Robert Bartlett interviewed by KGO-AM 810, March 15, 2013
“I think that it’s primarily going to change the way securities lawyers draft documents. It was done in an election year when jobs were at the forefront of the economy…. Oddly enough, nothing in the act actually says that to benefit from these provisions, you actually have to have employees, or you actually have to hire them.”
Katerina Linos interviewed on CCTV News, March 14, 2013
Google cars were moving around the U.S., around the world, taking photographs of people’s houses in order for the street map application to work. But along with these photographs, they were also collecting a lot of personal data that was unencrypted, so people’s emails and other private information were surreptitiously recorded and stored by Google.
Catherine Albiston and Shelley Correll write for CNN, March 14, 2013
Studies show that people tend to network, cooperate and collaborate with others like themselves, so hallway conversations may merely result in interactions among those who think alike. It’s the collaboration among diverse groups of people that fosters the most creative and cutting-edge thinking. Because virtual interactions through online chats and teleconferencing make personal similarities less obvious, these may be better than hallway conversations for cultivating innovation.
Robert Merges quoted in Silicon Valley Business Journal, March 13, 2013
“I think the reason that employers are so keen on our graduates is that we have such a comprehensive program, which means that when our students graduate, they are at a level which usually takes law firm associates several years to achieve,” said Merges…. “They start the race a lap or so ahead, and that is because we start exposing our students to IP during their first year of law school, and they can take advance classes in their second year to advanced seminars in their third year.”
Aarti Kohli Warren Institute report cited in US News & World Report, March 12, 2013
Graham said no final decision had been made on ditching the biometric ID card idea, which had also sparked civil liberties concerns, and he declined to say how much such a card would cost. A study by the University of California, Berkeley Law School’s Warren Institute last year estimated start-up costs to the government for such a program would top $22 billion.
John Yoo quoted by POLITICO, March 8, 2013
“On the substance, I do happen to think Sen. Paul is incorrect,” said Yoo…. “I don’t often say this, but I think the attorney general has the right bottom line. Unfortunately, I think he gets there in the wrong way and he does it in sort of the most politically incompetent manner.”
John Yoo quoted in The Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2013 (registration required)
“It does and should reopen the debate about the proper place to try high-ranking Al-Qaeda members,” said John Yoo…. Mr. Yoo said if there is a rush to send suspects such as Mr. Abu Ghaith to civilian courts, it could inhibit the government’s ability to fully exploit any intelligence gathered through his capture. Also, a civilian trial could expose classified intelligence-gathering techniques to the U.S.’s enemies, Mr. Yoo said.
Katerina Linos interviewed by CCTV, March 7, 2013
“In Europe, there’s a deep concern that companies will take private citizens’ data and misuse it. In the U.S., we have less concern about what private corporations will do and more concern about the government overreaching.”
John Yoo quoted in Mother Jones, March 7, 2013
“I think it’s right, if an American joins an enemy with which we are at war, he is, or she is, a valid target as an enemy combatant. That’s been the rule throughout our history,” Yoo said. “People in the Civil War were all American citizens, but the ones who took up arms were members of the enemy.”
Katerina Linos and Kim Twist write for SCOTUSblog, March 7, 2013
These findings suggest that the Supreme Court can lead American opinion and contribute significantly to processes of social change. The Court’s ability to shape the views of independent voters is especially noteworthy, as these are often the swing voters critical to election outcomes. That said, powerful dissents can greatly limit the Court’s influence.