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30 Oct 2011, 11:04 am
[Kenneth Anderson, Kling, Mystal/Above the Law] President’s proposed student loan revamp “won’t cost taxpayers” (and if you believe that one…) [Neal McCluskey] NY police union rep: we’ll sue protesters if they hurt us [USA Today] No new graphic ideas since, what, 1893? [read post]
30 Oct 2011, 7:40 am
(Kenneth Anderson) With euphoria over last week’s eurozone deal rapidly fading away, here are four sober takes on what it means — and what it doesn’t. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 9:24 pm
by Kenneth Anderson Der Spiegel Online reports that in the wake of the eurozone debt deal reached by European leaders last week, the German Constitutional Court has issued a temporary injunction against the Merkel government implementing its obligations until the court has ruled on whether the nature of the parliamentary action is lawful: Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court on Friday expressed doubts about the legality of a new panel of lawmakers set up by the German… [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 8:51 am
by Kenneth Anderson Adam Segal and Matthew Waxman (among other things, both fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations) write at CNN.com on why the global cybersecurity threat leads many to believe that the only way to address this transnational issue is through a treaty — and why such a treaty is a pipedream. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 8:16 am
(Kenneth Anderson) Adam Segal and Matthew Waxman, both fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations, write at CNN.com on why the global cybersecurity threat leads many to believe that the only way to address this transnational issue is through a treaty — and why such a treaty is a pipedream.The hacker – a government, a lone individual, a non-state group – stealing valuable intellectual property or exploring infrastructure control systems could be sitting in… [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 10:38 am
(Kenneth Anderson) Further to Orin’s brief post on Richard Fallon’s splendid essay about amicus briefs by law professors with a longer comment about the special role they play in international law cases in US courts, such as the upcoming Alien Tort Statute case in the Supreme Court.I’ve drafted some amicus briefs in international law cases in US courts and I’ve signed bunches more. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 10:24 am
by Kenneth Anderson Harvard Law School’s Richard Fallon has a new short, reflective essay expressing important concerns about the many amicus briefs that we law professors author, submit, and sign. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 11:53 am
(Kenneth Anderson) Although I haven’t come to any policy views of my own at this point on the question of student loan debt, I wanted to flag a couple of links to discussions of the issue.The New York Times has a good FAQs-style summary by Ron Lieber in today’s Business section. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 8:58 pm
(Kenneth Anderson) Bryant Walker Smith (h/t Ryan Calo) of Stanford Law School’s Center on Internet and Society notes in a blog post that the state of Nevada has issued draft regulations for autonomous driving — automated, human-driverless, cars on Nevada roads. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 8:37 am
(Kenneth Anderson) Duke University Law School’s Steven L. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 6:11 am
by Kenneth Anderson Eugene Volokh comments on reports that the EU is considering legal bans on statements by rating agencies in some circumstances of countries engaged in re-negotiation of their sovereign debt. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 8:50 pm
(Kenneth Anderson) As a professor but also parent of a college freshman (go Rice, &tc), I tend to see the debate over higher education from both ends. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 8:18 pm
KENNETH ANDERSON: Law, Governance, And The Eurozone. “The eurozone is on the verge of meltdown, taking whole economies and banking systems with it, and spreading to the US through the systemic interwiring of the international financial system. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 7:33 am
(Kenneth Anderson) The eurozone is on the verge of meltdown, taking whole economies and banking systems with it, and spreading to the US through the systemic interwiring of the international financial system. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 5:03 am
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Kenneth Anderson writes of my post yesterday, “What should most concern the Times are the couple of emails I’ve received from several eminent professors, smart and intellectually scrupulous folks whose opinion I value a lot, deeply committed progressives, who have asked that I urge Wittes to greater restraint, because it’s unsporting to shoot fish in a barrel. [read post]
23 Oct 2011, 6:22 pm
by Kenneth Anderson The eurozone is on the verge of meltdown, taking whole economies and banking systems with it, and spreading to the US through the systemic interwiring of the international financial system. [read post]
23 Oct 2011, 11:25 am
(Kenneth Anderson) Benjamin Wittes at Lawfare has been keeping a running track of factual difficulties in Times editorials over the last year dealing with Guantanamo detention and other terrorism related issues. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 9:15 pm
by Kenneth Anderson Opinio Juris learns with sadness of the passing of Judge Antonio Cassese, one of the pioneers of international criminal justice, following a long battle with cancer. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 12:25 pm
(Kenneth Anderson) A perennial question that arises about the use of force — but with particular emphasis now that drones are in the equation — is why the CIA is directly involved in the conduct of any uses of force, including drone operations? [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 7:37 am
by Kenneth Anderson A quick follow-up to Chris’ post below – this started as a comment, but got too long, so I’m putting here as a general comment. [read post]