In the News - March 29, 2021
Media Highlights
Shasta County man in jail 7 years without conviction found incompetent for trial
Record Searchlight— March 22, 2021
George Bisharat: “The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution includes a person’s right to be present at their trial, and checking for competency is a way of ensuring they are not only physically present, but mentally present as well.”
Can your boss require you to get vaccinated?
CNN Opinion—March 23, 2021
Dorit Reiss: “Although vaccine mandates are likely legal, other tools are probably better.”
Retail Businesses Save Money, Work Better by Empowering Employees
Yahoo Finance—March 23, 2021
Center for WorkLife Law: A research study found that stable scheduling sharply increased median sales by 7%, and increased productivity by 5%.
The “biggest thorn in President Trump’s side” is now HHS Secretary. What’s next?
MedCityNews—March 24, 2021
Tim Greaney: “There are a number of ways in which HHS might foster competition and in some cases reduce the need to rely on antitrust for protecting market abuse.”
‘I Cry on Tuesdays and Fridays’
The New York Times—March 24, 2021
Liz Morris: “Despite the increased labor force participation of mothers, mothers are still having a really hard time.”
What is a ‘COVID-19 passport’? Concept raises both hope and concern
MSN Lifestyle—March 24, 2021
Dorit Reiss: “Businesses can refuse service to customers for pretty much any reason. . . but must give reasonable accommodation for people covered by certain anti-discrimination laws.”
Protocol—March 24, 2021
Veena Dubal: “‘Hate violence’ is not an act of individual animus, but violence rooted in structural injustices and enabled by systemic inequalities.”
Law.com—March 24, 2021
Shanin Specter: “The Superior Court’s natural reading of the plain words of the act prohibits a defendant from undermining the common law doctrine of joint liability in most cases.”
Community Stories
Business Scholar Program Molds New Generation of Leaders
The Center for Business Law has launched a new scholarship program aimed at giving students from disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to flourish in the world of business law. The CBL Scholars Program provides full tuition plus mentorship and support from the alumni and law firms who brought the idea to life.
Scholarly Leadership
Emily Murphy presented her paper, “Brains Without Money,” at the Drexel Faculty Colloquium.
Jonathan Abel’s article, “Criminal Justice Contact Tracing,” was accepted for publication in the Cornell Law Review.
Jeff Lefstin filed an amicus brief (with Peter Menell), based on his original historical research on 19th century patent law cases, urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in American Axle vs. Neapco, which invalidated a patent for a method of manufacturing automobile driveshafts on the grounds that the patent attempted to monopolize a law of nature.