Jill Adams quoted in The Washington Post, July 22, 2016
Adams said she was glad the appeals court overturned Patel’s feticide conviction, but that it was still worrisome that she faced a felony neglect conviction. Adams called the prosecution a misuse of the criminal justice system. “No person in Purvi Patel’s position should have to feel threat of arrest or jail for ending their own pregnancy,” she said. “That is not what these laws were put in place to do.”
Jill Adams interviewed by Mother Jones, July 22, 2016
“The SIA Legal Team is pleased the court recognized that feticide laws are intended to protect, not prosecute, pregnant women,” she wrote in an email. “Women don’t need to be stigmatized and sentenced; instead, they need safe, affordable access to provider-directed and self-directed health care.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, July 22, 2016
The ExamWorks Group buyout and related lawsuit shows how changing takeover laws are steering shareholders toward more appraisal actions and making deals riskier for buyers.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, July 19, 2016
The changes she outlined, in tying corporations more closely to the state, represent a significant shift from the generally laissez-faire positions the Conservatives have held since the Thatcher revolution of the 1980s. Ms. May’s proposal has the potential to be equally revolutionary: a call to rethink not just the supervision of the corporation but the state’s relationship to the corporation.
Christopher Hoofnagle and Paul Schwartz quoted in The Guardian, July 19, 2016
“California is an ‘all-party consent’ wiretapping state. What that means is, even on things like a conference call, before you record it, you’re supposed to announce to everyone, ‘I’m going to record this call,’” said Chris Hoofnagle. … “There’s civil and criminal liability.”
Paul Schwartz … said Swift could also bring a “tort claim” alleging “public disclosure of private facts.”
David Carrillo quoted in CAFwd, July 18, 2016
“The law should be accessible. Anyone should be able to participate in political process,” Carrillo said. “We found lots of legal speak. We wrote things to improve them but not to change the substance of them.”
Stephanie Campos-Bui and Kate Weisburd quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), July 15, 2016
“On top of the harm to families, these fees often result in little or no financial gain to local jurisdictions,” said Stephanie Campos-Bui.
“This repeal is a victory for families and young people throughout Alameda County,” Weisburd said. “This punitive debt has no place in the juvenile system. It undermines family stability at a time when stability is needed most.”
Jonathan Simon quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), July 14, 2016
“We’re talking about parole consideration, not a guaranteed exit,” Simon said. “The amendment is not very specific about how the parole process will be carried out, but the nature of parole is a focus on the individual and their risk to public safety, and parole has the discretion to deny.”
Alexa Koenig, Eric Stover and Victor Peskin write for Foreign Affairs, July 13, 2016
In 2009, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Sudanese leader for crimes against humanity, including the killing of 300,000 people and the displacement of 2.5 million more in Darfur. A year later, the court added the charge of genocide. Since then, Bashir has made more than 75 trips to nearly 30 countries, including to seven states that are members of the ICC and are therefore legally obligated to arrest him.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, July 12, 2016
In the past, when questions came up about how a sale was run, the lawyers largely avoided the line of fire. The ExamWorks case, however, threatens to open up the floodgates, exposing lawyers to the same type of conflict liability and heat that investment bankers are under.