Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2014
Headlines about China are filled with reports of Chinese citizens—some well-known, some less so—who have been detained, arrested or indicted…. The array of terms used to describe the different powers and tactics available to the Chinese police is enough to make both readers and journalists struggle.
Pamela Samuelson cited in Litigation Daily, August 12, 2014
Fifteen law professors reinforced that argument in an amicus brief of their own, also filed Monday…. The signatories include Mark Lemley of Stanford Law School and Pamela Samuelson of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
John Yoo quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, August 11, 2014
“You have a president who basically has tried to reverse the major elements of the Bush policies, not just on terrorism, but on foreign policy. Under which administration is America’s situation better off?”
Ethan Elkind quoted in City Lab, August 11, 2014
“We’re told relief is on the way, from new rapid-bus and rail-transit lines to high-speed rail. But unless ‘decades from now’ is your idea of right around the corner, Californians have to exercise extreme patience waiting through the interminable planning and construction processes associated with major new transit projects.”
Susan Gluss cited in The Daily Californian, August 11, 2014
According to Susan Gluss … black students’ enrollment dropped about 95 percent immediately after the 1996 ban, but over time, the levels have varied. For example, 12 black students are enrolled for the fall 2014 entering class, whereas 21 black students were enrolled in the fall 2013 entering class.
Jesse Choper quoted in Talking Points Memo, August 11, 2014
“As for what it all means, I think the simple answer is that the fact that one trial judge in one state issues an opinion is wholly insignificant,” said Jesse H. Choper.
Richard Rothstein writes for The Washington Post, August 11, 2014
A focus on low-income communities bypasses middle-class African Americans who are fully qualified for elite universities but who remain under-represented at those institutions from the continued effects of centuries of public policy, first to enslave and then to subjugate African Americans. In consequence, black families and their children suffer from compounded and inherited disadvantages that are unique.
Eric Stover quoted in Buenos Aires Herald, August 11, 2014
“I still remember Chicha Mariani and Estela Barnes de Carlotto bringing me a newspaper clipping from Mar del Plata that discussed (genetic) paternity testing that was being conducted in the US, and asking me whether it could also be done to identify grandparents,” Stover told the Herald.
Ethan Elkind interviewed by KPCC, August 7, 2014
“[The bill] could actually have a very positive effect if we focused on low-income communities because they’re the ones who potentially could stand to gain the most economically in terms of fuel savings, if they switched from a fossil fuel-based car to an electric vehicle. It really depends on how it’s structured, though.”
Ethan Elkind interviewed by KPCC, August 6, 2014
Elkind urges Southern California commuters to demand answers about slow transit projects from public agencies and public officials…. Elkind also favors lowering the threshold for voter initiatives that fund transit projects, from two-thirds to 55 percent.