The future of monetary policy?
* Should a robot run the Federal Reserve? Passive monetary policy has its virtues, according to law professor Max Raskin. [Wall Street Journal]
* Which methods of statutory interpretation are most popular the Supreme Court these days? Adam Feldman breaks it down. [Empirical SCOTUS]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
* Recalling judges just because we don’t like their decisions? Joel Cohen has some serious concerns. [The Hill]
* New at business development and seeking to grow your business? Deborah Farone, former chief marketing officer at Cravath and Debevoise, offers these insights. [The Current]
* “What Happens When the Government Lies About You in Court? Spoiler alert: Absolutely nothing.” [Weekly Standard]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* Prosecutorial perk: a free gym membership? Maybe if you work for South Carolina prosecutor Dan Johnson. [The State]
* Quite possibly the largest list of DWI facts on the planet. [Versus Texas]
* Saira Rao, former Cleary Gottlieb associate and author of the clerkship novel Chambermaid (affiliate link), is running for Congress — and coming to New York this month, for an event with actress Jill Kargman of Odd Mom Out. [Saira for Congress]
David Lat is editor at large and founding editor of Above the Law, as well as the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at [email protected].