Leti Volpp quoted by The Daily Californian, Feb. 3, 2017
Were UC Berkeley to refuse cooperation with ICE, the government could only withhold federal grants related to immigration enforcement, according to UC Berkeley School of Law professor Leti Volpp.
Leti Volpp interviewed by KQED-FM, The California Report, Feb. 3, 2017
“But in fact, when you look at the history of who’s been admitted, it still reflects very much the particular foreign affairs interests of the United States government.”
Ethan Elkind quoted by Colorlines, Feb. 2, 2017
“By removing these regulations, you’re removing protections for clean air, clean water,” said Ethan Elkind. … “It’s safe to say that every time you remove environmental protection, very often communities of color and disadvantaged communities are most at risk, because they’re closer to those industrial facilities that these regulations are designed to limit pollution and other harmful health effects from.”
Taeku Lee quoted by USA Today, Feb. 2, 2017
Taeku Lee … said he senses a similar nativist sentiment today that is driven by a mix of demographic changes, economic insecurity and anxieties about national security. “Today’s fantasied scourge of ‘aliens’ from south of the border and terrorists cloaked in the garb of refugees is the Yellow Peril of the late 19th and early 20th century,” Lee said.
Daniel Farber quoted by The Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2017
“Based on what we know so far, trying to stall Neil Gorsuch’s nomination seems wrong on principle. I say that as someone who fervently supported Merrick Garland and found the GOP blockade of his nomination appalling. It’s understandable that many Democrats think it would be only fair to return the same treatment. But I think it would be wrong.”
Ian Haney López quoted by International Business Times, Feb. 2, 2017
“Affirmative action for white men is not social repair. Affirmative action for white men is a stunt to mock the moral and social importance of integration and to increase social strife,” he said.
Holly Doremus quoted by High Country News, Feb. 1, 2017
“(Republicans’) only thought is: We need less government and this is how we’ll get it,” says Holly Doremus, a professor at UC Berkeley Law School “They’ll find the job of governance requires regulations.”
Daniel Farber quoted by The Recorder (registration required), Feb. 1, 2017
UC Berkeley law professor Daniel Farber called the Gorsuch pick “a surprisingly reasonable choice for Trump.” Farber, who clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court for former Justice John Paul Stevens, said that Gorsuch looks “principled enough and like he’s got enough backbone to rule against Trump when he goes over the line.”
Daniel Farber writes for Politico Magazine, Feb. 1, 2017
The key thing about Gorsuch from my point of view is that he’s principled—and he seems to have enough backbone to stand up to Trump. We could use that on the court. The fact that Gorsuch has spoken against judicial deference to the executive branch in matters of statutory interpretation makes it more likely that he won’t rubber-stamp Trump’s actions.
Ian Haney López quoted by CNBC, Feb. 1, 2017
UC Berkeley law professor Ian Haney Lopez said Wednesday that affirmative action programs were undertaken “to welcome historically excluded and dehumanized groups into every school, neighborhood and workplace. Affirmative action for white men is not social repair. Affirmative action for white men is a stunt to mock the moral and social importance of integration and to increase social strife,” he told CNBC.