Media Mentions

Imagine going to work and having your employer monitor your brainwaves to see whether you’re mentally tired or fully engaged in filling out that spreadsheet…

Okay, that may not be as dramatic as imagining world peace, but hey, I’m an economist. And, as I will argue, more reasonably paid CEOs…

U.S. Supreme Court justices took the rare step on Tuesday of acknowledging the growing drumbeat of criticism about its ethical guidelines, but ethics experts say…

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been chosen for multiple fellowships at Harvard University, the school announced Tuesday. Ardern resigned as prime minister…

Lawmakers in Republican-led states are proposing and passing legislation to roll back child labor regulations. In states like Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and Arkansas, newly passed…

The power grid near Chicago, much like the region’s highways, is often congested. Just about everyone involved agrees that the grid needs an upgrade, including…

An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Late last week, the Texas Senate passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom in…

Harvard professor and author Susan Crawford takes an unflinching look at the intersecting crises of climate change and systemic racism in Charleston in her new…

In a landmark decision, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution’s equal protection doctrine. The decision follows…

Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why their blue…

An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Sanity prevailed at the US Supreme Court on Friday when it ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone should stay on…

An op-ed co-written by Laurence Tribe: Late Friday, the Supreme Court wisely left the abortion medication mifepristone fully available on the market, at least for…

The Supreme Court on Friday maintained access to a drug used to terminate pregnancies, blocking restrictions for now that would have been put in place…

President Biden’s administration is poised to announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their…

An op-ed by Sharon Block: If you breathe air, drink water, get paid overtime, or purchase energy-efficient appliances, your life has been touched by an…

The unsightly saga of a federal appeals court’s chief judge trying to unseat a colleague over concerns about health and cognitive impairments is again raising…

Scientists are getting closer to the possibility of making a new person from skin or blood cells, without the need for sex. This approach goes…

The Jacksonville City Council may be ready to settle with civil rights activists who successfully sued last year over redistricting. Jacksonville’s general counsel filed a…

An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have passed a bill authorizing the state to take custody of children if…

A former federal public defender in North Carolina can depose the chief judge of the Fourth Circuit in her sexual harassment suit against the federal…

The Federal Trade Commission’s public comment period for its proposal to ban noncompete agreements closed Wednesday, just as major business groups ramped up their campaign…