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Job loss a nightmare for H-1B techies can be addressed by extending visa grace period: Indian-American entrepreneur
February 15, 2023
The recent massive firing of professionals in the tech industry is a nightmare for those on H-1B visas, an Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic has…
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Ethics Code Wouldn’t Fix Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis
February 14, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Pressure is rising on the US Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code. On its face, this sounds reasonable. What’s…
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Boston Public Radio Full Show: Feb. 13, 2023
February 14, 2023
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show with listener reactions to the U.S. military shooting down multiple unidentified objects in North American airspace.
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Small Claims Court op-ed based on ‘series of faulty premises, misguided assumptions’
February 14, 2023
An article co-written by Alexa Rosenbloom: In their commentary in the Jan. 30 issue, “Time to bring Small Claims Court into 21st century,” debt collection…
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Harvard Law School Is Paying Bail For Select Texas Inmates
February 14, 2023
Harvard Law School is conducting a new study that will pay bail for select Texas inmates. KSAT reported that the study is paying bail for…
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Jack Smith, Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries, Steps Up the Pace
February 13, 2023
Did former President Donald J. Trump consume detailed information about foreign countries while in office? How extensively did he seek information about whether voting machines…
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A moment of truth for the Housing Court
February 13, 2023
An article by Esme Caramello: The Housing Court was created in 1971 to bring specialized expertise and resources to the complex legal, social and economic…
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Is an unbiased jury possible in Kansas death penalty cases?
February 13, 2023
For the third day in a row, a district judge in Wichita has heard testimony that the Kansas death penalty law is racially biased and…
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State Anti-BDS Laws Pass the Constitutional Test
February 13, 2023
In recent years, questions regarding what constitutes antisemitism have reached the forefront of our politics. This discourse is no longer confined to academia and the…
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A Harvard Law School student who allegedly attacked a fellow law student last month was charged with a hate crime. Police were called to Langdell…
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Opinion: CT should curb noncompetes, no matter what happens in D.C.
February 10, 2023
An op-ed by Terri Gerstein: Why should your boss be able to stop you from getting a new job? There’s no good reason, which is…
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In response to the movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel (BDS), a majority of U.S. states have enacted regulations preventing public institutions from…
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Snitching with Alexandra Natapoff
February 9, 2023
What exactly is a snitch, and why is the use of informants so corrosive to criminal justice? This week, Adam is joined by Alexandra Natapoff…
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Hermès Wins MetaBirkins Lawsuit; Jurors Not Convinced NFTs Are Art
February 9, 2023
Perturbed when an artist made a digital version of its coveted Birkin handbag with a reproduction of a mature fetus inside it, the luxury fashion…
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A Biden Strategy to Get Debt Ceiling Ruled Unconstitutional
February 9, 2023
This is a proposal to the Biden administration on how it might get the debt ceiling law declared unconstitutional by a federal court before the…
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Biden’s 1% stock buyback tax isn’t working. Will asking Congress to raise it do any good?
February 9, 2023
Companies have been vocal about stock buyback authorizations during earnings season, from Chevron to ExxonMobil and Meta Platforms, and in the case of the first…
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Top Int’l Economists to Netanyahu: ‘Undermining Judiciary Detrimental to Prosperity and Growth’
February 9, 2023
Fifty-six world-renowned economists, including 11 Nobel laureates, have signed an open letter protesting the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government’s plan to weaken Israel’s democracy and damage judicial…
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Bob Iger’s Turnaround Plan Takes Shape
February 9, 2023
Since returning to Disney in November, Bob Iger has inspired hope among employees and investors that he could turn around the entertainment giant — and…
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Why you should care about the Chinese spy balloon
February 8, 2023
After the U.S. military shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had been hovering over the country for nearly a week, tensions remain between the…
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Retail, Service Sectors Notch Labor Wins as Union Density Falls
February 8, 2023
Labor organizing efforts achieved big gains in the retail and service sectors in 2022, suggesting high-profile campaigns at Starbucks Corp. and Apple Inc. stores have…
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Biden proposes higher taxes for the rich. Here’s how they work.
February 8, 2023
President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted the nation’s economic health in his State of the Union address, just days after a blockbuster jobs report showed…