John Yoo interviewed by Wall Street Journal Online, December 17, 2013
“We are quite accustomed to companies and government being able to analyze and sort through all of that information without us thinking it has some kind of Fourth Amendment constitutional protection.”
Deirdre Mulligan and Paul Schwartz quoted in Bloomberg BNA , December 16, 2013
“Privacy rules don’t necessarily erode innovation. Sometimes they’re the fabric of it,” said Deirdre Mulligan, co-director of the University of California Berkeley School of Law Center for Law & Technology.
The ‘California Effect’ is how what California does ripples across the nation and the world, said Paul Schwartz…. “The California Effect is typically the first stage. It would be followed by action in D.C.,” which Schwartz said has been lacking. “The question becomes in absence of action in D.C., what should we do?” he asked. The question is whether “to act or not to act” in the world’s ninth largest economy.
Richard Rothstein writes for Huffington Post, December 16, 2013
We have many celebrations of the Civil Rights Movement and its heroes, but we do very little to explain to young people why that movement was so necessary…. Throughout our nation, this fear of confronting the past makes it more difficult to address and remedy the ongoing existence of urban ghettos, the persistence of the black-white achievement gap, and the continued under-representation of African Americans in higher education and better-paying jobs.
Franklin Zimring quoted in Newsday, December 15, 2013
Franklin Zimring, a professor at Berkeley Law in California, said the size and duration of the changes in the number of shootings in New York have to be watched. “There could be random fluctuations,” Zimring said. “You have to imagine it is like baseball statistics,” said Zimring, who has studied New York City crime trends. If a hot hitter suddenly strikes out three times, what he then does in his next 10 at bats becomes important, he said.
Jill Adams photo featured on CNN.com, Living, December 13, 2013
Young feminists: Jill Adams is the executive director for the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice, and formerly led the Law Students for Reproductive Justice. It would seem today’s young women are set for the post-feminist professional paradise dreamed up by our foremothers. But until women are paid the same as men, we will never be truly equal.
Barry Krisberg quoted in AlJazeera America, December 12, 2013
Barry Krisberg, a senior fellow at UC Berkeley Law School, told Al Jazeera that while there are factors that mitigate criminal liability—such as mental illness, age and developmental disabilities—economic status is not one of them. “It just doesn’t make sense. The notion that because someone is wealthy, we shouldn’t hold them accountable is nutty.”
Elisabeth Semel quoted in National Law Journal, December 11, 2013 (registration required)
“I’m kind of a Batson wonk,” said Semel, who has filed amicus briefs not only in Williams’ case but in other Batson-related Supreme Court cases. “I knew about the [Williams] case before it was argued. When the opinion came down, I said to his lawyer, ‘If you’re interested, I’m interested in doing an amicus brief.’ He said yes.”
Chris Hoofnagle quoted in Washington Post, December 10, 2013
“On a macro level, ‘we need to track everyone everywhere for advertising’ translates into ‘the government being able to track everyone everywhere,'” said Chris Hoofnagle, a lecturer in residence at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. “It’s hard to avoid.”
Barry Krisberg quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, December 10, 2013 (requires registration)
“Realignment has brought enormous change to California, and it appears to have affected auto thefts, in particular.”
Andrea Roth interviewed by Iowa Public Radio, December 6, 2013
“It’s certainly given them an added powerful tool. Every day you hear media reports about cold cases being solved by DNA, but a lot depends on the case. I don’t think many people necessarily realize that a DNA match doesn’t mean that it’s definitely the DNA of the person whose DNA is found at a crime scene from 20 years ago.”