John Yoo
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Arlen Specter, Department of Justice, John Yoo, Non-Sequiturs, Office of Legal Counsel, Richard Epstein
Non-Sequiturs: 12.22.10
* How much would you need to be paid to spend 40 hours in prison? Does $200,000 sound about right? [Maryland Daily Record] * C’mon, libs, John Yoo isn’t heartless — he opposes slavery, for crying out loud. Meanwhile, Richard Epstein agrees with Yoo that the original Constitution was far from perfect. [Ricochet (Yoo); Ricochet […] -
John Yoo, Quote of the Day, Wall Street Journal, War on Terror
Quote of the Day: A Professor's Practical Perspective
[T]he imperatives of law enforcement distract soldiers and intelligence agents from their primary war-fighting mission. We don’t want our soldiers pausing on hostile battlefields to read detainees Miranda warnings, take down witness statements, and collect evidence in plastic baggies. They should remain focused on finding and killing al Qaeda terrorists. — Professor John Yoo, in […] - Sponsored
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Bill Clinton, Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Contests, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Law Schools, Politics, Reader Polls
Who Is Yale Law School's Most Disgraceful Graduate?A gallery of seven rogues and a poll.
According to the all-powerful ranking gods of U.S. News, Yale Law School is the nation’s #1 law school. In fact, Yale has been the top law school ever since the magazine started ranking law schools. Recently, however, controversy has arisen over possible damage to the school’s reputation. As first reported in today’s New York Daily […]
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Bar Exams, Glenn Reynolds, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law Schools, Richard Epstein, Television, Videos
Is Law School Becoming a Fool's Errand?
That’s one of the topics covered by an impressive trio of law professors — Richard Epstein, Glenn Reynolds, and John Yoo — in an interesting, wide-ranging discussion over at PJTV. Although they all hail from the right side of the aisle, they disagree on a number of issues. Here’s a summary: Are law schools creating […] -
Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Law Schools, Politics, Richard Epstein
Liberal Bias in Law Schools: Thoughts from Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and Liz Wurtzel
Last week, Elie and I debated the subject of liberal bias in legal education. Does it exist? Does it matter? Many of you continued the debate, in the comments. Since our discussion, a number of notable thinkers have also tackled the topic. They include what we’d describe as the legal world’s answer to the McLaughlin […] -
Fashion, John Yoo, Law Professors, Martha Nussbaum, Religion, Richard Epstein
The Burqa Ban: Law Professors Discuss
I’ve already shared with you my views on the burqa (views that weren’t popular with some of our more politically correct and/or sensitive readers). And you’ve already voted in a reader poll on efforts to ban the burqa, showing that 60 percent of you are wimps do not support France’s effort to ban the burqa. […] -
Bar Exams, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Law Schools, Richard Epstein
John Yoo, Richard Epstein, and Liz Wurtzel Walk Into a Bar....
… or talk about the bar. Welcome to one of those “only on the internet” moments, a spirited debate between three people I adore: Elizabeth Wurtzel, Richard Epstein, and John Yoo. The subject: the bar exam (but also law schools and the legal profession more generally). Here’s one thing the three share in common: they’re […] -
John Yoo, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Brevity Is the Soul of Wit?
Choosing not to study a treatise on presidential administrative policies containing 527 footnotes is an understandable act of self-preservation. — John Yoo - Sponsored
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Boalt Hall, Drinking, John Yoo, Pranks
UC-Berkeley's Gun Club Secret Society Rides AgainJohn Yoo unimpressed
UC-Berkeley once again topped Michigan in the (leaked so still unofficial) U.S. News law school rankings. Boalt Hall also dominated the Wolverines this month when it comes to secret society activity. Whereas, members of Michigan’s “Barrister’s Society” threw their dirty laundry o’er the rooftops, resulting in campus-wide derision, recent activities by Berkeley’s “Gun Club” have […] -
Federalist Society, John Yoo, Politics
John Yoo v. Bob Barr Debate Presidential PowerAnd: Did Yoo just accuse the Bush Administration of 'incompetence and stupidity'?
This afternoon, the Federalist Society at the University of Chicago Law School sponsored an interesting debate. It featured Berkeley law professor John Yoo, author of the so-called “torture memos,” and Bob Barr, the prominent libertarian and former congressman, debating the following subject: “Presidential Power v. Civil Liberties in Times of War.” (Executive power is the […] -
Boalt Hall, Free Speech, John Yoo, Law Schools, Rudeness
John Yoo's 'Secret Class': The Professor Responds
Berkeley law professor John Yoo, author of the so-called “torture memos” — as well as a new book on executive power, Crisis and Command, which has been getting very good reviews (even from such outlets as the New York Times and the Washington Post) — once again finds himself in the hot seat. And we’re […] -
Antonin Scalia, Books, English Grammar and Usage, Jeffrey Rosen, John Yoo, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Real Estate, Torture, Wall Street
In Today's New York Times
If you happen to be on the frigid East Coast today, currently experiencing the coldest temperatures of the season, grab yourself a cup of cocoa and a copy of the Sunday New York Times. The NYT often has articles of interest to a legal audience, but this weekend’s edition has an especially high number of […] -
5th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, John Yoo, Michael Jackson, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 08.18.09
* It sounds like very few protesters greeted John Yoo at Berkeley Law School. Only four were tenacious enough to get arrested. [Associated Press] * Fen-phen lawyers sentenced to 20 and 25 years, respectively. The judge wants their sentences to deter other lawyers tempted to steal from settlement funds. [Bloomberg] * Proskauer Rose probably likes […]
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John Yoo, Law Professors, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Did I Miss the Part Where John Yoo Actually Matters?
Berkeley Law School professor (and former Department of Justice attorney) John Yoo published his inaugural column in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday. He argues that Obama should nominate somebody FDR would have liked to the Supreme Court: Franklin Roosevelt faced exactly this dilemma. With large majorities at his back, FDR pushed through sweeping legislative efforts […] -
Advertising, Boalt Hall, John Yoo, Larry Sonsini, Law Schools, Marsha Berzon, Rank Stupidity, Reader Polls, Ted Olson
Renaming Boalt Hall: Please Cast Your Vote
As we mentioned last week, U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law hired a brand consulting firm to come up with a new name for the school. The effort ended somewhat anticlimactically. Boalt paid $25,000 to Marshall Strategy Inc., which came up with this brilliant new moniker: “UC Berkeley School of Law.” Oh well. But […] -
Books, Carter Phillips, Celebrities, Dahlia Lithwick, Erwin Chemerinsky, Eyes of the Law, Jeffrey Rosen, John Yoo, Law Schools
The Eyes of the Law: Legal Celebrities Descend on William & Mary
Okay, so the folks over at TMZ.com don’t chase them around yet. But here at ATL, we adore legal celebrities — and invite you to send in your encounters with them, for our Eyes of the Law sightings column. Last Friday, for lovers of legal boldface names from the left or the right, William & […]