad death led by its chief executive, Edward S. Lampert, and his hedge fund, ESL Investments, yet Wall Street is going mad over its stock. … on the announcement that the company might engage in a bit of financial engineering.
Taeku Lee writes for The Washington Post, November 10, 2014
The bigger question is whether this is a real trend or whether Asian Americans, like most demographic groups, were just more likely to vote Republican in this one election.
Ty Alper quoted in The Daily Californian, November 9, 2014
“As cliched as it sounds, it takes a real strong organized grassroots campaign, and I was fortunate that I was able to put that together,” Alper said. “I think Berkeley is a small community, and when you have a lot of people working in camp, you can reach a lot of people.”
Barry Krisberg quoted in Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2014
“We want to focus on violent crime, instead of focusing on chronic drunks and minor drug addicts” who need treatment, not prison time, said UC Berkeley criminologist Barry Krisberg.
Steven Davidoff Solomon article cited in The American Lawyer, November 7, 2014
Steven Davidoff Solomon has a different view. … “The bottom is almost here for law schools. This is how economics works: Markets tend to overshoot on the way up, and down.” Solomon urges that the proper course is to keep marginal law schools such as Thomas Jefferson alive for a while “and see what happens.”