Alan Auerbach cited in The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2012
Modern economic theory and empirical evidence—including a series of papers by one of us (Hassett) and Alan Auerbach of the University of California, Berkeley—show that raising taxes on dividends at the individual level increases the cost of equity capital and lowers asset prices, harming consumers while hindering firms’ ability to hire workers.
Martin Shapiro interviewed on KWGS-FM, March 14, 2012
“There wasn’t much controversy in the early history of the republic because the court didn’t do civil rights or civil liberties review until, really, the 1920’s. And what it did up until at least the First World War was largely to favor national economic interests over local interests. And that’s what the United States was for. We had one big country because we wanted one big market, all the advantages of a huge free trade zone.”
Jennifer Granholm writes op-ed for POLITICO, March 12, 2012
Indeed, Republican obsession with Planned Parenthood alone has become a form of legislative sexual McCarthyism. Any program that has a remote link to Planned Parenthood is targeted for eradication — regardless of the collateral damage to poor women.
John Yoo writes op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2012
Extending due process would hamstring our armed forces and intelligence in combat. A soldier or intelligence agent would have only vague constitutional standards to guide him under the pressure of split-second decisions.
Sonal Mehta quoted in The Recorder, March 12, 2012
“No two patent cases are the same because the legal issues change from case to case,” Mehta said. “I get bored easily, and I knew this would be a place where I would always be engaged.”
Nancy Lemon mentioned in San Francisco Chronicle, March 10, 2012
On Friday, the trial judge said he would allow UC Berkeley law school lecturer Nancy Lemon, a renowned expert in domestic violence, to take the witness stand for prosecutors…. Lemon also can discuss the typical behavior of batterers and methods they use to exert power and control over their victims.
Jesse Choper quoted in Eureka Times-Standard, March 10, 2012
While jurisdictions can’t completely close off public property such as streets or parks, he said they have the right to determine aspects such as what times protests can take place. He said some places choose to limit public assemblies to business hours. “Overnights present their own problems,” Choper said, adding that there can be safety concerns.
Robert MacCoun quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, March 9, 2012
“He’s wrong about many things, but the fact that he is someone who usually represents the extreme conservative point of view makes the coming legalization debate more wide open now,” says Robert MacCoun a professor at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law, who follows marijuana laws.
Jesse Choper quoted in Eureka Times-Standard, March 9, 2012
Choper said the city could pass a resolution in support of constitutional amendment—similar to the model that Move to Amend has made available to cities. “I don’t think it’ll accomplish much, but I don’t think it’s unconstitutional,” Choper said.
Holly Doremus quoted in Environment & Energy News, March 9, 2012
“There are sort of two separate games going on―there’s the legal game and the political game,” Doremus said. “The fact that [NPS] may be playing a political game that fans of the farm may think is hard doesn’t mean anything is legally wrong with the NEPA process.”