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Published on: June 4th, 2019
Cuomo Says Marijuana Bill Won’t Pass Before Summer Break
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he doesn’t see a feasible path to legalizing recreational marijuana before state lawmakers adjourn for the summer.
The Democratic governor told reporters on Monday that he didn...
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Published on: June 4th, 2019
Jeh Johnson, Roberta Kaplan Warn Law Grads of Nation at Risk
Politics and the state of the nation were fertile territory for some law school graduate on speeches this year, including two that were delivered by prominent law firm partners from New York who...
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Published on: June 4th, 2019
TIME'S UP founders launch sexual harassment advisory firm
The co-founders of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund have launched a new advisory firm aimed at educating leaders not only on the legal implications of workplace sexual harassment but also on ways to...
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Published on: May 31st, 2019
Time's Up Cofounders Launch Anti-Harassment Training Firm
The sweeping #MeToo movement exposed the prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse, particularly in the workplace. Although companies have long relied on sexual harassment training for their...
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Published on: May 30th, 2019
Speakers Call For Leadership, Bravery, And Climate Change Activism At Harvard Graduate School Class Days
Across Harvard’s campus, graduate students gathered Wednesday under cloudy skies for Class Day ceremonies ahead of Commencement Thursday. From Harvard Law School’s Holmes Field to Harvard Business...
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Published on: May 30th, 2019
“If You Believe That It Is Possible To Break, Believe That It Is Possible To Repair”
This year's Harvard Law School Class Day had many firsts: Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan ’88 was the first openly gay person to speak at the occasion, addressing the school’s first majority-woman graduating...
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Published on: May 24th, 2019
When Accommodating Becomes Establishing
The United States has a long, honorable tradition of religious accommodation. When our law burdens the free exercise of religion, the government often allows targeted exemptions out of respect for...
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Published on: May 24th, 2019
Pomp-Circumstance, Border Bother, Daubert Decision: The Morning Minute
TOUGH SPOT? President Trump-appointee Trevor McFadden has a decision to make, and it might not come easy. As a newly installed U.S. District judge in D.C., he now is charged with determining whether...
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Published on: May 24th, 2019
‘Court-assisted terrorism’? How the powerful can muzzle free speech for about $300
On a chilly May afternoon, under a colorless sky, Joe Schiavo parked himself on a bench inside a leafy Old City pocket park that he once helped revive, while a 5,000-gallon fountain gurgled behind...
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Published on: May 6th, 2019
How she went public with abuse allegations against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Tanya Selvaratnam got the news around 7 p.m. on May 7, 2018, while at a dinner party. It came in the form of a text message from David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, saying: The story is up....