Franklin Zimring quoted by The Sacramento Bee, Sept. 25, 2016
While courts and legislatures around the nation are abolishing capital punishment, when it goes to a public vote the hard line tends to have the advantage, said Franklin Zimring. … “The question is what do you do with the worst criminals you have?” Zimring said. “And if that ever becomes a question of sentiment the answer is boil them in oil.”
Kevin Quinn, co-authors cited by The New York Times, Sept. 25, 2016
The new study … used a common and reliable political science measurement to make predictions about the potential nominees. This measurement is based on the ideologies of the presidents who appointed them to their courts and, when appropriate, of the home-state senators who supported their nominations.
Franklin Zimring quoted by The Sacramento Bee, Sept. 25, 2016
While courts and legislatures around the nation are abolishing capital punishment, when it goes to a public vote the hard line tends to have the advantage, said Franklin Zimring. … “The question is what do you do with the worst criminals you have?” Zimring said. “And if that ever becomes a question of sentiment the answer is boil them in oil.”
Christopher Kutz quoted by The New York Times, Sept. 24, 2016
By not putting the technology in place, Apple has “failed in their social responsibility,” said Christopher Kutz … who specializes in the moral and legal principles of liability. “They should’ve done it, and even done it at a market risk.”
Christopher Kutz quoted by The New York Times, Sept. 24, 2016
By not putting the technology in place, Apple has “failed in their social responsibility,” said Christopher Kutz … who specializes in the moral and legal principles of liability. “They should’ve done it, and even done it at a market risk.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Sept. 23, 2016
Yahoo will most likely argue that the impact is minimal and that users are still happily using its site, albeit in somewhat declining numbers. But Verizon can claim that this is likely to have a material impact. In other words, this data breach is something that is tailor-made for litigation.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Sept. 23, 2016
Yahoo will most likely argue that the impact is minimal and that users are still happily using its site, albeit in somewhat declining numbers. But Verizon can claim that this is likely to have a material impact. In other words, this data breach is something that is tailor-made for litigation.
Steven Davidoff Solomon quoted by Marketplace, Sept. 20, 2016
Since the financial crisis, said Davidoff Solomon, companies have added other reasons for clawing back money, “failure to supervise, bad faith, negligent in your duties.”
Franklin Zimring quoted by Bakersfield.com, Sept. 20, 2016
As University of California Berkeley law professor Franklin Zimring observes, the determining factor for seeking the death penalty is not homicide rates or demographics, but “Who is the district attorney?” One elected official in each county is effectively the “decider” as to who faces the death penalty.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2016
The five biggest companies in the United States by market value are all technology companies — Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft — three of them with headquarters in California. Not one existed in 1965. The tech phenomenon has benefited California more than all other states, a rise that seems to be unabated.