Samuel Miller quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek, April 27, 2012
“Historically, the FTC and the Justice Department bring in outside counsel only in the most high-profile and complicated cases, and only when they’re really serious about proceeding,” said Samuel Miller, senior counsel with Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco, who was tapped to lead the department’s antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. in 1994.
Samuel Miller quoted in The Financial Times, April 27, 2012
The hiring of a special counsel indicates that Mr Leibowitz believes his investigation has turned up strong evidence against Google, said Samuel Miller, who took on a similar role as special counsel during the Department of Justice’s first investigation of Microsoft in 1994.
Samuel Miller quoted in San Jose Mercury News, April 26, 2012
“This means, to me, that the FTC is quite serious about bringing a case against Google,” said Samuel Miller, a San Francisco antitrust lawyer who was recruited by the Justice Department in 1993 to prosecute its first antitrust case against Microsoft. “The antitrust authorities don’t bring in outside counsel unless they are very serious about bringing a case.”
Jennifer Granholm writes for POLITICO, April 26, 2012
Our bosses in name may be the media mogul, but our bosses in truth are the farmer and factory worker, the seamstress and the janitor. Our devotion must be to those whom we have never met, those who count on us, through transparency and candor, to defend the country from corruption and lies, excess and privilege.
Eric Stover interviewed on PBS NewsHour, April 26, 2012
Charles Taylor wasn’t at the helm ordering these crimes, but he was behind the scenes planning and aiding and abetting, and making an incredible amount of money…. This has sent a message that those who will profit from arms trading, those who will profit from the suffering of others can be held accountable in international court.
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report, April 26, 2012
While the Wukan rebellion was seen by some as an encouraging symbol of protest, it may ultimately be remembered as a failure…. several hundred villagers in Zhejiang province protested uncompensated land seizures for a month, leading to three arrests. Earlier this month, rural residents in south-western Yunnan province were arrested after protesting land grabs.
Melissa Murray, Russell Robinson write for The New York Times, Room for Debate, April 25, 2012
The question is whether the law should play a role in casting, or whether, under the license of “artistic freedom,” producers may cater to the preferences of the majority. Similar questions have surfaced in other contexts, and the law’s response has been clear and emphatic.
Charles Weisselberg quoted in ABA/BNA Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct, April 25, 2012
“I don’t think there’s been ever been a time when more clinical opportunities are available to students in law school,” Weisselberg said. “Virtually every accredited law school offers opportunities for students to get training” and hands-on experience under the supervision of licensed attorneys and faculty.
Stephen Rosenbaum quoted in Examiner, April 24, 2012
He says that “the time has come to take on the system as a whole. We let another generation of children with disabilities slip through the cracks.”
Franklin Zimring interviewed on KPCC-FM, AirTalk, April 24, 2012
“The numbers are tremendous for a very simple reason, lawyers are more expensive than prison guards, even in California,” said Berkeley Law Professor Frank Zimring. “If you take the 13 people California has executed and the $4 billion that the system has cost since 1978… that’s $317 million an execution. “