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Late one night in the spring of 1994, a 40-year-old federal judge was startled awake by loud pounding at the front door of his home…
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Over 70 U.S. Legal Scholars Warn Against ‘Speed and Scale’ of Israel’s Judicial Overhaul
January 31, 2023
Prominent legal scholars in the United States have joined the opposition to the Benjamin Netanyahu government’s proposed judicial reforms, in a public statement saying that…
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Will 2023 be the year food plays a role in sustainability policy?
January 31, 2023
While the food system has always been a vital component of climate change, it’s largely been ignored in favor of attention to other sources, such…
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US law academics oppose judicial overhaul in Israel
January 31, 2023
More than 70 professors of law at universities in the US have signed a statement opposing the changes to Israel’s judicial system being promoted by…
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Bargaining With The Devil? A Conversation With Bob Mnookin About Negotiating In The Ukraine War
January 30, 2023
Will the Russian/Ukrainian conflict be settled through negotiation? Or will it be the spark that ignites World War III? And if there is to be…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Jan. 27, 2023
January 30, 2023
Hon. Nancy Gertner discussed the Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols, reports of discord among the Supreme Court justices and questions of whether there ought…
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President Biden and House Republicans are locked in a showdown over the nation’s debt ceiling, with the administration ruling out negotiations over conservative demands to…
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Police That Ignore Federal Law Ignore Democracy
January 30, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Given the horror of mass shootings that just won’t stop, it’s hard not to be troubled that more than 60%…
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First NFT Trademark Trial Pits Hermès Against MetaBirkin Artist
January 30, 2023
French luxury design house Hermès International SA’s upcoming trademark trial against digital artist Mason Rothschild—the first of its kind—will test the boundaries of artistic expression…
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Elon Musk’s mysterious ways on display in Tesla tweet trial
January 30, 2023
Elon Musk’s enigmatic personality and unconventional tactics are emerging as key exhibits in a trial revolving around one of his most polarizing pursuits — tweeting.
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Minn. dismisses N.D. threats over 100% clean electricity
January 27, 2023
Minnesota Democrats brushed aside Republican criticism and a legal threat from their neighbors to the west Thursday as the House passed a landmark climate bill…
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GCs are often excluded from wage theft liability. That may change.
January 27, 2023
Wage theft is more of a problem in construction than any other industry, and groups are trying to do something about it. The Department of…
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Abortion Pill Lawsuit Won’t Get a Fair Shake in Post-Roe America
January 26, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: The first significant stage of post-Roe abortion litigation is underway and focuses heavily on abortion pills. GenBioPro, a pharmaceutical company…
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The State of Unions
January 26, 2023
What do we do when we have the public on our side, when we have workers in motion, when we see people playing by the…
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How to Work with Your Unionizing Employees
January 25, 2023
An article by Sharon Block: Much of corporate America has failed to connect the dots on two of the biggest economic stories of the last…
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CEOs Who Are All Talk and No Action on Inclusion Still Benefit
January 25, 2023
Corporate leaders who talk the most about diversity may benefit from greater investment in their companies by socially conscious funds, even if hiring and promotion…
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How a prestigious Wall Street law firm got caught up in FTX’s chaos
January 25, 2023
Since Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell opened their eponymous law firm in 1879, Sullivan & Cromwell has become a go-to practice for the…
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Things Are Looking Pretty Weird for Merrick Garland
January 24, 2023
An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: Attorney General Merrick Garland’s symmetrical appointments of special counsels to investigate the classified documents imbroglios of President Biden and former…
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Some watchers of the U.S. Supreme Court breathed a sigh of relief last month after most of the justices sounded skeptical during oral arguments about…
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Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets
January 23, 2023
Elon Musk took the witness stand Friday to defend a 2018 tweet claiming he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a…
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Why Amazon’s latest labor fines come out to only $60K
January 23, 2023
Amazon (AMZN) was cited for labor violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week. The violations centered on the company’s warehouses in…