Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Oct. 11, 2016
Once again we have a case in which Silicon Valley’s overreliance on momentum creates an unrealistic proxy for valuation. Snap will reap billions as a result, while Twitter will struggle to salvage what it can from what was once a valuation of more than $40 billion. It is a story that will have real consequences.
Daniel Farber interviewed by Constitution Daily, Oct. 6, 2016
“I don’t think we’re going to see a drastically more liberal- or more activist-oriented judges than the current justices. And one of the reasons for that is the makeup of the Senate. … It’s going to be very hard for Clinton to really get confirmation on anybody much to the left of say, Ginsburg.”
Jill Adams cited by Cosmopolitan, Oct. 3, 2016
According to Jill Adams, a lawyer and the chief strategist for the Self-Induced Abortion (SIA) Legal Team, there are 40 different types of laws in the United States that prosecutors could use to target women who self-induce, or anyone who helps them, ranging from the unauthorized practice of medicine to drug trafficking to child abuse.
Ethan Elkind quoted by Los Angeles Times, Oct. 3, 2016
“In many ways, these measures are a referendum on the job that Metro is doing,” Elkind said. That could cut either way, he said: commuters pleased with new rail options, or riders frustrated by service problems.
Jill Adams quoted by Mother Jones, Sept. 30, 2016
“To end Hyde but to keep McRae in place is to allow public insurance for abortion to float on the political wind,” says Jill E. Adams. … That’s why Adams and CRRJ have focused their attention on overturning McRae. “The dream is for the court to say, ‘The nature of the abortion right compels the state to furnish the resources necessary to ensure equal access by all people,'” Adams says, because it would effectively invalidate public funding bans.
Angela Onwuachi-Willig quoted by Corporate Counsel, Sept. 30, 2016
“You can keep your hair as it is in one style,” Onwuachi-Willig said, referring to afros, if they are allowed, “or you can straighten your hair and wear it like a white person and style it however you want. To me, that’s very much like saying: ‘We’re going to make you bleach your skin.’ or ‘We’re going to make you have nose job because we think your nose is too broad.”
Jesse Choper interviewed by Bloomberg Law, Sept. 29, 2016
“This judge is sort of a poor judicial version of George Wallace in Alabama. But he’s never awakened this to reality. This is not his first encounter with the federal judiciary. … And my guess is, that they’re going to put him down. But he keeps getting elected in Alabama by the people.”
Katerina Linos and co-author write for The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2016
So the good news is that firmly specified standards, even in a nonbinding agreement, can positively shift states’ behavior. But there’s a cautionary note: Compromises made through weak recommendations on controversial items will, at best, not help your cause. At worst, these compromises may actually undercut your objectives.
Christopher Hoofnagle and Aaron Perzanowki ‘06 paper cited by Quartz, Sept. 28, 2016
When Perzanowski and Hoofnagle’s tested a version of the Media Shop that replaced the “Buy now” button with a “License now” button study participants more accurately understood their rights. Additionally, about half of all shoppers were willing to pay more to acquire a digital copy that explicitly came with traditional ownership rights, such as the right to resell.
Ty Alper cited by San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 28, 2016
The professors, including Ty Alper … wrote that eliminating the statute of limitations could lead to wrongful convictions or slow the prosecution of sex crimes by removing an incentive for law enforcement and prosecutors to act quickly.