Kate Jastram quoted in The Altantic, July 29, 2014
For most people, the colloquial sense “refugee” carries a greater moral weight than “immigrant.” “Particularly because refugee law grew out of the Second World War and what happened—and didn’t happen—for people who were trying to flee for their lives, there is a tremendous moral connotation to the word ‘refugee,’” Jastram said.
Megan McCracken quoted in The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2014
“Fights over secrecy are here to stay,” Megan McCracken … told WSJ. “Courts have yet to resolve some very serious issues concerning the rights of condemned prisoners.”
Steven Weissman quoted in Utility Dive, July 28, 2014
“It is not a huge step for FERC to take more direct climate change action,” Weismann says. “It is likely in time there will be a price on carbon. Including a carbon adder in wholesale electricity rates now would help ensure that electricity demand is met using the generating resources with the lowest environmental cost and help guide utilities in directions that would not leave them vulnerable to sudden cost increases later.”
Robert Merges writes for IP Watchdog, July 28, 2014
Director Kappos actively sought out academic researchers. He brought them into formal roles in the PTO. In the process he gave them not only offices and titles, but something much more elusive, much more valuable. He gave them (us, to be honest) respect. That’s a legacy that has been overlooked by other constituents in the patent world, but it will certainly not be overlooked by academics.
David Gamage interviewed by NBC Bay Area, July 25, 2014
“They aren’t supposed to be autonomous, but they are supposed to be accountable to their voters…. These districts don’t answer to the governor or to anybody else in the state directly. They’re only regulated indirectly the same way that any private organization or a nonprofit organization or other public organization is answerable to the state in terms of the state’s regulatory powers.”
Osha Neumann quoted in The Daily Californian, July 25, 2014
Neumann believes that, at the heart of the matter, the rules themselves are unclear….“Let’s say you’re homeless,” Neumann said. “When are you not lodging? Are you lodging if you’re sleeping? Lying down? If you have stuff with you? How much stuff? There’s no way of knowing.”
Megan McCracken quoted in Aljazeera America, July 25, 2014
“These procedures are unreliable and the consequences are horrific,”’ said Megan McCracken.
Megan McCracken interviewed by Democracy Now, July 24, 2014
“The execution, as you said, took an extraordinarily long time, almost two hours. Mr. Wood was breathing and gasping for air and struggling for an hour and 40 minutes. It was an extremely disturbing, prolonged execution, which really is the predictable consequence of Arizona’s experimental drug procedure and the fact that Arizona shrouded its procedure in secrecy.”
James Tuthill writes for Corporate Counsel, July 24, 2014
Aereo’s attorneys have likely concluded that if the Supreme Court has said that it is like a cable system under the act for purposes of infringement, and it meets the definition of a “cable system” in the act, then it is entitled to the compulsory license. But first, it has to overcome the Copyright Office’s prejudicial position. Its request to that office, and the expected denial, were the logical next steps.
Daniel Farber quoted in Greenwire, July 24, 2014
Dan Farber … said an argument seeking to undermine the regulations because of the two versions of Section 111(d) has a “gotcha quality” that he expects will fail. “Recent cases,” he said, “show that the court is willing to abandon that kind of formalism when it leads to outcomes that don’t seem sensible in terms of congressional purpose.”