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Media Mentions
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When Kanye Spewed Hate, Some Blamed His Mental Illness. Experts Say That Has Nothing to Do With It.
October 26, 2022
Earlier this month, when Kanye West said he was going to go “death con 3” on Jewish people, many people online and in the media…
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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to force the top two lawyers from Donald Trump’s White House counsel’s office to testify about their…
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Who’s really cycling in and out of Cleveland’s courts?
October 26, 2022
…“A vast number of people who we sweep into the criminal system are not actually ‘criminal’ in any meaningful sense,” said Alexandra Natapoff, a Harvard…
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Justice Stephen Breyer’s time on the Supreme Court may have come to an end after 28 years — he resigned at the height of his…
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Clarence Thomas Is ‘Giving the Finger’ to Supreme Court: Tribe
October 26, 2022
Former Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe has accused Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of giving the Court “the finger” after he temporarily blocked…
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Thomas? Kavanaugh? Roberts? Conservatives dominate Supreme Court but lack clear leader
October 26, 2022
The Supreme Court’s six Republican-appointed justices clearly dominate the bench, but as they reshape American law there is little consensus among court watchers over who…
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Online creators hit with IP and copyright lawsuits
October 24, 2022
It’s weird when wrestling superstar Randy Orton, Netflix’s romance “Bridgerton,” TikTok, a tattoo artist, Instagram, NFTs and Andy Warhol’s portrait of Prince all show up…
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Why Does Every Tech Company Want to “Democratize” Something?
October 24, 2022
If you were cooking up a pitch for a tech company, you could do worse than “Our mission is to democratize X.” Many have used…
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Conservative Attack on Consumer Protection Wins an Illogical Victory
October 24, 2022
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Conservatives have never liked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the brainchild of Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Now a conservative panel…
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The Biden administration could start discharging millions of Americans’ student debt as soon as Sunday. This is possible as some of the legal challenges brought…
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Two boxes of $2 pasta have led to a possible class-action lawsuit that could cost Barilla millions of dollars, according to legal experts. A pair…
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Florida’s Hurricane Blackouts Need a Solar Fix
October 21, 2022
Florida is the sunshine state. It is also the hurricane state. The latest, Ian, knocked out power to about 2.5 million customers. Given the abundance…
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The media spin machine.
October 21, 2022
Nearly every media outlet has begun “Election Night” coverage even though the real Election Night is two-and-a-half weeks away. In the absence of actual vote…
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The truth about the child tax credit
October 21, 2022
An article by Ashley Nunes: As Democrats celebrated the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, their glee was tempered by inaction over a long-standing…
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A major policy change from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) allows certain same-sex spouses of veterans to qualify for survivor benefits. The VA…
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Markets or Regulators: Who Decides on ESG?
October 20, 2022
An article co-written by Robert H. Sitkoff: The current discourse on environmental, social, and governance investing yields two irresistible conclusions. The first is that fiduciary…
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Judge: Trump allegedly engaged in ‘conspiracy to defraud’ US, knew fraud claim was wrong
October 20, 2022
A California federal judge has found evidence that former President Donald Trump allegedly engaged in “a conspiracy to defraud the United States,” ordering the transfer…
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Introducing Story of the Week with Joel Stein: Billionaires Prepping for the Apocalypse
October 20, 2022
Deep Background with Noah Feldman: Here’s a preview of a new podcast from Pushkin Industries, Story of the Week with journalist Joel Stein. On Story…
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Justice Stephen Breyer Suggests Marriage Equality Is Still Safe After Abortion Decision
October 20, 2022
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer suggested that marriage equality is safe, despite the high court’s recent overturn of the constitutional right to an…
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Wisconsin taxpayers’ group asks Supreme Court to block Biden student debt relief program
October 20, 2022
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was asked to block the Biden administration’s student loan debt relief program, which is set to take effect this weekend.
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Same-sex spouses who were in long-term relationships with a veteran but were not legally able to marry before 2015 may now qualify for survivor benefits…